The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-28
They Both Speak and Hold
Their Confidence Diff
ferent, Though.
STERN SEX TALK
VERY SERIOUSLY
Then Deliberately Go and Whisper
Matter Into Ears of Some
body Else

came to the conclusion some time
ago that it Is not only women who tell
secrets. Men feel the impulse to UNI
burden their souls at times also, after
dinner when they are smoking, for in
stance, or at twilight before an open
FIRE.
But the sexes wear their condolences
with a difference. When a woman de-
Cides 10 confide I'm some one she does IL
with all her whole soul she swears the
person TO secrecy then dilates on the
matter at sreat length and hopes for the
best
If she suspects her conddante of an
intention TO reveal the matter she does
not show it openly, but assures her
caressiugly that she knows she never
betrsys a secret in her life and she
would trus- Aer with anything
It's quite the other way round with a
man. When for some reason he decides
TO tell something of more or less i'm
portsnce-usually less-to a woman in
confidence, he regards her frowningly.
Now. remember that this is a secret,
he says sterniy
The woman replies ueekIy that so she
has gathered from his previous re-
marBa.
''And no eve else knows it," goes on
the man
''Else IT wouldn't be a secret" says
the woman trying 20 be sprightly.
And If hear IL again I shall be Ger
tain you told it.
Pluck Up Spirit.
The conhdante tries 10 pluck up spirit
enough TO say that on the whole she
believes she had rather not be told but
she IS awfuIly anxious to hear. and she
doesn't believe the man realizes quite
how rude are his remarks.
Don't tr1st me If you don't feel ike
It. she does manage % say, however.
And then the man tells his news what
ever 1t is He tells IL at some length,
reminds the woman when he Is finished
that II has been impaired 10 her in the
strictest confidence and goes away.
And the woman cherishes his secret
as she never did one Of her own. Her
own she tells; the mans she protects
with 80 much care that she doesn't
even think about IL for fear some one
VIII read her thoughts or her trans
parent countenaAce.
She is feeling rather proud Of herself
VIXEN she meets the man again.
You told says he, reprOachfulIy.
IT certainly did not replies the WOm-
an, cut to the quick.
well, it's a very queer thing. have
heard that bit of news from two or
three persons since / impaired 10 TO
YOU. Serves me jolly well right for
depending on a woman
Did no one know IL but meg in
qulres the victim OF this Insult
Yes, a couple OF other fellows did.
But you may be sure they didn't tell It,"
Il don't see why YOU should say
that. ] am quite as much 10 be trusted
as they
Propensity to Gossip.
wei. you know the feminine pro-
pensity 20 gossip. However, III you in
sIsL that YOU didn't tell. why, of course,
It's all right" he says. grudgiugly.
IT do insist, but IL isn't all right and
shall never listen to a secret Of yours
again." cries his companion, and then
listens while she hears the new develop
ments in the case, is reminded again
that this is profoundly confidential,
hears a lecture on the subject Of the
evils which may arise il she tells. and
goes away feeling somewhat Inundated
BY the experience.
] doubt We are rather a Weak-minded
sex after ali. and without proper pride,
but we are so used 10 being buliied and
badgered that We accept it as a natural
consequence OF being a woman and do
not resent TO as we should
II does seem. though. as 81 10 would be
the polite thing once one has cOuhQed
iu q lady, TO believe her innocent OF
freachery unEu she is proved guilty.
That is the method by which children
characters are formed nowadays They
are trusted. put on their honor, as 10
were. and this is found % be very
successful method or treatment. special
lists in pedagogics say so why shouldn't
81 serve with woman who are at%=Fs
classed W TN children lu the masculine
regard2