Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-22
CHAPTER <.
WOMEN OF THE FUTURE.

WONEN Oh THE FUTURE.
From that day the doctors peace was
gone. Never was quiet and orderly
household transformed SO suddenly into
beer garden or happy man turned
into such completely miserable one.
He had never realized before how entire
ly his daughters had shielded him from
all the friction Of life. Now that they
had not only ceased to protect him, but
had themselves become source Of trou-
BILE to him, he began to understand how
great the blessing was which he had en-
joyed and to sigh for the happy days be-
fore his girls had come under the infu-
ence Of his neighbor.
"You don't look happy" Mrs. West
macott had remarked to him one morn
ing. "You are pale and little off color.
You should come with me for 10-mile
spin upon the tandem"
II am troubled about my girls" They
were walking up and down in the gar
den. From time to time there sounded
from the house behind them the long sad
wall of French horn.
THAT is Ida" said he. "She has taken
to practicing on that dreadful instru-
ment in the intervals Of her chemistry.
And Clara is quite as bad. / declare it is
getting quite uncomfortable"
"Ah, doctor, doctorr' she cried, shak-
ing her forefnger with CLEAN of her
white teeth. "You must live up to your
principles-you must give your daughi
ters the same liberty as you advocate for
other women"
Liberty, madam, certainly But this
approaches to license"
'The same law for all, my friend"
She tapped him reprovingly on the arm
with her sunshade. when you were 90,
your father did not, l presume, object to
your learning chemistry or playing O
musical instrument. You would have
thought it tyranny if he had"
"But there is such sudden change in
them both"
Eyes, have noticed that they have
been very enthusiastic lately in the cause
of liberty. OF all my disciples think
that they promise to be the most devoted
and consistent, which is the more natu-
raj since their father is one of our most
trusted champions"
The doctor gave a twitch of impatience.
81 seem to have lost all authority" he
cried.
mo, no, my dear friend. They are a
little exuberant at having broken the
trammels of custom. That is ALL"
You cannot think what have had to
put up with, madam 1t has been
dreadful experience. Last night, after
had extinguished the candle in my bed
room, placed my foot upon something
smooth and hard, which scuttled from
under me- Imagine my horror! | lit
the gas and camo upon well known tor
toise which Clara has thought fit to in
troduce into the house. call it filthy
custom to have such pets"
Mrs. Westmacott dropped him little
courtesy. THANK you, sir" said she.
THAT is nice little side hit at my poor
Eliza"
81 give you nay word that had for
gotten about her." cried the doctor, flush
ing. Zone such pet may no doubt be
endured, but two are moro than can
bear. Ida has monkey which lives on
the curtain rod. 1t is most dreadful |
creature. 1t will tgmain absolutely mo-
tionless until it secs that you have for
gotten its presence, and then it will su
denly bound from picture to picture all
round the walls and end by swinging
down on the bellrope and jumping onto
the top of your head. At breakfast it
stole poached egg and daubed it all
over the door handle. Ida calls these
outrages amusing tricks"
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