The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-26
Worse Than Women, in
That Respect, Says
Betsy Logan.
TELLS HAPPENINGS
TO PROVE HER CLAIM
How One Old Mans Peculiarly
Gets the Writer Into
Trouble.

How often one hears it said that
women are more supersurious than men
and how often does the stronger sex
look on certain feminine foit IS as
anIable weaknesses. The idea has
grown up through the ages, because
women are said to depend more on
their instincts than their husbands or
brothers and 10 place less store by
their reasoning powers. While all this
may be true. IL seems to me that men
with all the much Wanted reputation
for logical conclusions often indulge in
taoss little weaknesses, that are sup
posed 10 settle or forecast future
events
1 remember getting OF OF a railroad
train once upon time and following
a staid and portly Old gentleman up
the pli tfoTm at a smart pace. as 1 had
another train 10 catch and but a scant
margin of time to mike the connection.
Aly friend in front suddenly bent double
ana with surprising dexterity dug
rusty pin out Of a crack Ia the pave
ment.
Has Dire Results
AS ne did SO / couided violently with
him and sprawied in an undignihed heap
on the ground; my hat flew in one d.
rection, my suit case in another burst
ing open from the force of the impact,
and spreading brushes and Bottles IN
all directions, A bottle Of eau de CO.
losne broke and scented the atmosphere,
and while 1 gathered my belongings to-
getner with the expression of a Medea,
j had the deep and lasting satisfaction
OF seeing the ola party, who was the
cause or my disaster, carefully putting
The pin away in his pocketbook with an
expression or such transCendent bliss
that I almost felt myself a willing sacri-
flee.
trust it brought him luck; for
2 ID, after corrallug my BELONGINGS
Ii.e.t / had missed my train by a few
seconds.
A Eighty youth once knew had an
old uncle whom he had not seen for
many years. This young mans pet
superstition was touching hunchbacks:
always feeling confident that some great
So9d fortune would come 10 him. The
the youth found him TO be almost henf
double with age.
NoWs he knew that his Uncle John
was not a cripple, but fearing that he
4nIshL ne missing a golden opportunity
ne never lost a chance Of creenfng steal
lully behind his aged relative and touch
lIs MN ever so lightly in the region
or the shoulder blades
An Opal Story
Opals, those stones of evil DESTINY.
i find far more often Teligiously shun-
ned by the stronger sex than by wom-
en- i knew a married pair whose bone
or contention was an opal ring. given
10 the wife on her wedding day by an
old school friend. / think the only
quarrel they ever had was over thar
ring, when on one memorable occasion
tne VIE insisted on wearing il 10 "a
dinner given in her honor
Nothlng happened, as I recall the
aHalr, except that owing TO a tire burst
ing on the automobile they were an
nour late but the wife, seeing that
me DauDle caused her better half such
genuine distress, gave il to a distant
relative, who died shortly after and left
The pair small fortune, which was
perhaps, bad luck for the relative, nut
not for them. "u'
gatcn man when he Is not too busy
alolsly avoiding every crack in the pave
tILle4L before YOU make up your mind
lHat women are more suDerstitious than
L-le-- BETSY LOGAN.