Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-09-27
A WOMAN'S RIGHTS.

so Won OCn'G NCllCNB III WOTHun
rights" | said APP rovingly.
"Ob, but do, !" she answered promptly.
"Then why do you condemn the ladies
who advocate themf That's bit moon
sistent, even for you, Cis."
"Oh, thoss women" nid she, tossing
the paper scornfuiiy aside. "They're ut
terly absurd. What's the use Of votes and
clubs and short hair and bloomers-ughl
and oil that sort Of thingY They're the
wrong rights, but a woman has plenty of
right rights, as you'll find out. SIR"
"Don't try to look majestic, you little
goose. I could put You In my overcoat
pocket, remem ber-nearly."
"You'd be taking me out every minute
to look at me-"
~ dare say should, and putting you
in again whenever you were tiresome."
She lay back in the corner Of the big
armchair and laughed with great amuse
ment
"You poor, misguided young man!
You'll find out some day II your pocket
were as big as st. Paul's, you couldn't
and you wouldn't. You know you
wouldn't"
because Of tho innate goodness of
manP'
ono, because Of the innate nioeness Of
me-"
cam to understand that right, No. l,
Is not to be shut upp"
Cant be shut up" she corrected.
Never could be shut up; never can be
shut up. For women never, never, new
err" -
"Tbe tune falls fat without an accom-.
paniment
"A male onep"
i,.lx hotl nj
panimeDt.
Suppose woman can't got onef'
"She always oan, II she's nice"
Suppose she isn'tf"
"Then she doesn't count. But all women
are nice in some way to some one. That's
right, No. g."
won't nice woman 'obeyP Vide
marriage service, which, understand from
your brother, you've been studying"
"No need, my dear hoy. I've known 1t
since was TO-"
"Don't you accept the 'obeyp'"
"Certainly. You needn't look SO anx-
ious."
"woman's right, No. 4, is evidently to
be Inconsistent.
"Thats merely part Of the grent right
to do as she plenses. B."
"How do you square that with obedi-
enoei"
Doesn't obey mean obey some or
derf' "
"Ye-es, I suppose so." I'm always
suspicious when woman gets to logic.
"Well, II nice woman doesn't like an
order, she manages that it isn't given"
but II It should bef" ! began to get
triumphant here.
"She gets 1t rescindcd." Cts is really
beyond oil argument sometimes.
"That doesn't give her authority over
man, anyhow"
1.-THE queens wish is q command"
$50 Is the kings"
"If-if she let's him wish IT,
"Look here, CHS, you didn't give me fair
warning Of your tyranny. I'm half In.
clined to back out"
ooh, you ungrateful mani I am com.
pletely spelling you. Didn't let you play
football yesterday
"Because you like to sec the game"
~ don't much like to SEQ you play"
"That's rather uncomplimentary. am
generally reputed to play pretty we'll"
"You know that don't mean to attack
your play. The report says that YOU
Probably written by some one who
didn't see the game"
"Nonsepse l meant that you might
get hurt"
81 can take care of myself" Sometimes
the papers say I'm too rough, hut those
COMPOUNDED reporters dom understand the
game.
"But you nave to take care of me-"
els that another Of your rightsf"
"To be taken care Off"
"Great care Of" corrected.
"If you please"
~ do please, very much, but rights
cannot be matters Of favor"
eyes they are-womon's rights"
"Mere favorsP''
Compulsory favors."
"You are marvelously illogical, Cis.
can undoubted right"
"But tho other rights, CisS II they de-
pend on mans granting them, how can
o woman be sure Of them?"
"Will your
"The question is, Will men In general9'
general. The question is, Will you refuse
them to mey'
fancied there was bit Of firm set
about Cis' mouth for all her smiling, and
didn't smile at all. "Do as she pleases, -
IL rather a large order, but, then, CHS
would never please anything very dread
full.
~ expect not" said I, with half sigh.
I'm sure shouldn't refuse her anything
that could possibly help anyhow. Then
We sat quiet for a few minutes.
"JaokP"
"Well, CisP"
"If you were clever, you would ask me
. question"
"About my rights, II anyS"
"No. III tell you something" she said