Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-25
By W. q. YsrOoff
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lUFCI du Bays hO VII oPpyl ~AeA -
love at all. Most likely it's indiges-
ton. Cause when a chaps really In
love, he simply can't help being
Apply"
Listen to Cupid" said Potty, grin
ming.
"But look here, Pinch" said Tom,
"spose a chaps In love with q gal,
an she amt with him. What about
1t them"
''Nothin' at all to do with It," ex'
planned Pinch. Loves thing by
itself, an II a chaps got It he's hap
pier'n he could be II he amt got 1t.
II the gals caught 1t as well, that's
very nice, but even II she amt, the
chaps better of than II he hadn't got
It."
'Tt's my belief" said Potty, memory
touching his eyes and voice, that it's
as much habit as anything else. When.
a chaps got into the way of It like,
1t amt easy to get out. It's like
smokin'. 1t don't matter very much
what you smoke so long as you're
smokin', an same way 1t don't matter
much to a chap who he's in love with,
80 long as he's in love"
WELL" said Pinch, come to think
of 1t, most things is habits. What's
life but sort o. habitH There's lots
O. people always grumbling about the
worry an trouble o life, an sayln' II
amt worth Twin, but they don't seem
very keen on glvin' It up, Cant get
out Of the habit, like. An I've noticed
that II one O. them kind O people gets
q cold or a headache, he's the one to
hop into bed an send for q doctor.
Another thing, too! What's q wife
but a habltP First Of all, she's sort
O. worshiped by man; then she be-
comes a friend, like; but you look at
a man married three or four years,
an IL his wife amt habit more'n
she's anything else, welll If she goes
away for a day or two, does he miss
herr Course he does. So he misses
his pipe or his half-pint II he's sudden
ly cut on EN-. Mark yer, too, lots OF
people would rave Ike mad II 1t was
put to EN-, but II th'd speak the truth
which it's as well for them they don't,
they'd say was quite right
Ginger glanced at Potty.
"Pve often thought" said he, dark
ly, that a place where a general
swap o. wives could b. made now an
then would be very handy"
"What?" said Pinch.
His face glowed with fury and his
eyes blazed disgust at Ginger's calm
and philosophic suggestion.
"What?" he repeated, and after
struggle for breath--"You!--"
Words failed him, and with a stupen-
dous effort he subsidized into silence.
"A chap could make the swap d.
rectly he begins to find his wife
habit" continued Ginger
Pinch gradually resumed an appear
ance Of sanity as he realized he was |
being chaffed
"Ah, said he hopping his brow, yer |
didn't exactly see what ! meant.
was talkin' general, not pussonal."
Herein is food for thought and self
analysis.
"Rummest thing about love-" said
Bill Jones, "seein' as we're talkin'
about it's the idea chaps get into
their heads directly they catch 1t; |
he idea as nobody else ever knew
anything at all about 1t. Think they've
discovered America ev'ry time"
"Woman!" broke in Tom; the only
way to keep woman in her place is to
LET her see yer don't think much OF
her--even II yer do. Let her see yer
.bIuk she's an Inferior, which she is,
an nine cases out O. ten she'll think
you're right. an treat you with proper
respect"
There was. pause. Pinch was
dlstilling wisdom from the
inforced Impressions Of hfe's expert
snce.
You're wrong. Tom" said heT final
y; quite wrong. Women. for some
extraordinary reason. always do try
o be what men thinks EN-, as you
lay. but the better opinion men have
II EN-, they more they think O. them
,elves. 90, yer see, we should always
hink the best Of 'em, 30 as to give 'em
chance. Course, tie sometimes very
lard, but II never does no harm to
~"
Tom, with the rashness OF bache-
or. ventured to afirm that n was I'm
,osslble for anybody in sane state
o hold an exalted opinion Of women,
,ossulating that the only attitude per
niaslbls was sincere pity because
hey were women
Look here. young man" said Pinch
severely. 7 can see very wen that
rou're going to have q horrible sur
,rise one Of these days. and lay SIX
o four as yuuTl be the most ben
,eeked chap IN The neighborhood And
dout mind telling you. conndsanal J