The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-14

For this" replied, taking out the pam
phlet and smacking it; Gin fact, you could
not have been better met. I want to ask
you some serious and important ques-
TONS I went on, so suppose we go into
Slaters and have some tea?"
"Oh, thank you said she, but / have
had some tea-between times while !
was shopping
I looked at the reel Of cotton-forlorn
and lonely in the net wilderness-and WON
dered how women would ever bring their
economical selves to vote away mill
ions" in supply If ever they came to help
US legislate.
"And now you are going homer" 2
asked.
Yes; mines a red 'bus-A Kensington
one
"Yonder,' said. sis red bus"
ooh, yes,' she replied, quickly. but It's
full up
There was one vacant place inside. but
no matter. 1 coughed, I spread out my
legs, again I smacked the recently re-
ceived programme, and 1 said earnestly to
| Daysie:
Tell me-do you want a voter"
She giggled
How amusing you are, Mr.. Wormholt."
she exclaimed.
the result of chompioning women's rights
'If 1 am amusing I said gravely, that
| is my misfortune. 1 do not mean to be.
Now attend-should you like the franchise
to be extended to women?"
at would be rather fun" unused Day
sic.
Fun! Just listen to this!' And then
1 read from the tract:
''Womanhood is a soil in which intel
lectual grain will produce wondrous ad-
vance for the race in body and in soul.
While. as to the other alternative"
But here I interrupted my excerpt to
! point out to Daysie that a red bus had
just stopped at the corner Miss Wy
brow looked quickly at the vehicle, took
step toward it, hesitated, then turned
to ne again.
"I'n wait for the next" she said.
''It is very nice Of you was my graft
fled observation, to pay me a compliment
like that Thank you very much"
Daysie did not quite look as if she had
intended to pay me compliment. AS she
digs at the pavement with her umbrella
point I regarded her for few moments
in silence and then continued: I'm the
event of your having a vote. to which can
didate would you give it? To him with
the blue eyes or the brown?''
Daysie stole look at point immediate
ly beneath my hat brim and replied with
assumed coquetry: eff there was third,
and his eyes were gray"
you are trifing, miss" I interrupted,
but. seriously, how would you decide as
to the bestowal of your vote?"
II think I should vote as papa voted,
she replied, but she went on, IT do not
think l should care very much for vote
If it gave men so much trouble as his
seems to give him. He attends political
meetings. you know, and then comes
home and argues with Mr.. Truebody till
in the morning, and gets so red and an
cry. Fancy if mamma vent to meetings
and then came back and shrieked at
Aunt Sophy-woudn't it be dreadful! And
fancy papa and mamma having political
arguments at the top of their voices in
stead of going to sleep at night! Wouldn't
that be dreadful, too?"
at would not, 1 granted. "be altogeth-
er conducive to the harmony OF your
home circle. However-there's another red
bus! Shall stop it?"
Daysie looked sharply at the vehicle
There's no roon," she said. will con-
tent myself this time with Just stating
that there were three vacant places out
side and two in.
1 turned to the league programme again
and drew Daysie's attention to the fol-
lowing extract by reading IL aloud to her:
at is thus that the league confidently
offers the effort for women's suffrage as
a broad basis upon which individual vot-
ers OF any party may agree even without
pledge as to Interior definite concerted ac-
ton"
II think It's very dry" Daysie remark
ed. her eve roaming restlessly over herd
OF omniouses which was then approach
ing.
How" I whispered to Daysfe. not with
out emotion. HON am to secure the po-
litical emancipation of women; how am
to place women on the same political
plane with men Tiff 1 say f.
Miss Wybrow was iu-mannered enough
to burst into a peal of laughter peal
that Jared on me. and caused the reel of
coten to jump about its roomy prison just
as If II were inebristed. Suddenly Daysie |
caught sight OF another red bus and stop
ped laughing TO look at it. But, Tor some
reason or other. she let Il pass. I was
beginning to grow suspicious. I was be-
ginning 10 suspect that she wanted to
take a white one.
Now, Miss Daysie,' / said, somewhat |
SHARPLY (for her ill-timed levity provoked !
me,) regarding women's rights-or rath- |
er. let US say. the advancement OF women |
generally-do you not think that you
ought to contribute TO the intellectual pro- |
gress not only of yourself, but of your /
sax as a whole, by engaging yourself In |
scientific pursuits. in historical, archaeo- !
logical and classical researches"
But. I'm not going TO be a governess," /
she explained
IN matters" insisted. settling my Ia; /
more firmly on my head and quite warm /
ing to my work in matters thar relate 4
to the elevation OF your sex. you must I
study aitruisuc doctrines. You must make /
yourself acquainted with philosophy. sci /
ence and-er-abstract justice and then /
YOU will be indirectly benefting yonder /
flower girl
Not so much as il I gave her PEN 4
ny" Daysie pun In
You" I went On. brushing away her /
interruptiaxs as II 1t we're a hy. ''you
must study the arts and crafts OF men: /
you must read medicine Would you rot 4
consider L glorious triumph 70 become I
properly qualified and licensed 20 cut OF /
the limbs OF man. proud mani"
Please don't be 50 horrid- OF course 4
shouldn't" calculated Miss WybroE.
Ha. Sun more encouraging. First an /
amusing and then I an horrid,
I was determined not 70 be thwzrted- I
however meant 10 go right into the /
question
Now. come I said Try 70 % ssasI-
bic for minute or two. Doat you think 4
it ought 10 be your object to equip your
self mentally IN such a manner that.
should you De suddenly overwhelmed BY
70 support yourself by your own Efforts
q.