The Detroit times., 1909-04-27
The Stenographer
SHE'S Nepticaf About Mafrin1ony With Chile Sauce.

the bosom OF his family. secure OF net
having his guilty secret cork-screwed
out OF him.
"Or, suppose-anG have heard o.
such cases happenings wife who is
a pronounced brunette finds a Ions
golden hair tangled around one OF the
buttons on hubby's coat Married
men have told me that upon such oc-
casions a wife can make the third d.
gree eat out OF your hand like pet
kitten, and that she questions fei-
low, and cross-Questions him until ne
is a mental wreck ever after.
Powder on He Coat7 What Of Il?
Not 90 do the Chilean wives act,
according to the senorita. She says
that when a Chilean wife discovers
sort OF paint and powder that she
never uses on her husbands shoulder
she does not think OF being rude and
inuuisitive enough TO ask nim whose
,kalsomining has rubbed OF on him.
"She may think she recognizes the
poudre de rix OF her dearest friend.
/ or OF that little cat OF Signora
Browne, but she doesn't annoy her
husband by inquifing. That's his
affair. and she has too good manners
to be butterinsky.'
ut must be a charming arrange
mentor the men," said the Stenog-
|rapher sarcastically.
1T is" replied the Bookkeeper. 1T
has settled the divorce question down
there. and the senorita has come as
missionary TO this benighted and all
mouy ridden land to preach the new
gospel OF domestic peace and happi-
ness.
American woman has TO do to avert
the breaking up OF homes and the rem
dering asunder of families, Is merely
to shut up-Quit putting in the hooks
let hubby come and go as Nd
pleases. unQuestioned."
InouIsitive Wives 70 Blame.
Thank God" exclaimed the Stenog-
rapher. I'VE women have got the privi-
lege Of free speech. even II we haven't
got the ballot. We've got some rights.
and one of them is to find out. IL we
can. what our husbands have been
doing"
That's the trouble" replied the
Bookkeeper. "and look where 1t leads
you. Nobody likes to be questioned.
and TO have TO prove an abb for
every hour In the day and night; and
when a woman gets 1t into her pom
padour that the marriage ceremony
constitutes her Grand Inquisitor to
fellow who has been free. white and
21--why, he is mighty apt to get TO
feel toward her like anybody naturally
would toward the person who applied
the screws.
81 tell you it's the thought OF meet
ing wifie's catechism that keeps many
a man out hours later than he other
wise would have stopped. After ne has
overstayed his time limit. and knows
that he will be up against the ami
mated question mark the minute he
gets home he keeps staying on AMI
on, trying to think up some plausible
story 10 hand her: and there being
nothing doing In that line. he finally
decides that the best way Is TO go
home so soused that he can't answer
any questions at all.
Take IL from me, my dear, that
there is a whole lot in this Chilean
ladys dope-that tine secret OF do
nestle happiness Is for the wife TO
ask no questions.
Just Walt Till She MARBLES.
THAT Is soothing to the man, and
what she doesn't frd out won't keep
her awake OF nights
Moreover. Il encourages matri-
mony. Nobody but an expert liar
dares 10 get married now in this
country. whereas fellow with no
more imagination than a musical
comedy wouldn't hesitate To annex a
wife II he knew she would be muz-
zled"
rs this lady who advocates wives
not asking their husbands any per.
sonal questions a married woman"
inquired the StenograDher.
NO" replied the bookkeeper.
"Ha." exclaimed the Stenographer.
that explains st. when she gets
husband instead OF a theory. I'll bet
he'll have TO stand and deliver like
any American husband when ne
doesn't get home on time. And I
wouldn't want 10 he In that Dom
Pedro's shoes. either"
Hon PRINTING deue right. TImes prtnf-