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Show B A PUZZLE FROM LIFE. Now, the Lady Married One to Two Men Which? Do You Know? Thoro wns a lady who from her youth up had mnny BUltors; but as tho years wore on they gradually fell from their allcglanco, until ono day Bhe nwoko to tho fact that of all the many but two remained. This led to some earnest communion with her houI and caused her for tho first tlmo, seriously to consider the question ol marriage. "I nm no longer as young as I was," she remarked to herself, "and nl though my friends nro kind enough to call mo charming, their very In slstenco lipon It leads mo to bcllove thnt I should decide nt onco which of my two romalnlng suitors 1 had better accept." Then she cogitated long nnd spent sleepless nights over the problem, bul found It ever moro (lllllciilt to solve. "Hilly," she argued, "Is strong nnd masterful. Ho will guard mo from all ruilo contact with the world. Ho will view mo as n rare nnd fragile not house flower which must be shielded from every rude blast, every varying change of tompernturc. The sun must not shine too xtrogly upon mo nor tho wind blow too keenly. Ho appeals to my fnmlnluo sonso of dependence and to my love of being loved, but," nnd she shook' her head soberly; "theio Is no use disguising tho fact thnt his excessive curo to 1110 will prove a boro. "Ho will always bo solicitous to see (tint I wear my rubbers when It Is damp underfoot. Ho will Insist on deciding for mo all tha questions of life, whether trlvlnl or Important; what books I shdll read, what religion I shall adopt and, probably, what breakfast food I shall eat. Within two years 1 shall bo a pampered nonentity non-entity without cither n will or an Intelligence In-telligence of my own. "Now, I must weigh Jack In tho bnlance. He Is n dear, lovable follow, fol-low, n charming nnd amusing companion, com-panion, but with as little serine of responsibility re-sponsibility as u kitten. Ho appeals strongly to my maternal Instinct. I feol that ho needs my affection nnd, In n measure, niy guidance; hut I cannot can-not deceive myself. I shall bavo to bear tho brunt of everything, decldo nil Important questions nnd grapple with nil the problems that would come to us In our mutual experience. Ho demands of existence sunshine nnd roses, n song nnd a Jest; hut In times of storm nnd stress ho would bo as n broken reed. And jet In fair weather weath-er he would bn a delightful ngcut with a chance to let my Individuality ox-pnnd ox-pnnd nnd develop, for I should ho tho head of tho house." Now, tho Indy married ono of theso men. Which? Do you know? Life. |