The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
THE AVERAGE WOMAN
HER UNEVENTFUL LIFE.

is doubtful II she would exult IN Il should
it cross her path. for an appetite Tor quiet
once cultivated is a hard one to break
into. So the average woman goes on her
way. quietly. conscienti0usly. with eyes
fixed straight ahead. never dlverging from
the beaten path.
IN other words. she IS supremely unin-
teresting-tO every one but the average
man. who doesn't worry after a ''tempera-
ment," and has never heard OF the BOileaU
face or the Gibson girl
She IS not dissatisfied. for she Is so busy
that time for broOding never gets 10 her,
and Il IS doubtful II she would brood had
she the opportunity. You see. she is not
built that way
The woman who broo6s. who IS contin-
ualy hungry for something she never
gets. is the woman above the average
with her capacity for pain
Her Average Husband.
Besides. she marries the average man.
and IS as happy as she thinks she was
ever meant 10 be. When the children
come she does not shirk- She faces the
task bravely--and certainly bravery IS
needed
There IS 10 item Of household expendi-
ture which she does not meet and wrestle
with and conquer-and she neither starves
nor goes naked in order % make income
meet expenses. She simply manages
closely and WatChfully. and II at first her
judgment IS not good Il Is bound to de-
Velop under the daily gymnastics L IS
forced 10 undergo.
Her three children VIII always look
tidy. She win lavish q fond affection on
them-wiu probably spoil" them a little
and though they VIII be a little iuperti-
nent often. they VIII love her.
There IS one great, distinguishing 1ea-
tIre about the average woman. She real
lies that she IS just what she IS She be-
ieves implicitly in the law of fo-e0-dlra-
ton. and knows that the duties marked
out FOR her she viii fuIdIL She entertaIas
no dreams or hopes or future greatness.
But after all IS said. being an average
woman has its coDpensati0us Her life
while Il may be Uonot0uOus, IS ueverthe-
less, untouched by the fever which much
gold brings The drudEery which Is hers
IS its own reward. for through Il she sees
that the rounding out 1f her own life
and the lives Of her family. has been ac-
co-plished. She viii remain young IN
looks much longer than the woman above
the average. for her hours are regular.
and the air she breathes is pure Sne S
always able 70 sleep. for her work IS OF q
kind that induces sleep.
i She Really Happyg
An average woman. confronted with her
problems the other day. thought for q mo-
ment before she answered the question.
Does il pay 20 be an average woman
Finally she said Yes. it does. 7 work
hard ard get tired. but have @ good
bed 10 90 20. and know that e IS clean
and wel made, because I have attended
70 Il myself I do al ny own work but
have no servant TO poster me. 7 take
care Of my own children, and know that
they are not beaten. or abused. or fright
ened. or taught things which they should
not know Ny husband IS uot rich. but
he IS free from the temptations that assaI
the rich man Every night he Is home
with ne and the children He and have
had 10 save and 20 without things, and
this has drawn Us nearer together"
Her eyes grew tender AID she Iaughed
a little whInsically as she added. slowly:
Yes. Il Is really worth while % be Just
] an average woman"