Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-26
HIS STUPID
LITTLE WIFE
BY ESTELLE MARSH
Copyright. 1870 by American Press
Association.


ems. They were talking OF love and
marriage Most young couples while
dawdling talk either of love and mar
riase or platonic friendship, the man
taking the ground that it is impossl-
bic. the girl that It is the most desir-
able form of affection between the
sexes.
AS for me-" he said, when I marry
| prefer a girl whom can love with
my whole heart and soul"
Then you must get one with
strong personality, good judgment and
an excellent mind"
81 wish nothing Of the kind. Give
the n girl with a pink and white cor
plcXion. pretty pair OF rose lips and
not TOO much brain"
"Woll. / dcclarew
"Shc must not only be stupid but
must prove herself stupid. No; j will
not even trust her TO do that. l will
prove her stupid myself"
You don't mean what you say.
How could you love such n girl?"
IL love her already"
Sho east quick glance Mt him, then
bent her eyes to the ground. She had
been under the impression that he had
been failing in love with her. She was
ot loss 60 know what this meant.
Ilad She n rival?
"A man doesn't wish the counter.
part OF himself I'm a woman. Her in
tcIlcctual gifts repel him; her feminine
stupidity delights him. II she is
strong he looks upon her as he would
a man II she IS weak he longs to
protect and comfort her"
This Ounce that you love, Is she"--
"She Is not n Ounce judged by a
proper standard. There must be one
standard for men and another for wo-
men. 4 mana real man-wouldn't
know how TO take care OF n baby-at
least be wouldn't do ii the right way.
when / Wis a boy my mother left me
one afternoon 90 mind my little sister.
e.-ht months old / wished TO go and
play n / could put the baby TO sleep
I would be free. blew i'm the little
things eyes. forcing her 20 shut them.
. kept up this process ill she went to
sleep You see didn't know any
thing about babies"
She thought awhile before saying,
1T seems 10 me that was rather clever
for boy"
"But You couldn't lay 10 down as
recipe FOR putting babies to sleep"
"No / suppose IL wouldn't do al
ways"
"Win you kindly tell me-" he asked.
breaking away from the topic OF con-
vcrsason "how you women make
those big crowned hats stay on the
tops of your heads? 1 don't under
stand why they don't slip down over
yslr eyes IN wore one OF them I'd
rave 90 cut holes 10 sec through"
"WeU. you see. we women have a
.ot OF hair and an that 10 hl them up"
ooh ] supposed there was some
patent Contriyanco for the purpose"
We have batpius. You know"
'hOu mean those rapiefs with coach.
mans buttons Tor hlltsT"
They must be- long 20 go through
the large crowns
n soe. Would you mind unsheath-
'ug yours and letting nae see the inside
n yuur hntF
She removed the hatpins and. TAX
.ne "a her bat showed him the inner
crown
"Wby. tho diameter IS two or three
inches less within than 10 ls without"
% don't understand you"
"Ihs part inside is smaller than any
mlns hat There S. a false inner
crown"
There g. O. difference. isn't theroT
% should ay co."
90 Idnf know that"
'Ueiter poe % ou again and the
swords through % might IAN down
over t.ur eFss'
90 dare ay pointing "yon consider
m- very sIup.lH
90 have Iat left 90 fo sou 90 prove
yourself have done 80 myself
Sou snow srII 2 would"
Goo the case ~ tle creature you
r.el ta marry
Ib.re IH ID method iu uy madness"
Wl 500 taIIg explain wherein
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t.I 500 wished stupid eH FOR
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