The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-21

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and trailed in the back. She dragged
her feet along listlessly, and one hand,
thrust into an unbuttoned glove, swung
aimlessly by her side.
and she thinks she can go on the
stage" sighed Successful Woman
.'the stage, where not only neatness.
but chic in personal appearance. is re-
quired; the stage, where one has to
hustle from morning till night, where
alertness is needed, If in no other pro-
fession. l tried to dissuade her from
it, she went On. Il encouraged her
drawing. She does that fairly we'll
But she said it was useless, there was
so much competition nowadays. / ask
ed her if she had ever tried to sell any
Of her sketches. And she actually said:
No. How would you go about it? ]
would like to draw for the Fashion
Frills Magazine, but don't know the
woman or man who accepts the draw
ings. Couldn't you give me letter of
introduction L don't know them. and
l can't l answered. Anyway
T. IL
your drawings are good. they'll take
them, and if they're not no amount of
letters of introduction will persuade
them. Just walk in and leave your
drawings there. and then if they re-
fuse them Try to find out what is the
matter with them, and then go on and
try again.
Women are certainly fond of having
some one else do their thinking for
Them" remarked Old Bachelor some
what cynically. II should think you
would find that to be the case in that
column Of questions and answers you
run in the Daily Screamer."
"Humph! DO II" returned Successful
Woman. ''They are all the time ask
ing me: How would you go about it to
write successful novel? What should
do in order to become schoolteacll-
er? Trained nurseY Anything that
can be answered Immediately by ap-
plying to the school Or the hospital or
the proper place. even the spelling of
words and historical facts which in
volve only the opening of book on a
shelf in the very room where they sit
"a multitude of foolish. inane, perfect
~ obvious questions which they could
answer themselves if they stopped to
think two minutesr'
II have always thought it one of the
reasons why women do not progress
more rapidly that they are forever
wanting to lean on each other They
won't stand up straight and use the
brains that God gave Them
"0h, they'll improve after awhile"
answered Successful Woman. land aft
er all it isn't the woman who asks
questions who is the worst. The very
fact that she asks questions shows that
she is anxious to change her condition,
to improve. The woman simply can't |
stand is she who allows herself to be
showed under by circumstances, the |
woman who let's things stay just as |
hey are because oh, what's the use?
They can't be changedv The woman |
who when things go wrong takes |
'efuge in those eternal tears-that |
woman drives me wild. Why, there
sn't anything which can't be changed /
I bright, perseyering woman puts
Ter mind to it,
After all, the helpless women are
godsena." put in Old Bachelor with
lis little smile. "If they were all clev-
r, what would you clever women doT'
Pm not selfish enough to take your
iewpoint." answered Successful Wo-
nan. There's no woman I'm more
orry for. Put the self reliant woman
q any position, In poverty, in disgrace
ven, and she will work her way out,
ut the helpless woman, she is a fail
re even with the best Of starts, and
ne Is lucky indeed If she does not
to her unfortunate children a
erifage OF weak Wills and vacillating
Kinds. MAUD ROBINSON.