The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-26
THE MAN TALKS.
and Finds Woman Not without an


.s.-.s railing, that women have so
li--1s faith in human nature"
ire woman steadied her hammock
aim The toe of her slipper against the
4oor Meaning in MANI" she ques-
-ioaed. with a smile.
Wei. if you like" agreed the man.
.r., that is not what 1 meant just
NOW. It was this thing of trying to
bsmboozle us into being charitable"
..Bamboozle?'' echoed the woman.
YES bamboozIe," said the man.
..1-,s another name for highway rob-
berry"
pear me-" murmured the woman.
meekly.
I'm no tight wad," continued the
man. i am willing to give when help
ts needed, according to my lights and
means. but l do object to being vic
rin,jzed in the name of suffering hui
manity, under the pretense of being
given a good time
oh. tickets?" exclaimed the woman,
softly. suddenly comprehepding.
Tickets" acknowledged the man.
He paused to relight his cigar. Moth
ing initiates me more than to have
somebody ask me for money for a
worthy cause and then present me
with a reward of merit in the shape
of chance on something 1 wouldn't
have as a gift, or a ticket to a con-
cert. when 1 loathe amateur concerts,
ar a dance, when l am too old to
dance. It's an immoral principle, this
of giving with one hand and receiving
with the other. If it is something you
do happen to like, so much the worse.
If it is not, it's an affront to your in
teJgence.
But what can we do?" asked the
woman We can't go around taking
up collections, and even If We did peo-
pie wouldn't give as much
There you are, said the man. Il
told you women had no faith in hui
man nature. Why don't you try? L
5on't believe there is one man in a
hundred that wouldn't rather give you
a dollar outright than buy a ticket to
give away TO his next enemy. What's
more. / believe you would get S. often
er than 81.
"Oh, but aren't you a little preju
diced in my faVor?" said the woman,
looking quickly up at him and then
down.
Perhaps I am admitted the man,
smiling back at her. But even speak
ing in a general way, you know, it's
great mistake. Now take that tea you
inveigled me into going to last spring
on the ground that there would be lots
Of men there
And tor which you have never for
given me-" said the woman.
Not quite" said the man. But
leaving my part in it out OF the ques-
ton There was my sister Nell: She
made cakes and candy, for which
mother provided the materials, and
then a few fancy articles in case
somebody should want them, which, l
may add nobody did. She made US
all miserable sitting up late at nights
sewing, and running her eyes and tenn
per. and then Mother had to buy most
of the cakes and l bought the candy
and you and Nell ate it, and she took
the fancy articles home and put them
away for Christmas presents.
Come, now, you exaggerate," pro-
tested the woman. Somebody's cakes
must have been eaten. There were
lots Of people there and you know your
self the rooms looked lovely and every
body said what attractive affairs the
Sunshine Club always gave. Suppose
We did miscalculate the number OF
cakes"
"Oh. YOU unreasonable creatures"
sighed the man. shaking his head.
When I expostulated with Mother
about buying her own cakes she open
ed her eyes and said, But, my dear, It's
for charity, and besides / would rath-
er have Nens because l know the
good II was no use to tell her, as l
did feebly. that we might have gwen
the money in the beginning ana been
happier. An the others would not
have given, said she. She couldn't see
that they would probably have been
just as willing as she"
But everybody had an awfully good
time" said the woman.
There YOU are again. Suppose they
did. That is the very point I'm max
ing. Don't you see how wicked IL Is
to inculcate in people the habit OF eA-
pecting a return for what they give
We'll WELL, perhaps you are right,
unused the woman.
Then there is this imposition or
asking people to advertise went on
the man. Il never am so glad ! don
keep a store as when / see women out
soliciting advertisements. Never a
charity entertainment of any sort but
those poor, much-fieeced merchants are
bulldosed into advertising on the Ddck
Of your tickets or the outside of your
programmes, though they all know
there's no profit in it. No doubt they
are perfectly willing to give to charity,
all right-minded men are, but III
heavens name call it charity and let
them have credit for their good
deeds"
And how" said the woman, Slip
ping cushion under her elbow and
leaning forward in the moonlight
with perpleXed frown, would you
advise us to go about it?"
How do men manager" said the
man. COT course, we don't go in for
charity, but suppose we want some-
Thing done. We start a subscription
list. We say to the next man, Here,
my good fellow, is something to be
accomplished for the public welfare.
AS a philosophical citizen put down
your name for what you care to give.
he does so, passes it on. and the thing
Us done. Rouse the proper spirit, the
proper sense Of responsibility. and
people will give to charity as readily
as 10 a city hail.
You have converted me-" said the
woman III never sell another ticket.
ana # your plan fails, there is at least
one thing more we can try"
what is that" asked the man.
ne woman leaned on her elbow.
ssted her head in her hand. and look
ei AZ him out Of dreamy eyes. Sell
buttons. at a dollar apiece" said
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