The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
"Shike,' Says The Suffragette,
And Then Goes Home And Ddrns
Socks And SeWs On Buttons
votes For Women Shouted In Pubic-Can See Her Lege
Lord Suffer Through Want of Food-A Moment of Fear
full Embarrassment Finally Struggles Her Hand Into
His and All Goes Merry AS Marriage Bell
ny DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

IN in Ohio an energetic, not to say
emancipated. woman has solved the prob
s4em of securing votes for her sex quite
to her own, If not to everybody else''
satisfaction.
The course she suggests with an air Z
supreme confidence puts the militant suf
fragette to thinking good and strong, ant
feel that she has not only wasted TINT
but brickbats as well.
STRIKER says the lady from Ohio, to 9
palpitating assemblage of suffragettes.
Striker they echo with loud ac
claim.
STRIKER says she again. Refuse tt
g the housekeeping; refuse to do the
family darning; refuse to look after ths
children, and you'll see it won't be Ions
before we get our vote
After sounding this warlike and beliger
ont tocsin no doubt the energetic lady
went Immediately home, darned the socks
sewed the buttons on little Willie's pants
mended little Jennies Sunday-g o-to-meet
in frock and promptly kissed her husband
dutifully and fed him as the law di
reefs.
Win the Land of the Free and the Home
Il the Brave one shudders to thinl
what would be the result If the lady from
Ohio had her slogan adopted. Picture
if YOU can the feelings of the unsuspect
ing husband, who arrives upon his owl
promises with a friend. whom he ha!
brought home to dinner-that privilege
at least being granted him now ant
then
Picture, If you can, his CONSERVATION
when he arrives TO find his wife quietly
seated in the library reading literature
provided by the National Suffrage asso
citation.
rs dinner ready?' he asks timidly
: after depositing his friend in a comfort
able chair and trying to make him fee
welcome in his home.
s''There is no dinner" announces the
lady.
mo dinner? Why, what do you mean
Impossible! Why, there must be som'
sort of dinner concealed about these
premises, somewhere! You forget who
am and that must be fed!'
Like trained animal-three times
day." she sneers as she glances for {
moment away from the suffragette litera
ture she is perusing.
mo dinnerv' he exclaims again.
mot until get it," she screams.
rect what?" the husband echoes.
'srhe right to VOTE she declares, and
arises, stamping her two large, substan
' tial looking feet upon the floor. Yes
until I can vote for my rights"
In the interim the perfectly good visitor
tries to make his Escape from this fam
fly discussion. So that he may not b'
nigh at the denouement.
you shouldn't blame me-" says the dis
tracted husband. IF 1 had any vote TO
women concealed about my person you
should be the first to have 1t. Haven
always given you everything in tn,
world, Mary, that could that was in m,
power? I will mention the subject o
!. votes at the club the next time I g.
there and in the meantime a ham sand
wich would be most thankfully received.
"You can go where you please-to tn
nearest hotel, the club, anywhere" shouts
the hard-hearted partner Of his joys an'
sorrows. "and eat to your hearts con
tent, but shall no longer submit to be