The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-01
THE MORO DIVISION OF LABOR.

THE MORO DIVISION OF LABOR.
away, returning shortly staggering I'M.
der the weight Of that huge pail Of
water.
The strapping hulk Of a fellow still
sQuatted upon the ground where she
had left him. AS she came by the
group she spoke to him again, this
time in tones Of expostulation, then
entered the hut
Presently, when the big hulk of a
man got good and ready" he saunter-
ed off and returned soon with three
little wisps of wood under one arm. It
was the task Of the male Moro to split
them into kindling. He squatted upon
the ground near the hut A small girl
brought him a Ratchet. Then in the
most leisurely manner, too lazy to
stand up or stoop over, the fellow split
the kindling wood. When he had split
the little sticks the small girl carried
them into the hut.
After returning home I read terri
bic story Of the kidnapping Of a lovely
girl by some ruffians, who bounced
upon her while she was getting water
from a we'll The we'll was 400 yards, |
nearly a quarter Of a mile, from her
home. The path to it lay through some
clumps Of scrubby trees. There were
signs Of desperate struggle around
the we'll
The young lady was the prettiest
girl in the neighborhood, the dispatch
added, and her father was one Of the
wealthiest farmers in that part Of the
country.
Now, will you tell me wherein this
wealthy farmer in one Of the leading
states of the American Union was one
whit superior to or more civilized than
that fat hulk Of Moro savage who
let his weak little wife stagger under
a load heavy enough for a donkey
while he squatted upon the ground,
smoking and looking peacefully on? 1t
was in the dusk of the evening when
the beautiful country girl was kidnap-
ed, and no doubt her father and the
other men Of the house sat and smoked
peacefully while the daughter logged
water to cook their food with from
well quarter of mile away.
Bathrooms; hot and cold water In
the house; underneath 1t, to warm it
throughout, furnace which the men
take care Of in winter, saving the wo-
mems time and strength for other du-
ties; improved machines for churning
and washing, the new lightweight do
nestle and cooking utensils that have
superseded the heavy old ones in most
houses many of these things are
American farmer?
A woman of the new west who lately
visited the east says eastern farmers
wives work themselves to death, with
er and grow old and die, the husbands
looking complacently On, knowing it
Is the custom for a man when one wife
departs to get another, which he can
readily do owing to the abundance Of
women in the older states.
Undoubtedly large number Of farm
ers' wives are worked literally into
their graves Undoubtedly, too, the
overWork frequently comes from want
Of conveniences wherewith to accom-
plish their laborious tasks. Again I'M
doubtedly this unfortunate condition Of
things is often the fault of the women
themselves. The average man is not
deliberately brutal, only thoughtlessly
SO. He does not know what conven-
fences his wife needs for housekeeping.
If she will take him when he is first
married and his heart is still tender
and gently, yet firmly and without ever
letting up, insist on labor saving CON
veniences, then farm existence would
cease to kill off two women to one
man. SUSAN PEPPER.