The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-04-04
A Bachelors View
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a woman hater. It's just too cynical
for anything.
The honeymoon had waned; the bride
and groom had returned from their
trip and started on the humdrum Of
life. The morning after their arrival
the young husband gave his young
wife the connubial kiss prescribed for
such people and went his way to busi-
ness. When he returned in the even
ing there were several letters for him
that had been brought by the postman
during the day. They lay on the little
antique desk in the library, every one
opened.
He frowned, but, picking them up,
perused them without saying anything
to his wife, who was the only person
who would have opened them. There
We're a few facetious remarks in one
from a bachelor friend upon the loss
Of liberty consequent upon marriage.
The rest were on ordinary affairs. He
looked up at his wife. She was pout-
ing.
Il don't like those remarks Of Ned
Stuart" she said.
He thought moment and then re-
piled in soft tone, IF wife is to
read her husbands letters, she must
expect to find occasionally something
that doesn't please her."
do you object to my reading them?"
''Not at all. suppose I'm to take the
same privilege with yours?'
She said Certainly" but there was a
very doubtful tone to so pronounced a
word.
"Of course if you happen on any con-
fidences intended only for me you must
keep them strictly to yourself" he
said.
'Of course. Husband and wife arc
one person even in the secrets Of their
friends"
There was a sound of the postman's
whistle in the street and sharp ring
at the doorbell. He went to the door
and brought back letter for her. He
handed it to her. She read it. He
reached out his hand for it. She held
the letter tightly clasped in hers and
drew back.
Aren't you going to let me see it?
he asked
'This Is peculiar case. It's from
Bertha and contains information in
tended, for the present, only for me-"
But are we not one, even in the Sc
crets of our friends?'
Yes. unless our friends say in theil
letters that any information they con
tain is only for the one to whom the
letter is written"
But il we open each others letters
how can such information be guarded
from the one for whom it is not in
tended?''
You wouldn't wish to know wha
Bertha doesn't wish you to know
would you?'
Il know it already-she's engaged"
I'm not going to deny all your sur
misses. Of course you'd strike the righ
one in the end"
ehC SAsodSCu 1OLl II lGtClcI.
noticed his attentions to her at ou
| Wedding
''It's not Tom Fletcher at all. Sh,
wouldn't look at Tom Fletcher"
''Then who is it?'
That's one Of the things you're no
to know"
Bob Arbuckle?"
II didn't say So"
''But you don't say to the contrary"
She was silent
What do you think of the plan 0
our not opening each others letters?''
She thought long while, then said
Suppose you don't open any of min
addressed in woman's hand"
But you continue to open any 0
all Of mine?"
"Yes."
do you consider that an equabl
agreement
Certainly. Men haven't the sens
tiveness that women have"
do You think Ned Stuart hasn't an
objection to your knowing what
says about my loss Of liberty?'
He has no business to say such hol
rid things
He didn't intend the remarks fo
you.''
Il should think not l shall take e.
pecial pains to open any letters b
may write to you hereafter"
ttT1n Won think it would I,o 1,o,,o
able for you to possess yourself {
what he says is only intended for m
mot for you at all?"
''Of course I do. What an idea! 1t
proper and necessary that l shoul
know what ideas he puts into yol
head-ideas that tend to break i
happy domestic life"
The husband frowned.
How do l know" he said after
pause. what IDEAS your friends al
putting into your head to destroy o,
domestic happiness?'
II have no friends to do any sue
horrid things"
"But YOU ask me to take your wol
for that, while you won't take n
word that my friends WON'T
HAS it come to this so soon? O
that ! should have married a mt
who won't take my wordv'
my dear, I didn't''-
"You did"
She was dabbing her handkerchi
into her eyes. He went to her, p
his arms about her and to soothe b
said:
"Open all my letters il you lil
sweetheart. I'll not open you
Women are sensitive"
The next day he wrote his friel
Stuart as follows: