The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31
Colby Scientific.
nY SARAH n1rr1.p s1..nnono..

"A scientific woman IL nm 0gress cold n,,,l
heartless as an icebcrg!" was the exclamation
Of Mrs. Proctur's companion.
$50 1 nm to infer that the future Mrs.
Sainton must be stccpcd in Ignorance as ia
'o'oyies and 'osol.hit&," the laly remarked in
reply.
"Precisclv so. Mrs. Proctor. Nothing 50
units women for being wives and u others
real, warmhcurtcd home wonen,-as dab.
bling in science or what earthly good is it
for woman 10 know Low to calculate an
cclirse. or evolve wretcllei smell in u labora.
tory? II simply hardening. TO paraphrase
Gothe, The scientific phrases they nrc accus.
TONED to repeat necessarily end bv end lie
coming convic.ions and ossify the organs Of
affect om.' 1rcpeat it,-a scientific woman is
cold aud lcartless as an iceberg, u very
ogrcss."
Mrs Proctor was not an edept to argument
liau 1t been case of match making, she
could have conducted II with skill; hut in a
word-to-word encounter on n subject like
this, she could only hantcr, anl conduct II
successful retreat, which she proceeded 10 do
by begging for another ice. Moreover, her
own private convictions in general did not
differ materially from those voiced hy Arthur
saintcn. stu, for reasons of her own, she
could not endorse such IL sweeping state.
ment ns the one with which lie closed his ut
tcrsnces on the subject.
But being 8 wise dip'omat, II not n willy
one, she waived discussion even upon that
| ONT, dccmlng IL best to let him discover MS
own misiHkc. At the same time she rrmi,.
,efeu liltle VOW to square accounts with
him Tor this assault VI un her sex, when the
moment should come IN which She migl, feel
assured OF an easy victory. So eic mad. !.
mental note of his rhiilplcs, anl sought her
young friend, whose future She vas cn,lcav-
or'ng TO arrange according TO her own IDEAS
OF the eternal lllncss of things
The schcming little woman had planned
fer Arthur Sainton 10 be captivalcd ly the
unmsi akable charms Of this friend, and mat.
ters letwcen the two Lad Iasscd so favor.
ably as to delight the elderly rottcr. Cunsc
Guently, when his unlucky gcnius pu, such a
cul,l-b:oodci assertion into his mouth. IL
struck terror 10 ler heart, as she saw her cal,-
orately reared castle crumllinr mass of
ruins, hen lie should discover the truth. for
Jessie BirrStalt WAS scientifically inclined. u
She had been from childhood Il most en-.
thu,astic lover of nature and nature, laws.
Her honors in college had all cen achieved
i'll that one line, and. seeing nothing In her
Eek which was incomratltle with scientific
study aud research, she resolved, on lcavn.
It's walls. TO devote herself To hrr ravurl q
studies. In pursuance Of this resolve She was
spcndin. II few weeks In town, attending
II course of lectures hy II most renowned
scientist, preparatory to entering upon prac.
teal "','. She lad SUI posed that Mr.. sam.
ton, whom she then met f,r the first time. to
lie iully aware, In comm ~ with n'l,c. friends,
ol her procliv;tlcs: but. 10 do the gentleman
justice. Mrs. Giun iv had, In some unac.
countahlr Mav, fa led To cnighcn him on
this point. and he had no idea that the
stylish, briiia 1t, cultured lady, whom he So
much admire |, "tlabblci in science"
1t was very NATURAL after this ,ronunca-
mcnto, that Mrs. Proctor should en,leavnr to
dissuadc the Young lady from entering upon
her proposed curcnr She conirn,rd herself
ut first with mild denunciation of scientific
pursuits for Women; hut when she saw ihi,
made no impression upon the independent
Miss Bicrstadi's determination, she, oil II
veteran MS she was, committed the hl,n,lrr
tf observing that men WIRE not usually at-
tracte,l to women Of ''such trn,lenrics."
