Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
THE Superior" SEX
BY ERNEST VIOLET.

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ploys by the day when she can entice
MIN from his old fat-bottomed fishing
boat.
1T was real smart Of you to raise
them there little plants in the city
and bring them out here" he said.
You'll have tomatoes and eggplant
before any one else I don't see how
you ever come to think Of them things.
It beats all how some women can
plan ahead more'n men folks. Now,
that patch of onions and lettuce you
put in last fall before you went away
has turned out fine, amt it?"
'Tm glad, Cassius. to hear you
speak highly Of women's ability" said
Miss Belinda. II think we women
will have to get you to work for US
this summer"
CANT I workin' for you now?" ask
ed .Cassius, mystifled. "Some o them
fellers that go by to the creamery
mornin's before you get down to the
garden run me bout workin' 80 much
for a woman. But I always say that
don't see, why your money amt as
good as anybody's. And I will say
this, Miss Belinda, it's sight surer
than some folks money"
Thank you, Cassius. 'Tm happy to-
know that you're satisfied and that you
believe in women. I hope you'll help
women get the ballot this fall.
Get the ballot? How are the wom-
en- expectin' to get the ballot?" Cas-
siuB laughed.
They're expecting to get 1t in this
state through the referendum" Miss
Belinda paused, but as Cassius did not
appear much enlightened she contin-
ued: "You see, the question Of wom-
an suffrage Is to be voted upon next
November in Wisconsin"
81 amt heard nothin' about It," Cas-
sius thrust little Seeding into the
ground with masculine roughness that
ended it's young life. "What do wom-
en- folks know about politics, any
way?"
Even you don't appear to be fully
informed on all the present issues" de-
clared Miss Belinda, laughing.
well, amt never been one to be-
licve In women gettin' out O. their
place"
Gust what IS a woman's place, I'd
really Ike to know"
well, / think woman's place Is at
home. Gent never want to see my
wife gallivantin' round to the polls.
Her place Is at home"
THAT reminds me-" said Miss Be-
linda pleasantly. IT need some one to-
morrow to help my maid wash the cur
tains. Can your wife come as usual?"
We'll, I amt sure bout it. She's
ecrubbin' the postoffice and hardware
store floors and woodwork this week. !
! does beat all how busy she is. She
amt hardly been home hull day
! since the spring house cleanin' be-
gun"
ooh, then she doesn't stay in her
place all the time," Miss Belinda re-
marked sweetly
Cassius wiped his hand across his
perspiring forehead and left a trail Of
garden soil on his perplexed brow.
well, anyway, she amt mixin' up
with mans business" he answered,
doggedly.
"Oh, have we a woman postmaster
this year, and isn't Mr.. Beasley run.
ming the hardware store now? Is there
a woman doing that? I must be quite
| behind the times if there are so many
changes here"
"Everything's just the same as it 81
ways was. Even if you be kind O
laughin' at me, Miss Belinda, you
know mighty we'll that scrubbin' floors
amt mems business"
| "No, know it's not considered mans
work. It's little too strenuous for
most of the men in this neighborhood.
1t would be a rather pitiful sight to
F.: see men, whose hands aren't used to
! holding much except jackbnife Or e
! fishing pole on their knees all day,
+ pushing scrubbing brush across the
floor, wouldn't it?"
Cassius' only reply to this question
was a grunt as he rose to bring a pail
Of water for the plants.
On his return he stood with rath-
er majestic poise over Miss Belinda's
kneeling figure and said: "The polls
amt decent for women. I've said it
before, and say it again, women
folks amt got no business in such
dirty place"
Where is the voting place in this
town." asked Miss Belinda.
"Well, since the old town hall burn
ed down we've been votin' in the Oak
land district school"
ooh, that's where your daughter
I; teaches. Dear me, you must hate to
! have Amanda in such dirty place SO
much of the time"
; Cassius did not deign to reply. He
gave Miss Belinda a scornful look and
continued his york in his customary
! leisurely style. But at noon, having
announced that he could not come back
! after dinner, because ne had promised