Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-28
OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW
"Woman's Inhumanity TO Woman

"Woman's lnhumanity to Woman"
Dorothy Dix has In Everybody's
Magazine for May, an article with the
above title. Written as all of Dorothy
Dlx's writings are, in an exaggerated
vein OF thought, still there are many
accusations in 1t too true to be de-
MED. One wonders IL Dorothy" is a
mannish woman or an effeminate man.
All of her savings are waspish, worthy
of a soured old maid or part your hair
in the middle sort of man. In the
slang of the day she has 1t in" for
the so-called weaker sex, of which she
is by no means type. However, what
follows is not to criticise Dorothy or
her utterances. Rather, to tell a short
story founded on facts, which would
seem to add strength ito the grave
charges she makes concerning the Pc
culiar characteristics of our women
kind.
Once upon a time, there was living
in a small village, a man of sixty, his
wife about the same age, a grown up
son of twenty-five and q daughter of
twenty years of age. ALI but the son
were consistent ana active church
members, and had the respect OF the
community In which they lived. One
day a we'll dressed, educated, gentle
manly appearing individual came to
town, made the acquaintance Of the son,
entered into a business arrangement
with him, and, finally boarded with
the family. His attentions to the
daughter from the outset We're so pro-
nounced that observers saw marriage
between them In the near future There
came a scandal. The condition of the
young woman gave Madame Grundy a
choice bit for conversation. Then fol-
lowed the disappearance of the gentle
manly parsonage, and the brother also
left town. Soon 1t was known that
the fascinating stranger had a wife and
two children else where. Intimate
friends of the family also soon found
out that the stranger and her own
brother tried to compel this unfortu
nate young woman to submit to a
criminal operation, and that even her
own brother tried to brighten her into
compliance with their wishes by
threatening her life with a revolver 1t
was also known that this poor girl, up
on learning that her seducer was a
married man, refused all financial as
sistance and met her fate. took up her
punishment, almost without word.
Her child was born, and her life OF an
outcast commenced. The scandal
killed both Of her parents, that is the
father died about year after the dis
grace occurred and her mother within a
a wear from her husbands death. For
tunately the home was left TO this
Young woman and for twelve years she
supported herself and her nameless
child by the labor of her hands. AT
the end of that time she married re-
spectable mechanic, moved away and
all interest in her ceased. During her
life in the town where her disgrace oc-
Cured not one word was ever heard
against her character Her only speak
ing acuuaintances We're the merchants
she was compelled to meet in buying
family supplies, and also of course the
few persons who gave her sewing to do
by which she managed to live. Outside
OF this she was dead to the world. but
the life she lived was as pure as nuns
encompassed within monastery wall.
During all Of these years the women