Sunday Washington globe., 1902-03-02

and Some Observations on the Code
and the Lawyer.
The editor Of the GLOBE has been greatly
entertained during my absence by an anom-
alous being who signs itself "Precocious
Miss" This individual pretends to have a
grievance by reason Of my remarks some
weeks ago on children of IL and "a. Neither
the editor of the GLOBE nor myself possess
a knowledge Of mind reading. It Is, there
fore, impossible for US to determine who or
what the person is who writes to us if they
do not give their name and address Our
time is too valuable to devote one minute
of II to the mental arrangements of persons
of whom we care little and know less. l
will make an exception in the case of Pre-
eocious Miss" however, and endeavor to
relieve her mind of the dense ignorance
with which it is surrounded or possessed.
"Precocious Miss" states that it is IA and a
professional" What profession, pray,
admits I4-year-old children2 "Precocious
Miss" is, therefore, over the age I criu-
cised. The worldly experience displayed
in the letters received at this Office would
indicate the writer as being a person Of
mature years.
The paragraph referred to the painful
precocity of children. It did not concern
itself with the precocity Of old maids.
widows. wives, nymphs ia pare or any
ether ubdivision of femininity.
II, as "Precocious Miss" says, il does not
have to love or does not, it doesn't make eyes
at men. nor do anything / charged, then
logically "Precocious Miss" doesn't enter
into the discussion. She is the missing
link between childhood and womanhood
that we are looking for Won't she call at
the GLOBE Office and display her childish
form and manners and thus silence the
voice Of her detractor?
Men do not feel disappointed when they
meet good woman, and 'PrecociOus Miss"
has h5ed mol rViseiY 6Hf too leell if she does
not know this.
The GLOBE is conscious Of its duty in this
city 1t tries to publish the records of dis
honesty and immortality but as yet II has
not contemplated running apartment for
the propagation of hysteria.
According to a dispatch received here
from an Associated Press reporter Miss
Roosevelt condesceuded to speak to some
country girls at Groton. The Associated
Press was ever noted for its honesty, its
creative ability and its influenza type of
descriptive writing. It's honesty is not
questioned where a political interest is in
volved It is the most honest organization
n the vorld-heirg honest to its own
myCr code etri1s Ltc reporter p r
rt 1f tra'a in iF story
Dcnn,ias cgla
ioe m r rlcs ueif ancestry .bcy
gn'1 PC lfttle er rrera tat the lit
ag Hes Neeeetelt lfy ntrs fers
claim to social disuheuOn on lAe olc.1-
position or wealth Of any member Of the
present generation, can hardly be styled an
arstocrat
Much has been said Of the Van Renssellaers,
Roosevelts and the other Dutch families of
New York. I do not remember of ever
reading that the early Dutch settlers of
New York we're distinguished for their re-
hnement, their wealth or their wit. l may
be in error, but my opinion is that Stuy-
vesant was a sorry specimen of humanity
Likewise it seems incongruous for the
native of Cape Cod to point with pride to
the Mayfower outfit. have not discovered
in history any record that they we're blooded
stock. Those persons who mistake their
clothes or their position for themselves and
boast Of alleged ancestry, should remember
the famous remark Of Lefevre, of Napoleon's
staff
Lefevre was standing with his back to a
loud talking woman, whom he overheard
exclaim.
''Lefevre Why the man has no ancestry"
Lefevre drew himself up and turning to
the silly old thing replied:
Madam, I am an ancestor. The Leteyye
family begins with me. KouT family ends
with J0H."