Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-16
Why MEN DON'T WEn
MARRIAGE NAY sE A fAILuRI
Thas y Why Coasrss eAosAa nspsal
oss az ~ sslltsss nsgulasisas--
Why Clsrks Deaf Nd.

The story OF Katie Lee on1 Willie
Gray 10 . very pretty one and wss
very prettily told BY she poet IL
seems that Katie and Willie had been
out berrying al day long and @ thsis
wsy home Willie very gsliaatly offered
70 carry Katss's basket up ths hin fnr
her. The author tells N that ''shs had
,heeks like cherries rcd and ~ wNs
taller moss hssd." Whsn Wtllio
undertook 20 relieve hes 81 ~ bug1sa.
eGsrtag 70 casyy ~ baskss - sAdlttna
% his own, she sUpliel. - she sosssd
Ass pessty surls: "Doys - week -
we'll - eiriA" So - csneluded Viii
. laugh: "yoa 60 ely carry halk"
The post ssgrssos ohas u = not ltkely
that Katie gsssssd Aalf tAs winApa
che sxpresssd In thai ssnssnna-
The Story has vsgy pFoselcal bsar-
ing q this time IN tho rational eapteal
Men ond women aso thrown togotheg
daily In the ssecuttvs departments
where they perform elssieal lAhoe n
the various buresus. and u h aid that
propinquity h natures prineipal mat
rimonisl agent; bat propinquiay IN The
executive departments b noe produo-
tive Of mstrimony 20 any great extent
The woman who holds = cIerksAip In
one Of the executive departnsuos n 70
garded - very foolish II not silly TO
give up her position for the purpose Of
marrying . man who h no better fixsd
financially or In business sense than
herself. Moreover Il Il . standing rule
In all of the departments that two
members Of the same family cannot
hold government positions and that
when . woman mArries she must Inn
medistely resign her position aud de-
pend entirely upon her husband fog
her support
The story Of Paul and Virginia. -
we'll Is that Of Katie Lee and Willie
Gray. illustrates the fact that boys are
weak ~ we'll - girls, aud that young
men. and in fact men Of any sge arc
capable Of only carrying half the bur-
dens of life, while women ase compc-
tent. willing and snxious 10 perform
1t least half Of The duttes Incumbent
upon those who must labor and toll for
their daily broad. The rule In the en-
ecutive depastments which prevents .
woman from employing her talent 20
that she can b . wage Garner equal
to her husband Il one Of questionable
propriety.
once heard . very rood story told
concerning John Sherman, OF Ohio.
when he was secretary OF the treasury,
which has . direct bearing upon this
point. II is said that upon one occs-
sion he summoned young girl before
him and said to her: "why. am I'm
formed that while you are employed
in the treasury department here your
brother has . very good position In the
war department. Now do not regard IL
as right and proper that two members
of the same family should draw pay
from the government. and ! want to
know which Of you viii rcsign?''
The young lady wss very much sur
prised, greatly chagrined. and team
came yelling TO her eyes. although she
made no reply for the moment Her
woman's wit did not desert her, and In
few minutes she replied: Mr.. Secre-
tsry, have no right to question your
determination In . ma tier Of this kind,
but would like To ask you question
before decide whether my brother or
myself shall resign You. Mr.. Secrc-
tary. are employed here In the treas
ury department ~ secretary. while
your brother is employed In the war
department as general of the army.
VIII you be kind enough to tell me,
MIR. Secretary. which Of you Is going TO
resign. rs / would like TO have the &C
ton of the Sherman family Is . Prec.
edent upon which my family should
act"
Some people say that John sherman
is cold-blooded. matter-of-fsct. DELHI
crate old fellow who never secs any
thing funny or in the slightest degree
amusing in this life Whether this he