The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-11-23
THE MISSION or MISSES.
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PROFESSOR IN
WINCH he SPEAKS sArIESTLr or GIRLS
FROM BABYHooD TO WoMANHooD.

| HIlH UE SIEAhs SAiIENIIr VI ulhL'
FROM BABYHooD TO WohANHooD.
| After the professor had admitted tn,
c,llers, he gave TO each copy Of the fol
losipg intervles:
Professor, you have doubtless seen much
In the pubic prints lately about the mission
OF misses.
The professor bowed 10 his stately
way.
Will you give the public afew words OF
this absorbing topics he was then asked.
Wslch me, remarked the professor. and
at of G continued:
As soon as girl Is old enough TO wear
hair ribbons her mission 10 life has begun
She wears these things 10 charm the eye,
Whose eyef Let US see.
0se Of The first things that . baby girl
is taught is 10 WINK. 10 wink at whom
Let us r. fleet.
TIE moment baby girl 10 old enough to
toddle, 1t is the delight Of her feminine re.
latives TO see the child toddllng hand In
hahd with q baby boy.
Aren't they cunnipg9 says Aunt Sem.
phronis.
On, the little dears! sighs Cousin Maud.
Kiss him, Lisbetb! cries Aunt Mabel.
Kiss him nice
Why Is this!
Let us ponder.
Why are these things? 81. 10 that the
child may grow up to be musical pro-
d gv, Gsorg" Sand. 3 Sufsn B ADthonv /,
Joan Of Arc or wise and learned spin
s.frs
LIT us cogi'A'e.
When girl IL old enough to < to school
she vies with her young sisters his as the
she sntithesis Of brethren) In the number
OF her curls, the 60 or Of her sash ard the
a pwers on her hat. Why g.? Ia II that
sbe ay later become q trsiL,d unrt.2 Let
us Il ink awhile.
Soon she lets a red-faced youth carry
home her books for her--tbev weigh moth
irg AT sll--and when 1t rsins she lets him
h, the u nbrells over her while he gets
wet through, and when he holds her hand
she b;esthes o., Georger Why sof Ii
II that ihe may later come . steDogrsph.
er and tytesri,er On 3 priDcessly salary Of
eight weekf Let Vi turn all these things
over in our mind, for wisdom G m that
way.
The girl srows. Overnight IN, becomes
demure and wearsa trsiu. She holds b,r
o. gers at graceful and studied angler, leans
ov,r ~ sic wslks, talks with lisp per.
hsps, wan bangles with many male ini-
tial, lesrus the trick Of glanciug out OF the
corner Of her eyes AID then looking down
d. tie 4. ound, becomfs dancer, plays the
Star Of the Sea- with the loud pedal and
knows Every kissing game on the calendar.
WhyY IL II 40 that she may Ia little
while become q stern.faced exhorter OF
womsns rights and q thunderer against
m,pf LIT US sleep upon thsse facts. Let
us sleep deep upon them.
She goes On sleigh rides. When the
sleilh ,unces she screams. Why does she
fcreams Ia 1T to show her independence Of
spii s~a
Sae gces to birthday parties sDd u she
fnd. ring In her piece Of cake she 10
,trangIy elated. Why Ia this elaii1nf Il u
bee 4use sae Il so IN 10 b. 4 boskkeeper j1t-
ting doxn everiasting items e,eflsstinglys
sh- 10 seen a. picDi,s aud ,he boasts that
It WAS sha WIZ made the cake. Mother
sdd. that dsuss'er splendid cook, max
I Z all lheir dtssertf, and sueh good girl.
WIZ 10 Thar Ia II recommendation OF
literary IN ritz
She goes Oh straw rides and weys the
. eu.st fs.cinssos ofaI Why, axaip Al
q pr limiaary study to working n notion
I+t ugfunina'e awhile.
Hby dees She wear ribbons that match
ID color OF hsr eyesi
Why does the spend boa . arranging her
bsi !
Bay does she happen 10 know the mean
ng Of stamp placed ooliqssly u the up.
per left-hsnd corner Of The letief'
Ehy does che wear shoes too ,pailt
Why does shs gggIs n the most wretch
Vi OF naseulius jokssf