Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-22
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT.
THE LAST WORD.
A Domestic War of Words and wit In
Which the Woman Holds Her Own.

Peter Elderberry, last evening. "lt
was by your sister, but can't say that
] agree with it"
'Oh, WE'LL" returned Bub, ut is not
necessary that you should say so. Bel
doesn't care what any mere man may say
on the subject. It's the women she's
after"
"Of course" I explained, 'a mans
opinion on this subject can not be of SO
much Importance as woman's s opinion.
don't see that men need to give them
selves any anxiety about it"
''You don'tr' exclaimed Uncle Peter,
beginning to get interested. Suppose
my wife should take notion to go sky
larking off to the polls, what should |
doP"
"I know" said Bub. You'd go to
work right away to stir up pancake bat
ter. That is what the husbands of
public spirited women in the funny
paragraphs always do. Then one of
your grown-up children would be made
a child again just for tonight, so that
he might mingle his walls with the
buckwheat batter. and help 10 make it
pleasant for you.
Don't be nonsensical, Bub. What
/ want to ask Uncle Peter is this: When
women go to church, or market, or rail-
way station, who takes care of homes
and babies thenP And what becomes
of these care takers when women 60 to
votepn
"They expire instantly" said Bub,
'every mothers child of them"
"What | mean," said Mr.. Elderberry,
sis that these things don't take women's S
minds away from their homes SO much
as voting would"
1--WE seen mission meeting take a
womars mind so far from home that it
never came back again; and after she
followed her mind to heather land,
every one said what % noble deed 1t
was. Every woman who earns her
own living--and there are a good many
OF them in these days-must necessa-
rily have her mind taken away from
home"
"Well, now, the hand that rocks the
cradle"
Ought to find better employment.
1t is q mistake to rock cradle, par
ticularly when a baby is In it. ii
makes the poor child dazed and dizzy
and half drunk. 1t is most IRA
tional way of putting human being to
sleep"
Isabel" "said Bub, gravely, sit is rude
to interrupt"
II beg your pardon, Uncle Peter.
You were about to say that tho hand
that rocks the cradle"
"Wields the ruler" said the youngest
boy.
"Bub, who Is interrupting nowP Dc
you wish me to WELD the ruler in your
directionP" A playful attempt to carry
out this threat ended in my wrists being
imprisoned by pair of strong young
hands.
"The great objection to woman's vot
ing is that she can't fight" observed
Bub, apropos of the situation. "Wher
you have the physical strength to en-
force laws, you may be permitted t.
take a hand in making them"
'Ohl then voting is matter of mere
muscle, not of intelligence and con
science. But great many male voter
have not the physical strength to en-
force the laws that they help to make
Let go of my wrists, please, Bub; yo'
hurt them"
al don't see," said Mr.. Elderberry
"why you shouldn't be content with tn
influence you have over your brother
without wishing to vote Also"
II have no more influence over m,
brother than he has over me. VIII,
shouldn't he be content with his in
fuence instead Of wishing to vote also
A good influence is not neutralized by
good vote. When | have an opinion t
express in print, / don't influence Bu
to express it for me. Why should l d
so when ] have an opinion to express a
the polls?"
"Well, because it doesn't seem
woman's place exactly 1t seems to m
the women have enough to attend to O
home, or if they haven't, they ought {
have"
"Yes, they have a good deal to occr
py their thoughts and time, bu
not more than men. Don't you thin
1t would be reasonable to deprive mel
chants of their vote because they ris
early and lie down late, and their day
are filled with cares and dutiesP"
mo; men like to do the rough ou
side work of the world, and save tn
women. 1t is the nature of good me
to like to protect and offend women; an
I'll tell you what it is, Miss Bel, just 4
quick as you bring your sex down
the level of ours, you'll crush out a
these-these"-
"Chivalrous instincts" suggeste
Bub.
"If you arc going into crushing Il
business, Isabel, would like to recon
mend somelemons to your notice. The
are on the diniug-room table, with sugi
and water adjacent"
mo, Bub; If your chivalrous instinc
have not suggested the propriety
your making lemonade for us, ! sha
have to bring my influence to bear {
you. A sisters influence, you know,
q wonderful thing"
ut isn't going to work miracles" r
sponded Bub. Il shouldn't care, il n
lemonade only tasted as good
yours"
''Oh. il you resort to fiattery.
} course nn<s yield; but what I want
} say first is that no amount Of polite
liberty VIII make man any less Of