The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-16

own account. You
know, of course. being a lawyer, that
no one is compelled to testify against
ones self, so please bear in mind that
! am confessing other women's faults
lazy"
Now | understand perfectly" said
the young man, Please proceed"
Il am going to make another ad.
mission. SAID the sprightly girl.
Some women are not lazy"
You relieve my mind very much"
said the young man.
"Iaziness." said the sprightly girl.
"atiiicts nearly all women. If you tell
any woman that | said SO and find it
out ! shall deny 1t. | shall deny it
Indignantly"
There are two kinds of lazy wom-
en- explained the sprightly girl
There are those who are both men
tally and PHI sically 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
st0op to pick up pin signing if they
must mount short flight of stairs,
always taking a car if they have to
SO 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. Il feel so
safe. What you are saying doesn't
seem to hit me anywhere"
rOf course you gloat." said the
sprlghtly girl. Still, | must proceed
In the interest of truth. | may never
descend to treachery of this kind
again and-I have been keeping a lot
OF things about lazy women bottled up
in my mind for ever so long"
II understand how you feel" said
the youag man. please don't change
the subject"
Il know Il woman" said the sprieht-
ly girl who goes to the country evcrY
summer, but she comes back to town
in the fall more listless and palld
than she was when she went away
What does she do all through the long
summer days? She sits and sits and
sits, She is the greatest sitter have
ever seen. Sometimes in an afternoon
she will move once from piazza to
tree and then she will make the re.
turn journey some hours later. That
Is all"
Still, why call her lazy" asked the
young man. Call her placid and ac.
qure virtue by thus practicing for.
bearance"
"Bah!" said the sprightly girl.
by all means, II you wish it," &C. |
luiesced the young man.
When this lazy woman comes back !
10 town she Invariably goes to the |
ioctor for tonic and that Is what the
lilly mani"
+" Now, nowl" protested the young |
nan. You're getting off the subject" |
Don't be alarmed" said the spright,
y girl Silly men as a class will have
o await their turn. The subject is too
arge to treat at this time. AS was
aging. this silly doctor gives this lazy
woman tonic instead of the scolding
he deserves, so of course he does her
10 good. Then | know another lazy
woman who trails about the house
nguidly all day-doesnt even go out
r. ksI hoo 10 .t.r 1. |
lay is an inch or two of lace. She has
zen making the same waist for
months. Yet she eats a lunch that
would serve the purpose of a hodcar-
Ter, after which she takes an extend.
d nap. Late in the afternoon she
resses and thus prepares for her
rst useful service of the day, which
J ordering things from the market by
One would hardly call that-er
trenuous," commented the young
ian.
Il should hope not" said the spright.
7 girl.
What would you advise for her?
n exciting novel;"
Mo-" said the sprightly girl with |
terness. Not even a fight of fancy.
would put her TO work There are
ITS of women who IL they will not
'Ork ought to be made to exercise
n a half-mile thaek until they learn
Re difference between themselves
nd the products of the vegetable
ingdom."
Roses. violets. lilies-that sort of
ling?"
"Cabbages. squash. overripe toma-
'es-that sort of thing. Do you see
hat | mean?"
Il do" said the young man. Thank
ou so much | have enjoyed IL i'm
ensely. | have felt so safe"
Now il is time" said the sprightly
rl to talk about silly men"
When Jim boxes, he lands his ,
ows very much in the same way as
s brother, / notice"
Yes; quite a striking resemblance"
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