The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-26
What TO Do with Our Girls.
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"Good day, gentlemen"
"Good day." said the horse reporter,
looking up and discovering a young
lady in the apartment.
III would like to show you a work
which am selling" she began, land
am sure it will prove both interesting
and instructive" "
"What's it aboutP" asked the horse
reporter.
yasser, sis by one of our best known
writers and Speakers, and is entitled,
what Shall We DO With Our GirlsF
The question is certainly one OF para
mount Importance, and -"
"Are 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.
20, 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 a 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,
'sKave you ever given it thought"
II can't say that l have" replied the
horse reporter. II suppose we might
tie 'em up in the back yard when q
circus comes to town."
II 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 endowedP 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 FOL
centuries has baflled her efforts at nd
vancement along the great highway o.
progress.
"Why, that's lovely" exclaimed thu
young lady. "You believe in lady sui
! frage, don't you?"
LADY whop"
"Lady suflrage-believe that ladie
should vote, and have all the politica
privileges that are accorded men. That
lust what this book says. Thatchapto
Is perfectly sweet. It's just lovely"
III presume SO. But how about tb,
chapter that says women should no
cramp and distort their bodies will
corsets and their feet with tight shoes
The gaunt demon of unrest that lurk
in the maternal bunion may, in the chilli
of that mother, become an ever-presen
monster Of pain"
80, those chapters are hOrrid! Wha
the world is interested in are the noble
attributes of woman-her soul an,
heart"
"Yes, the soul-and-heart business
all right, but you must remember tina
the humble liver, working away I'm
ostentatiously, is also a pretty goo
scheme, and without health woman ca
never attain success. The deadly clas
of the steel-ribbed corset and the fata
grip of the cleaning garter are hurry
ing to early graves the women OF ou
land. The beautiful eyes that shoul'
sparkle so brightly are dull and lustre
less, the cheek whose whiteness shoul
be relieved by the rosy blush of healt
is sallow and wan. and the fairei
temple ever made is rendered a ghastl
ruin by the one who should take tn
greatest pride in its beauty"
"And will you buy bookg" aske
the young lady. "l'm sure you tai
beautifully"
"No," replied the horse reporter, .
cannot buy book, because actor
speak louder than words, and l do M
wish TO disturb the dramatic critic VIII
is in the next room trying to write sol
without large S."-Cticdgo Tribua