The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-12-14
From tho washinEton Times.

Let us arise together observed the
Equare-iawcd man with the hard. stcety
EYE, and apply the sock-inclosed hunk
yof lead pipe TO the suggestion recent
lly mad IN the form OF n lot OF feni
mine letters To the newspapers. that the
movc-on policy already begun on Sew
'cnth street now be directed against
male persons who occasionally halt on
the north side Of + street between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. Let
'us be gentle I'm the welding OF the I'M
plement. hut II Is not for us ~ falter
when confronted by the proposition that
we nrc not henceforth to be permitted
TO lean on one leg. and then on the
other. on the north side OF i street. be-
tween Twelfth and Fourteenth streets,
or on any other t~horoughfare within
The precincts. boundaries and confines
OF the District OF Columbia. when II
comes to that.
I'm n PREDATORY manner let me heavc
out the remark that, while l don't know
much about Seventh street. ! do know
n lot nbout + street.
I've been navigating UP and down
the north side OF r street. between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, cor n
period sufficiently long to cover n
scven-inch expansion OF my waistband.
And I have yet TO see large. swirltng
ithrongs OF 'tobacco-spittinR lonfers.'
insulting every woman that passes by.
engaged In getting In their deadly work
In that particular section, as the femi-
nine writer's OF these pieces for the pa
pers state.
"T'he only male persons that yer l
saw splitting tobacco Juice on II street
were n few United states senators from
the far west. and these are with US
during n comparatively brief period OF
the year. Moreover, I have observed
even these walk over To the curb and
direct their expectoration toward the
gutter.
Furthermore. I have never seen any
punches OF male beings OF any age or
kind whatever stand-g In the block
referred 90. engaged In ogiing bcautc
Gus young things or employing wicked.
sinister devices for the winning OF ell
derby ladies.
! II have been OF the rooted opinion for
- greater stretch uf years than II IN
convenient for me To remember, a
anv old thuruughfare Of the city OF
Washington ~ ms safe for the passage
OF ladies us the aislcs OF a church, and
I sure hate To have the thoughtlesS
tack applied punCturcw!sc To any or my
rooted opinions.
In like manner I have chung with
Underwriting fortitude to the notion that
40 wOman In Washington ur In any
'hlA'N aNAlN'A Al Wy VI w llAtANAfA w
that. stands chance In 1000 OF being
lnsulted on a public thoroughfare, pro-
vidinE always h a h goes right ahead
about her business.
Let us devote about onc-cighth of u
solar momcn to the reflection that
there IL a whole lot OF business In
many forms carried on In that square
on y street that lies between Thir-
tcrnth and Fourteenth streets. u that
TfVNFN male ngFunnE nf nnita lUHlgnnt-
able responsibility. not To say virtue.
pay large annual rentals for the con-
NenIcnce and accessibility offered by
that particular n~eighborhood for the
transaction OF business. And III these
male persons. I'm passing I'm and out OF
their work rooms. occasionally halt In
the doorways and exchange the salutn-
tons OF the day with accidentally met
friends ana acquaintance. shall the
movc-on command. huarsely uttered by
the brasa-buJtoncI ConscrvCr OF the
public peace, and uftcrward the bruis-
Ing club OF the same uniformed indi-
vidual. he applied To them therefor?
AS to the 'puddlcs and pools III
no.some tobacco Juice through which.
according To these aforementioned fem
ininc letters which have appeared I'm
the public prints. women strolliug ON
+ street between Thirteenth and Four
tcenth streets are compelled TO wade
ana swim. ford or slide. | affirm. aver
and nsscvcratc that they are pools and
puldlCa OF imagination only, and that
they do not exist. nor ave they eycT
existed in actual liquid form. only one
washlugtoniun iu about 1000 masti-
Gates the soothing. IL u%nloycly. navy
plug or nuc cut. and he does not patrol
y street. lie Is too busy carrying his
hol or driving his truck, or CurTy.ng
his mules. SO that the runncls u riV-
uicts OF tobacco juice OF the pavement
81 the particular block tn which they
ana ] advert ar" miragcs OF the purest
ray serene.
"Aud say. n the strangers within our
gates. amazed u ]entranCcd at the
perpetual. perennial procession 81 beau
tiful Washington women that ever
more glides gracefully up and down T.
street occasionally stand paralyZcd and
d~umfoundcd on the square between
Thirteenth AMI Fourteenth streets. and
pay open-mouthed but spcechless trib-
ute to the phenomenal loneliness OF u
daughters. sisters. wives. yea. mothers
say. shall we withhold from them
that %clevnting privilege?
shall We order them 20 move nn. and
club them with locust sticks if they de-
cline the invitation?
shall the pilgrim who crosses thou
Fands of miles 81 tcmpcsiuous sea and
rolling plain and desert in order To-
verify with his eyes the world
wide fame FOR surprising beauty of
IN" women 81 the capital OF our ma
tion. be rulcly thrust ou his way ut
the point Of u poliCenan's baton dug
into the small nf his back. u. iuyolun-
tIFily brought under a spell. he halts
on + street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets and regards with "a
you'll boiling with gratitude that never
cIIiug parade ~ lnyclincss?
"i,'ish the dreams. Give EN- a
chance. Give uH all "A chance, It's hard
cuouSa FOR the p-Intaiooued person to
get by now without making more laws
AMI restraining more STritoTy for him
BLACK for Debutanten.