Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-11-29

boys smoked cigarettes and wondered
why they did not grow to be as large as
their fathers. Were you as large as
your father?''
Harold admitted that he had not been,
and that it had been source of regret
to him.
Had you not gone to Sleep" contin-
ued the old lady, Il presume you would
not have been SO good or SO much Of a
man in any way as your father. Men
INDUCED in all sorts of designations,
and morally. AS they became less man.
~ women became more SO. Women
took up all sorts of self culture and be-
came man S superior in every way long
before even they or the men recognized
the fact. When the awakening came,
there was revolution. think in your
day there was considerable dissatisfac-
ticn among women. but am not sure.
OF late years have been little doubt
full as to dates. -
L think you are right, replied Har-
old, who was very much interested in
the old lady s talk. 'We had the wom-
an suffragists and an organization called
the ". C. T. U. and several smaller or
CARNATIONS which were for the purpose
Of training men to know right from
wrong.
How did men regard them:"
''They laughed at first, l believe. La
ter they became more indulgent.
But they never read the sign by the
wayside even then. Well, these societies
increased. Women became more and
more self supporting and in every way
independent. Men were gradually forced
to the wall in the labor market. In
1925 no man dared to ask a woman to
marry him unless he knew that she
could help support the family, and no
girl would have thought OF marrying
without having first learned trade, for
they placed 10 faith III man $ ability to
care for women. Indeed there were
few marriages, for women did not re-
spect men, and men felt under no obi
cations to stay with a wife when they
thought they could live easier away
from her. Women refused to be gov
erned by those whom they considered
inferior 10 themselves, and finally there
came the war OF tho revolution between
the sexes. Mcn should have seen from
the first what must have been the result
Of that war. They had become weak
ened by generations OF self indulgence.
Women had grown more powerful. and
theirs was not difficult victory. Aft
ar the war men found themselves obliged
to sue for woman s favor as women had
,nce sued for theirs. Women had little
respect for them, and for long time
mans position was not much superior
10 that CT slavery. They rapidly lest
what little power of independent thought
they had kept through their years OF
destination and soon became what you
see them now-worse, in fact, for OF
late years there seems to be an uneasi-
ness among few Of them, correspond
ing to the uneasiness shown by Il few
women in your day.
did you know Lefty Mays?" asked
Harold, who was reminded Of his old
love by tho mention of the women OF
his day.
"Oh, yes. She was middle aged
woman when was little girl. I went
with her several times to see you as you
slept, and she told ,ne great deal about
you. She did not marry until quite
late in life. She left one son. His name
was Harold Winthrop Everett. lie
married young woman when he was
past 60 years Of age and left daugh-
ter, whom be named Lefty Mays. after
her grandmother. Lefty lives alone in
in the house where you used to court
her grandmother. She is 26 years old
now and is considered rather peculiar,
believe. For my part, like her.
In what way does she show her Pc
culiarity:" asked Harold.
"Oh. she does MT like men very well.
She never takes q man anywhere. She
declares that she will not marry until
she finds man as smart as herself, and
she talks SO much about equality be-
tween the sexes that she is making many
men quite uneasy. She has quite fol-
lowing among the men whose wives do
not treat them we'll. Once she said that
she was waiting for Harold Winthrop
to awaken that she might propose to
him. OF course, sir, you will under
stand that she was joking, not believing
that you would ever awaken"
Il understand, replied Harold, but
let me tell you this: When marry, it
will not he to a woman who makes love
to me. I reserve the little pleasure of
popping the question as my exclusive
right.
"Oh, NONSENSE replied the old lady
playfully. I've heard young men talk
before When tho right girl asks you to
marry hey. you III assent without word
Of prntust,
Somewhat tired with his long CONVEX
sation with the old lady, Harold decid-
ed to rest himself by calling on Miss
Lefty Mays Everett. He hoped that he
might find a little pleasure such as he
used to enjoy in getting up a mild flirta-
&;on Will, <ho oy,pJ1 btpy of his old