The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-02
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LOVE --AS A SIDE- DISH

knew A schoolboy so insignificant and homely and inconsequential that no didn't scorn girls. And.I never knew e bachelor so lonely or neglected or ut- terIy despised, that he didn't congratu- late himself on having escaped matri- mony and a woman, and l never Knew any man whose scheme of lie Wo- man could interrupt-ever for a mo- ment You see, to men, woman Is sidedish a mere incident, while to a woman, man represents the whole menu of social existence, the piece de resistance, the Alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. She always takes him seriously--
 "oh, not alwaysw Kittye looked at me with a significance that could not he misunderstood and which spurred me to revenge.
 cite nonchalantly, "did you ever know A man who turned pink and dropped his gloves and patted his back hair anu glanced in the mirror to see if his hat was on straight just because he saw a woman coming down the streetg
 of course" proceeded Kitty, ignor.. ing my thrust, there are plenty or women who overrate men and-aho look at them through magnifying RldSSGS--
 And who 'flutter,'" put in hastily 'at their mere presence.
 "Rut" she continued coldly the1 are women who don't know them
 "What?
 "o,d maids" returned Kitty, "ano widows whose husbands have peer dead a long time and young girls "he have no brothers to help them get true perspective on the fnascuiii'' creature and who have never sotte. near enough to a man to see how really insignificant--
 And easy" I murmured hepii uit'
 And human" went on Kitty. Or inhuman," I suggested.
 And earthly and commonplace anc perfectly simple and
 What worm he can be-" l fin ished tragically.
 yes" agreed Kitty. somewhat tor promptly, and there are other womef so abnormally self conscious and var that they cant be their natural selVcE in the presence of any man.
 'Its \awfully flattering," l began eh thusiastically. ito think that we can n' so agitating-
 "Oh, it isn't the man that really ag' tate the--'' retorted Kitty.
 "No," I rejoined promptly. tits thE set of their skirts, or the tilt of theil hats. or the curl of their hair Or tht thought of whether there Is any DOW der on their noses or of what they shal say to be scintiilating or Isn't this the seventh waltz?' asked Kitty suddenly, rising and looking ear nestly at her program. T must go' "Rut," I continued imperturbably, al the same they never worry about thos' things until they see man coming and then they can no more resist pat ting their pompadours and changing their attitudes and biting their lips than they can resist a man who make: love to them, or strawberry ice, cream or the dark corner of a piazza---
 "rhis one is awfully dark. broke in Kitty, looking nervously arount our end of the porch.
 "Perfectly impenetrable,' I agreed moving a few inches nearer her on ta' | settee.
 And if this is the seventh waltz 1 "But it isn't" I declared without { l blush. "Its only the sixth f MT. Carter must be looking fol l me-" persisted Kitty.
 "Oh, mo-" I retorted, '1 just saw hin come out with the Tredway girl Ar' you going to flutter again hifty! For Kitty had sat down with sud  nulling the remains of her fan tc shreds.
 "The idea" she exclaimed indignant Iv. "of accusing me of-of anythinH like that. Only unpopular woman Tut ter" Kitty flung out the word scorn- fully.
 "rhev are unpopular because they dc fIutter." I contended calmly HShtins another cigarette.
 '.why asked Kitty obstinately. "Recause-' I began. "Oh. we'll 1 I brole out. "where's the excitement in chasing tame geese or basging net fawn that comes at your call. Be sIdes man shies at woman who taIros him loo seriously, and he is dis | tinctly afraid of one who takes all men seriously. The girl who ridues his in- .erest is the one who has so many in- terests of her own that she accepts him as casually as she would 1 "A side dish" broke In Kitty sarcas- tically.
 .iExact1v," agreed "The woman who keeps her war paint and nowdel l in a drawer until the last minute ano only sticks them on when she sees 2 | man coming Is like the country thai | only prepares for battle when the l enemy is sighted She is feeble ana | ineffective. It's the <irl who wear: pretty clothes for their own sake not for mans sake. and who culti' yates grace and cleverness and femi- ninity as she does her mind and hei health and her virtue. not the one wh( merely assumes them la time of actiot 1 or as a temporary sugar coating; it' ] the one who treats man as an incl | dent or a pastime or
 Hike dog!" broke in Kitty, quick 1 ly.
 | What" I jumped.
 Doesn't notice him particularly"