The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-19
The Superior" SEX
BY ERNEST WoLLETr.

BY ERNEST WoLLETT.
Miss Belinda, ct her summer home.
was setting out q bed Of vegetables
with the help Of the man she en-
ploys BY the day when she can entice
him 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. 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,"
I'm 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 10
this summer"
"Aint workin' for you now" ask.
ed Cassius, mystifed. Some O. them
fellers that 90 by to the creamery
mornin's before you get down to tho
garden run me bout workin' so much
for q woman. But I always say that
don't see why your money amt as
good as anybody's And ! will say
this. Miss Belinda. it's sight surer
than some folks money"
Thank YOU Cassius I'm happy to
know that you're satisfied and thai you
believe in women. I hope you'll help
women get the ballot this fall.
Get the BALLOT How are the WON.
en- expectn' to get the BALLOT" Cas-
sius laughed.
They're expecting to get it 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 WON.
an suffrage is to be voted upon next
November In Wisconsin,"
II amt heard nothin' about it," Cas-.
sius thrust little Seeding into the
ground with masculine roughness that
ended its young life What do WON.
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.
I1ieve in women gettin' out o. their
place."
lust what is woman's place, I'd
really like to know"
We'll, think a woman's place is at
home. I don't never want to see my
wife gallivantin' round to the polls. |
Her place is at home"
THAT reminds me-" said Miss BE.
linda pleasantly. 81 need some one to.
morrow to help my maid wash the cur.
tains. Can your wife come as usual?"
Well, | amt sure bout it. She's
scrubbin the postofiice and hardware
store floors and woodwork this week. | |
does beat all how busy she is. She
amt hardly been home a hull day
since the spring house clcanin' be-
gun"
"Oh, 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 trail of
garden soil on his perplexed brow.
Well anyway, she amt mixin' up
with mans business" he answered,
doggedly.
"Oh, have we q woman postmaster
this year. and isn't Mr. Beasley run.
ming the hardware store now? Is there !
a woman doing that? I must be quito
behind the times IL there are so many
changes here"
"Everything's just the same as it al.
ways was. Even if you be kind O.
laughin' at me, Miss Belinda, you
know mighty well that scrubbin' floors
amt mems business"
mo, l know it's not considered mans
work. It's little too strenuous for
most of the men in this neighborhood
It would be rather pitiful sight to
see men, whose hands aren't used to
holding much except jackknife or .
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 pail
of water for the plants.
On his return he stood with a rath
er majestic poisc over Miss Belinda
knecling figure and said: "The polls
amt decent for women. I've said il
before, and | say it again, women
folks amt got no business in such a
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,"
"Oh. that's where your daughter
teaches Dear me, you must hate TO
have Amanda in such q dirty place so
much of the time
Cassius did not deign to reply. lie
gave Miss Belinda a scornful look and
continued his work in his customary
leisurely style. But at noon, having