The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-02-07

L ClPL VOTERS.
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When The right Of sulIeraLp j.
finally gwen To women and they
both vote anl hold office. we may
expect to hear caud dates for Office
sized up in the following manner
by women at the polls:
"Who are You going to vote Tor,
Bessie ~
sob, l really don't know, but
don't you lhiuk rs just perfectly
lovely for us 30 have the night Ia
vote at all!n
ooh, It's too awflly jolly for
anything. But 10 You know was
Just worried to death for lear Mad
anne Fitem wouldn't have my
dress done in time for election
day.
"Bnt she did | see. and its inst
perfectly lovely. | was worried
awfully Owe my election bonnet,
but 1t came nj the laat moment or
| wouldn't have come near the
polls. Are YOU going To vote for
Mamie Berkeley for city treasurer p
"NO, I'm not; we've been out
for a long time ana | think she's
just horrld."
Il think so too; she dresses
away beyond her means now, and
there would be no living la The
same town with her if she vas city
treasurer. What do you think Of
Mrs. ST. John for mayor r.
"Oh, | think she'd be lovely.
She has such a queenly manner
and dresses in such perfect taste !:
but most Of the girls are voting
for young Howard Percy for may
or he's So handsome, you know"
"Oh yes, but thea he IS 81 CON
ceited and such a dreadful hirt.
He's engaged himself TO bali the
girls IN town just to secure their
vOleS.n
What do you think of Mrs. Ran
ter for Congress =
II think she'd better STAY at
home aud attend 10 her children.
There's SIX or seven OF them run
ming around here now peddIing
out her tickets. Do tell me, Jane.
are my trizzes all coming ont.
"No. they look nicely. How are
miner
"Lovely. Your hair does friz 50
beautifully. Look M Mr.. Meek
electi0ueeriug for his wife for Rep
reseutative. They say II She
elected she Is caiugto leave her six
weeks old baby with him while she
goes 10 The capitol for the legisla-
tive session."
Think OF il. And won't she
dress though I'd vote for Hugh +
Manderville. but they say he
engaged 10 Helen Smrlhe, and /.
can't endure her. SEES around
here somewhere now trying tn gel
the other girls 10 vote for hugh
Il call that cheeky. But I shan't
vote for him. Margie Montague i
my choice. She's going to invite
tow ashIngtOu II she Is elected.
"How lovely that will be. I've
half a mind to vote for Maroie my
self. Do you know Belle Fielding
and Libbie Laveile have had an
awful quarrel over the office Of
city cluncilman 2
NO. How perfectly dreadful"
"lsi't IT,. Libbie accused Belle
of buying votes with French bon
bons and boxes OF Kid gloves. aud
told right out before every
that eight Of Ljbbie's upper
teeth were false. and that her love
~ waves are not her own hair
"HOw mean Of Belle. III was
Ia never forgive her. I'm
tended voting tor Belle, but |
shan't now. | cannot c~onscien-
iiously vote for a girl who will de-
l~lberately give anulheT girl away
in that shameful manner. II is a
mercysh didn't know all | know
abOut Libbie, or The poor girl
have been mortified clear
out OF the campaign. l shall
scratch Belle
give scratched about everybody
on my ticket"
so have ]. Most Of The girls
running for office are so horrid.n
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