The morning news., 1894-05-27


Makes no differencep' He felt that
he ought to kill her She seemed to get
an idea
Maybe it is the man you don't like.
Well, am sort of used to him, but if you
prefer. can go to some one else" He
MADE clawlng motions in the air, but was
speechless; red foam appeared on his
lip. You know YOU always liked my
curls so much, she went on, wistfully.
Why, why did she madden him by re-
terrlng to the Joy gone by "I"-
But he did not wait. lie fed from her
perhdious presence, with raging words
upon his lips. That evening he got
little letter. 81 tried to tell you today
that my hair-my pretty hair, that YOU
nave always liked in curls-does not curl
naturally. have it curled every day by
the barber all the girls go to. l don't see
why You should have behaved so, even if
had deceived you about it. 1t was only
little thing. This is to SEND back the
ring. am sure we could never be
happy" Poor fellow! He never married,
and she never knew! How could he tell
here
For conscience sake, says the Ladies'
Home journal, let us cease this everlast-
ing prattle about the present being
'woman's century" and ''woman's age.
the women of any previous age were driv-
cling idiots, and casting slur upon the
very women who gave US our being. Why
Is TINS "woman's century" any more than
was any century before it, Just because
few thousand more women are engaged
IN business Does that fact make il a
"woman's century," We haven't deter
mined yet. by any means, whether the
present tendency of woman going into the
al fc 10 Hg, -,
terest or TO the benefit of those. who will
follow her. A little caution here is a very
good thing What sense is there in this
constant ding-donging into the ears of our
girls that they are born at the dawn of
womans emancipation" Emancipation
from whatl Will this sort of thing teach
our girls to have a greater respect for the
women OF past generations If we keep
up this harangue much longer l shall not
blame our youngest girls if they
get the notion that the world only began
about forty or fifty years ago If we ex-
pect children to have respect for their
mothers, and their mothers parents, we
cannot enshroud the times in which they
lived with the darkness of ignorance and
bigotry The women who lived before
the present agitators of the "woman's IS cen
tury" were born did thing or two in the
worlds history, far more, ! venture to
prophesy from their present talk. than
the women of to-day will do in these lat
ter days If they pursue their present
course. II these women-feW in number.
fortunately-forgett this fact let US not be
persuaded to do so. We live in a glorious
time of the worlds history, but there
were glorious times before we ever came
into the world, and so far as the women
of those times are concerned, they were
not the interiors of our modern women,
except in so far as their limited opportu-
mites compelled them, of necessity, to
live more contracted lives.
A Highland park matron, a few days
ago, says the Boston Advertiser, was in
her dressing room, gowning herself for
little afternoon reception in which she
was to play the part of hostess, when the
maid informed her. that a lady awaited
her in the parlor.
Where is her card?" asked the lady
'She didn't give me any card. She just
brushed past me rightlnto the parlor, and
told me to tell you she wanted to see
you"
The Highland park matron hastened TO
dress herself as quickly as possible. and
when she descended to the parlor there
sat huge, smiling, petticoated object
who Immediately arose, put her hands on
her hips, ard calculated: "Well, you
amt as plump as you was, are you7"
Investigation proved that the visitor
had sold patent potato-peeler to the
pretty matron six years ago. She didn't
expect to negotiate another potato-peeler
deal, but she thought she'd just drop in
to see how the little Highland park lady
was getting along.
At that moment the matron was in a
pitiful state of collapse. There was this
woman in full possession of
her parlor and guests expected every mo-
ment. She talked potato -peeler for over
thirty minutes, and finally the ring Of the
door-bell interrupted her.
Pardon me,' said the annoyed ma
tron, as sweetly as her tortured mind
wouldspermit, pray, pardon me, out am
a number of friends, and if you
don't mind"
"Oh, don't bother about me- I'd Just
as soon stay" And the potato peeler
peddler calmly settled back among the
sofa cushions
"But, my dear madame-"
"Yes, I'd just as soon stay" repeated
the peddler. Then, after short pause,
during which the matron wondered that
she didn't go mad on the spot the un-
daunted vender continued: "Perhaps l
can sell them some potato-peelers."
If it hadn't been for the arrival of the
distracted maUron's husband. the potato
peeler lady might still be there Since
that day the parlor maid has acquired
the habit of looking suspiciously at
strangers and putting them through a
brief examination before granting them
an entrance.
Every little while, says Clara Belle, in
the Cincinnati Enquirer, am bound to
believe that ii is as they say and that
have no sense Of humor. They
certainly take things in dead earnest
most of the time A very aristocratic
dame had just completed her paper on
goodness knows what before the Terra
rum Club and was receiving congratula-
tions One of those who came to offer
them inquired about the ancestry of the
lecturer.
"Are you the LeBaron of the LeBaron-
Upshotch line2" she asked.
The lecturer arched her neck and said:
"Oh, dear. yes, " as if it was quite foolish
for any one to ask so well known thing.
Then 1t came forth that the other lady
was indirectly in the same line and flow