The Washington times., 1909-12-11
CARRIE OUTNITTED
BY DRONIO MYRA
Partner In Smashing Bust
ness Creeps Into Same Pic
ture With Star Performer.

We love TO hear the tinke OF the bottle
the floor.
An we like to hear the welcome Of the
turnkey at the door.
some like TO hear grand opera; but that's
a silly fad,
II you want TO hear real music just get
Go to srnashin' barrooms II you wouId
arouse a name.
An your 20 down -lu--our history as a
woman OF great fame.
An serve your days in many jaiis-serve
and serve galore.
An when you've served a couple o. years.
smash an serve some more
Carrie and Myra Upon Meeting al the
WOrkhouse.
For Carrie Nation, and Myra McHen-
ry. her DromiO in the theatrical perfor-
nance of smashing barrooms and ha-
ranguing the country on the evils Of in
temperance-tO say nothing Of getting
their names and pictures in the news
papers-did meet each other at the
workhOuse this morning. Myra. you
must understand, came all the way from
Wichita. Kan, to see her friend carrie.
And oh. these two bottle destroyers and
JOY eXtinguishers we're so friendly, So
much so. indeed, that Carrie positively
refused to have her picture taken with
Myra- No, indeedy. not a bit Of if.
carrie doesn't 20 in for that sort OF
business, YOU know. IL th@~a'S any pic
ture taking 10 be going on IN her neigh
borhood she's going to be the star and
main performer, and she doesn't ned
any company. Not by a iugful-5r
rather, by a Lithia water bottle fun
Carrie Is Glad.
OF course Carrie was glad 10 see her
old friend Myra-wno it may be re-
marked has served thirty-three terms. in
jail in the State of Kansas for smash
Ing saloons-but her hospitality didn't
ar all extend to the point where she
was willing 10 have a group picture
taken But right there Carrie didn'
reckon upon the supreme diplomacy with
which her friend Myrd Is gifted For
the enticing Myra iuvelg'vI Carrie into
arranging MyT8'S hair for q fraction
OF a second, and while Myra was giving
a sly wink the photo 5rapher snapped
them Thusly was the UusuSpecung
Carrie invited into the paTlOr by the
spider Myrd and Outwitted
Carrie and My~a, the two great Amer
lean barrOOm smashing artists, didn
greet each other at all Pffusiyely at the
ing. on the contrary. when Myrd and
The Times phOtoSra pher arrived to
make her a visit, the ever-aCtlve Carrie.
who entertains a wholesome respect for
the personal prOnoUn 1, whispered. sOt-
10 voce,
4AdhNo ACANJ i ANAAAS-
Don't put her in the picture; let me
go It alone"
Then with a Bible in one hand, and a
hatchet in the other. Carrie posed with
a diuky little white bonnet on her head
until two snapshots had been taken. As
the camera sprung she remarked:
1T don't want 20 see humanity suffer
ing as IL does"
-fs.
attachment, so that speech was lost
upon the impression Then as she slow
IL readiusted herself. after the fashion
OF a ship al sea making a laboriOuS
circuit, she posed again without the
hatchet. and with only the Bible held
aIOft. observing dramatically as she
held her book alOft.
This is my hltChet.' Carries lips
were purSed and she looked vengeance
tor picture purposes for R moment,
and then relaxed into = smile once
more. Then with tones Jnat bespoke
of sarcasm she turned TO her friend
Myra and remarked.
Myra Is Shrewd
Now it's your turn. my dear" And
Carrie started to retreat. But MyTa
was too shrewd for her. She saw her
and Erasped il.
Just a moment, Mrs Nation" she
returned sweetlv in a voice and manner
that exuded icicles; Just a moment,
dear: won't YOU ix my hair. Just so"
Alas. for Carrie. She walked into the
net and was done
"Ah, my dear" began Nyra. this re-
minds me of the old days out In Kansas
when we were serving around In the
jails-'
But Carrie gave her no encourage
meut-
"Thev put me i'm a dungeon here last
n- g-aF 1H
ISLANDERS. Think of it, dungeon
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