Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-07

was your own little VIE. ANU "na'
more. I'm going to do II again. nate
you'll"
Edwin De Cou leaned back and laughed
both long and loud. Then, to complete the
,naignity, he went over and kissed his
wife. She had been expecting to be half
t,ped. How she longed to fuss with
arnica and court plaster! How proud she
xould have been OF even one tiny black
snd.blue spot. The shock Frustrated her.
n took her weeks to recover-weeks OF
erpeusiye flowers, rare old port wine. cele-
brated physicians. trained nurses. every
thing-there was nothing Edwin could DO
to wound her feelings that he left undone.
No woman could stand such treatment
long. She grew worse and worse. At last
when her life was despaired Of. her physl-
sian attempted to reason with the nus
band. -.
tba doctor. unless you can consent 10
change your treatment OF your wife. Even
with the worst possible abuse. It may DO
nossible that she may not recover. You
ought, however, to try, at least. II you
couId only drag your wife out OF bed, kick
her a few times. pull down her mar, plack
her eyes and call her q few opproorious
names she might rally. j appeal 70 yon'
Mr.. De Cou, as man TO man. are you go
ing to let your wife die for the need OF an
unkind wordT'
refused 10 Yield. The only answer he gave
TO THIS advice was 10 present Marcy with
a solid gold manicure outfit and set OF
Russian sables.
That night Marcy. almost dying Of kind
ness. was smuggled out OF the house by
her mother. and she left Edwin Do Cou
never TO return.
Now. II Edwin De Cou had only read
Nietzsche he might still be happily
welded. For Nietxsche, like schopen'
hauer. st. Paul and others, had rathee
poor opinion Of women. One OF his re-
marks 10 famous: Are you going to meet
a woman? Be sure you take your whip"
Poor Mr.. De Cou. indeed. need not have :
looked up even this high4brow advice.
There Is an old English proyerb which
goes: "A woman. an ass and hickory
tree, the more you beat them the better
they be-" In short, all Mr.. De Cou lacked
was a little common sense and slight
knowledge Of women's nature.
Mrs. Marjorie De Cou 10 no suffragette, no
modern" supercivilized. ultra-educated.
representative female with Q higher edu-
cation. She Ia Just q plain woman, and
poetry and science prove her TO be right.
She has well read her Shakespeare, for In
the fifth act Of Measure for Measure" you
may read Margy's whole argument:
They say best men arc nodded out OF
faults,
And. for the most become much more the
better
For being q little bad"
Hazel, in fact, suffered from what Is
scientifically termed "masochism"-the de-
sire TO suffer pain inflicted by loved one.
1t Is one OF the fundamental emotions con-
nected with love. Do you not pinch a
bsby's cheek. and jestingly threaten child
you adore? Do you not say, "You are 80
pretty I could eat you?" Does the object
of your affection grow angry or alarmed?
No, for masochism In Its lesser forms Is
an essential part OF love. Even the kiss,
the evolutionists say, IL but relic ot
the primeyai love-bite. and no girl yet ever
objected to being Rugged too tightly.
Love Is but q pretty, mimic warfare
after ALA. battle of aowsrs. No woman
but wishes to be captured. surrender is
her dearest desire. And. once won. she
would be slave. not q master. To poor,
Mr., De Cou, thea let this advice be given.
70 he hss not alFe y learned his lesson:
Order your wife aaous Occasionally, scoid I
praise. and have at aa one redeenias
fault" 49,
But Of this be careful. BE sate -hs v~f
command her 10 do oaiy t,.sa lass sd
wants to do. anyway. -
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