The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-10-11
M'DOUGAL 'SCONVERSION



"Whatp
The astonishment in the word wa
simply indescribable, as Harry Nc
Dougall dropped his paper and regard
ed hiscousin in digniiied amazcment
A prettier cousin than usual She wa,
just then, her blue eyes and pinl
cheeks little bluer and pinker ii
she viewed her surprised relative, VIII,
soon found voice to demonstrate:
DO you mean to say that you, who's.
sole ambition should be the enhancing
of woman's chief virtue, retiring mod
esty, are really proposing to enter my
mill as bookkeeper? If so, you are either
very ignorant Of what would be ex
pected of you in that capacity or you
are forgetting what is due your own
womanhood, Henrietta McDougall,
am ashamed Of your
The subject Of this TRADE merely
gave her decided chin little lift, and
made answer
You need not tiatter yourself that
you are going to extinguish me with
your heroics, Harry, for / most cer-
1ainiy uo intend 70 SO INTO an office
even if the shock should prove serious
to your conservative organization. AS
You refuse my offer, shall take q posi-
tion with the Big Salt Lumber com
pany; but ] thought it would be pleas
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r n, y "otA "'sn you,
Inc young man cleared his throat
- M 80 ...,..s sa1.ss peioie he 1ounu
IN M M !, 4 ssuias,oii'
puV' ncir'etea, u y not . woman's
piaes Non'acS Win men In business
, lls ilsallns s.,s woman woman OF her best weapon,
sno Mi'nal Ner g1eatest charm. She
wrecAs iler own matrimonial chances;
ios' you see wnen men marry, they do
my cloose the girls VINO have thrust
III. eA,sulses iufwara, A, wy tie ior ne to
.ne nolne glrl lnen, 100, continued
ne, WIN toncn OF pomposity,
woman prain Is OF such different
caliper that sne IS never successtin
.ne BUSINESS world Wnile esteem
I ssIis 'ss,,il " " y e Z irieiiu anu cousin,
nf,;oo ro,ss pl"ee = ~
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soss e., -. ~ sii's9e anu with Da'ea breath
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e lung r. pie'sy' wisiisu 70 10 man ?
"olA
i Is not mans work. harry, SAID
Tue fri quickiy' work is classified
aceofnihg 70 its excellence and not
me I'm q tie worker- But there is no
use II arguing wltll you, turning W
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anu e''e '''iss', oii 'he ..isssiioiG' isp
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ii'st. -iel''asaii was i.os AZ near
~ i.s.oiei''n, ~ NAL pus ms wnoie me
eli' o..,ny.i' liAu .oeen CONSERVATIVE ~
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I. / sue nss.oni ,'ceornea women aDoul
'iil4 ~ niarssisu , u , 8 ehe uhconscloas,
ness s..sn Nil'sn business men acceptel
,nto 'neit pfecinc'S tne entrance 81
business s.lliss,s Women; wonen' ana aDnorrea,
.haougn .il isnutanSe sai .' u lne lhougnt q
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