The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-12

with that Aren't you the Erandest
thing In the world!' expression, and
crochet you Christmas gifts. and write
you little violet-scented notes. and call
you up in business hours, and all that
just to humor you, the dear unset
fish little things! They don't want
to PARRY"
"of course, they want to malry!"
broke in the Widow, sitting up per
fectly straight, regarding the Bachelor
With frank challenge, Every normal
girl WANTS to Inarry-at least, once.
Lite without marriage is like a play
without a hero"
"Or. a motor car without q carbu-
rotor" suggested the Bachelor.
"0r a novel without q love-scene.
Wedding bells, and trosseaus and
honeymoons will never lose their siren
lure for a woman's soul. They are
the sweetest things on earth, and al.
ways will be. The neatness Of q
bachelorlgirl-flat win never make up
for the loneliness Of 1t: a latch key
will never take the place OF cradle,
and independence. however sweet will
nsvar b. al sweet 40 love and com.
partnership. A woman simply MUST
have something to pet and mothaF
and worry about
"And a husband Is more amusing
! than a poodle dog" scoffed the Bach
elor:
Infinitely" agreed the Widow, with
outhesitation, and gives one so much
more to worry about"
"Then where does the problem
come in?" inquired the Bachelor
why not just snap us UP when 20,
get the chance, and-be happy
and he looked at the Widow meaning
ly through the haze of his cigarette
I'VE do-mostly." admitted the wild
ow with rueful smile. 1T isn't until
after the honeymoon, and after tn
novelty of learning to keep house. ami
buying mahogany and collecting tn
silver. and all that. has worn of, tina
the girl lawyer, or writer. or artist. O
stenographer. or milliner or designe
finds herself tragically facing he
great problem-the problem of "th
job or the husband"
"Humph!" grunted the Bachelor
scornfully. Should think she'd decid
that, once and for all, before leading
an unsuspecting fellow to the altar!
| "She does-or thinks she does" tn
Widow protested earnestly. "Eithe
she decides to sacrifice her lob. AM
be an ideal wife and housekeeper-o
makes up her mind to hold onto he
Job. and be an ideal chum and hell
mate. And. whichever she does. min
times out Of ten. she wishes she ha'
done the other!"
I'm short. she reverts to type an
behaves just like a woman!" con
mented the Bachelor. Tipping the en-
| ~ nic TO Mt
"lf she tries to hold on to her job.
pursued the Widow. "she loses ha:
the sweetness Of home and marriag
and sometimes loses her husband
And if she gives up her work. an
tries to hold onto her husband. sh
loses her IDENTIFY"
"Well, what of that" inquired tn
Bachelor cheerfully. "She soon az
quires another identity, doesn't she?
"a reflected glory" exclaimed tn
Widow, scornfully. but it isn't thai
which really matters-it isn't passin
from the limelight OF public life int
the obscurity Of marriage. It's goin
from the exciting and stimulating a.
mosphere of work and achievement
into the calm monotonous round {
,home-lfe. which makes her so res
less. Always doing little things II
stead of big ones, always doing tn
same things in the same way. an
never getting anywhere. never accop
plishing-that' what just seems
smother and choke q progressive, an
bilious girl, after few years, no ma
; ter HOW much she loves her hui
! band! And yet"
And YETI" repeated the Bachelo
as the Widow hesitated.
I. And yet" she declared, Its bett'
! than being a SQuaw-wife!"
WHAT"
, "Oh, the kind of wife that goes o.
: and plants the garden and chops Il
! wood. and digs up the potatoes. 81
} then comes back to the tspee al
] makes the fire and grinds the col
> and cooks the dinner, while Big Chic
y Husband sits In front of the tent al