Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-02-11


l beg OF you. p'-but somebody rung
us oil angrily, and | was left in such a
state of doubt and trepidatinn. mingled
with thrills of ambitious pride, as never
had known before.
|, Johnaphene Henning. asked to read
a paper before the great Biennial of
Women's clubs? OF course | could not
do 1T. | did not know enough about any
one subject in the whole universe to
write paper on it. And yet, if one only
could, what honor would be hers what
a position she might reach; what am
bitlons she might crafty If one only
could!
Could I? Had / not heard of enev.
cloPedias and libraries to be searched
and robbed of thRir treasures? And why
could | not develop a mastery of the en-
cyclopedia as well as any other woman?
| recalled what l had heard one of the
women IN another club own frankly and
charmlngiy a short time before.
"Oh, don't compliment me-" she had
laughed. Il got it all out of the en-
cyclopedia'
Well her companion had remarked.
so you might say of the dictionary, too
But 1t makes as much difference how YOU
put facts together a. words"
Could | collect my facts and put Them
together Tor a paper at the Biennial? A
growing sense OF the honor that threat
ened me made me almost eager to accept.
Then the telephone rang again. IT'S
Mrs. Parsons for YOU ma am" said the
mad, and took the receiver in tumult
Of pride and anxiety.
About that paper" came the melldu-
Gus tones OF Mrs. Parsons; I've already
written them to put you down for a ten
minute paper on The Club Woman's
IDEAL And mark my words, you've
got to 60"
I'D like to- 1 answered dciectedlv.
But should have TO get divorce first.
AMI never can write paper in the
world"
'Neyer mind the divorce" came the
reply cheerfully. Go to Omaha, and
attend to the divorce afterward; only.
then there won't be any. All these men
need IS to wake up to the fact that their
wives are intelligent beings with some
few interests of their own and the ability
tc attend to their own affairs in an indie
pendent fashion. They'll have twice the
respect for us. Just get ready and GO
oh, but you don't know joe" | muir
murcd
No, that's true" came the reply. But
l do know mankind. You Just stop wor-
rying about Joe, and go to Omaha. And
as for The paper, get some one to help
you. Think over your friends and see if
some of them aren't literary. Me?
Mercy, no! l couldn't But there are
plenty who can. No, don't answer now.
Take two days to think it over. Good
bye, now" And she hung up her tele-
phone without giving me chance to re-
ply.
l must confess | was in a quandary.
On the one hand was my new home. with
winch was Just getting acquainted since
the baby's illness and there was my
awakened interest in my family, and Joe
had never been 50 pleasant as lately.
On the other hand, there were visions
OF throngs Of well-dressed women and the
excitement OF great convention of
them; there would be receptions and
drives and outings and meetings. and
there was that unutterablc delight in
store, if | would have it, of seeing my
name printed on the programme as one
of the speakers. The aroma of this won
derful bouquet already reached mo ana
began to stupefy my affections
| shut NV ewes and saw tho oroa+
gathering. the beautiful Gowns Tho ao,r.
crs. the music; | felt the adnIatiop Tho
irdescribable stimulus which thrills the
woman who gives herself over 70 tbis
sort Of intoyicatioD | aid not roa1ize II
but my mind was already made nm
Two DAYS later remembered tba news.
PAPER Girl who had SAT npyt me If NV
first meeting Of the Eota Rome. Sha
was undepiabIv BRIGHT and clever osT
had noted from time 10 time At suhse.
uucnt affairs. And She worked for
ridiculouslv low salary. as I had di4cov.
cred. / sat down nj NV desI, ard ,1ote
her note.
when YOU arc next in nv vicinity.
viii Won dron in to 90. ,nasa .a;d 80
better. come and lunch with me, saw. 10.
morrow-iISt you and ! togogtbor If
so. please cali me nm on Tie feIanbore