Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-20

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G19L C9ADrAToA
Two oitizens, not very old, were sitting
in a railr0d office at Milwaukee, says
Perks San, talking about coming enter
taiDments, when one said:
Let's 90 up to the Fem lie. College
aud witness the commencement exsf-
cises. There is nothiD. / like better
than to see girls wht are Just budding
into womanh"od, and to listen to the
ideas they ad ancs in their addresses.
which are far beyond their year,"
The other man pulled on his cigar .
few times, while there Was q far-awsy
look in his eyes. and finally said:
mot any female college for George
Augustus. Not none. guess never
told you my experience at female COL
lego. Several ears ago lived in Chi
osQO, and had cousin who vas attend
ing . female college . short distance
from the city, and on Saturday went
up 70 the college to - her and put in
the day. You wouldn't think it, 70 go
me now, bat in those days was q reRu
lar masher. vas not exactly q dude,
but | was got up regardless, with white
linen pants, white flannel coat and vest,
. Panama hat, linen over-Raiters, Q high
standing collar, and cuffs that came
clear down to the ends Of my fingers.
Ny cousin Vas glad to GO ne, and she
vas q daisy, and it wsuld BE- we'll for
y0u not to forget it. The other girls
were all glad to 80 me, for it vas not
often that live male man was allowed
TO visit them II seems that the teach
ere had al gone to Chicago on shop
ping expedition, and the girls we're ON a
tear; that il, they were in for fun. and I
vas Rodsena to them. met my cousin
in the reception room, and the Girls came
in. two or three at time, to he intro
duosd. aud before l knew il there we're
fifty Of them around me, and never felt
90 good in all my life. I felt good deal
like the dude in the opera of Patience
where all the girls yearn for him, and
wouldn't have sold out my chance that
beautiful Saturday for the wealth of
Vanderbilt. Before night I would have
sold out for 30 cents, or would have even
given myself away.
First, beautiful blonde girl wanted
me to allow her to draw 4 picture Of
herself on ON of my cuffs. and thought
it would be all right to have her picture
there, where ! could see it constantly,
and ! gave her commission to paint il;
and then another suggested that they
blindfOld me and fix me up for comDa-
ny. thought it would be all right, and
20 they tied handkerchief around my
eyes, and made me promise not to take
il of until they gave me permission.
Well, for an hour sat there and allowed
them TO do what they pleased With me,
until / got % nervous / could hardly sit
still. / oo1ld feel the touch of q gentle
hand on my oeck. while there Was an
occasional snioker among the girls, AMI
after while they took the bandaQe of
my eyes, and looked at myself in q
mirror. Well, waa mad enough to bite
every girl in the room. About Q dozen
girls stood around with paint brushes
and those boards that painters run their
thumbs through, aud mix paints on, and
they had painted designs all over nae.
First ono of them had painted a black
m0ustaohe on my lip, with terra GOTTA
ends, and . sky-blue imperial ON ny
chin, pointed with yellow. They had
painted picture Of golden haired girl
on my white shirt b0sow; my high ct md
ing collar had . male drawing dog
cart; my cuffs were 0rnamented With
two fiQh ing rOeoters; mud my white
pants looked like circus billrepresent-
ing Daniel in the lions den. But my
white coat was the worst. You have
seen the door Of country paint ahOp,
where they try oil the eolors of paint.
Well, the back Of my COAT looked like
the door Of paint shop. only the artist
had got the oolors on in the shape of
plaoquo. in the center OF which seems
% b . lost dude looking around for
wagon track 70 follow OF. Oh, il could
have got out of there in all the purity
with which entered, would have been
glad. They wanted to take me out ON
The Rrass and play With me, and swing
mo In the hammock, bot Wo0ldn't 20.
and Just then<one Of the girls looked out
Of the window, gave the grand hailinR
sign OF distress, and they oil rushed out
Of the room, leaving me alone. and, b.
fore I could look at myself twice. fosT
Of the female teachers came into the
room. They had returned from Chicago
before they we're expected. Did they
look q ne? Well. l should remark. /
tried 10 explain, bat they would not
hear to any explanation and had 70
90 away. The cousin / spoke Of Was
Only . coosin in my mind, and she had
made other arrangements about rels-
tiveo and didn't want me no more, and
/ went out into tae vide world q pieoe
of decorated ehina such a. Vaa never
ooen before. Al 8 store bought linen
ulstos, vent TO the lake and washed part
Of The paint OF my face, turned mp my
coat collar, and after dark rode into
Chicago on Q lumber ear, and got 70 my
boarding place. where thers Vas = party,
and l bad 70 show myself and explain
is al. tell yoa, pard, would mot 70
10 . female college unprotected, and
face . crowd Of dude girls, for fortune.
They are awful vhen they get on .
prse, and no mans life 10 cafe in their
hAnda ! never see . school girl now
buS think of that afternoon as the To-
male college, and what fool was that
I did mot have gail enough 70 kiss every
one Ut them"
RGassAN vAGToRy CoslosES.
Hitherto. owners or manager Of mills
and factories in Russia have bean free
% deal With their W0skpsopls - they
pleased. Bat on the IRA day Of thu
wear q new factory Law came into op-
esasion for the regulation Of the work
| Of children. A complete STAFF Of in
speotors has beeu appointed to euf0rcs
she following CALCULATIONS OF Abe new
laV:
/. Children under 10 years Of ass musl
| u0s b allowed 10 WORK in factories.
2. W0ekeEs from The 49, q II 10 Il
years must mot work more than eight
| hours . day. Night work for children
can only Be- authorised in eoeabliah