The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
AGAINST THE VIEWS
 OF HEIR FAMILY,

Mrs. Bradlee Bouffer had just moved into the aristocratic suburb of Billing ton. It was named Ellington from the old original Billingtons who settled in that sylvan spot before the Revolution. A few of the Ellington race still re- sided in the neighborhood and thought they were somebody. Mrs Bradlee Bouffer was highly commended by cert ain Billingtonites who had known her before she was married. She also be- longed to the same church as the one the Billingtons had been connected with for 200 years, and that. too stamped her as the right sort, The senior Mrs Bill lington called on Mrs. Bouffer Mrs. Bouffer strove to make the converse ton pleasant for her caller. She thought of all the fads ladies were usu- ally interested in and then began:
 T saw a wonderful exhibition of psy- chometric power lately. woman took a sealed letter that she certainly could never have seen before. placed # against her forehead and read the contents as easily as could have done with 1t open before my eyes. She took hold of your hand, too. and told you to fix your mind steadily on some certain object in the room and she would tell you what 1t was. She did it every time. Since then some of us have been experimenting. and we find many persons have this same power. It's very interesting"
 T don't know anything about these things. My family don't approve of them" said Mrs. Ellington. ST. Mrs. Bouffer tried 1t again: Do you belong to the woman's club here. Mrs. Ellington"
 No. don't. My people don't believe in women's clubs"
 | Again: By the way, Mrs. Ellington htv1Ir NRt . 1.N- . kt.a mind has unlimited power over the body? They say that If we train tho will and thought power. as all can do we may even heal diseases and prevent them from attacking us"
 | T say it's all tomfoolery. My folks don't go In for anything but the old way of doctoring, and that's the only right way my folks would know it."
 once more: Do the ladies here play bridge, Mrs. Billington?
 Some of them do, but don't. My people don't play cards ever, and wouldn't touch one"
 Mrs. Bouffer was getting rather em barrassed. What could she mention that would please her caller? Just thel two pretty girls loped by on horseback riding cross saddle. Here was some thing.
 "Ah, see your ladies have adopted the fashion of riding astride. So vol are quite up to date. Many of the mos stylish women ride that way now" sai' Mrs. Boufer.
 For the first time Mrs. Ellington lshowed signs of life. She actually rais ed her hands and her voice.
 "I think it's outrageous for female to ride astride,." she said. Paw am maw thought just that way, too, an said so before they died. It's outra geousn says maw the first time she say n woman astride. It's outrageous! hay paw, and that's nearly the last time h ever noticed anything. My folks woul never let girl ride that way. and tha settles 1t for everybody else"
 T hear your daughter wishes to stud medicine, Mrs. Ellington" said Mrs Bouffer.
 She shant do it. None of my grand fathers or my grandmothers or my un cles or my aunts or my cousins eve had a girl study medicine. My peopl don't believe in women doctors. and 1t not a woman's place. If 1t were. m family would know it."
 TABITHA soURGRAPEs.