Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
Joshua stebbins Cured.

"What is sauce for the goose is sauce
for the gander," we said to great-uncle
Joshua Us he laid down his newspaper
over his knee and looked knowingly to
his wife and ME. thought then that
Id never seen bomlier old man out
side the poorhouse. He looked impor-
tant and his eye, popped out like a
bugs. You see he has notions" and
iuficts them on his family or whoever
will listen to him. dread people who
ride hobbies more than / do the scrof-
ula, cranky persons who are given to
taking the opposite side OF a question
for the sake of long winded argument.
The article in question was SGT atloat by
some editor who no doubt had neither
wife, sister nor child. Maybe he came
into the world full-grown after the man
her of a certain character in mythology.
Uncle Joshua is Oh old-fasioned man
who likes to read and eNpatiate on that
chapter about wives being in subsection
to their husbands and of woman being
the weaker vessel, and that women
ought always to keep silence in the
churches, and all such talk. This last
named quotation has done much to
muzzle the mouths of Christian women
who felt moved to speak.
What women ought to know was the
subject Of the scrap that great-uncle
Joshua rolled like sweet morsal under
his tongue. He said "Listen mother,
and niece Ricketts," GO on, father"
she sa;1 Every woman ought to
take walk Of four miles day for her
health"
BAIL" said my practical aunt, "what
folly! A woman who does her own
work in kitchen, parlor, cellar, dairy
and garden, and Tugs cross baby all
day for variety has tramping enough"
This did not quench the wise Joshua;
he was bound to have the inside track.
Every woman should be her own
milliner and dressmaker," read the per-
sistcnt man and his tones had in them a
smack which being interpreted meant,
"1'm getting ahead" "All right" said
aunt, Eat the same time let each man
be his own halter and tailor"
Uncle Joshua Stebbins was as "sot"
as any Westinghouse, but 1 could see
his foundation timbers beginning to
move.
I'm case woman's husband dies she
should be self-supporting, should have
trade; we suggest that OF a saleswoman
as suitable for some"
IF wife dies let her husband take
up her trade" said Aunt Stebbins;
You. Joshua, for example," and she
jabbed her bright knitting needles into
the ball Of red yarn vigorously. Uncle
Stebbins WINGED, for he has q rantank-
erous corn on each toe which makes To-
comotion burden to him.
Every woman should be able to
harness horse" Every good" she re-
sponded: Same time each man should
be able to dress baby out and out!"
How close the air has become in
this room," remarked my great-uncle,
as he took his hat from the peg to go
out and see the tenant make the garden.
This was the last time we ever heard
pointe d remarks as to woman's proper
sphere, from the head of the house.
His face wore the expression of a sport
ing mans who had "lost the boss race"
The world expects too much of wo-
men. To do anything we'll requires
special training for the business. Girls
are supposed to be prepared for posi-
tons for earning their own bread, and
at the same time be ready to stand at
the heads of homes. A thoughtful au-
thor wrote wisely when he said: "One
lifetime is too short for the accomplish
ing Of any great work."
LILY RICE STAHL.