Middletown transcript., 1896-07-11
A WoMAN's SAY.


Mr.. EDIToR:-Women are queer, and
there is mo- denying it. God A Mighty
made them so TO match the men, somebody
says. One Of their peculiarities is they
are n ever clear of want, still that is not a
G1re sign of discostented mind as you men
seem to think, but rather proof of ambi-
ton and aspiration, desire to widen our
sphere of usefulness You see that is what
I'm after, and Mr.. Editor.-I make SO bold
as to ask for. a little space in your paper.
mans Column" you say. Yes to be sure,
/ know all that, and it is very well too, as
far as it goes, but it is something more than
that that want. 1t may be very presumr-
I've been thinking I've listened to the
men talk and read what the men write,
and they've done a good deal of talking
and writing lately; The st Louis love feast
followed by the Kilkenny-Cat time now
in Chicago have given them something to
talk and write about, and nothing but pol
itics goes these days. Women you know,
are not sin politics" that is not largely.
To be sure your party platform does have
something about "The Rights of Women
which everybody knows means anything
else but woman's rights, so called And
there are five women delegates now sitting
in the Democrat Convention in Chicago
but for the most part the women are still
in their proper sphere. 1 was thinking
along this line while reading your paper,
the other day, and all at once this brilliant
idea burst upon me. Why not get tie wo-
men to talk and write of the things that
interest them most; the women readers of
the TRANSCRIPT, here and everywhere: the
college girls, home for 1.-THE summer; the
teachers with the long vacation to enjoy;
the many bread winners as well as bread
makers; happy housewives and hometen-
ders. There are wise and witty women
enough right here in Middletown to make
the speciest. breeziest budget you ever read,
once get them at it. They are nallrally
generous creatures. Ifyou are AT all OBJ
servant you We seen how WON III always
wants her neighbor TO have some of her
choicest culinary dainty;-now i believe
she is just as ready to share her pretty
thoughts, her views of book, pictures and
her various experiences, if she knew they
would interest or help another. Maybe
Pm an enthusiast, and don't know what
I'm writing about. Maybe there is not an
9th oil oIor
who has anything she cares to say to all
the rest of us, not a word of encourage
ment or advice or counsel to give. Maybe
so, but hardly think SO. Now Mr.. Editor
what think you of il? Will you spare us
the space for an exchange of thought just
for the summer you know? for when Sep
tember comes, we must get back 10 our
posts of duty.
Give us trial anyhow. and if nobody
responds, why, I'll just say my word or
two and ever after hold by peace.
Yours Truly,
Miss MINERVA.
(The TRANSCRIPT has plenty of space to
spare to the women of Middletown. to its
lady readers, and it welcomes communion
tions from the queer" the bright and the
dull, if there are such, but it does not ex-
pect to hear from second one Miss
MinervaSwil find herself lonesome, and
will probably go off in pout-woman
like. The witty folks" will continue to
lou nge i'll the forenoon. sleep after dinner
and after tea sit on the porch and-ex-