The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-24


Is ~ Iais.. letter me bcssol that
hsr fafaar nuuid take her rorc serious
81. she could not be q butterfly" and
she srokc Of "womans sphere being
broad and far-roachlng." Mckenzie
only laughed and SAID. Poor childl she
ia signing for the mountain air" He
wrote her Of the beautiful lilly he had
trained and made ready for her use
and she would soon see for herself how
very LONG and broad her woman's
sphere could be.
AZ last letter came telling that she
was surely coming home. and telling
how anxious she was to be with him on
Thanksgiving Day. she complained
ever so gently that che feared he had
not taken her exactly as she wished
that she was no longer a child. and
that her mind was quite occupied With
the problem Of "woman'a Mission" In
iaet, she had lately been made president
OF the Woman'a Emancipation Circle.
which organization had originated IN
her scho-i with every promise Of be-
coming a power for great good among
women. u subloln" she added. "the
, principal maylms for which we pledge
ourselves 20 labor without ceaslng:
we claim equal rights before the
law.
We ask equal pay Tor equal work.
We ask that men cease 20 impose
upon as by their empty natiery. and
That we be recognized az reasonable
human beings with eyes 10 see for our
selves; hands TO work az we will"
This time even Mckenzie could not
fall TO catch her meaning: ne looked
puzzled and troubled. and finally said.
In the morning she will be half way
home and ] shall 90 20 meet her /
think" he added slowly. u think Mary
needs her father. Yes. I'm sure dead
suro-Ehe needs her father"
Meanwhile had registered solemn
vow that every claim and every as,sr-
ton OF this New Woman should be dis
proved and conlredlciod By Mary IN her
own sweet SELF when closed my eyes
that night Il was 10 dream OF Thanks.
giving Day and Mary and really be-
lIeye that IN my sleep heard the sweet
sound Of wedding bells.
For some time the next day McKcn-
zie was shyly making bis daughters
acquaintance Tie could not Tor the life
Of him see The slightest trace OF the
dread phantom her last letter had Gre
aied he thantcd God that ahe was
womanly and gentle that her heart was
right. whatever error OF fancy had got
ten into her head
why. dear Maryw De answered her
"you don't want TO work like a man
You can't do b. When / was your axe
/ could handle q pick an day: could
DO 90 now. a w0mln's work cannot be
equal 10 mans 30 Dc Is hardly fair for
her 10 ask equal pay-hosldes. % was
90 Adam The command was given to
earn his bread by the sweat OF his
brow.
Poor Mary She could not help be-
lng disconnected Her fathers opln-
ions. she knew. were always based on
common sense. SO q was some time
before she spoke again. and then Il
was to ask why Il was tina, women ala
not have equal rights with men before
the law. Tie answered that women
surely DO have equal rights before the
law. You see" my dear he went on.
their rights are really Identical. their
interests the same: and Il is a mans
first notion Of duty to nce that these
rights are respected would like to
see any person interfere with your
tAhis or hear OF any law that would
be unjust 10 you. By George! / would
soon show that your rights we're my
rights. and that the law exists solely
Tor the benefit OF mankind. which you
know. my dear. includes woman Kind.
even the New Woman. too"
Poor Mary was cohi0unded. After
all, were men and women really equal
before the law? II that were so. what
BECAME OF the enormous injustlces and
siga1t'c aliases hat women had silent
~ and patiently borne an these years.
Il all seemed so confusing, 80 difficult.
so very puzzling. she could not doubt