The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-10
A Woman Halter.

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A crusty old bachelor told me this
He ought to be ashamed OF himself:
Dear" said young Mrs. Herkimer
"what did you mean by saying tc
Tom Fowler that you are a woman
hater? He'll tell bis wife. and 1t will
get all over town"
''Well, sweetheart, 1t doesn't matter
to you. SO long as don't hate you"
Eyes. It does Every woman wishes
her husband to be liked by other won.
en-. OF course your saying such a
thing win make you dreadfully un-
popular"
ut can't be helped now. The deed
is done. Fowler, l know, is dread.
full gossip. l suppose I'll soon get cut
right and left"
Indeed you viii. And what VIII
people think Of me? They will nat
urally infer that you have derived
your bad opinion Of our sex from me-"
~ shall continue to show them by
my treatment of you that you are the
only one Of the lot love-"
The next evening Mr.. and Mrs. Bob
Herkimer went to Mrs. Ellis recep-
ton. When they returned and were
preparing for rest Mrs. Herkimer, do
ing her hair, said:
Bob, was standing among a group
tonight when you passed with Gertrude
Lee. A woman near me, not knowing
/ was your wife, said:
'sThere goes that horrid Herkimer.
He avows himself woman hater. He
should be read out of society"
'eThe lady's ageT' asked Herkimer
imperturbably.
about fifty
Married or singleT
"SingIe."
"Name, please"
sMiss Susan Jones'"
s'Afiss Jones doesn't count with me.
She Is aggressive, ambitious and, above
all. very smart"
"That's the worst Of 1t. She will say
lots Of bright things against you"
'Well, dear, I'll have to endure 1t.
Good night. I'm tired and sleepy"
The Herkimers were "out" good
deal, and Mrs. Herkimer was much
troubled about an evident change in
her husbands position. Several wom-
en- whom he had known gave him the
cut direct, while others spoke to him
when they met him very coolly.
eYou see,' said his wife, "the folly
of your indiscretion."
II have not yet been cut by any wo-
man whose opinion value. Most Of
them are old maids, and none Of them
IL OF an especially feminine type.
Mrs. Montague is the mother of fami-
Iy, but she is more interested IN the
extension of the vote to women than
the interests OF her children. Mrs.
Tweed il engaged in fighting her broth
ers and sistera over her late fathers
will. Mrs Arbuckle is using Mrs.
Tweed to help her into society. I'm
waiting for woman to cut me who Is
a real good, lovely woman"
.You'll find plenty Of them in time"
"very well, sweetheart; since you
are SO distressed about 1t I'll see what
can do to get myself liked again"
"WiIi you attempt to placate the wo-
men you have mentioned?"
ssT3y no means. ! shall attempt to
oyerbalance their opinion by making
friends with the most attractive"
Mrs. Herkimer maintained profound
silence for several minutes. Then she
said:
perhaps you had better let the mat
ter drop. They will find new sub
ject to talk about soon."
sYou are the one to decide that mat
ter. sweetheart 1t III you who are
sensitive over my disgrace, not ].
Since you wish it Will take no ac-
ton"
A few months later Mrs. Herkimer
said ia an impressive, measured tone
to her husband at the breakfast table,
Bob, | have concluded to regret all
Invitations for the balance Of the year"
"why So sweetheart" looking up.
surprised, from bis paper.
"For some time past have noticed
that certain women Of our set are en-
deavorlng to attract your attention"
"You don't mean itF'
"Yes. do, and don't like it"
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