Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18
THREE WOMEN.

glass"
"Weu you will be before you've lived
your life out" said Melissa who, unlike
her younger sister was trim and hard
featured with sharp elbo W. and shoulder
blades TO match. women don't have
half chance.
The three Tsmaraok girls sat in the
dreamy little "three-pair back" that they
rented for dollar q week.
There was 40 fulniture ia it TO signify,
else they could not have rented 1t 80
cheap. i table, two chairs and stool,
folding bedstead and kerosene stove
this could hardly be termed extraVa-
gance.
Yet in their 1ebege gowns and liuin
collars and cuffs, the Tama-@Jk girls were
as neat as three pins.
Melissa was gaunt, plain and middle
aged. Mary wee simply merdioore. Bot
Patty, at the age of one and twenty was
like a rose that had blossomed in the
shade. All that she needed was sunshine
and petting.
at il an undoubted fact that there are
too many women in this country"
"You would have us commit suicide,
would you" said sauoy Patty.
"But," said Melissa with a sort of som
bre indignation, ''if We are willing and
able to do mems work, why are we not
permitted to do itr
"rhete it is; said Mary. Didn't | tell
your Because we are women!
Now" said Melissa, there is the
poultry farm down in Orange county for
rent at reasonable rate. If there Is
anything understand it is the care of
poultry. We could establish en- agency
ss nfdI,FPty. and PIT
tatiuy. Mary could cultivate the straw
berry patch, aud Patty could raise roses
for the New York market. It's as easy
TO cultivate rose as Z is cabbage.
But when the man heard we were only
three women, there was an end OF it,
Women hadn't no business faculty. said
he. Il don't like to have dealings with
womenr"
"Was that the only objeoionT said
Patty, who had listened with her elbows
on the table and both hands thrust deep
in her shot, crisp ourls.
"ThRt was the only objection"
"Fiddlesticksp said Patty.
"My opinion exactly ooincided Mary.
"Why," declared Patty, "the man must
be a fool
"The question is now-what to 40
next?" said Melissa.
"PIain sewing said Mary, Tor house
work"
~ don't like sewing" asseyerated Pat
ty. "And although I'm not afraid of
sorubbing or dishwashing, still I'd
great deal rather work outdoors than
indoors"
ut lent what we like, it's what we've
got TO do!'
Patty began TO feel in her pocket.
"If had the money to pay the rail
road fare I'd 90 down and see Mr. Ciapp
myself"
ADO you think you could do matters
better than Melissay" said Mary rather
severely.
"well, I don't know" said Patty. 81
should ike to try it
Let the child CO." said Melissa. "The
fare Isn't much. She won't get much
excursiouiug after we settle down TO hard
work"
"lts all nonsense" said Mary.
Bat Patty had her way, as she gener-
ally oontrived to 10
oval" said MIR. Cephar Clapp to his
wife, one day, I've let the Rock Farm
20 them New York folks after all"
"A passel o. women screaohed Mrs,
Clapp. Thought you said you wouldn't
hev uothln' TO say to EN-
$50 l wouldn't" said MIR. Clapp. But
there's al uncie in the business. From
out west somewhere. He's writ a letter,
He'll sign the lease and run the machine.
And when the five years are mp, II we
amt mutooally suited, why, there's an
end ON it,
"Oh," said Mrs Clapp.
The Tamarack girls took possession