The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-11-20
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES':
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Her last words on earth Wero, "Desr n1eadss I'm
Where washing isn't done, nor charming nor sew
And eves,,thine ther. viii b. just to my wishes.
For whore they don't eat there's no "ssmns o'
I'll be where loud anthems will always bs ringing,
But. having no voice. Ill bo rid OF the singing.
Don't mourn for me now, nor mourn for me ever,
For i'm going to do nothing for ever and ever.~
How . Woman Cured Her Husband a
Bad Habit
It used to be said in the early times
in Denver, when the free-and-easy life
of pioneer days was thought necessi-
IS, that ladies sometimes nasqueraded
in male attire especially at night just
to see what it was that detained their
husbands down town 80 late. One in
particular had very attractive hus-
band, and, woman-like, she was very
fond of him. It seemed to her that 30
precious possession should be guarded
zealously, and she did her best to keep
him in view. But his incomings and
outgoin1 were frequent. Like the
Irishman's flea, he was anywhere but at
the place at which he was expected to
10 found. Nevertheless she buckled
bravely down to her mission, and few
were his escapades that failed to come
under her personal observation. One
night she traced him to dance.hali,
and Just as he was about leading one Of
the reigning bellies OF the place to form
q set in cotillion handsomely dressed
boy interposed between them.
II beg your pardon, sir, but have
weakness for this girl myself" remarked
the youth, "and with your leave I'll
have dance with her"
Before the astonished gentleman
could gather his scattered senses about
him the youth and girl were whirling
AWAY in the: mazes Of the dance. 1t
was tho look and tone of the intruder
which had dumbfoun1ed him. he had
seen that face somewhere, and the voice
was rs familiar to him rs spring violets.
HE looks to be every inch boy, and
yet Ill swear it's woman" he NUT.
tered, doubtfu]ly.
In q few moments the dance was
over, and the boy came close to him.
Aren't you tired?" lie inquired.
"Well, yes" replied the citizen, -
littlol"
"Well. let's go home" suggested the
youth.
"Go-homep interposed tho citizen
in tones long drawn ont, while faint
inkling of the youths identity began to
dawn upon him. Then he stopped and
peered wistfully into the face wreathed
with smiles.
"Win you go homer" the boy agar
inquired.
1t was hardly necessary to have made
the inquiry. It was evident that the
citizen had begun to comprehend the
situation. But he heaved sigh as he
replied, cordially:
II think will"
It was his last night ont. The places
that knew him once knew him no more.
Pleasure taken under such espionage
had ceased to be pleasing. The gentle
u,an new is one Of the pillars Of society.
Denve,' Ne,os.
Women's Education.
Lady Alacrly writes in the following
yet the question of women's education
in England has gained ground. The
work of the last few years proves it be-
You'd dispute. It shows reform in
secondary education advancing day by
day-tho graut of universal education,
till now the exclusive privilege Of men;
tho professional education in the only
direction hitherto earnestly sought by
women secured to them by the opening
Of the medical school. The question,
then, is no longer what it was few
years ago, Shall women be allowed to
have real and thorough education?'
They have it. Through difficulties in
Vulnerable the opportunities have been
won for them, and they have shown
most praiseworthy zeal in using the OPP
portunities. That the directors should
Ee sil6nced is more than we could hope !;
but they have shifted their ground. We
seldom hear now quite the same speech
es that were SO common, even when tho
National Union began it's missionary
work. What one lady characterized az
the great button-and-shpper argyll
mept is seldom brought forward; and
that women may legitimately use their
time and intelligence on something be-
You'd the homely comfort of their hus-
bands is pretty generally granted. Tho
brea1l-winning necessity, so aggravated
by many social causes, has done much
in favor of education. It is not the
highest, nor the truest argument for
human culture, but it has tho merit of
being unanswerable.
The latest and lowest objection that
has been brought forward is the fear
that highly-educated women will cease
to be attractive to men, and even them
selves no longer care to please. We
might leave nature to settle that ques'
ton. But men have been heard to say
they thought a ,woman's first duty was
to soothe mans ruftled vanity, that, a,
least at home, he might be able to con-
slider himself the first of men. Such
people need not fear the supply Of fiat
terIrs in either sex will ever fail; but
since it cannot be denied that talent
has ever been one of the greatest at
trptions to women, do men wish t
rite them so much lower as to thinl
that cultivated minds and all the variei
charms that flow from superior intellec
arc valueless in their estimation? A
wellbalanced Judgment will teacl
women to make the best of their lot il
I'D whom unfortunately they are un
equally yoked, and wise woman vii
c4ieeal and correct those faults foo
would fatter and encourage. To be .
rhelpmato to man is, believe, admitted
on all sides to be woman's happies
position; but conventional inferiorit,
will not insure that companionshil
which can DO relied on as help in tn
various trials Of married life"
!, Living In Two Trunks.
A Saratoga correspondent, in lette
to the New York Star, says: Th
young lady who came to Saratoga 10 b
amused, informs me that she "came t
look at the idiots and not to anus
them"
MI Tcame clear from Madison avenue,
she said, and only brought four dress
es with me, and here + can sit and se
100000 worth OF dresses 60 by in
perpetual procession every day. TIL
idiots that wear them have to 40 to al
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