Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07

- tress He says that he mas oeen
n married about fifteen years, and
that suddenly a great WEAKNESS of
spirit has come upon him. His wife
is good and kind. an excellent house
keeper, a thrifty manager and her one
object in life is to please him and make
him happy. but while he recognizes her
virtues and admires them, they leave
him cold and unmoved.
In word. he's tired Of his wife. She
bores him TO death Just her presence
Is irksome TO him. and when she goes
with him on any sort of a pleasure
jaunt It takes all the fun out OF the
occasion.
This man is no gay Lothario. He Is
a good, honest. domestic man, who Is
honestly alarmed at the state OF af-
fairs, and he wants to know what he
can do to recover the interest he once
had in his wife, and the thrills that
went through his veins like fire at the
touch OF her hand
There is only one remedy for such
cases, and that is absence. Only peo-
pie who have neither nerves, tempera-
meut nor Imagination can stand the hor-
rible monotony Of seeing the same face
opposite them at three hundred and six
ty-fve breakfasts, and ditto dinners. to
say nothing of having the same form
across the drop light for an equal num-
Der Of evenings a year, and having to
listen 10 the same old stories.
The most beautiful people in the world
grow homely to our eyes II we see
them too often. The wittiest conversa-
tionalists grow tedious II we have sur
felt Of their society. The virtues Of
even an angel pail upon US II they are
constantly before us.
Reasons Why.
Probably Mr. Milo thought his Venus
too fat or too thin. and asked her why
she didn't get another make OF corset.
Doubtless there were times. before she
got a divorce, when Mrs. Caruso said
to herself that II Enrico warbled an
other MARBLE she would scream. and II
Isn't on record that the immediate fam
fly Of any OF our saints and martyrs
ever handed in any testimonial TO show
what they thought on the subject OF the
canonization OF their husbands or wives
Why people who can not eat thirty
quails in thirty days; who never want
to see the same play twice. or read a
book a second time; who tire Of their
clothes before they are half worn out,
and spend their lives hunting for new
sights, new emotions, new diversions,
new places 20 go, should ever be foolish
enough 70 imagine that they could en-
dure the undiuted society OF ono per-
son, year IN and year out, passes com
] prehension.
There are millions Of husbands and
/ wives who have had an overdose Of each
others society and are suffering from
/ Il, and they are 80 stupid they don't
| realize what ails them. nor how simple
[ the remedy for II Is. Yet the symptoms
are unmistaHable.
When a man begins 60 dread the
thought Of going home OF an evening.
and to wonder what made him idiot
enough 10 get married and to pick out
Sally, Of all women in the world, for a
Wife when he begins 20 notice that
Sally has gone of in looks and is get
ting a triple chin, and 20 have
feather bed figure; when his eyes focus
on the little mole on Sally's cheek In
stead Of the cute way her hair curls
around the back Of her neck: and when
/ he commences wondering n all women
talk as much drivel and use as many
/ words IN telling nothing as Sally Jones
then it's time for the man 20 pack his
grip and hike away from home and Sal
lily.
He hasn't really fallen out Of love
with her. as he thinks he has. He's
| lust tired Of her for the time being.
| He doesn't really pine 10 be gay rover,
as he imagines he does, He just wants
| 70 ease the pressure Of the yoke Of
matrlmony for a little, and to him-and
/ 20 his wife-a ticket 10 Chicago, or San
Francisco, or Bird Center. or anywhere
away from home. Is a lifeline that saves
them both from destruction.
And it's exactly the same way with
women OF course the theory is that
women have such an abnormal talent
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