St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-04-12
What 10 Do with Our Girls.
Good day. gentlemen"

NuoOu uay. gentlemen.
"Good day said the horse reporter,
looking up and discovering yourg
lady in the apartment.
II 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 about?" asked the horse
reporter
The book" continued the fair can
vasser, lis by one of oar best known
writers 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 bothcring you much
this season. inquired the friend of
Maud S.
..Why, no." said the young lady,
blushing yiolently-''that is-why, Of
course haven't any daughters. )"
30, 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 loneliness?
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 thought?"
Il can't say that l have" replied the
horse reporter. 81 suppose we might
tie 'em up in The back yard when a
circus comes to town.
Il b,rll,- ,n;ni- ,-pt, p,nrahnpl Tho
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.
Noman's sphere, SO far as l 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 baiiled her efforts at adj
vancement along the great highway of
progress.
..Whv, that's lovely" exclaimed the
young lady. '.You believe in lady suf-
frage, don't you:?'
Lady who?"
LADY utlrare-believe that ladies
should vote. AMI have all the political
privileges that are accorded men. That's
Just what this book SAYS. That chapter
is perfectly sweet. It's just lovely"
Il presume so. 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 ever-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
Yes the soul-and-heart business is
all right, but YOU must remember that
the humble liver, working away I'M
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 whiteness 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 a book?" asked
the young lady. lin sure you talk
beautifully"
No" replied the horse reporter. &
cannot buy a book, because actions
speak louder than words, and do not
wish to disturb the dramatic critic who
is in the next room trying to write soul
without large S.''-Chicago Tribune.