The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30
A Woman
Halter
He Found That He Was
Unable to Withstand
the Sex
By r. A. mitchell

and quite wealthy.
When / say that my uncle was
woman hater. In justice to him | must
state his reasons for being so. He
had had a twin brother whom he loved
better than he loved himself. They
were named Theodore and Edwin and
called for short Ted and Ned. Ted
was the one by whom | was adopted
When Ned was twenty-five years old
he married, first making stipulation
that his brother. Ted. should have a
home with him and his wife. This
was agreed to by Mrs Ned. who treat
ed Ted with us much sisterly affection
as if lie were her own brother instead
of Neds
But Mrs. Ned did not propose that
any one should interfere i'm the slight
est degree with her influence over her
husband. She well knew the affection
between twins and determined that
Ned should throw off his brothers in
fuence in favor of her own. The wed
ding ceremony over, she put into prac-
tice her plan for doing this.
, their wedding trip Ned sent for his
brother to settle himself in the new
tripartite home Ted did so, but re-
, manned there just one week His sis
ter-in-law intimated to her husband
that Ted had attempted to make love
to her. But lest Ted should convince
his brother of the falsity of the ac-
cusation she pledged Ned not to men.
| ton the matter to him. She would not
for the world make trouble between
the twins. Let 1t pass. Perhaps 1t
would not occur again.
Ned yielded to his wife in the mat.
ter. but, OF course, turned the cold
shoulder to his brother. Ted. not
knowing the cause Of the GOODNESS, but
feeling that his brothers house was no
place for him. took himself elsewhere.
For ten years the brothers were
estranged. Then Ned died His wife
had boosted to friend how she had
secured the undivided affection of her
husband. and that friend told Ted
Ted had realized that his estrange
ment from his brother had come
through his brothers wife. but was
unprepared for such revelation
What shocked him especially was tha
woman should consider any sui
means of gaining her husbands entir,
submission legitimate and brillian
move. From the time of leaving hi
brothers house Ted eschewed the so
ciety of women. and when he lcarnc,
after his brothers death how tina
brother had been made to condemn
him unjustly he became a woman
hater
Such was the condition of my incl
when | went to lAe with him | Ia,
not been long in his house when h
one day took me into his study an,
said to me:
"My boy. think you are old enoug
to understand what | am about to sa
to you. | possess valuable propert!
| which ! propose to hand down throug
| you to others. who, it Is my intention
| shall be men | shall make you III
| heir. STIMULATING that you shall bin
| yourself not to marry. In other words
you will hold my estate in trust fo
| whomsoever you may decide to leay
! it. provided that person be a NAL,
| In this way | intend to keep any W.
man from ever having any benefit {
my fortune.
| had not at this time been informe
of my uncles opinion of the softt
sex or the circumstances that ha
made him a woman hater. askc
him why he proposed TO keep any ",
man from enjoying his estate. Il
gave me lecture which shall new,
forget BEGINNING with the belief ,
earlier races of men that women q
not possess souls. he traced their graz
ual rise til in modern times they hay
usurped positions formerly occupied l
men lie predicted that they wou
eventually dominate men. who won
possess the sumo relations towal
them as they had in ancient times he
toward men He attributed tn
change in the relative position of m,
aud women To Women being SUPERB
to men in all FORMS of duplicity.
OF course | was affected by this re
soning. but not sufficiently TO eau
me to shun girls The young rath
love than fear danger, and the IA
that was educated to believe th
the devil lurked In, the bosom of eve
maid only rendered maids the mo
attractive TO me. | remember looki
at bevy of schoolgirls about fifteeu
| the age when woman is. to my thin
| ing. a thing OF beauty If not joy (,
| ever-and wondering il. indeed. th
| had been born without souls. IL th
| were devils they were certainly We
/ attractive devils, Then one day | "
walking behind one of these creatur
who was carrying lot of books. $
eral of the volumes slipped throu
her arms and fell on the paveme
| PERHAPS IL was Satan that promp