The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE

she digressed, 'that Adam was not the first man anyway-the perfect man-be- cause I believe he would have died of T s very perfections. If he was the first perfect Man, the Adam that laid the blame on Eve for eating the apple, then all I've got to say is that he wasn't my ideal of a perfect gentleman. It's always been my private opinion, besides, that the Associated Press didn't send out all the news from the Garden of Eden that day, anyway-otherwise there would have been many startling developments con- corning the Snake-which so far have been carefully suppressed"
 The man eyed her with deepest seru- tiny.
 Adam, ir my opinion, if he was the first perfect man, was snatched up into Heaven early in the game and Eve being left alone, was somewhat confused and seeing the Snake, told her troubles to him instead of policeman, and that started the ball rolling. The Snake, probably got into Eden with some Vagabond Tramp, who was looking for a nice, com fortable place in which to give Snake Charming Exhibition, and he found an appreciative audience in Eve. None of this, of course, would have happened if Adam hadn't been perfect and-Va- moosed. Honestly, I don't believe the TRUE NEWS STORY of that affair will ever be known"
 Receiving no contradiction, the woman continued:
 "I verify believe this to be true; be- cause PERFECT men never live. Occa- sionally we hear of them, but it's safe then to ask their widows, How long they've been dead And who can ex- pect widow any way, who has the memory of her dear departed, touched up with Rose Colored Insurance Money to remember how he REALLY was in LIFE?'
 ''The man raised himself to great heights, as he said searchingly: NO man will ever be able to get the truth out of a woman anyway. Kipling | may have written the answer to the rid 1 dle of the Sphinx, but If it's true, no daughter of Eve will ever admit it. You wouldn't tell me the real truth as to what you think of that poem of his, now, would you?"
 Why should I? she flashed back You think no woman can understand abstract justice"
 T KNOW no man understands wom- an, in any of her phases" he retorted "A man has written a poem showing the woman's side of ''The Female of the Species,' and it seems to me it puts the much maligned MT Hall Caine in the same class of poets as Mr. Kipling.'' Tn the same class, at least" she amended, when his theme is WOMAN. MT. Kipling's never been known to say a polite thing about women in his life. 5 Whats the Hall Caine doggerel, any way?' the man asked.
 'This,' said she, 'and began with fash ing eyes:
 |" 'Since-the Lord creating woman-she became living soul, Here has been the old earths burthen, age on age, from pole to pofe, Hers the conflict, hers the conquest, hers the flag of life unfurled. Hers the sorrow, hers the suffering, hers the love that moves the world. Therefore, why should man, the in- grate, when he chooses to confer, Welcome every fool and coward, only close the door on her? Room, sirs, room within your councils, bare your foreheads if you can. For behold, without your portal stands the mother of the man' "That," said the man, lis the old world argument
 And the woman said-nothing but smiled back at him a Cryptic Smile.