Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-04-24
Woman's Trade Not Needed.

| A few days ago reporter was seated
on a high stool in one OF the well known
luch counters of the city, and feeling ar
istocratic, had ordered tender steak and
a good cup OF coffee, when the question
was asked the owner why he did not fix
up for the accommodation of ladies, so
they could also get good square meal.
| Hang the women" he exclaimed, II
don't want their trade" The reporter,
seeing an item in sight, questioned him.
Understand me" he began, 81 respect
the women, admire them, and am mar
ried man, but when 1t comes to doing
business with them they are no good. A
man will come in, SQUAT down on high
stool, shove the plates that the former oc-
cuDant had just left to one side, seize the
napkin, clean up the remnants, lay his
elbow on the counter In a free and easy
sort OF way, sing out, Well, what have
got to eat Answering and filling the
order, the masculine customer, II he likes
It, smacks his lips, planks down the coin
and walks out. II he don't like It he
makes a short, emphatic kick, pays up
and leaves. III the counter Is
full and another man comes
In, bunch up and squeeze together is
the order and all hands make room for
another, but with the woman. Holy
Moses, It's different. No free and easy
goes, everything must be slicked up. II
dirty dishes happen to be In the box when
she steps In, or a little coffee spilled on
the tablecloth her pretty little nose turns
up. They must have the whole box to
themselves; when the order is served
they pick around and examine It crti-
cally, take another hitch in their nose
that knocks the waiter, who tries to
please, silly. They occupy the box twice
as long as a man and kick at the bill: so
| Shnt down Catarinn tn tho So
trade, There Is no money In it," WELL"
said the scribe, that Is rough on the
women and makes 1t hard work for them
to rustic for good hash, III be around in
the morning and pay for this" Hold
on" said pork and beans, there Is one
rede,emlng trait the women have, they
don I give us any such stand offs" The
scribe thought he would follow up the
woman question and met the proprietor
OF the lodging house and asked her opin-
| ion OF the woman. woman" she said
why ! love them. Don't You" Ser
tainly," blushingly replied the pencil
pusher, but ! mean from business
standpoint, as roomers." "Oh, ding
| them" she replied, 81 don't want
them. I'd rather have forty men than
one woman In the house. A man comes
| rolling home some time in the morning,
leaves early, and you never see him till
rent day rolls around. II he happens to
lie abed so late that you don't have time
to make his bed up, let II go, he cTawls in
and never says word. But woman,
she wants hot water TO wash in, or to
wash few handkerchiefs or stockings,
wants the use of the iron or kitchen,
wants to come in and gossip, taking up
the time that ! ought to be at work. =
You are rather hard on your own sex,
are you not?" returned the scribe. -
Yes, It's true" she said, women do
have hard row to hoe, but am not here
for my health and must make money TO
! live, so you pick up your cap and skip. |
have plenty of work to do without talk
ing to you newspaper men. | wish was
a man anyhow" The reporter took the
hint and left, also thinking that women
do get the worst Of 1t, and like police
man, their lot Is a hard one.