Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-09-05
POINT SEPTEMBER


my dear girl" said one young lady
70 another on Fulton street, .'will you
60 with me tonight and hear Processes
Stone lecture?''
'Who's he. and what will he lecture
sboutp'' s.
'nk! ne is lovely, Boston man and
10 going to lecture ON the Higher Educ
cation OF Women Ma says it will be
very instructive and pa says it's only
for lot of old shriekers,, and when pA
and ma talk like that know it's some
thing worth hearing
us it about that awful Tewksburyf"
'.Oh! my, no. it's about Columbia
College, and ma says-"
''HOw NICE" interrupted the other.
''Wonder if he'll sing any class songsf
Cousin Ned is Columbia boy, and last
vacation he sang more funny songs
Did you ever hear this:
voa,d WI: win .Ss ssasS sspsir.ss. .ud u
M 100 cute Tor anything; and sAea
there was one beginning :"
mo, no, dear" said the Intellectual
young lady; tits about admitting young
ladies into this college. Ma SAYS"
.'Why, goodness me, Mamie, Cousin
Ned told me all about the entertain
ments, and how they danced and fiiried.
all this at the college, and this Mr.
Stone pretends that no women have ever
been admitted"
"But. Nellie dear, he means tho adj
hitting Of women into the college as
students"
'Oh. that! we'll, thank my stars!
I've graduated, and don't want to ever
hear of hooks again. Itmakes nv heal
ache nOw--cram, cram, cram; but my
dress was lovely. Did ever show YOU
our badge? It's too sweet-black en-
amel crescent and a gold star below"
MA says that we women should vote.
and only by higher education can WON.
en- gain strength to throw off the yoke.
.'What yoke?" queried Nellie, limo
Gently.
''Oh! l don't know; they are ALWAYS
having it out over some such question.
and pa says if ms had her way men
would be home tying knots in Irvine
(macrema, YOU know?), then ma says
that would be as lofty as guzzling beer
till midnight, and then pa turns up his
nose and ma cries, and don't hear any
more about Morgan Dix or higher edu-
cation that night"
Speaking Of yokes, Mamie, reminds
me of that lovely Mother Hubbard gown.
The yoke was Irish point and trimmed
~
"Oh, Nellie, please don't mention
dresses now. Ma says that we are on
the eve Of mighty upheaval; that woun-
en- are to demand redress
ooh, Mamie. you giddy thing, telling
me not to talk about dress and here you
go-and that makes me think. I'm go
ing to dye that old gray cashmere terra
Gotta and make it with long polon.
aise--"
''And if we go to night we'll hear
about O'Donovan Rossa. He's anothe,
hero, Is ma calls all these women's
rights men,
els he from Boston too?"
'.Oh. no. He's the man that brought
over the Bartholdi statue and Cleopa-
tra's needle"
Where on earth do you pick up SO
much information. Mamie'" said Nellie.
bending an admiring glance on her
friends new hat.
"Well, one can't help listening" said
Mamie. win superior smile, land ma
is always talking and pa can hold his
own. SO l get the benefit of all then
conversations. / get all the religious
and higher education from ma and pol
itics and dynamite talk from pa.
''But you used to be always talking
about art and culture and tone; now"
''Oh, that's old. Ma says that was
frst passing fancy, but this higher ed
ucation is the thing now. Will you 60
tonight e''
.WOuld love to, but am going to the
opera with Cousin Ned. Good BY, dear;
tell your ma I'm coming to see her
soon." and the young ladies separated.
each impressed with the idea she had
spent very profitable half hour.-
Brooklyn Eagle.