The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08
What to Do with Our Girls.
Law, gentlemen.

"Goou Qay, gentlemen.
"Good day, said the horse reporter,
looking up and discovering a young
lady in the apartment.
II would like to show you a work
which l am selling" she began, land
am sure it will prove both interesting
and instructive"
whats it about?'' asked the horse
reporter.
The book" continued the fair can
vasser, sis by one of our best known
writer's and speakers, and is entitled,
What Shall We Do With Our Girls'
The question is certainly one of para
mount Importance, and -"
care your girls bothering you much
this season?'' inquired the friend of
Maud S.
"Why, no." said the young lady,
blushing violently ''that is-why, of
course [ haven't any daughters. "
80, you're out on the road telling
people what to do with their girls be-
fore you're even married, let alone the
mother of few visions of loveliness?
Well, that's all right Some of our best
cook books have been written by peo-
pie who didn't know gridiron from
the Fifteenth Amendment. :"
"But this question of what shall be
done with the girls is really an import
ant one" continued the young lady,
"have you ever given it a thought?'
Il can't say that have, y replied the
horse reporter. 81 suppose we might
tie EN- up in the back yard when a
circus comes to town.
81 hardly think you comprehend the
question in all its bearings. What is
the legitimate sphere of woman; in
what field of action can she best display
and make use of the God-given talents,
attributes of mental force, and physical
grace with which she is endowed? These
are living, burning issues, and must be
fairly met. When we SEE
"All right" said the horse reporter,
"you can meet them if you want to-
Woman's sphere, so far as / have been
able to discover, is to never have break
fast on time. 1t is no doubt some
what limited one, but she is gradually
reaching out into the great unknown,
and will eventually grasp with her lily
white fingers the black demon of in
justice that has so long oppressed her,
and strangle in the very stronghold of
his power the great wrong which for
centuries has ballled her efforts at ad-
vancement along the great highway of
progress"
"'Why, that's lovelyn' exclaimed the
young lady. "You believe in lady suf-
frage, don't you?"
Lady who?"
"Lady sufrage-believe that ladies
should vote, and have all the political
privileges thata accorded men. That's
just what this book says. That chapter
is perfectly sweet. It's just lovely"
Il presume 50. But how. about the
chapter that says women should not
cramp and distort their bodies with
corsets and their feet with tight shoes?
The gaunt demon of unrest that turks
in the maternal bunion may, in the child
of that mother, become an eyer-present
monster of pain"
80, those chapters are horrid! What
the world is interested in are the nobler
attributes of woman-her soul and
heart"
Eyes, the soul-and-h heart business is
all right, but you must remember that
bhO Lt4lllDlC IINCLS WI away
ostentatiously, is also a pretty good
scheme, and without health woman can
never attain success. The deadly clasp
of the steel-ribbed corset and the fatal
grip of the cleaning garter are hurry
ing to early graves the women of our
land, The beautiful eyes that should
sparkle SO brightly are dull and lustre-
less, the cheek whose wilderness should
be relieved by the rosy blush of health
is sallow and wan. and the fairest
temple ever made is rendered a CHASTITY
ruin by the one who should take the
greatest pride in its beauty"
''And will you buy book?" asked
the young lady. 'I'm sure you talk
beautifully"
NO" replied the horse reporter, Il
cannot buy a book, because actions
speak louder than words, and L do not
wish to disturb the dramatic critic who
is in the next room trying to write soul
without large ."-Chicago Tribune.