The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-02

nSe your husband. "A wire who IN III
capable Of managing her husband Is
not ct to have one A mans nature Is
no more like a woman's than an ALI
gator is like bird Of paradise Civil
llzation, the family circle. all that Is
above the brute creation forces him TO
be satisfied with one woman Ours is
the best type OF union between the
sexes. but 1t Is not the only type. Po-
lygamy has always existed and may
always exist
"Oh, motherl You frighten me. What
are you going TO say to meT'
This. that you have a mcn to hold
whose nature It is to fly away from
YOU. On Won win depend whether mar
riage is failure. whether your fami.
" remains unit or Is eventually
broken up"
"And nothing depends on Dick?
"a great deal depends on Dick, but
be has the nature OF man to fight
against. and nature is liable to get the
better OF us all. A married man ID like
canoe in the rapids. His wife is the
pilot, She must guide him between
the rocks. But enough OF this preface.
] will tell you a story to illustrate
what say, personal experience i
once had with your own father"
Father
"Yes, your father Is man. II he
were not would not love him, though
we have long ago passed the matri-
monial rapids and are padding In
calm waters 1t was six years after
our marriage. Roy and Mile and you
had all been born and we were
united and happy family. Your father
and were in society, and one season
went out so much that | engaged a
hairdresser to come every evening be-
fore dinner and dress my hair. She
was very pretty, with pink cheeks and
blue eyes. Usually father would find
her dressing my hair when he came
home from business and upstairs to
kiss me and you children. would be
sitting before the dresser, where /
could see myself reflected in the mirror
and watch the girl as she proceeded
with my hair. Father would come and
kiss me and then so and have a romp
with you children. At Z o'clock be and
would dine, and you little tots would
be put to bed by your nurse, and father
and would 20 out either to the opera
or some social function.
Zone afternoon while was sitting
before the mirror having my hair done
heard father put his latchkey III the
door. take Oft his hat and coat in the
hall and came upstairs was happy,
as usual, at seeing him again after q
days separation and that the hour
enjoyed most at home was about to
begin. He came into the room behind
me, but could see bis reflection in the
mirror. The hairdresser turned tor
ward him and--they forgot the mirror"
"Oh. mothRr~
THAT look froze the blood In my
veins. Your father came up to me and
kissed me as usual BY an effort /
controlled myself, and he did not know
what had seen. ! must have time to
consider. My first aud second thoughts
were simultaneous they were for my
self and the family On me depended
whether we should fly apart or be the
happy circle we are today. Never be-
fore or since have so many dreadful
possibilities crowded upon my mind. |
saw you children suffering under the
loss OF divorced parents, perhaps your
father married to the hairdresser. !
nerved myself for great effort.
Go on. mother: 60 onl What did
you dor,
Nothing then nothing for several
days. No one could see the slightest
change In me, though suffered agony,
but one day when heard father open
the hall door ! jumped up from my
seat and told the hairdresser to sit 10
my place Then | turned the gas
tride lower. When father came into
the room turned and smiled at him,
In the DINNER light he did not recog-
nlze me and, going up to the girl IN
the chair, was about to Kiss her when
burst into merry laugh. He looked
from her to me and from me to her,
then went out of the ROOM
'sTo think father should ever have
done such 4 fhi0gl WHY have you told
me this2v
Listen Father didn't 60 ~ and
play with you children as usual. He
went 10 his own room we were 10 60
out In the evening. and ! supposed he
was getting into evening dress, but
when be came down TO dinner he had
not changed bis business suit. | chat
ted with him gayly, but he looked very
much crestfallen at the end Of the
dinner. when there was nothing more
to be brought in and we were free
from intrusion by the servants. he look
ed of me and said:
wife, you're great big blooming
brickl'
Il wanted TO give vent to my feel
Ings In fIood OF tears, but controlled
slyseIf-
cant you get some one else to
dress your hair and let that young wo-
man go? be added.
Il saw that my work was done. and
! could stand the strain no longer. !
put my hands to my face, and the tears
rame all at once. Then felt his arms
about me. and knew that had saved
him. myself, all Of us. Never from
that day to this have had cause for