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Show egiment of Women, ty Ian Maclaren, AutW of "Beside tke Bonnie Brier Busk" I 9i iR i Ba iKV ad BsKftiTT f'J" "ll LIHWiit ; 1 Vt ",i,,, iE ! iK;- ' sH K ; inclined 1 tloiis tr, tiv principle of penal subordination; subordina-tion; one was Deborah, and the other mis Elizabeth Stevenson declares that the book was a dull performance, and this is certain that It would have been better tor Knox, and a goodly number of other men, to have left women alone, when tiny were able to rule as well os Elisabeth of England and tho Queen-mother Queen-mother of Scotland. Whatevei be the theory of the marriage mar-riage service, to leave scripture alone, life has to be regulated by facts, and thore are women born to nils and men who are best ruled. There Is a fitness In things and each case must stand on Its own merits, and that was the lesson which s census official learned one dav when he called for the return of the members of a household "Yon are not a widow. Mrs. Jamieson? ' said the census man after examining the , jia n. i "No, I'm ii married woman." "Quite- --o. then Is your husband away from home, oi I- he not living with you?'' "What do you mean?" replied Mrs. cja'mieson with a touch of acerbity "John's nol a sailor, and I would like to see him llvin' anywhere except In his J n house " "That Is all light. Mis Jamieson; 1 quite understand. and tho census man saw the- necessity of ixMng conciliatory, bin sh:. d ,,ur husband not entered as he nil of the hollse-hold?" "Lord I,'. .on." and M i bimie-on surveyed ihe dfflClal with much amuse-1 mint. "Ie ve ever see John? Head of the household '" and Mrs. Jamieson ns I Unite carried away b Iho thought i "Yo h a verj facetious man." Whether the defect was In John s body Of in Join- mind did not appear but It was Uu: that foi Mr. Jamieson to hu I been rulor in that household would have I been a violation of nature, living In the face of tho lav of gravitation. Very llkelv and especially if John was a sensible sensi-ble man. he would recognize the wisdom of providence In making up for his deficiencies defi-ciencies physical or mental, and supply- Ing him on the principle- of compensation, with a masterful Wjfe. And one can believe be-lieve that John was kepi In the paths of peace and righteousness by Mrs. Jamle-son's Jamle-son's strong hand, and that Ms affairs were successfully managed People of i the c aliber of Mr. .Iamb son have much cause to be thankful that they are not the head of the household, and hae not ; therefore had the opportunity of snuan- ( derlng th.-ir goods and playing the fool. . It does not follow, of course, that gen- tiemcn f the Jamieson type maj not have gifts of their wn although they be not fit for "regiment." for the follow- , Ing conversation between on editor and one of his most frequent contributors thrQWS some light upon another variety 1 of the same situation. iou have dole- pietty well with your last book." said the great man who do- . ponded upon a llxed salary and not the lottery of Motion, "you must have taken In a good sum lo royalties ' The author admitted that be had, but felt that more talk was coming, and that this Interest In his private affairs would have some practical conclusion. Are you laving anything past for your wife and children?" continued the editor. With Arm. scanning act ents, "or are yd u nendina every penny like the other c.ng f-olH? " With mark.. I allusion to the fact that wban nuui - book succeeds and It be a novel he Is apt to tnrl a rid- , h c ui .he pac li n...l a U. t-rla tc h v wife Th. tie iubllng author assured hi luoidior that n was saving every penny that ho could, and that the lost I thing he would dream of would be riotous 1 living, and then he ventured to inquire what was the reason for this solicitude, "because." said the moralist, T have been at your house." where Indeed the editor had been exceedingly well attended to und sent uway, warmed and filled. I "And I've seen your wife " then after a ! pause during which he surveyed the r)s-Ing r)s-Ing author with calm Impartiality, "yes, I have seen your wife, And you would be u pool ere-:. I in ap.-i rl fi lu-i It was the kind of pjaln speaking which an editor allows himself when he Is talking talk-ing to an author, but It was not very far from tl c truth, for that particular writer may have a slender gift for fiction, but In lias none whatever for household of- fairs. Ho he.?. Jiewever, the sense to know his own incapacity, and brings I every pennj ic eums to his wife, who arranges for everything, and pays every- , thing, and sees that her husband has a new suit of clothes when ho absolutely I needs them, ami gives him a small sum for tram faros, and an occasional afternoon after-noon tea. The plan 'has winked excellently, and the author was Just comparing notes With a stone ma-on lately, who told Mm 1 that he atleo had brought his weekly , wages to his wife every Saturday since the y west married with the exception Of tout -pence-, which he kept back for tobacco. to-bacco. Rrhey both agreed that they could not ImVe done better, but ihe mason was complaining that his Wife had grown so gintefel through prosperity that she-would she-would not allow him with the r-usv hnblt of former days to plt Into the kitchen grate when nt Ids evening smoke. "An able woman Is Murgarel. but 6vr since rbe- turn-el item in the suvlngs bank