The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-12-29
Her Oav In PcIitics.

Tell me, demanded Mrs, Willougbby frC
/ three Of her sister clubSomen, how maj
I OF you registered last wttk so that y
could vote Tor those university trustee,
The trio who we're gathered about her
cne corner II the clubroom looked sudde
ly blank.
Has the day passsds asked number /.
i IL didn't have anyone to 20 with, co
f,ssed No, =
Well, mesnt TO do IL, after hearing th
notice iesa here. taii No. 3 but had
dressmskar sni was too busy
shane OF YOU all tiiumphed Mrs. Wi
loushby, L'dlts, | wish 10 announce lhl
| registered
G,od for you! f,ll us about iE
Well, Il ok determination, II do %
1t. ln fact, ! was all day registering.
didn't do ahother thing MIS- JAWS can
10 right AFTER bresk'sst, HE 8 reguls
missionary, ard marched me n TO th
place whtre lhe AID another woman ba
just registered, but sfier had gon
through all The ordeal Of taking the ost
before those men who were Iist dying +
laugh, they asked me my name aud sddres
When told them they ali shouted ut once
This Amt her precinct! What. she doinj
herey
You see, It had never occurred to Mrs
Jarvis that coudn't register where th,
did and che had taken me away up ther,
for nottiIg. Well, the men told us wher,
to 20, bus they all talked at once, ant
somehow or other we got into the wrone
place again. Well, totk that oath
hard up and ALA second time, only tC
be told as soon as l gave my sddr,s, tina,
Id have to 20 three blocks farther.
But found at last that the place for
me to register was right 10 the fruit store,
within block OF cur house. We were
Just going 10 when Mrs. Jarvis found she
would have to hurry away TO keep an ap-
because she was an hour late
already. She told me that | knew the
ropes now and could 20 ahead alone. But
somehow, couldn't get up courage to 20
IN. | stood in a drug store on the opposite
corner and watched mep, men, men, going
In and out Of that place. At last woman
turned 10 and just scurried acrosa to get
in at the same time. But before | was
halfway there out she came, quite red in
The face. She had gone In TO buy some-
hing without knoHing it was the registrs-
lion place.
That gave me such fright that went
lOme for luncheon. But all the afternoon
kept my hat on and over and over |
started cut and came back. About :
''clock my father dropped in. Mr.. VII.
oughby was down town and | wheedled
nv father-he doesn't believe in woman's
lights a bit-but he actually took me ever
o register.
1t was like this: Eight or nine men
tanding and smoking and five or six cit.
Ing down behind a table ready to wIi.e
own whatever | said. knew everyone
I the men. They were our neighbors and
harmless. Why l should have
zen frightened out Of my senses IL beyond
lt-5ut was. While | was waiting my
urn Mr.. Powcll--he lives In our block and
e's nice man, too--gsve me chair and
egan Joking because | was the first woman
D register there that day. He said 1t show
we didn't want to vote and oil that. |
Did him honestly that | thought the wo-
zen were afraid to come, and be laughed
I'd said; Non ense. We want to make
lem perfectly at home. Give them all the
llvileges. And with that he onsred me q
gar.
] hate to tell this part--but bis doing
lat before Gil those men made me so In.
gnanf. tried to say to him calmly that
e dread Of just such riiiculing actions
his was enough to keep any woman
ON the polls. but nv VOC, began to
emble In fpite Of me, ard my eyes filled
th tears, and there | waa crylng-at the
Ills. My only excuse is that 1t had been !
ch nervous strain.
OF coursc, ai i'd one Of the three, comfort
,ly. And don't mind, dear; you really .
get registered after sll.
Yes, did, admitted Mrs. Willoughby,
d 1t Is wonderful what difference active
In public STAIRS mskes in the U
crest one feels. Now couldn't wait to
} the papers next morning to read the
ults OF the registration. But didn't <
g 1t q bit that all the reports gave the u
ares as 80 many, not including the wo-
n." IA
'ot includiDgf echoed M. 3'in astonish- "
ut. 81
hats Just some Of the same old II Justice
in, declared No 2 bitterly. et
Ifter your taking all that trouble to regis. n'
toe, sympathlzed No. 3. di
md my trouble ish't ever, lamen,ad
.. Willoughby. I've got to vote yet. ie
MT sleep for worrying over it. | WAS
only women to register at that place, 10
those men will Jast be watching for me
election day, ard bear that the tickets :
terrible 10 understand. V
n tell you what I'll do, volunteered No. u'
Id 70 away tf to iome other voting no
,e where nobody knew me. w
b, don't you have to vote In your own ke
rici, or whatever itiis asked No. 2 ao
60, here, Mrs. wIllooshby, put In No 3, ~
,hlly, you're not compelled to vote jost
luse you've registered. found tha. th'
when was thIoking q rsgisterirg last NJ
b. irt
ou don't sly SO. culsted Mrs. Will 10
,hby. | thought | vas In for II now. sci
ell. you're not, and las. wouldn't
!, y lined the other. You've done Nj
,gh for ore woman. Let some Of The
"a do their cuty now ard you 70 home 'h'
sleep nights.