New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-30
Wives Men Genius Made AmDe

advertised stunts sne
mere matter Of course. ,o IN
1.-THE business difficulties ne oe0a"' ~.
volved in. as a result OF his UNI eaoo ."-.i
brea king of contracts or instant
OF audiences q forgot to mentioh '','.
particular genius had decided 70 eAp,o.' -
talents as an actor. the Legal tahsie'
su,,irc from the pugilistlc efforts ne en-
nardad on men smaller than hinseh-a"
,bese caused her no more than ''o'
mentary and temporary interest
"u-ben later on the honeymoon IA"
waned and his busy eye began roV"s ~
search OF adventures in pastures ne" e"e
betrayed no pangs OF anxiety nor Jeaio''''
"sba said quietly to herself. AS soon as
The 9enius-mood is over and he Is norma
again, I'll get down TO work.
she treasured her anxious mother NY
doar the asyluu1s are filled with geniuses
,h.t neglected 10 label themselves: ana
u,ben their genius-moods came upon them
reonIe said. They are crazy; away WIN
tbero 20 the padded cell"' My genius Is
going TO be cured Of his lunacy'
"you see she realized that these spells
came upon him during different phases OF
the governing planets, and that as SOON a.
their influence had waned she' WHO wac
his fixed and polar star. would assume uI'-
divided control and rule over his hfe' "o
she bided her time, and when ne Decai's
ouite sane again she talked ana reaso"eu
and argued (oh, no, never nasseo' noi
preached, nor harangued), and even once
or twice she pleaded with him, till his long
neglected undeveloped man-soui began '"
erou and assert itself and realize that
,boro was at least one person In the Vorld
besides himself worthy OF some regard ana
respect and love.
"she argued that any one could thro"
cnons at a waiter or boots at Valet' Dut
q real man and gentleman wouldn't. She
nroved 70 him that, though In his recent
tour he himself had reaped some pecuniary
rayord and journalistic renown, his season
had been financially disastrous to his man
ayers, and that they probably were gao u
he rid OF their contract, although II was
manlfestly unfair and unmanly to thro"
them down at moments notice AS she
told him. a good, decent. honest prize
fighter doesn't frame up his fights. why
should YOU "lie down." as you call H. ana
not give them a fair chance FOR thelr
money!
when he broke the ribs and dislocated
the collarbone of his dresser because ne
gave him a white tie, which. during III
of mental alteration he put on and wore
with his dinner coat. she quietly paid the
mans hospital bill and the living expenses
Of his wife and child for three weeks. and
then brought her husband the accounts
saving: OF course, you want 70 pay these.
You would call any person cur that were
10 abuse YOU this way, and leave me and
the baby I'm want. while you suffered In
the hospital So you must make what little
amends YOU can at this late date. It's the
onlv thing YOU can do TO restore your self
respect
And when ne recovered from his tempo
rary infatuation for a pair OF dancing blue
eyes and a head Of curly brown hair, and
wandered back 70 contemplate her clear
brown orbs and golden locks, he found her
so much swccter. and cleverer, and lovelier.
and lovinger and more desirable than any
other woman in the world could be he could
only metaphorcaly kick himself and say:
What an ass I've been; she's the best and
finest that ever was; the others are all sim
pering idiots or leering courtesars beside
her. she's the only woman In the world for