The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-20

shackle stronger and more calling than
a prison chain would be-"
'Well said" agreed the Idiot. THAT
Is what l was coming to. Up to this
thousands of people have thought OF
the old maids merely as a sort of up
per servant in the household, whereas
she should be elevated to the position
Of an official. If man marries a girl
with six old maid sisters, who are
without hope, it should be definitely
understood that they have rights which
the husband-elect must recognize. They
should be members of his cabinet, as
it were, and the domestic republic,
which each family should in time de-
velop into, should be governed by them
as well as by himself AS for the suf-
frage no man should be permitted arbi-
trarily to cast his vote to please him
self and in deliberate defiance of the
convictions of the ladies of his family
The law should require that the mind
of the family should be made up by the
family and not by one who by a mere
accident of sex happens to be the head
of it. The man, the wife, and the six
maiden sisters of the latter in the fam
lily l have suggested should settle to-
gether and after due elaboration by
ballot show how that man should vote"
How about widow who has no
body to represent her?" asked Mrs.
Pedagog.
1T all depends on the widow" smiled
the Idiot. IF she is like some widows
you read about she can get a dozen
men to vote for her. If, on the other
hand. she is dull and colorless, she at
least has the consolation of knowing
that if she can't vote, her late husband
can't, either. But it isn't widows 1 was
discussing, Mrs. Pedagog. AS a rule
they can take care of themselves, but
the old maid is a different PROPOSE
ton, and l think they should be taken
hold of scientifically. Get a hundred
of EN- together down in our National
University of Science at Washington.
and let the most expert feminologists
in the world study them and their
habits a year. two years, five, if neces-
sary. Put EN- in a laboratory and go
at the very root of the matter, find out
what it is that they want, and if it
can be done. let 'em have it. All other
schemes will fail The idea of an old
maid trust financed by Mr.. Morgan,
has been advanced, but Mr.. Morgan
is having all he can do marketing his
other indigestibles without trying to
/ float a lot Of old maids ! have myself
suggested that they form themselves
/ into an Association for Bringing up
other Peoples Children. and Sewing on
Buttons for Old Bachelors. but the
suggestion has been coldly received by
/ every old maid / have spoken TO on
! the subject, and their unrest is growing
] daily"
ITS all boshl" said Mrs Pedagog.
, "All bosh. ] say. What they need IS
| TO get married. II is what both men
/ and women were made for. and notice
| that IN all this agitation about wom-
ans rights and wrongs It's only IN
exceptional cases that the aRitator Is
married-that is. 10 a real man What
/ you men need 10 do rs 20 stop talking
/ bout the hard lot Of the old maid and
4 go out and marry a few"
Z I'm marry q dozen. Mrs Pedsgog,"
| cried the Idiot with enthusiasm, ION
| one condition"
What's thstY' demanded the land.
/ lady
That they're not TOO old" laughed
| the IDIOT
Most men would" snapped Nrs.
Pedsg0g, dulg