The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13

since the smart women have taken to lit
erature, to get up an intellectual game.
The men don't like it very much, because
it causes them to think, and man always
resents this when a woman Is about. The
most amusing one is game called "Quer-
les" Questions are written on slips OF pa
per, sufficient room being left for the ans
wers. They are all folded, dropped into
basket, and as thoroughly mixed as good
punch. Each person draws one, opens
and reads it, writes the answer, folds it
again, and drops it into the basket. Then
whoever is good at deciphering strange
handwritings is appointed to read out loud
the result of the intellectual efforts OF the
assembly. There have been some good
answers-usualv they have been stolen
but il people can steal good things it's
much wiser than giving original ones that
are stupid. What is loye?" is funnily
enough oftenest written by man and
answered by woman.
laughed over one answer given TO this
the other night. A bold masculine hand
had made clear that never-ending ques-
ton, "What is love?" and in a woman's
handwriting was the answer, THE selfish
desire on the part OF man TO make one
woman unhappy" Another that was
woman at her best?" and the answer from
a man said, "When she is like a salad,
tender, young and well dressed" Some
body was idiot enough to write What is
the best book read?" and somebody else
was impertinent enough to answer, in a
bad pun, THE Scarlet Letter" a young
gentleman, with views as to theosophv
wrote, in a very cramped hand, "Do you
think Barnum went to heaven" and the
answer, written by q woman, was. "Why
should he2 He had the best show on
earth" The thing that broke up the
game that night was the question, written
by another innocent young man, SHOULD
women smoker" and the answer, written
by another man, was, mot If she was my
wife, or my sister. unless she yearned for
a horse-whipping afterward." This was
discussed to such an extent that all intel
lectual efforts were given the go-by, and
"sassing back" became the order of the
evening, until peace was brought about by
supper. However, knowing it is the vogue
to be little bit blue, and to be decidedly
analytical, and that it is fashionable,
makes the trying of the game OF queries
worth while any place.
It's curious thing among the various
things women have done to earn living,
one doesn't hear of woman keeping a
drug shop. Could anything be more de-
lightful than those lovely little boxes and
jars, perfumes and powders, stamps to sell
and telephones to hire, high prices-in
fact, the combination found only in drug
shop. You know, really. if any young
woman wanted to be counted benefactor
to her race, it would be proper for her to
have drug shop and tend people after
the theory which claims that the emotions
can be governed by the various medicines.
Just fancy the excitement that would be
caused in conservative households. If
man came with some medicine for the dvs-
pepsia, and you knew he and his wife
hated each other, you would give him
something that would cause him to adore
her, and then, of course, she would grow
very fond of him. If last young man
came in t. get some medicine to ward off
the ID. I. &, you could put something in 1t
that would make him grow saint-like and
thirsty only after spiritual nourlshment
III q young woman appeared whose man
ners were bad, whose hair was bleached,
and who was perceptibly hand-palnted,
and she complained of pain in her side,
and wanted plaster for it, you could mix
in il something warranted TO teach her
modesty, decency and good taste. l sup
pose this will never come, but Just think
ing about it little shows the possibility
of drug shop with a woman at the head
of it. l don't know that L hope it will
come, because L might go to buy some
thing some day and they might put some
thing in my medicine that would prevent
my saving what thought.
There are good many things one hopes
for in this world
1t is to be hoped that the next presi-
Dental campaign won't be one OF personal
abuse.
1t is to be hoped that no matter how
good a figure woman may have she
won't wear the skirt OF her gown abso-
lutely skin tight.
1t is to be hoped that the people who
write novels or translate them or steal
them, will have good ones pro bono pub
lico.
1t is to be hoped that if men must drink
whisky, which doubt, that they will Sc
lect a good quality, and not give their
preference 10 q kind that announces Its
coming five wards ahead of the man.
1t is to be hoped that the coming man
will be taught that his FIRST duty in lie Is
to look after woman all the world over.
1t is to be hoped that the people who
don't get the pleasure will be just as hope
full as they can. and think OF the good
time coming.
1t is to be hoped that clean streets, I'M
muzzled dogs, fresh fruit and cheap flow
ers will be conspicuous in New York by
their presence.
1t is TO be hoped that you know that the
very best sort of hope for you and me
and the other woman comes from BAB.