The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-01
AUNT JAMIMA GOES
TO THE LEGISLATURE
Sees Some Queer Things, and the Queer
est Is the Way They Refuse
To Do Right by the
"wimmen."

Did I hev good time at Montpelier
Wal, | should say did. ] happened tel
be thare jest n, the nick o. time. You've
heerd about thet,F Fish and Game supper
amt We, Wal, l jest ached ter ask sum
nv them smart fellefs< ii their fathers
waz munkys and don't ~ think! Sum
NV them big men waE aetn.My fraid ter
90 home in the dark. Did yoe. ever
They probiy thot thar wuz a woman Of.
ter EN- sumwhare. Wun pore man wuz
30 scairt he left his hat behind him as
he went up the street a flynn, Tor a
creepin, I amt sure which,
Wal, heerd a lot nv cussin', and
dis-cussin down there. tell We it WIFE
assorted like dcgrsdin, humiliatin, elo-
quent and inspirin in spots. Wy, you
cud heer most emmy thing ef YOU stood
round a little spell. Sometimes / felt
most sure the fallen angels had been let
lose. things ware 80 lively an 50 smoky,
an then sEin yen were sure the other
kind were there too; coz they were so
nice and perlite-sum NV the incest men
/ ever met in my life,--with the excep-
ton of my Hesskiah. They can't wun
NV en- hold q candle ter him.
Wuzn't | afraid NV i'm Not bit,
.pose | didn't no nuff ter be afraid, an
where ignorance Is bliss. wal you no
the rest. Sum NV them feliers don't hev
much uss for wimmen and female crit
ters in general. We're sort uf lot of
walkin interrogation pints, thay don't
Just no what ter do with US, nor without
US.
AT that big moose eat when the gals
rot the mems bottomless pits filled mp
with sumthin ter eat and drink, didn't
they send the hull lot of gals out Nv
the dinin room! Thay appreciate vim
min all rite when they're doin the hired
girl act. but when they've got their
work done, the men don't seem ter hev
no sorter use fur EN-, tho thay don't
quite dare ter make law to kill EN-.
/ think few of EN- would like to.
They hev real nice comfortable seats
for the wirnmin felix's who got to hear
the Legislative doins. One sensible wo.
man TUX her knittin work along, might
jest as well mske yer time count some.
way, ycu don't draw no pay thar, unless
YOU happen ter be uv the male gender
There WIZ WIN real smart man. I
think they sed he wux from Franklin
made real nice speech, and
'mong ether things he sed;
I'VE haint no rite ter enact laws tibet
air an injustis ter ennybuddy."
and never felt more like saying Amen
In my life, but | want sure twould Be
Jest the thing down thare, SO / KEEP
still.
wal at last we've got that bill inter
iueed ter give wimmin a chance ter do
besides talk, an rite. Sum Nv the men
want ter squelch that, they say wimmin
Amt strong enuff ter vote.
/ notice they're strong enufT ter take
IN washins, ter support Their family while
he man NV the house is setting on box.
or leanin up agin post somewhere
.ellin the others fellers how lie thinks |
he Guvermunt OF to be run. | wanted |
Ter tell EN- tibet men didn't seem ter be /
'trong enuff ter enforce their own laws. |
after they'd made EN-, an VT they do
leclare and try ter make us bleve, tibet /
the hand that rocks the cradle rules
he world" Thet's Jest an example nv /
heir sentimental gush
| think If wimmin hev got ter shoulder
he hull responsibility an blame NV mems
loins las ususll, they'd better hev
land at the beginnin Nv things the bal.
OF box. No, dent expect winrAin snf. /
ris would bring in the millennium. the /
hurch hasn't fur that matter, but that
lon't preve that the churches sir a
'ood-fur nnthing institution. Not BY a
ong sight.
Thare WIZ wun thing tibet made me
s mad as March hare. A man pro-
'osed to kill on hull lot Of our beauti
III female deers-iest because they'd ct
few Nv Mr.. Skindint's cabbage. Nat.
hsrally the female ser would ct blamed
UT it, Jest e. they hev frum Adam
own; but if I'm emmy ledge NV appe.
ties. think the other sex hev got EN-
u rite too. Their WIZ few men thst
1ahtsd ter stan up and defend the
enalss-iest as there always is but
aost the wkele csboodle sed ekill um.n
let um 90