The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-11

had made. Only ons quarrel have they
had, to be sure, but lasting up to the
Hawaiian quarrel now in full progress.
True, they always whine. now as then,
'It's because of the woman thou gavest
to be with me- or, to put it in modern
parlance, Depend upon it. there's a
woman at the bottom os it," Pity the
men can't manage to have their own
babies, when they could make an end OF
our sex and monopolize everything at
once. The women would then be free
to 20 back to God.''
"Why, Rae, how different are the
girls today When 1 WAS young
woman we never spoke Of such things
never considered that subject"
''Whst eubject?" asked Rae, who was
again reading something that caught
her eye.
1.-THE subject of having babies" re-
piled the mother with hesitation and
embarrassment.
"Of course not; it's subject of no
consequence--no importancsp replied
Rae in her most scornful manner and
without looking up. Three suicides
and two wholesale murders for Califor-
MIA alone. Pretty goodl"
Rae, dear, l wish you would not
read the pspers 80 much; you would
not then know OF the badness of the
world, and would be much happier. Or,
ii you must read some newspaper liters-
ture, please let my dear minister select
for YOU"
"D-n that old orthodox hulll" ex-
ploded Rae, 80 like her father.
The mother knew better than to ex-
postuiats right away and accordingly
repeated mildly, $50 there's no news,
Rae
Alb, the mother little guessed how
unnecessary was any expostulation
about Rae's occasional use OF "swear
word" For Rae never let slip one of
those abhorred words without taking
herself severely to task. But they came
80 naturally, from long line of male
swearers, very much longer than her
newspaper ancestry, it would be the
work of years to root them ont OF her
nature altogether. Yet she had deter
mined to conquer and control her tongue
if in the ordeal she was obliged to bite
it half away. 1t was not womanly to
swear and she would have none OF it,
"No, only continuation OF the old
story of the monopolizstlon and ex-
ploitation OF the weak by the strong;
the usual or more than usual murders
and suicides; wars and rumors OF wars.
No, no news, old girl"
"Old girl" was a pet phrase for Rae's
mother, who WAS still her daughters
''best friend" and "best girl" It
sounded rather undutiful, lawless, inn
pertinent, yet the mother did not mind,
SO long as Rae gave it with sincere love
and whole hearted comradship. But
there was one thing Mira. Raemond did
mind, and which haunted her with ever
increasing dread; and that was, should
Rae marry, what would become of her?
Alas, the rest OF her life must be great
hungry blank. She would belong to
that hated class called mothers-in-law,
and afraid ever after her daughters
marriage to so much as visit her, at any
rate for more than a short time. Very
naturally Rae's husband would wish to
entirely absorb and monopolize her, to
the exclusion of mother and other dear
friends. She well remembered how it
had been in her own life, and her own
mother, too, was one of the best of
women. as quiet as a mouse, as meek as
O lamb ard as holy and as helpless as q
Saint Theresa. How her heart ached,
even now, thinking of that lonely old
mother bereft OF her beloved child so
suddenly. SO completely, yet not by
death.
Her pet idea for Rae she had not so
much as preached and did not care to
for some time yet-not until Rae had
turned the first old-maid corner, that
is, the first in these latter days. Time
was when % marked woman'e entrance
into settled old-maidism, but now
women we're only beginning to be
shelved, 90 tar as matrimony is con-
cerned, at that age. OF course Rae, be.
ing rich, could always marry, but she
was less likely go fall in love after hay
ing turned her twenty-fifth corner, and
there WAS no reason why che should
marry unless deeply in love. Accord
ingly upon Rae's twenty birthday
Mrs. Raemond had it in mind-and in
progrese-to present her daughter with
a completely furnished, charming, bach
elor home. She tried to fancy that they
would be 'girl bachelors together.
Why not? Girl bachelors were OF all
ages che herself had read the papers
sufficiently to discover that fact. That
she had once been married-well, that
should make no difference. They shold
live free, untrammeled, useful lives.
To her that sort of life meant the girl
bachelor life. Rae would eventually
drift into newspaper work. and she
would look up something to reform, or
try her hand at philanthropy-she had
a full purse. As Mrs. Raemond Law
with hali.closed eyes Eliminating on
these ideas Rae suddenly broke in with:
why, yes, mother, there is some
thing new by way OF ad. Just pay at
tention, mother mine.''
D--CORRE5PONDENCE. A YOUNG
w man, not caring to peeulate nor yet to be
strongly tempted to embezzle his employers
funds, has accordingly foresworn society and
would be pleased 10 correspond with one or
more of the pure SEX Aim culture Address,
lock box 1913, city.
NOW that is what 1 call a queer ad,
yet like the ring of it. Apparently
the writer is honest and intends to re-
main SO. Then like his referring to
us as the pure sex instead of fair as is
customary. 1t would be easy to believe
that he valued inner qualities more than
outer ones. Surely pure heart ia far
above fair face. You know 1 always
did love that verse which says, Blessed
are the pure in heart for they shall see
God.' l am pleased, too, that he
wishes to correspond with one or more
OF our sex for the sake OF culture. That
is decidedly complimentary, yet becom-
ing true; our sex now is becoming Gull
tured faster than the other. We are
beginning to have the same advantages
and have always had more leisure. 1t
strikes me- too, that his supoeation 10 a