The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-17
-As 0THERS HEAR Us
By iDA PATTERSON

say. omilting nothing exousing moth
ing softening nothing IL is the.
worlds great repeater, a professional
eavesdropper. realizing in part Robert
Burns wish, except that instead Of
seeing. It makes us hear ourselves
as Others hear u.s. 7 was swinging
along on top Of Fifth avenue stage
on moonlight night Wedged be-
tween the bus railing at the left and
a stont man asleep on the right, more
bus railing In front and an absorbed
in-themseves couple behind me. I
could not ayaid playing the dicta-
graph.
A woman's sweet. rather plaintive
voice poured this into the ears Of the
man who sat beside the owner Of the
voice.
Yes. don't know what will be-
come Of me, weak woman all alone
in the world"
She'll get him" thought. "That
kind Of talk always goes with men II
the woman's pretty"
II was not brought up to do any
thing. I've always had some one to
lean oil"
Great" thought l. "She's a widow.
I'll warrant he's bursting with pro
posal this minute"
when I found myself alone and
with very little money didn't know
what to do" the stream Of stickily,
sweet voice went on.
Hell know" ! tried to send a
thought wave to her
Il went to a hospital and was there
six months"
bad move" I started a warning
thought wave toward her. Men are
economical for every one but them
selves. Tack your conversational
ship"
The thought wave missed, for she
went on. Il had such a fine nurse.
a big, strong woman who used to lift
me about as though I were a baby.
She used TO say: You poor little
thing You're just barely alive You
might almost as well be dead"
Tack. tack" ! mentally shouted TO
her. Men hate invalids, you know.
While one man will turn nurse ninety
nine will leave home when there's
sickness lin It,"
"Theyi made a mistake when they
discharged me from the hospital
wasn't out two weeks when l had
relapse and had to go back This
time | had TO take a more expensive
room and had to have two nurses IN
stead Of one The doctor said I would
never be strong again"
"Oh, woman, woman" ! thought
waved.
When | left the hospital I took a
nurse home with me. / was so weak
I could hardly walk I kept her with
me year. When got little better
from the heart trouble developed a
case OF uric acid. The nurse used to
say to me; MY dear, you have
enough uric acid in you to float a
ship ! had to take Turkish baths
every day and massage with salt and
had to go south for two winters"
stop" l wigwagged, but in vain,
"Then my nerves gave way. They've
not been right since"
I stihed a groan Every one knows
that men are more afraid of nerves
IN a woman than of a grizzly bear in
polar shows
"Yes. There was a time when
wasn't quite responsible for what ]
said or did"
you're not now" | tried another
despairing thought wave. 1t was lost
at sea.
Il had frightful pains in my head
and was SO irritable haven't gotten
over II yet About that time my liver
got out of order"
Were here" The mans voice.
hearty, vibrating with health and
visor, Interrupted. He offered her his
hand and guided her down the steps
winding from the top OF the stage.
The vehicle obligingly waited for
some painting, waving. halloing would
be passengers hurrying toward US
from the side street During that
pause the man guided his still talk.
ing companion up the steps to an
apartment house around the corner,
lifted his hat and hurried away as
though something were pursuing him.
She stood IN the doorway looking
after him, but he did not look back.
At the next turning he was lost from
sight, forever, doubt not. to that
woman
Pity Is not akin to love If the pity
Is for bodily Ills. Cupid balks at med
ical records. No man wants to marry
walking hospital No proposal ever
followed a recital OF aches and pains
except Robert Browning's, and Rob.
ert Browning was OF another age and
country. Moreover, he was poet,
and poets are different. Moreover,
still, this one was rich.
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