Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-05-29
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dumb-bells with a crash upon the floor.
| The old cantr' she cried. THE old
shfbboJefh, What is this mission which
Is reserved for woman? All that is hum
bic, that IL mean. that is soul killing.
that Is so contemplate and so iil-paid
that none other Will touch It, All that
is woman's mission. And who imposed
these limitations upon her? Who
cooped her up within this narrow
sphere? Was It Providence? Was 1t
nature? No, II was the arch enemy.
II was man"
"oh. say. auntie" drawled her
nephew.
1T was man. Charles. 1t was you
and your fellows. say that woman
Is a colossal monument to the selfish
ness Of man. What is all this boosted
chivalry-these fine words and vague
phrases? Where is II when we wish TO
put II to the test? Man In the abstract
Will do anything to help woman. OF
courSe. How does 1t work when his
pocket Is touched? Where Is his chiv-
airy then? VIII the doctors help her to-
qualify? will the lawyers help her TO
be called to the bar? will the clergy
tolerate her in the church? Oh. II is
close your ranks then and refer poor
woman to her missIonl Her mission,
To be thankful for coppers and not to
Interfere with the men while they grab
Bile for gold, like swine round trough.
that Is mans reading Of the mission of
women. You may sit there and sneer.
Charles. while you look upon your vic
tim, but you know that 1t Is truth,
every word OF IT,
Terrified as they were by this sudden
torrent of words. the two gentlewomen
could not but smile at the sight of the
fiery. domineering victim and the big
apologetic representative of mankind
who sat meekly bearing all the sins of
his sex. The lady struck a match,
whipped a cigarette from case upon
the mantelpiece. and began to draw the
smoke into her lungs.
Il find II very soothing when my
nerves are at all ruffied." she ex-
planned you don't smoke? All, you
miss one of the purest of pleasures
without a reaction
Miss Williams smoothed out her
sIlken lap.
1T is pleasure she said. with |
some reproach to self-assertion, (which |
Bertha and l are rather too old-fash- !
Toned to enjoy"
NO doubt I'd probably make
you very i'll II y~n attempted it, BY
the way. hope that you will come to
some Of our GUILD meetings. I shall
see that tickets are sent you"
your Guild?"
ut Is not yet formed. but I shall lose
no time in forming committee. 1t Is
my habit to establish a branch of the
Guild wherever i CO.
There Ia a Mrs. Sanderson in AnerIey
who Is already one of the emancipated,
so that have a nucleus. 1t Is only by
organized resistance. Miss Williams.
hat we can hope to hold our own
against the selfish sex. Must you go.
hen?"
Yes. we have one or two other visits
o pay said the elder sister you
viii, am sure. excuse us. hope that
'ou will find Norwood pleasant resi-
lence."
''All places are to me simply battle
leld." she answered. gripping first one
md then the other with grip which
rumpled up their little thin fingers
The days for work and healthful exer-
Use, the evenings to Browning and |
Ugh discourse. eh. Charles? Good
yer She came to the door with them.
nd as they glanced back they saw her .
TIL standing there with the yellow bull
up cuddled up under one forearm. and
he thin blue reek of her cigarette as {
ending from her lips.
rOh. what - dreadful. dreadful wom- {
mr. whispered sister Bertha. as they ,
urried down the street. THANK good {
ess that 1t Is over" {
but she'll return the visit" an !
-
etter tell Mary that we are not at {
ONE"
CHAPTER III. I