The Southern herald., 1913-01-24
Of
Secret

listen
The man who started the story
about woman's inability to keep
y secret deliberately broke the ninth
commandment with malicious intent,
or else he didn't know the species.
Woman can keep q secret That
she can has been practically and theo-
retically demonstrated. The nay"
OF any disagreeable and contrary
minded person will not be heard amid
present plaudits and affirmative &C
claim. The libelous statement OF the
original man is obsolete.
Woman, lovely woman-Woman,
with all her faults-(These are new
and very original remarks that are
absolutely necessary for the success
Of the story)-Woman-she OF the
erstwhile weaker sex-can keep Sc
cret. The words have a joyful sound
to suffrage-enlightened ears.
l know woman can keep secret
because I've seen one who did!
She kept it for four years and thus
disproved the old theory.
For years woman has been trying,
more or less generally
less. but don't tell anyone-to live
down the slanderous implication. For
generations it has been a stumbling
block In the path of all feminine prog
ress. Now 1t no longer exists. The
entire sex is vindicated and a pretty
little bride, a matron in Newark, N. ].
has suddenly found herself famous.
She really and truly kept secret.
There were three others in the Sc
cret but they don't count They wer'
mere men-the bridegroom, the bes
man and the minister. With the usua
short-sightedness and scepticism Q
man, every one Of them fully believe
ahe would tell.
Forced to Answer az a Duty.
But she didn't. Now she almos
wishes she had. For when 1t f1nall
came out, she was kept busy "shooing
away anxious inquirers who sought
know how it was done. One Of thel
wouldn't "shoo." The question wa
too vital. The fate OF a whole 81
fering suffrage world might rest In II
answer. To get it was duty owed
humanity.
The "shooing" gradually cease
The little bride smiled her most wi
some smile. Her husband was COZ
ing up the steps armed to the teeth.
with most interesting brown pap
parcels, mutely suggestive Of belat'
wedding gifts and something good f
supper. He was hospitality persol
hed. His smile was all-embracin
Under its influence the woman WI
had kept a secret was moved to relel
The next scene discovered the pr
cipals seated in easy chairs in co
apartment where all things were ne
and lavishly tagged with best viii
es." A great silence reigned. T
woman who had kept secret "
giving practical demonstration Of HI
she had done it. She was sayi
nothing. But at last
"Tell her, Mabel"
It was the voice Of mere man.
was more of suggestion than CO
mand, but 1t had good, reassuri
sound. Evidently the speaker re
fzed that even though silence mil
have its value In keeping a secl
feminine perfection has not yet ri
above the curiosity mark. This Is 8
unaffected by modern improveme
and must be satisfied.
For the Good Of Humanity.
So, for the good Of humanity, N
William Wack, teacher In the HI
burg school of Newark, told Ten 3
Ways of Keeping Secret.
First, don't tell. Second, don't
long to a bridge whist club. IN
don't have a confidential frie
Fourth, don't appear superior to c
mon mortals who haven't a sec
and don't think that everybody Is
dying to know 1t.
That's five in the negative. The
ers-oh, talkative woman, pause; r
mark, learn and inwardly digest
words Of the oracle:
When you have great and
mentous secret, don't think abou
Be natural. Cultivate calmness
repose. Find some congenial occ
ton and stick to it. Almost anytl
will do. II you can't teach sci
teach politics. Check OF each sucC
ing day Of the secret with feeling
pride that you've kept 1t so long,
lastly, be sure your mother is ira
in the same art.
Some mothers are not. Mrs. Ws
mother was. II she hadn't been
secret of the marriage of her da
ter, Miss Mabel Garrabrant to vii
Wack, clerk in New York natl
bank, would have ceased to be a 81
three years ago. That was when
bel broke tha news to mother. I
whole year, however, she had 1
told soul.
at was very easy" she rema
Il Just didn't tell; that was ALL"
Perfectly Simple.
How perfectly simple and pr
nhlai Anvbody can learn It wi