Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-01-26
DILLY-DALLYING MEN.
Views Entertained by One Woman
Regarding Them.
She Delivers in Convincing way a Blow
Straight From the shoulder Mt the
Masculine Portion ofIu
manlty.

"Do believe in women learning to
use tools, to drive nail, turn a screw,
and, perhaps, build a platform, as the
girls did at the normal school not long
sinceP Indeed do" was my emphatic
response.
Ny bachelor friend, who clings per-
tinOciously to old ideas, as the hair on
his crown departs, twirled one corner
of his beloved mustache and said in a
Respondent tone:
"WeH, l don't know what we are
coming to. Pretty soon, man won't
have any chance in the world, for the
women are crowding in everywhere,
and they will work Tor wages which a
healthy man would starve on"
smiled. did you not tell me once
that the actual experience OF the aver
age individual was more interesting
than all the novels ever written, and
worth million theoriesP'
"Well, probably l did, it is my fate
to make remarks of that sort to some
woman who will store them away in
her memory while man would never
think OF them again.
But you believe that experience is
valuable as help to othersP"
Undoubtedly"
''Permit me to relate mine in only
one particular.
without embellishments of any
sortPn
utterly destitute of trimmings; real
hard, Gradgrindian facts, and my COM
panion in misery will attest the truth
OF my statement"
II shall be quite content with your
account, and shall prepare myself for
annihilation.
My bachelor friend settles himself
comfortably in an arm chair, gives my
companion a mock heroic glance and
closed his eyes, but never for one mo-
ment paused from caressing his mus
tache. l began:
ION the 10th day OF August, 1888, a
mischievous boy threw stone di-
rcctly through pane of glass in a
window Of the third story-the bed
room of my maid, The boy took to his
heels, and sent for glazier at once.
He will be here tomorrow,
ma'am,' was the report A week
passed and no glazier; two weeks; l
sent again.
He says he is awful sorry, but he
can't leave his job, but he will send
man up some evening, If that will do,
and would you please write card to
sayP The postal was written, ex-
pressing thanks and pleasure at the
prospect ofshowing complete window
on the street side of our home. Igave
up two lectures, one concert and three
teas lest the matter should not be
attended to in my absence, and what
ever come the maid must not lose her
evening out. The man never came.
] tried again. / wrote order after
order, request after request, and finally
went in person from paint shop 10
paint shop in search of workman.
One said in person: 1 will attend to It
at once Ten days passed and he did
not Another wrote:
1--WE will be pleased to attend 20 your order
on some morning early next week; regret that
we con not do better, but are much driven
Respectfully yours,
SHINIsSG LIGHT.'
''Was that his real name?" asked
the bachelor in a cynical toae.
"Of course not. You car not expect
me to punish the poor mar by giving
real names; no, that is mg name for
him because he is shining light in a
church where he never breaks engage
ments. and doubtless prays on Sunday
to be forgiven all the business 6bs he
has told for six days. Msantime we
had three hard storms, ami, do what
we would, the rain drove in upon the
carpet and oozed down to the ceiling
below. l grew desperate. I said:
Esther, bring me the city direct
ory.'
"She brought 1t. had no idea how
many painters and glazii,rs one city
could hold until I COMMENCED at A and
went down to Y.
:" Esther said, that light of glass
must be put in before another rain
storm. Do you put on your things and
go to each one in turn until you find a
man who win come with you. Don't
take promise. don't listen to excuses;
get your man and bring him home.