The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-09
II Lady from Mars.

Pick-Me-Up reproduces notes made by a
lady who has been inhabitant of Mars and finds
many strange things this earth:
My husband is always telling me that this is a
free country, and when | ask him what he means by
that, he says that he means that people on Earth
can't be compelled to do what they don't want to do
| am really sorry to appear Dense but, more,
| really don't understand
You we have no free countries in Mars, other
wise the people who strong would be free to
victimize the weak, and the weak would be free to-
suffer. So compel every citizen to do certain
things, such as contributing his fair share to the
wealth of the country he lives in and to respect the
comfort of his neighbours Outside these details the
people may be- perhaps, free as you would under
stand the term; but then, as far as | am able
to see, they are good deal freer than you are
| was walking along crowded street one evening
when an omnibus came up to the opposite side. I'M
mediately number of people began to scramble for
seats IN 1t, and was very much amused at the
ner in which the women allowed the to push
them on side that they could have the best
places in the omnibus. In Mars the women are
stronger than the men, and if a pushed
woman about she would pick him UP and throw him
into the government office that deals with people who
have forgotten their manners
So | said to my husband if these people are free
why do they subject themselves to so much incon-
venience and suffering? | thought at first that, as
they were free, they doing it for fun; but as
| can't understand a girl crying for fun the whole
thing is really quite mysterious. | think if [
free L would choose other sport than one that
made unhappy My husband, however tells me
that my ideas on the subject very raw, and he
sings little song to the effect that Britons never
shall be slaves In Mars, however, we should say
that people who have to do this sort of thing every
morning and every evening worse off than slaves
Indeed, | tell my husband | would rather be a
slave in Mars than "free" on Earth
| noticed this one day when we went to country
place. 1t distance from the streets of
London, although good many people lived there
think my husband said the place called sub
urb, and it that the people in this place have
to go to the town to do business" and they travel
by train funny arrangement of carts that are
tied together and metal lines so that they
can go more quickly. | went to the railway station
one morning with my husband that we could get
back to London in time for our business" My hus-
band does business" but he does not seem to get
as much for it as the people who do no business"
but only drive about in carriages in motor cars
think if [ "free" | would decide to be one
IF those people with motor cars, and let business
llone
But what | was going to say that as soon as
he train into the station all the people scram-
lied for seats, just had them do in respect
# the omnibus. / was dreadfully pushed about but
ny husband found for me by his side at last
Ne had five persons sitting seat and the
rush terrible, as there hardly room for four
Everybody looked very unhappy and very uncom-
ortable; and yet my husband tells me that quite a