The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
WOMAN ABOUT TOWN
Stories of Washington Life.

but thinking It over concluded that
| lt you'd be more comfortable 20 put of
/ my dying till atterward"
And thereupou De told zoe a story that
used to bc "a great fayorite with a dear
| Old Canadian physician. whom / knew in
my youth, There was once man. Dr.
Powell used 90 relate, who made up his
mind that he'd md out for himself in
just what proportion or families the wife
was the directing spirit. and in what the
husband was really lord and master. Ac-
eordas!y, be set out with "a dozen chick
ems and team of horses. meaning TO
/ leave chicken az each house which he
found under Tettic0at government. ana
10 give a horse 20 each man who had the
courage really 10 assert himself At the
end OF the week he stiH had his horses.
but he'd been obliged 90 send back home
for lot more chickens. On the eighth
/ day DE drove up 10 the door Of a house
where a very mild looking little woman
was standing
Where's the boss2' DE asked
Down at the barn." was the condition
{
taxable proof of the husbands mastery.
the wise man caused him TO be called 10
the gate, and after a few questions. sat
isfactorily answered, and a little expla-
nation. told him % choose his horse. The
man. examining the horses with an ex-
perenced eye, said,
III take the gray
The wise man began to unhitch.
Wait Bit said the lord and master,
and, turning, he went into the house.
Five minutes later he emerged with a
somewhat altered mieu
Il guess I'll take the bay" he said.
The wise man refastened the buckle he
had l0oseHed
NO. YOU won't" he said; you take a
chicken"
Speaking Of chickens, I never hear any
one say of a hen, shes stolen her nest
without being entirely filed with right
eous Indignation. 1 have always admired
the hen, She is a standing-or, perhaps.
it We're better to say, sittiug-reproach to
the folk 10 whom anti-race suicide re-
marks are addressed She is unswerv-
ingly and irreproachably domestic. with
perfect understanding Of her proper
sphere. She accomplishes her daily task
before she takes time 10 sing She is a
devoted mother, a faultIess stepmother
You can scarcely imagine a better round
ed feminine character than that Of the
hen. Yet, II she chooses TO select for
herself "a nursery for her family: if ma
ternal instinct urges her to bring that
family into the world a little sooner than
the graspiHg spirit OF the sOulless. poultry
farmer approves, it is said Of her "She
stole her nest" Stole it, mind you as
if she had no earthly right TO it. The
maternal instinct is something too sacred
to be triled with. It Is something too
rare in these days to be discouraged. Why
brand the hen with the stigma Of felony p
Why not say of her that she has chosen
her nest, or merely that she has removed
from her former place of residence in or
der to bring up her family in peace and
quiet? We allow that privilege even to
human beings My blood bOis at the slur
cast on the hen. Nobody ever deserved
greater consideration from US than she
does. Patient, Industrious soul: narrow
minded-but that's no fault in one OF her
sex, and what mind she has she cOncen-
tTates on her duty IN life. Martyr. patriot.
and goodness knows what beside, robbed
OF her ultimate right hope nobody viii
ever again say stole" TO me IN cornec-
Aiou Win utu- / can Dear 10 near IL. I
There's a baby in the family Of the
young doctor in our street, and my small
f~'o'@ N'"rgery has a new sister of about
1ge. The baby carriages Of the |
@ les We're trundiing along the
OF the street one day last
Aargery walked beside her lit /
7en't seen our baby yet, have
said TO me-
not the pride in her voice /
sted TO hear, but she gave me 1
ne haby's face.
little thing, isn't it?" I said I
ighed.
she said, with an air of res
s nice, but it hasn't hair like I
baby OF course he hal TO /
the best one for himself; /
Ing"