The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
By HELEN ROWLAND.

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Why" remarked the Bachelor Girl.
nodding toward a bored-looking couple,
who sat as far apart as possible on the
bench opposite. are they always like
that--after marriage"
Perhaps" suggested the Mere Man
edging closer TO the Bachelor Girl and
casually letting his arm slip across the
back Of the park bench, its because
they're too much like this before mac-
riage."
Tho Bachelor Girl glanced up and start
ed % rise,
"Or perhaps. added the Mere Man.
hastily removing his arm. its because
they're thinking Of their troubles and
worrying about their bills and"
Il don't believe it, declared the Bach
elor Girl. sitting down again and thought
fully digging her toe in the autumn
leaves at her feet. 1T isn't the troubles
and worries that separate married peop,s;
it's the pleasures"
What"
The pleasures they don't take" ex-
pla.ned the Bachelor Girl. "the leisure
hours they don't know how to Till in,
nor what 20 do with; the dan Saturday
afternoons and long. dreary Sundays; the
stupid evenings and mirthless holidays.
Haven't you noticed that all the most
narrowing domestic scenes and all the
martial squabbles that are brought into
The divorce court and the police court
occur over sunday
"Of course" acqulesced the Mere Man,
cheerfully Ticking a leaf with his cane.
But YOU wouldn't deny them their little
diversions and excitements. would you?
You wouldn't rob them of their one relief
from the dead, duI monotony of-of
that?' and he nodded toward the two
people or the bench opposite. yawniug
behind separate newspapers.
Look" cried the Bachelor Girl. as the
couple suddenly rose. They're going to
have "a diversion now. They're argu-
ing about what direction TO take That's
it,' she exclaimed, with sudden convic-
tion. They always want TO 20 i'm oppo-
site directions.
And always end" agreed the Mere
Aian, as the woman across the way sailed
ca with the man following reluctantly
behind her. Coy both going the womau's
way
UT 'S tlC" So'"s ,.S o"n wa 'o-
fe'teo the ha'5eioT ,'lri. Iiu ." e'yi
see TWO married people VINO wanted 10 oo
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pi. Nt"' 9.it que 'i' ''a.
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Neudins MaIlh-
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'HAe SO soon
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mead haFihE tastes 'A 'oili''" "''o'e
YOU re married is no sign that EoUil have
tastes I'm common after you're married. /
There's eor7a e,rt of tV-isr in the cc~e- /
uorv tEat turns people right around the +
other way.
We noticed IT, IeL-l5i~,I l, SEQ, lnf Nis's
''-, e..,, - s. So ,r % .jr lf-,l-
.r1tfI her l-neas and aTbov.s ache. who .
wouldn't touch q golf stick after she was /
married TO him"
And I've noticed. retorted the Bache- /
.or Girl that "a man viii ind mad eN- /
element ln walking twenty miles a day /
with woman with whom he is in love. /
who wouldn't bother 20 walk around the I
corner with her If she We're his wife. just F..
because man viii allow "a girl 70 read
browning 70 MN ana ar her opinions on I
-osen before marriage IS no sign lhat he /
IS going TO let her read the morning paper /
10 him and air her opinions on politics
lfterward; and just because be viii spend I
his time and money taking her TO grand I
opera during their engagement is no rea-
son that he won't drag her 20 vaudeville .
shows and extravaganzas after the wed
ding. In the love stage any TWO people /
ran fancy they have tastes in common.
lut. as a matter OF fact, men and women 1
haven't any tastes in common whatever
When they seem cOngenial it's merely a
natter Of one having subdued the other
lnd-and made him or her go his way"
The Mere Man took of his hat and
gazed ar the Bachelor Girl in consterna-
ion.
mo vou mean to say" ba avcIafr,a5
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10y "d-Ai"s III 'iLe pd'N WIN me-
Inc Bacheior GlIi gazed dreamlly OF
through the trees
And that you are Just pretending TO
Ike rareoits and the smell Of my pipe?
The Bachelor Girl looked down at her I