Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-11-22
VOLUME 81, NO. 2.


have been sittiag here enjoying 4 quiet
iangh al ~ myself. over Pale Of D.~.o.-
f'ers AMI magazines. in .hieh TIE Woman
Question was aired aooor,iiag 20 the d;H-r-
ing views Of editors and -ri,.r.- Ou.
gentleman tiinks. that the rsason The men
take nap On the sofa evening. at home.
or else leave Il 70 20 10 naughty places. Is
because there arc no Msdan De Ssaels IA
our midst % make hone attractive. lie
ras. probably. bachelor. or Be ~oall au-
derstRnd thai Wen a mia who Las been
PerPiexed and frc.ted ailday. Gually reaches
bosno. The last object Le wishes T. encount-
cr Is a wiie-aEaxs Uonsn Of tie MaIame
De s'ael pattern. ProPoundins her theories
on politics. theology and Literature. The
Ver.cst idio; who should entertain bin By
the hour With tragic accounts OF brokca
tcacups. AID saucepans. s0aid be = hless-
ing compared 10 her, not that u would Ike
lat either nOt that b. ~oaid Know himself
exactly what be scoaii iI<e in such = case
except that II shogll be something
diaDeiricaiiy opposite % that. which,
years Ago be got on Lis knees 10 solicit.
Aaother writer asserts that ~oncns
brains are too highly cultivated Ar the
present day and that hey have lost their
intrest IN tie increase Of the census; ; and
hat their husbands. rot sharing tbeir
apathy. hence tie disastrous resGlt. 1
might suggest in answer that tbs apathy
may have its foundation ia the idsa 50 iast
81 ~ n
that whieh answers TO n ia a less fashioa-
abe ssratgn of society that IL is al Iadig-
niiy - expect fathers OF iamiiies - be At
h5rae, save OooNsioaAily 70 sleep or eat. o.
70 change their apparel; and thAi. under
sucb circumstances. women naturally pre-
Ter TO be mother Of four chillrea. or noae.
ihAn - engineer seveaieea CF tweaiy
throughtbe Perils Of childhood and youth
~iihout assistance, CO operation. Or sympa-
Thy.
Another writer thinks that women don't
"smile- enough when their hlsbands cone
into thc house and TIA, u,any = man ulisses
having bis shirt. or drawers. taken from the
burt-a All AID on 4 chair all really %
jump iato. a. some particular day or hour
- b. VS. accustomed. when be lived with
some Paiter- sister or .mnleg.stc amt az
houae. TLis prrys on his manly iniellect
AM a-kes iiie curse % bin.
Another asserts th-l maay women have
some feEns.e fricnl -ho Is very objection
abe 70 the husband. IN eKsuing a pasiiis-
tic eaeet on Der miai. aad Ia: Dc Sees lis
house IN conseggencc OF dis unholy ir-
igence; not that this vefy husband Woali'ut
bristle AL oser AZ the idea oi kis ~iie's
coari -Ia-r tiaIing a b.holor. or benedict
irienl. for he same reason; but tLcn Il
make dideronee. you knO~, = Iaaa not
being = WoElan.
Anoiher writer ss-srts that nobody Jet
knows vLat Womaa IS capable u dong.
have oaiy 10 rep.y ;hai The sane Assertion
caaao. tc aaie s',h regard % men. IS the
iseii-rs N s-cai cities. a. Least. ku3- that
tte malority of ,len are oapab.e of dong
anything. tiz; de lcyl and opr5ri,.niiy IA
vor.
. i has ben practice for years to father
every s.ar.i jl5e thlt travels -be 1ersrs-
n.rr.l-l r1 " ffJ~-ao1r .s r-Ilr.~
In O. .ar. 49, itssens t0 .1s tlat every
ulr-..l ufa aer. r,1 proves untrse %
. 20 better na-1-e, hif r.fe is h.il respons.-
BE. ii o. 'h. oil e. r4rlly excuse thar lis
ir.t raaa alive .ot s1.1r. and w5.ch las
. becn rlsei.ir.- ro1-i fh's wca-y World ever
..aoo. d" T'bs woman iboa -avcsi o. be-
I -i,A rc--s.e l.i .hus and So ald there
F i.-e a. ite A41las from that tine d5wn
have siimPorol. torn thc.s hair. and rush
I'd forth 20 she 'oas coveted Pcriic.ioa.
over lae bridge o. ib.s c5ssrily excuse.
ThxNT TEEy.