Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-02-10
HIS STUPID
LITTLE WIFE.
>: By ESIEuE MARSH
Copyright. 1sla by American Press
Association. %:t$.' L Z.
By ESIELlE MARSH

UTeFSfue. r. A.
Both were young, and one was beautiful.
The crown Of her hat was big enough
to at the head Of the colossal statue
Of Athena on the Acropolis at Ath-
ems. They were talking Of love and
marriage. Most youn~ couples while
dawdiing talk either of love and mar
riage or platonic friendship, the man
taking the ground that it Is impossi-
BILE, the girl that it is the most desir
able form of affection between the
sexes
"As for me- he said. when l marry
l prefer girl whom l eau love with
my whole heart and SOUL
Then you must get one with a
strong personality. good judgment and
an excellent mind"
81 wish nothing of the kind. Give
me a girl with pink and white COM
plexion. pretty pair of rose lips and
not too much BRAIN
swell, declare!'
"She must not only be stupid, but
not even trust her to do that. will
prove her stupid myself"
"You don't mean what you say.
How could you love such a girl?"
81 love her already"
| She cast quick glance at him, then
bent her eyes to the ground. She had
! been under the impression that he had
been falling in love with her. She was
at loss to know what this meant.
Had she rival?
| "a man doesn't wish the counter
part of himself in woman. Her in
tellectua! gifts repel him; her feminine
stupidity delights him. If she is
strong he looks upon her as he would
man. If she is weak he longs to
protect and comfort her."
This Ounce that you love, is She
"She is not Ounce judged by a
proper standard. There must be one
standard for men and another for wo-
men. A mana real map-wouldn't
know how to take care of a baby-at
least he wouldn't do it the right way.
When was boy my mother left me
one afternoon to mind my little sister,
eight months old. wished to go and
play. If could put the baby to sleep
would be free. l blew in the little
things eyes, forcing her to shut them.
l kept up this process till she went to
sleep. You see l didn't know any
thing about babies"
She thought awhile before saying
ut seems to me that was rather clever
for boy"
"But you couldn't lay it down as 6
recipe for putting babies to Sleep"
2 No. suppose it wouldn't do al
5 ways
'sWill you kindly tell me-" he asked
8 breaking away from the topic of con
j. versation, "how you women MAKE
those big crowned hats stay on th'
= tops of your heads? l don't under
stand why they don't slip down owe
r your eyes. If l wore one Of them II
d have to cut holes to see through
n "Well, you see, we women have
lot Of hair and all that to fill them up.
"Oh. supposed there was som
patent contrivance for the purpose"
1--WE have hatpins. you know"
D. "Y0u mean those rapiers with coach
y mans buttons for hilts?"
e '"They must be long to 60 throug
the large crowns"
IT II see. Would you mind unsheatf
~ ing yours and letting me see the iusid
Of your hat?"
She removed the hatpins and, tai
IL ing off her hat, showed him the inne
10 crown.
Te "Why, the diameter is two or thre
IL inches less within than it Is without!
H. Il don't understand you"
y. ."This part inside is smaller than ar
mans hat. There is false inn'
crown"
e. There is a difference, isn't there'"
re 81 should say So"
" Il didn't know that"
"Better put it. on again and Il
to swords through. 1t might fall dow
n over your eyes"
~, 81 dare say" pouting. "you consid
~ me very stupid"
~ CT have not left it to you to pro
III yourself SO. have done 1t myse
10 You know l said would"
;"In the case Of the creature "
ks. wished to marry"
on 'eThere is method in my madness
as Twill you kindly explain where
4, the method lies?" -. -
=. 1"I told you wished q stupid girl 4
Ae a wife. Could there be anything me
NJ stupid than girl wearing one Of the
hats on her head and not knowing hi
ed 1t is kept ON the top Of her head e.
ed There was a slap with one haI
cal a caress with the other. She may ha
sr been stupid about the hat. but s
~ was bright enough to catch his me
od'' and, catching it. held her tong
~" Indeed. from this point she let b
OF to do all the talking. He took
lhand and whispered a number of 10
e's ly things in her ear. ~ il:
lite They had been married long enou
for the problems of life to loom
such as winter coal bills, gas hi
), doctors fees and other items that '