The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-22
Marriage Not a
Failure
By REGINALD D. HAVEN
------@ i.tt NGa.a
Copyright. 1910, by American Press
Association.

itlL WALhOut uUillES III tutlI VII AENf J
had been organized year without re-
suits. Several Of the male members
had been married, but they had been
captured by young women outside the
society. At last MIR. Frederick Horn
blower, aged fifty-four. and Miss SO
phia Gilbert, aged forty eight. both
members of the exchange. who had
met there for a matrimonial purpose.
decided to marry.
The proposition had been made and
accepted, and the parties met to con-
slider the essentials Of living together
Mr.. Hornblower opened the confer-
ence.
II think. my dear Miss Gilbert
"Do call ME Sophia FE
Il think, my dear Sophia. that will
have my house renovated throughout
for your reception"
Pardon me, Mr.--I mean Freder-
lex, but | have been thinking that
since your house Is quite large-too
large, in fact, for two people and re-
curing great deal Of care"
eve needn't use but the first aud
second stores'
THE first and second stories. My
dear man, how do you suppose we
would feel living In house one-half
Of which would be closed2 My house,
on the contrary, Is very cozy. just the
right size for u.s. And II is nearer
your office than yours. Besides, there
l have the little boudoir adjoining my
bedroom where have always kept
Rosie, my parrot, and little Trip, my
dog, and Charles. my monkey
Good gracious. madam-I mean So
phia. Have you got menagerie
there?"
Only these three besides my two
cats. You see, I've been used to hay
Ing them there, | call 1t the nursery,
where can keep them under my eye
and where they can come trooping In
early In the morning to awaken me-"
Eat what houry The expression ON
Mr.. HOrnblowers face was one OF
horror
Five o'clock usually You see. go
to bed at O. and eight hours sleep Is
enough for any one. Indeed, some
times when Charles Is nervous | let
him in at 4 Often he whines for me
oil night"
"And these pets stand In the relation
to you Of
my beloved children. 1t would be
impossible for me to move into an
other house, for their bathroom Is at.
tached 10 the nursery and very con
venicnt Each one Of the children has
bath twice and sometimes three
times a day"
But. my dear Sophia. doesn't that
take UP lot of time?"
Certainly but what il time for ex
cept to care for those one loves"
"But, Sophia, dear. all this Is to be
changed You are to have something
higher In the scale of animal life to
whom to devote yourself 10 love. What
time will you have to give to me it,
ooh, | never could love any one as
well as Rosie I'm sure. But tell me
something of your life. Have you nc
pets?"
Not one. shall be able to lavish
the whole Of my affection on my wife,
How do you spend the day.
II rise at s Ny morning sleep IL
my best and must not be disturbed.
breakfast on steak and baked pc
tato every morning There must be
no change as TO this. | viii be at the
office all day, leaving you the house
to yourself
And my family"
lowing to the condition Of my stom
| ach I never eat anything for Dime
except milk toast and n cup Of tea"
"Indeed Can there be no chang,
from this either?'
| t'None whatever Since my princl
PAL sleep is in the morning | don't clos
my eyes till midnight but l need th
rest and am In bed by o. ! lie awak
till IL reading and smoking"
"And do you expect me to be awak
from 8 till 12 enveIoped in your mast
tobacco smoke"
"You can go to sleep"
"And not have my family come
ut 8 in the morning, dear children,
awaken me-"
"The morning hours, I have tol
| you, are most important to me to -
the sleep need"
"Then | suppose said the lady af
or reflection, 1--WE must occupy SEPT
| rate rooms?"
he had had In getting married was
have some one beside him In thos
lonely hours during the night when
often lay awake. This part Of h
dream seemed ended.
| DO you think" he asked PRESENT.
"that we could come to compr
misef"
"Of course" replied the lady.
fWell, suppose | agree to go to b'
when you 90 and relinqnish my smok
You In turn give up your pets"
1--WE might compromise on the br
Of those, but not on the second
Mr.. Hornblower looked at her cul
ously. Her countenanee did not inc
cate anything unusual.
'You mean" he said, that ! give
my smoke and you retain your pets 2
"wouldn't that be fair compr
mise" she asked, looking up at hi