Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-23
women Wore Daring Thnn Men.


Women are always more daring than
men, eXclaims the san Francisco
Chronicle. When they want to do a
thing they will endure as no man will
TO accomplish their ends. A woman
has a very clear idea Of what she is en-
titled to and what she may with safety
claim. She cannot g to Il dog-light
or a wrestling-match, or a smuggling
encounter, although she would like TO-
But she can bully man if he does not
20 what she is entitled to. She can
make Il car-cOnduCtOr'S hair turn gray
in the distance Of a block. she can,
and she enjoys doing it, drive the most
patient housekeeper to the verge of in
sanity. She is capable of going down
town sixteen times to change a paper
of pins. Those things everybody
knows. But ii one wants to see the
woman in the highest state of indepen-
dente and aggression against man, let
vim go and quietly look on at a matt
nee at the theatcr When a woman
,akes her seat there is no power Oh
Garth that will induce her to bulge
If one comes late and has to pass a
dozen others to get to her seat sh.
knows what he has to expect. She
i1oes not attempt to apologize ITO i'm
plore-shc simply walks over them
and they make her if she doesn't wan
20. 1t is quite possible the seat does
not belong to her, She never come
cut until the performance is over, ever
if the owner has to sit in the aisle
She will go and take Il vacant seat il
the front row if she sees it, and whcl
the usher asks for her check she vii
almlyinform him that she will kee
the seat till the owner comes. Whel
the owner does come, possession is te
points of the law, and the usher wilt
How One Woman Learned Telegraph
1t was several years ago. Telegram
schools were not as common as the
are now. Neither were female tell
graphers. This maiden was muc
like other nice girls that have the
own living to make, except that 81
had will which would have carrie
her around the world if she had mat
up her mind to 90. She was sale
woman in Il shop, and got, parhap
three dollars a week. Many cir
remain saleswomen at three dollars
week for half dozen years or MOI
signing for change, but only sighin
This one resolved and worked. 81
determined to learn telegraphy. \
way seemed open. The offices in t
city where she was did not take a
prentices, and if they had done so tn
would not have seen their way clear
taking female apprentices. But Nj
Dash was not TO be daunted. 7
manager Of one office said to hi
There is no opening at all we cot
make for you unless you would ia
the place of one of the check-boys, /
Of course you could not do that"
"Of course | can, then. and | vii
answered Miss Dash,
1t was given to her, and next mo
ing this tall, grown young woman
ran carrying messages from one p
of the Office to another. running
rands, and in all respects doing DO
work. She was paid at first, if one
members right, about Sl.5O we
The employees made great eyes at fl
for the like was unheard of. But NJ
Dash went on quietly, kept her e
and ears open, and meddled with
body. Long before daylight of
dark, cold winter mornings, she
obliged to leave home to I've at
post by Z. But presently there ca
an opportunity for her to learn W
the clicking of the wires said.
had her mind set on that, and, as
ways, kept her eyes and ears ~
Her duties were not pleasant, for b