Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-01
GATEMAN HAS SHAW
BACKED INTO CORNER
GENIAL FRESHMAN STUDIES FEMI-
NINE MYSTERY
Says Woman Is the Aggressor in All
Matters of Love and Pursues
Man with Many
Arts

who invented the Shavian philosophy?
Did all those original ideas spring up ex-
clusively in the mind of George Bernard
shaw? Was 1t the jovial Irishman who
first discovered that In the game of love
the woman is always the aggressor?
Not so.
It was an inconspicuous gateman at
the Pacific Electric depot, who, at the
age of II years discovered the theory and
he has been celebrating and expounding
ii ever since. He never read line Oh
Shaw. and yet that satirist would be
forced out of business If the gateman had
typewriter and publisher. But ne
seeks not fame, and is just as willing
that his wisdom shall fall upon the un-
appreciative ear of ''loafer" as that it
should be INSCRIBED upon the pyramids
for future generations.
Now Just look at the relief on the
face of that man out there, said the
gateman "He was here with a woman a
few minutes ago-a pretty little silk
dressed, feather-hatted, dimple-chinned
creature. She turned away her head for
a minute to straighten her hat before she
held up her lips to be kissed. 1t was Eve
| over again. The man did not want to
kiss her at all. He seemed ashamed of
himself as he did 1t. (Springs? Three
tracks to your left, lady) But she made
| him do it-used all the arts that her sex
has taught her in all the ages to make
him do 1t, and probably she made him
think he wanted to do it. (You can't go
through, madame, without ticket
lyouu have to do your leave taking on
this side.) And now see how relieved he
| is See how he straightens his back,
| looks straight ahead and thinks he's a
man again. But she'll get him again with
some feather or ruffle or rouge when he
comes back"
Woman ReguiIes Man
There was little lull in the business
at the gate just then and the gateman
leaned over comfortably to tell more
about his theory, and how he had formed
and developed 1t.
Il tell you it's always the woman that
goes after the man, even though she
does make the man think, nine times out
of ten, that he is the pursuer. She plays
the game and gets him, and she laughs
in her sleeve when she hears the man
talking about his 'conquests.' No man
ever would pay any attention to woman
Iif she had not used her whole art of
fascination to ensnare him.
Look at the way kids act, If you want
to see the whole thing stripped of the
arts that conceal it. Notice how-your lit
tie girls have to beg and plead before
the boys will let them playfwith them at
ALL Notice how your littlei girls haFe to
pretend that they are not girls at all be-
fore they can get speaking acquaint-
ance with the small boys of the neigh
borhood. See how they are admitted to
the games only as a concession, and see
how glad the boys are when they get out.
For years the boys manage to keep
aloof. but slowly the arts of the woman
begin to take effect. She pretends to be
good fellow and that sort of thing
says she wants to help man when all
she wantsois to possess him, whether it's
good for him or not. A woman is never
happy until she is married-and it's ten
to one man is never happy after. OF
course In good many cases the woman
keeps up her game after marriage. for
fear she'll lose her man. She reminds
him that he is a responsible man now. a
good and useful citizen, respectfully sat
tied down and IN that way she hatters