The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13

tsrn~i Then be gave ms dummy wife
10 printed sllp. which she rad and
ylske TO me. II was very ioag. In.
deed. d, was vcritsble curtasa lecture.
Mr. lArramorc nodded 10 me 10 take
my own course Ia shutting her 81. The
oniy course that suggested itself TO me
was this
III you keep on talking long enough
perhaps you'll say something worth
hearing In time"
Al this our instructor called halt
where il the error In this caseT he
astri me.
THE error Is In woman's endless
chain Of words was my reply.
Wrong, Your wife was simply let
4 ting on steam. The feminine nerves
are different from those Of men, and a
husband should recognize this. You
should have lei your wife talk until
she was talked out
what, Listen 10 that rnbbishf
Where do the husbands nerves come
| In"
Ills part IL 90 leave the room quiet
~ and without banging the door be-
hind him,
See here professor. began angri'
| ~ I'D have you understand =
Recess interrupted the professor.
and opened the door OF pleasant lit
tie room IN which there were flowers
and birds and pictures on subjects con-
durive TO happy emotions Go In
there and make up"
"NThat pretty room said my hypo-
thetical wife. smile breaking over her
pretty lips
"Helightful,' ! assented
We were left together for some time.
longer than | thought necessary for
practice IN reconciliation between hns-
baud and wife though altogether too
short for n pair OF lovers. Indeed. |
would not have objected TO much
longer period. Mr. Larramore sum.
moned MS 10 new marital trials, apollo.
giving for leaving us so long.
I'VE have a room in which we put
extremely amlabe couples" he said,
for the severest test that can be ap.
piled II is furnished throughout in
red The reason for my delay In your
case Is that | put couple In the red
room. and there resulted such bitter
quarrel that II required all my strength
TO separate them. Never furnish
room In red: it excites animoSity
What did you do with this coupler"
asked
"rhey are now in the violet room,
billing and cooling"
MAY ask, professor, what proper
tion Of divorces your tables indicated
are mother in law casesf'
Ninety per cent
lis 1t the motherin-la virus alone
that produces the trouble or are there
other ingredients?"
quite often there are other ingre-
dents, but 1t is safe to say that with
the mother.in-law removed rs per cent
of such cases would pull through
what is the best anti-tOxin," | ask
ed, for wife on the verge Of trans |
ferring her affections to another man.
Another woman"
And suppose my hypothetical
wife's paue in the anti-toxin for hus-
band infatuated with another woman
than his wife is another manT'
"Only as u last resort replied the
int Of bol
other man is liable to throw stain on
the wife"
Mrs. Larramore was passing, and her
husband referred the question to her.
THE treatment of husband infatu.
ated by another woman" she said, re
Quires more self control than any other
case. The safest plan is for the wife
to ignore the infatuation and not ap-
pear jealous, for the man is pretty sure
TO tire OF the other woman In time. A
man whose home is made attractive to
him Is not likely to give 1t up for good
unless he is badly handled"
Professor Larramore recommended
his drilling in the matrimonial manuals,
but the practice was rather on points
calculated TO bring about trouble than
those in which quarrel had got under
way. These matters did not interest
me. I made several irritating remarks
to my Hypothetical wife that made her
very angry for the purpose Of being
sent TO the making up room. When
we were returned there the lady said.
II wouldn't marry you for the wealth
OF the Indies
do you know why | said those vii
lainous things TO youf"
because you are naturally vicious,
| suppose"
Because our former making mp was
so delightful that wished to make up
over again"
| was drilled with my hypothetical
wife In avoiding matrimonial whirl.
POOLS twice week for six weeks, al
he end of which time we were each
given a certificate that we were master
md mistress Of the art. When the ,,
diplomas were given US the professor
said that we were fitted to pass the /,
danger period with any.
hing short Of a tarantula or porcu-
zine, and / am sure that we had been