The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-02

ly and undeniably suffers-er-Hades. >"
We'll. but men are so in the way in
a sickroom!'
'Oh, if it comes to that. Admetus
would probably have said men were
SO in the way in Hades. Or take-oh!
there are so many times when sisters.
and aunts, and daughters suffer mar
| tyrdom."
affect me?''
| 1t brushes your argument If YOU
don't approve of woman's subsection,
you mustn't only not marry, you must
leave father and brother. and cousin
and uncle, and, by leaving them, leave
a great many other things besides, and
| live by yourself and for yourself
Wouldn't you rather marry me?"
well, it seems that 1 gain nothing"
You gain certain privileges which
society confers ON married lady
Nous avons change tout cela." I
cried. What intrinsic value has the
| feeble Mr.. Noodle, with his receding
chin and his two songs and five ideas,
that L should give precedence to
young woman, just because she has
consented to be his wife? Or is the
social status to be conferred by way of
compensation? If SO, poor girl, she
may sweep her bridal fineries out be-
fore me and welcome"
But suppose it were not Mr. Noodle,
but some one who could not sing, and
had six ideas"
1T does not alter the case. A woman,
I consider by asserting to the obsolete
doctrine that matrimony dignifies her,
is paying a barbaric compliment to
man"
viii you pay me the barbaric COM
pliment of marrying me?"
NO 1 won't"
do you dislike me personality"
Il shall soon. 1 never heard of any
one proposing in such an argumenta
tive manner beforei"
But you met my proposal by logic,
and 1 have logically proved you to be
in the wrong"
| 1 battled for a little while; but his
| proposition seemed plausible, and SO,
as 1 pride myself on being strictly just.
I promised to reflect on it, and he went
away, saying he would come tomorrow
to learn the result of my reflections.
When he came next day l told him
that 1 agreed with him; L was acting
| the part of Alcestis; l would do so
no more. AS long as a woman pan
dered to the selfishness of her male
relatives-be they fathers, brothers,
! husbands cousins, or uncles-as long
as she consented to receive anything
at their hands, and so put herself into
the position of being required to give
in return, they required it of her that
she should daily give her life for theirs.
1t was injustice to woman in the alb
stract to yield to such a state of mat
ers. l would yield no longer.
You will then be just to one poor
fellow in the cOncrete?" he cried.
Il shall go into lodgings" 1 replied.
| His face fell suddenly.
| May, you are joking!" he exclaimed.
1 assured him that 1 was not joking.
I had suddenly realized that I was a
slave.
| He looked round the drawing room.
1t is very pretty room, full of old
carved wood and soft colors and the
scent of many flowers.
DO you call this slavery?" he asked
with a dramatic gesture.
TT requires cleaning annually" I re-
piled.
your father is very kind and indul
gent to you, is he nOt?'
Il have no doubt that Admetus was
kind and indulgent to Alcestis in every
fthing except essentials"
ooh, may Alcestis so to everlasting
per"
ct is exactly what she did do
| mo; Hercules went and brought her
back
He had evidently been reading it up.
| I felt Snubbed.