she's got uuiulo particular." ,1 There are limits, however, to this regiment, regi-ment, however qualified the ruler may-bo may-bo and however willing the .subject may be, and It Is not good for society and does not he lp the man's self respect when he Is reduced to the condition of a mental serf. It was the writers fortune to be once associated In public work with a man of considerable capacity and the meji-t lofty Intentions, who was so browbeaten brow-beaten by his wife that he could only I give the opinions which she had die tab d to him previous to a meeting He laid down his view with clearness and OSSUT-anoe, OSSUT-anoe, but we nil knew who had clarified nil mind and given him that backbone, and on ono occasion when he was sore put to in argument nnd was taken as it : were at -t distance from his reserves he gave himself away nnd replied to his critic, "What vou say may eeem reason-able, reason-able, but 1 know that my course Is the ' tight one. for my wife said so this mom- ! Ing. " Then we all looked at the celling, and to do the other man Justice he took no advantage of the exposed flank. In-de-' d. we sympathized with our friend, and in our more impious moments re- ' turned thanks that we were not under the- sami absolute regiment, but that we we re allowed the llherty of breathing, at ba-t In our public life. Soine.-tlmes a question was sprung suddenly upon the council, and then our good friend, having received no Instructions, knew not what line- to take Ills condition was so pltla- ! ble that a charitable chairman used to I suggest that perhaps he would think the , matter OVer after hC bad gone home nnd let us have his Judgment at m-xt meeting, meet-ing, whic h we had then In remarkably i forcible ami decided te-rms Ills wife- was sec accustomed to rule and so convinced ' that this w ,i -e what every woman ought to do, that slit used to rumonsUato with i the wives of youuger members of tho same council, because they allowed their husbands to vote as they pleased Instead ; of giving them their Instructions before i ilu-y left Her position was Indeed so as- su red that our worthy colleague had become be-come a me re annex le. his wife, and used to be known In society, without a smile: or any Intentional sarcasm, but simply as a recognition of a fact, as Mrs. Peter-kin's Peter-kin's husband Which was his function In life and he had resigned himself tec it, so that when we knew rum the last traco of Independence. If he had ever hud any. had disappeared. If one were ever to allow himself to vee Knox's exceedingly impolitic and offensive of-fensive language and to speak about the "monstrous regiment of women" it would be when he Is thinking of S certain kind of woman who gives herself, not to household duty, which she is apt to de-splse, de-splse, but to public afTuirs of the com-nonwealth com-nonwealth Amongst such women there are many very gentlo and lovable per- . sons, but there are others whe are, to put It modestly. less than attractive. 'I h-- are not good looking, nor well dressed, nor persuasive In manner, nor humble in spirit. ne may respect their Intentions, but he does not hanker after their company, com-pany, and he is most grateful to provl- denes that that kind of woman does not i live in his home. As a rule this woman does not live In any man's homo, but like a star dwells apart. Although whether j this seclusion Is due to the loftiness of her ideals, or to the blindness of mankind man-kind may be a question of de bate. One I Is relieved, however, to think that this J excellent female Is usually unmarried, and this seems to bo the condition of thai shrewd and discerning body e.f men, the police force. One day, so the story goes, a policeman was ou fcuij outside a I hall where the female workers of tho United Kingdom, or whatever that body iH of ladies is called which supervises so- iacH Ciety, were me eting His duty was to see ifiH that no man be allowed In to the sarrod rites, and he was determined to do his bTiIIIB "Ladies only, sir." as an elderly gentle- iH man came up and desired admittance; AH "can't allow In." "Just so. officer. Just so. I quite under- iTi-iri-iri-irH stand." said some poor Mr jvt.ukin with cTc trembling manner, "but I've come to take my wife home, if you'll Just allow me to H look in at tho door, she will see me and h ave. In fact, officer, sue told me to or- H here at this hour, und I musl show tm H ifc-CH "No use, sir," said the officer, regard- ing the abject figure amiably, and won- if doing that there could be so much deceit H In such h simple looking man. "That story won't do with me." and then point- Ing with his thumb over bis shoulder to B the hall behind, ''there's none of that lot cJAVKVJ r Peterkln however is sometimes married, and although he Is accustomed tr, the yoke, It sometimes rests hcuv cfAVKVJ upon "Now. old man," said the host to his BmBw friend when the hostess had bidden them H good-night unci the two had made their to the study, "we'll have an hour- H oulet talk and a smoke My wife is H great on early hours, and 1 generally fall H in with her wishes, but we'll bear U iJiL O'clock strike tonight at any rate. A i-iH man ought to lie Julius Caesar In his own H house." The decor had not been closed H and he spoke too loudly, fur the next H socond a voice was heard, low. tint firm. ) H Jullua to bed," and H Julius Caesar went. i H All TUtfliU t;c-(,caseX ifiH |