The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-03-09
A Wo m an
Halter
He Found That He Was
Unable to Withstand
the Sex
BY r. A. mitchell


and quite wealthy.
= When / say that my uncle was a
woman hater, In justice to him must
state his reasons for being so. He
had had 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 a 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 as much sisterly affection
as II he were her own brother instead
Of Ned's. Ns f1
But Mrs. Ned did not propose that
any one should interfere in the slight
est degree with her influence over her
husband. She well knew the affection
between twins and determined that
Ned should throw OF his brothers in
fluence in favor Of her own. The wed
ding ceremony over, she put into prac-
tice her plan for doing this.
AS soon as the couple returned from
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 it pass. Perhaps it
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 coldness, 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 wal
unprepared for such a revelation
What shocked him especially was tina
woman should consider any sucl
means Of gaining her husbands entir,
submission a legitimate and brillian
move From the time of leaving hi
brothers house Ted eschewed the SO
ciety Of women. and when he Learned
after his brothers death how tina
brother had been made to condemn
him unjustly he became woman
Halter.
Such was the condition of my uncl
when l went to live with him. hat
not been long In his house when b,
one day took me into his study ant
said to me:
"My boy, think you are old enough
30 understand what ] am about to sa,
to you. possess valuable property
which propose to hand down through
you to Others, who. it is my intention
shall be men. l shall make you m,
heir, stipulating that you shall bInt
yourself not to marry. In other words
you viii hold my estate In trust TO
I whomsoever you may decide to leav,
1t, provided that person be male
In this way intend to keep any wo
man from ever having any benefit O
my fortune"
had not at this time been informed
: of my uncle's opinion of the softe
sex or the circumstances that ha(
made him o woman hater 1 asked
him why he proposed TO keep any wo
man from enjoying his estate. 81,
gave me lecture which l shall nevel
forget. Beginning with the belief O.
earlier races Of men that women d.
not possess souls, he traced their grad
ual rise till In modern times they have
usurped positions formerly occupied by
men, He predicted that they woult
eventually dominate men, who would
possess the same relations towart
them as they had in ancient times hell
toward men. He attributed thi.
change In the relative position of mel
and women to women being superior
to men in all forms of duplicity.
OF course was affected by this rea
sonfng, but not sufficiently to cause
me to shun girls The young rather
love than fear danger and the fact
that was educated to believe that
the devil lurked In the bosom of every
maid only rendered maids the more
attractive to me. l remember looking
at a bevy of schoolgirls about fifteen
the age when woman is. to my think
ing, a thing of beauty If not Joy for.
overland wondering If, indeed, they
had been born without souls. If they
were devils they were certainly very
attractive devils. Then one day l was
walking behind one of these creatures
who was carrying lot of books. Sew
eral of the volumes slipped through
her arms and fell on the pavement.
Perhaps 1t was Satan that prompted
me to pick them up for her. At any
rate, did 80. and when she turned
pair OF robins egg eyes up at me
and gave me smile felt delicious
sensation steal over my whole being.
If the devil was In those lips was
ready to sell my soul to him for one
kiss.
4 I have not room to tell how this girl
Alice was her name-a mere chit.
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