The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-08-03

but their little hands were never maue
Io clutch the hilt of !rnadsword
Little hands Little hands ex-
claimed the emulouS admirer of the Anna
zons holding up. with Il pugnacious gest-
ure. pair of fists of apparent ponderosity.
And then. said If you 90 into the
cavalry YOU cannot expect to be mounted
on your side saddles on which you look 81
lovely when you are galloping over the
roads with long, graceful riding skirt,
waving in the gentle zephyrs But these
things will not do when YOU are ordered to
charge the enemy. There will he right
cut against cavalry and tront-c against
cavalry, and lelt-cu against cavalry, and
the same against infantry. | assure you
that in order to execute the various ma
neuvers appertaining to the successful OPP
eratins of squadrons of cavalry, it will be
necessary for you to abandon your side
saddles Ladies. am sorry to inform you
will have to ride with your pretty little feet
on each side of your chargers
Here there were audible murmurs of
Indignation, but | did not heed the warn
ing. | adored the better half of human
ity. | deemed them too angelic to be
lowered to a level with the whiskered
moiety of mankind. so in my earnest
and honest efforts to deter them from wish
ing to vote aud To 90 to war continued
the discourse
And then. said l. success in mill
tary operations Is dependent on perfect or
ganization. Armies are arranged in corp,
and divisions and brigades and regiments,
Now. if like men. YOU 90 to war. many oi
these organizations will be commanded by
gallant females We viii now suppose
that one of these corps is mustered int,
service and that an order has come to march
and meet the enemy But where art
many Of the Colonies and Brigadiers anC
several Of the Major Generals Alas
the measels the whoopine cough and tn,
scarlet fever have been making havoc
among the children. and with materna
solicitude they are at home attending t.
the important duties devolving on them a.
r
the rising generation were allowed to per,
ish. like poor motherless little lambs, the
military resources of the country woulC
rapidly diminish aud we would soon become
a weak and defeneeless nation. And wher,
Is the gallant commander of the corps
Her unavoidable absence has caused the
most sanguine anticipations that the fin,
boy, who has jus, made his appearance oil
the planet amidst such military surround
ings, viii grow up some day and becom,
Commander in Chief Of the armies Of thr
mighty nation.
could proceed no further The noise
and confusion became indescribabie tn,
dudes were aroused from their semi-eon
sciousness and fed in dismay. believing
that the house was on FIRE The robust
dame denounced me a. a misogynist
Madam, | exclaimed. hear me,
beseech yau | was only endeayoring I,
candidly point out
Here my voice was drowned hy tn,
cries Of the excited bevy Of beauties by
whom | vas surrounded.
Tie Is misogynist a woman-hater
Shame on him Shame On him the,
exclaimed
Il caught the eve Of Serena. Tender
nees and love no longer beamed in thai
beautiful azure orb l approached he
and endeavored TO soothe her She badC
NE besoue, aud ike the dudes. | fee
from the house Next morning | re
ceived a note from Serena She discarded
me left the city and resumed my tray
els, Too much eandor had again made
me a wanderer over the face OF the earth