The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-30
above consulting the wishes and obey
ing their direct commands in matters

4 aboSe consulting the Wlsnes ana Opcy-
ing their direct commands in matters
! or iniportance!
riley say, II am not as great fool
as look" cheerfully They admit
brazenly that they prefer to put their
honor. their affairs. their homes. their
children. in such hands; which is
strange, isn't It? But not unnatural.
Advocates OF ''open.door divorces"
smashing, brick batting, Grating
Mysteries and RACES must admit these
are not the foundations upon which to
build homes--ali that Is left to us of
heaven! The soft answer that turn
eth away wrath: the little things that
some women leave undonc. or else de-
spisc, that give to one heart ease;
the careful setting Of a breakfast table
for Some hardworked. refined husband
with turtle soup tastes, but only q
mutton broth pocket; the sewing on
OF the scorned button, the denounced
darning of stockings, the loving,
watchful care OF baby, are all million
times more valuable TO the family. and
the country and the world, than all
the conventions that were ever held
by the emancipated.
Women may or may not do these
things. II is quite certain that they
cannot handle the axe, the spade, the
Ile Tic pISlol, tie
sword. the gun, the train, the engine,
the army, the ship good as she is at
rIgSing), with anything like the same
success.
God has Himself settled that ques-
ton for all eternity. Rip Van Wrinkles
kobold women are what we want just
now. 20! what suffragcttes dey would
make" IT must have been in spirit
of prophecy that he asked: rs dere
any more of you women vot Is deaf
and dumb?" o! the endless assertion
that Is not argument; violence that Is
wholly superfluous; chatter and the
twitter that Is not conversation, has
the whole question already given to
Il long suffering, pcace-loyins, con-
tented public. sick OF agitations anc
agitators, reforms and reformcrs! Mrs.
Poysers famous speech has lost it's
point: I'm no denyin' the women are
fools: the Lord made Eve to match
tho men" Men can't be mated with
such folly. They will not. TO use bit
of slang, stand for 1t. The wisest OF
the suffragettes, an Englishwoman.
stepped in the effete. but effective
traditions of the past. gave to the
party this BIT OF sound advice: Wear
your most becoming clothes sharp
woman that. She distrusted the
DlNCCGon. Sllc Knew "Hdt DcNcltiihto
clothes have done in the subjusation
of man, II the party consisted only
OF Harrison Fisher girls. In black
velvet and picture hats, chiffon scarfs
and patches there Is no knowing what
might not happen. Pundits. Bcnedicts,
bachelors. Presidents. Congresses, Ma
polcons of finance, generals, admirais
might yes. certainly would, yield un-
conditionally. Egyptian slavery would
be an accomplished fact. But ProVi-
dence tempers the wind to the shorn
man. There Is hope. all is not lost
The world will probably continue to
make it's diurnal revolution about Its
axis every twenty -four hours pretty
much as usual: this poor old planet o.
ours has seen a power of rows. and
reforms. and 4. doesn't get excited In
tho least over new ono.
There is a pretty old legend abou.
the sexes that many of Won viii readily
recall 1t tells of terrible quarrei'
OF "A total separation between men and
women: OF chasm that nothing coulc
bridge: of stern determination TO
have done with each other forever me
man must and would keep the MAIN
land. The women would take an island
some miles distant. and dig and p!oW
and SOW and build In peace. plenty.
toy over mighty good riddance. Well.
It was done Both SEXES felt nothing
but relief at first, for they were never
meant to quarrel. and both had been
perfectly miserable. But in year of
nothing hut sulks and signs and hard
work woman changed her mind She
never did it before. She Will never
do II again But She did 1t then. and
she cried out: 20, I am so tired of
women, I am nearly dead. never
have anybody TO do anything for me.
or TO contradict, or to dress for, or to
wheedie. or TO fascinate, or to love, or
to kiss. I am going home With
this she leaped into tho water and
started for the mainland as fast as she
could swim, and 10! all the Infatuated |
and outraged followed in her wake!
Meanwhile the men had BY another
route come to exactly the same con-
clusion. II am so tired OF nothing but
men. mon. men; I might as we'll be |
dead That idiot Jones has told me /
that stupid Joke of his 100000 times
at least. and always expects me to
laugh. Brown gets all the oysters.
Smith gets all the Holsters. Thompson
has got the hest OF everything on the
island. and when I am sick there Is no