III WAS M unfortunate speech, and she
knew 1t, ms soon as her pcrvcrsc Young friend,
turned ul"n her with u peculiar, s.,irical
smile. and said, ''rlat knowledge would de-
ci,ie me, If nothing else could. The man WHO
woos me Will lave 10 WOO my tendencies as
we'll"
II Mrs. Proctor had thought her possessel
OF bias toward s,rong-miE,lr,lncSs bc!orr-
II thing she secretly abhorrrd in Il woman.
she was sure of II now, and came nearer en-
'lorsng every iot and little of Mr.. Sain,on's
declaration than size had thought possible
She coifessc,l To herself In secret an utter
inpotcncv, for once, 10 avert the entire de.
lnnltion Of her plans, and rucfuliy awaited
the end.
Weeks passed, and Mr.. Sa linton had been
as attentive as at first, while the lady herself
had received his attentions with the same
grace which had brcn such Charm, until
even Mrs. Proctor thought the danger over.
When Miss Eicrstaht hetook herself to her
work, leaving him In II state o! IN nd which
was divulScd 10 no one except his friend
Max Parker, who arrived from foreign tour
come weeks later.
In his own apartments, his friend sitting
two fragrant llavanas sending carl
ing waves of sinoNe al0ft, he embraced the
to unbUsom himself OF the secret of
his state, for such conditions are Ia men who
Interchange condolences, When the hour of
retiring and the ceremony Of taking du@n
the back hair are to women.
MHY Parker hA,l r.rn ir.l 81 Sli LIN. IF A.
friends rcrilcx;ty, but as iccnlcctiors of
former condolences loomc,l up before him. lie
may lie rardoncd for the levity he INDUCED
in.
'sn at last your many g,tt,ut,s ptSijoiS
nave eliminated in IL Grd",ie paNSion." lie
lucrici, us he watched the rugs ascend.
II imagine It, too, Will vanish like those
'mgs-in air." lIc replaced his cigar lazily,
nycing his companion from under half closed
ids.
"To he truthful, do not know what to
make of either myself or the lady, soluc
lines think am irrcyocably in love, aud at
lic same time ] am CHILLED 10 tlle heart
There was time when | could have spoken
without hesitation, but now | alternate b..
'wccn my desire to will her, and the settled
10 nline.n
"Ah, you are badly smittcn. see! Those
Intermittent fcrcrs aro apt to have Il long
un. But tell me all about 1t. Where did
;ou find her, and who is shc.' Max tipped
,ack his chair, improvised Il fuot.rcai, and
prepared to be langui'lv interested.
Il met her last winter,-a generous, whole
'ouled, warrn-hearted, hew,chins woman
md was made complete captive. met
Ter again, when my duty as one TT the Board
If Visitors took me to Lotion Seminary,
into n professor OF science,
md sucl, metamorrhosis! ] have nlwn,s
iaid that 1t harlens women, makes them cold
tnd heartiess, to have anything to io with
c'cnce, and my theory has been as clearly
as If she had set out to bc its
PRACTICAL exponent"
professor and Of science! am no, sur
,riscd that your fastdious taste has revolt.
d."
''Max," was the curt reply, '.iust lisposscs
'ourself OF the idea that ia lc u rrnfr>sur Il
oman has to be made ~ of queer qIirkS,--
| sort oil lay figure for every ncw-fany'ci re-
ormI. Fvc cast away even the slrris OF such
h"ories. But one still holds, stands c,rrnal-
y fixed in the way OF my happiness. She is
I lady in every sense of the term, manners,
'arriage, and dress, only
'Only whatt Name TO liaw in your paragon
Professor -ess."
''Rc scnsihle, Maxr Arlhcr Saiu,on drew
himself up with n severe look. You knox n
nan OF my age is not going to make fool OF
limsclf--he notices everything. She was once
wur!n-hcurted woman,--that 1 know; bu,
row she Is so thoroughly welded to science
hat''-