The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17
HIS ILLUSTRATION,
b. ELIZA WHITFIELD.

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"The reason" said the old bachelor
TO his fancee the ola maid, why you
women never rise to the management
Of q big business concern is because
you haven't mental discrimination be-
tween correct and incorrect methods"
'.Nonsensew retorted the old maid.
"A woman can discriminate between
correct and Incorrect methods as well
as a man. Aud she's as capable Of
managing a big business as men gem
orally are. OF course. so long as men
keep making typewriters aud petty
clerks Of women, giving the impor-
tant positions to their own sex, she'll
never learn the business and can
never rise to head position"
eWhy do men keep women in the
subordinate positlonsf'
Because they can get them to work
cheaper"
aAnd why win they work cheaperT
'Why, because they have to, l sup
pose"
"The reductio ad absurdum."
what do you mean By that glib
berlshY"
"Your argument is reduced to an
absurdity. But III not agree with
you; woman. not having a logical
mind, can't
II wish you to understand that |
have just as logical a mind as you"
"Your own words prove that you
have not / would never use an as
sertion in place Of an argument. III
illustrate rather than argue with you.
Not long ago 4 certain lady received
from a certain firm, who were large
importers. handsome rug with a bill
for II Of $3.50. A polite note accom-
panied the goods. requesting that IL
the rug was not accepted she would
return t.
The old maid looked surprised, and
the old bachelor proceeded.
1.-THE lady wrote Indignantly TO the
firm that had sent her the rug. asking
to know what right they had to expect
her to return a rug she had not
ordered. She would be obliged to call
In a cartman and pay him for taking
It back She was a very busy woman
besides"
The old maid drew away haughtily.
''How did you come 70 know Of this
mattergi she asked
aThat hasn't anything to do with the
illustration"
Il don't wish the illustration"
'You haven't heard the whole Of IT,
Il know an care TO know The
head Of the firm sent for the rug and
took II away, at the same time writ
Ing me an impertinent note saving that
he would be obliged II / would send
for the dozen tickets / had sent him
for our charity ball"
"What elseg
"That he had not asked for them"
what elseT
eHe must pay messenger That
wasn't necessary at all. Hadn't be
plenty Of stampsT
stamps cost money!
"A man must be very mean to
rrudee a few stamps in matter Of
charity
st is bis right 70 dispense every
cent Of bis charitable fund as he
pleases. Besides. be was called upon
to return other tickets
There was some game in the mat
ter I didn't send the man any tick.
cts. sent some TO you
And / sent you the money"
How did this--this esteemed friend
Of yours get the tickets?n
'sThey were mine"
4 see 1t all. 1t was mean, con
temptible trick
But a good illustration Of the abb
sence In common OF that power OF
discrimination"
Il shall not trouble you again in my
charitable work. I'll conine myself to
men more
Liberal? Didn't ! send you the
money for the ticketsg'
But you took it upon yourself
to-
Teach ron a lesson. Was that un-
kind7 How many men do you sup
pose muttered curses upon you for
your method Of procedureT
Il can stand their curses SO long as
/ got their money for the poor
'iIn that one statement Of yours
is involved a question which no brain.
nm ea.,ft,n - ens,4st,f,.a a. rawetl. - Z
that IL what Is excusable in
providing for suffering people. Only I
one thing ] ask of you: When you
send out charity tickets again con-
slider yourself merchant soliciting
trade
"And do whatT'
eFirst raise the money to send
stamped envelopes for the return Of
the tickets
That's not so easy"
Its very simple, indeed Cali on
me-
There was silence between the
couple, during which the old maid was
evidently absorbed 10 thought The
old bachelor looked FOR a surrender
He had not shown her her fault by
argument; he had taken the pains to
give her d practical Illustration. He
believed that when they were mar
ried be would always by such means
convince her Of any error she might
fall into. At last the old maid said
"It's very kind Of you to offer to
furnish me with stamped envelopes In
which the tickets that are not ac-
,epted may be returned, but | don't
~ u thnrn ~ t.arn arnrr ma, ~