The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-28

but. alasl and aiack! nothing lasts
of affairs will certainly come to an
end. too. though as all reforms come
SLOWLY. man may remain for thou
sand years an undeveloped, protoplas-
the tn dust from which he sprang out OF
al recognition almost beneath the
french heel OF woman, developing
W Won derfully along every line of Miss
h., will remain the original Adam. He
Will some day whiUper to another pro-
toplasmic cell: we are not as big fools
as as, we s.,v lookE' and that other will re-
men even now! WHY should we. the
enslaved but not subjugated lords OF
creation, for God should alone rule
n over us, allow woman to make OF ,ls
Clocks. at the door anxiously)--yes,
nave n cigar, that stole Off my wife's
aesk yesterday. There are better times
IN store for us. have plan. ). !"
At that moment the great revolution
born free-Masons-i is the fashion on
to call them creatures" nowadays. as
IL denying to them even humanity. In
a re rev hundred red, years more. man wilt
dence. the submission, the kindness,
the, courtesy, that is their due. The
apple cart Will have been rudely up
set. The world will cease to stand on
i IT'S head. .,, What. then. is the use OF
of The Last Woman will be then
painted by the most distinguished art
list Is or The, the day and will then be burnt
inr pubic 1 .s1l o-da-fe. with hysterical
ably expect the millennium for both
men and women will have learned
through great tribulation their proper
place The girls who are axe rip
e ei,, peaches on south wall" to quote
Edmond About will again be wooed,
won, adored-but obeyed? Never!
The Facts in the Cnse.
The calm. cool. sane, sound wits,
experience and Judgment of the SUI
preme bench at Washington ought 10
be brought to bear on the great case
of Woman versus Man" before any
ICED, societies founded, PROFESSIONS
paraded. ill-feeling engendered before
man disappears for thousand years,
and gone. but not forgotten. becomes
M, mso PLANT aatnan of the few foolish women
even thought them "the nobIest work
OF God" Perhaps those gentlemen
could convince women that It would
pc far better to let the men handle the
RIBBONS OF the State coach with its
S0,000.O0O fractions animals In har.
ne as more likely to calmly. strong
~. bravely. keep cool brains and strong
hands as we'll as the right course as
IL ! ro aashes madly uphill and down dale,
pice. and that the proper place for
them. the incest. the safest, the hest
IS inside, not interfering in the matter.
II, nin the least. Perhaps they could con-
x,nd me men that that It would be neither
t 10 and dangerous to listen to the
clamors and appeals of the women who
are saying, 20! let me do the driving,
! th snoW wa. great gre deal more about horses
drive; 1 don't care a snap whether 7
upset your old coach or NOT. am
tired OF sitting still inside. It's great |
i dall,. ~ push You off the box IL you
Jun give way. See II don't"
The Female.
n. what has become of Addtson,s. n,
NJ pr. Johnson's. of Hannah More,s ~
Maria Edgeworth's, of Steers "fem,, ~
~ als,creet retiring. self-effacing. gen.
ne, oldable a regular Grizel of ma
az o,eh ice. -. humility. sweetness? In one
de '! stael Le rsfat from England" Madame
houses where she paid calls she was
received always by the men, who vel
coined her. talked. to her, showed her
and m om,dg OF interest about the place
and agreeable" while the chatelaine
and all the ladies of the family sat
around. listened to the conversa ton
-, nut never dreamed of taking part in
refreSh-
m ni with neatness meekness and
dispatch" We certainly have changed
all that; and in this country, not in
europe 1t is the man who not only
dlstinctly plays second fiddle when his
wife entertains. but Is rarely seen at |,
all at them. Here one hears to a most
absurd extent of Mrs. Browns house, |
carriage, servants, children, entertain
ments. Just IS though Mr. Brown did |
not exist at all. All the forms, cere-
~ DNr1S f,y III %tc,,
turned over to the women Of America.
1t is great mistake. and 1t has UNI
doubtedly fostered in them self-will, |
self-conceit. and a disposition to ig- |
more In a husband everything except
his role OF quartermaster and commits
sary. The absence Of our men--able
clever. charming as they are-frorl |
society. makes 1t lack balance and dig
nifty, and interest for all but the !
geography class; makes ii lopsided and |
busy beyond belief, have relishcd
lounging comfortably at home when |
ever they We're at leisure. Even tho
common courtesy of a call they have
constantly avoided, They have washed
their hands of all obligation to be
polite to strangers or even show
courtesy to old friends and kindred
or society in toto; hence very largely
the rise of woman. They have given
so much authority and power and i'm
portance to the women that they now
claim everything, and from being sell
dom consulted and often utterly dis
regarded. poohpoohed and habtually
made light of, they have come to be
mere c!phers in the homes which they
alone have established and maintained.
They are now most abominably ma |
ligned and abused, and truly the deluge
is at hand for them all, unless they
take and keep their proper place in
church, state and home. Their good
nature, their good faith, their gen.
crosby. have been grossly abused, and |
unless they assert themselves and take |
the rcins and do the driving, regard
less of feminine laments, outcrles and
appeals they Will as certainly hs@lost
as the Milesian Tales. The simple
truth is that American women are
dreadfully spoilt They are spoilt
darlings. 1t is true; but we all know
that spoilt children even are serious
no matter how attractive
they have simply no idea of the rights
of others. of any law save their own
qualification. of any duty that con-
flicts with their will or wishes Is
an amiable weakness on the part OF
our dear good, kind American men.
the very best men in the whole world
But it is weakness, all the same.
and IT is often productive OF very, Sc
rious results. The way he allows HIM
seh, n onn