Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07

Now what 10 YOU think OF Opal get
ting ahead Of that sister OF hers. and
that sister postmaster in the art NJ
winning hearts? IL only shows the
palmer that still water runs deep anu
that when Opal saw the real Prince
Charming. she opened the door Of h1'
heart and allowed him to enter.
The Cynical One. 20 whom 1 read
the marriage announcement, said
''Pshaw, don't tell me that Opal, or
two OpaIs. or a handful Of Opals. could
have out-witted that widow If Opal
had not been in the hands OF a widow
err Nothing on earth can circumvenJ
a widowsr-" Yes" said Sam, If my
wedding-day is set. and a widOwer be-
gins to cast sleeps eyes at Dulcina-.
you may hear OF an immediate mar
rage or brokeR- engagement. L
haven't the nerve OF the hardihoOd, az
whatever you want 70 call il, to think
I can hold my own against widow
err"
Never mind. Samson" said the
Cynical One. some fetching little
widow viii annex you. and yos won''
have the chance 20 try any OF your
art against the widOwers."
sam flushed to the roots OF his brown
hair. and that made him Disguised
with himself. for ne hates to let the
Cynical One see him leased. When she
calls him Samson" he has often con-
fded 10 me IL makes him think OF the
strong man who let woman cajole
him: besides. he is not enough young
er than the Cynical One for ner to
assume the a , she does. In his heart
ne aJmires the Cynical One and has "A
grudge against fate for not sending
him on this scene Of action a year
or so earlier. or holding her birth
day OF at least a year later.
never have dared pick up the
subject. but I've often told them in
general conversations OF happy mar
riages in which the woman had a few
years the advantage.
Fate laughs in ner sleeve at many
OF the assertions OF young people. and
works things around in such a way
that the things they have time and
again vehemently declared they would
not DO. became the very desires OF
their hearts.
I wouldn't be a bit surprised to one
day read or hear that our friend SaIn
has married widow at least three
years older than he is
Mrs. Methvin gives US some strong ar
guments on the other side of a mucn
quoted proverb. Let's hear from others.
this makes a far better subject for de-
bate than us marriage a failure7 or
Are stepmothers mean?' or rs Sealousy
q SIM"
As usual. the Cynical One sees the
other side and when she heard me read
ing Mrs Methvin's letter she had her
say, just as she has often had Il when
some one tried 10 get the last word by
quoting that very proverb. She claims TO
Re impartial" and says that there never
was a saying laid down as an axiom that
couldn't be made TO prove something on
the other side. She had routed some so
completely that when she made that re-
mark he told her mat she reminded him
OF an old bachelor he once knew. The old
man invariably took the opposite side OF
all questions Once some young people
consulted for hours over what they
thought entirely undisputed facts. and
finally decided that they had some that
Mr.. Blank could not deny. So they made
the opportunity and In a very casual
way one OF them said something about
the somnolent effect a good glass OF
buttermilk had on a hot summer day.
Imagine their disgust when he said:
That's all a mistake. I always drink
tutter milk for dinner to clear my brain
and NJ me for a long afternoon of good
ard work"
Others advanced their hitherto undis-
puted facts. Orly to have his personal
experience on the other side. and a more
crestfallen or disguised set Of youngsters
you reyer saw. Samson" the Cynical