Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-29

NV missions on my
own account. You
know. OF course, being a lawyer, that
I no one is compelled to testify against
ones self, SO please bear in mind that
| am confessing other women's faults
exclusively when | say women are
lazy"
Now l understand perfectly" said
the young man. please proceed"
II am going to make another ad-
mission" said the sprightly girl.
Some women are not lazy"
you relieve my mind very nue."
said the young man.
'Laziness." said the sprightly girl,
"afnicts nearly all women. II you tell
any woman that said so and find 1t
out I shall deny IT, shall deny 1t
Indignantly"
There are two kinds of lazy WON
en-" explained the sprightly girl.
There are those who are both men
tally and physically inert and those
who are only physically indolent. The
latter do not so arouse ones ire as do
the other kind; STILL one cannot help
wondering that their mentality does
not suggest to them the value of bal
ance. The other kind one comes
across constantly. They are over
stout complaining if they have to
stoop to pick up a pin. signing if they
must mount a short fight of stairs,
always taking a car if they have to
go five or six blocks, entirely too fee
BILE to attend to any household task
which requires moving about"
do you know, I'm rather enjoying
this" said the young man. II feel so
safe. What you are saying doesn't
seem to hit me anywhere"
"Of course you gloat," said the
sprightly girl. Still, must proceed
in the interest of truth. l may never
descend to treachery of this kind
again and | have been keeping a lot
of things about lazy women bottled up
In my mind for ever so long"
II understand bow you feel" said
the young man. Please don't change
the subject"
II know a woman" said the spright-
~ girl. who goes to the country every
summer. but she comes back to town
In the fall more listless and pallid
than she was when she went away
What does she do all through the long
summer days? She sits and sits and
sits. She IL the greatest sitter have
ever seen. Sometimes in IN afternoon
she win move once from piazza to
tree and then she will make the rs-
turn journey some hours later. That
IL ALL"
"Stfll Why call her lazy asked the
young man. Call her placid and &C
quire virtue by thus practicing for
bsaranee."
BAH" said the sprightly girl.
by all means. IL you wish it," 90
guessed the young man.
When this lazy woman comes back
to town she invariably goes to the
doctor for a tonic and that Is what the
silly man"
Now. now!" protested the young
man. You're getting on the subject"
Don't be alarmed" said the spright-
ly girl. SILLY men as a class will have
10 await their turn The subject is too
large to treat at this time AS I was
saying. this silly doctor gives this lazy
woman a tonic instead of the scolding
she deserves. 30 Of course he does her
no good. Then I know another lazy
woman who trails about the house
languidly all day-doesnt even go out
of doors. All she has to show for her
day is an inch or two Of lace. She has
been making the same waist for
hU vat hA - Las tk~k
would serve the purpose Of hodcar-
rier, after which she takes an extend
cd nap. Late In the afternoon she
dresses and thus prepares for her
frst useful service of the day, which
is ordering things from the market by
telephone"
"One would hardly call that-er
strenuous" commented the young
man.
81 should hope not" said the spright-
ly girl
What would you advise for her?
An exciting novel?"
MOI" said the sprightly girl with
sterness. Not even a flight Of fancy.
I would put her to work There are
lots of women who IL they will not
work ought to be made to exercise
on a half-mile tback until they learn
the difference between themselves
and the products Of the vegetable
kingdom"
Roses. violets, lilies-that sort Of
thing?"
"Cabbages. squash, overripe toma-
toes--that sort Of thing. DO you see
what I mean?"
Il do" said the young man. Thank
you so much. have enjoyed II i'm
mensely. have felt 80 safe"
Nov II Is time" said the sprightly
gisl, Ito talk about silly men"
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