Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-06

Jest like my flock Of sheep-if one Of
them pesky critters jumps off the
hank into the brook, the hull ker-
huddle VIII follow II they break their
uecks doing 1t. Yes stree. every time
But what is wimmen's rights, any,
how?" says Jane,
And / seen she was deep in the fog
as the Dreamer in the cobwebs.
Why" says /, they want to vote
and go to the pole. Vote for selectmen
or maybe run for president"
"The idee!' says she.
yes, that's it." says l. Let nue. tell
YOU suthin'-I seen with my own eyes
but first let me tell you one thing;
Trouble with these wimmen is they
dent have anything TO do. Why,
some on EN- does. s'pose; but if the
men world strike for their rights-no
more store cooked victuals, nor store
washed clo'es, nuther-their rights
would disappear - faster, quicker -
quicker than that there ic cream
you give the kiCs Christmas. You
know 1 took q DAY eff u sleil ago and
went up COUNTRY ID sle TIE tTize
Berkshire hogs, and such?'
Yes. 1 remember" says Jane. 81
wanted 10 go and you said I'd git too
tired"
LIS NtS-DuL L heLS. Scty Ing. al bCl
I had seen the hogs, soWs and sheep
and such and looked at the taters, ap-
pies and punkins, etc. l thought twas
time for a feed. A Teller what l aXed
said / could git plate Of beans and
such on the Middle of the Way for
ten cents and l sot out down that
there middle OF suthin' to find UNI.
| We-ell, Of all the racket you ever
heard, and of all the things to see.
There was much as three things to see
| all to oncet-and such a banging and
| clashing that / got clean up agin a
| fence to sort Of get my BREATH when
| down the Middle of the Way l seen
| suthin' moving bout as big as my hog
| house door nailed on cart stake
| two doors--and printed on INN was
! Gin wimmen their rtghts!' Vote for
" INN en!' and such. They was carried
! along by men. Two men! LeastWise
| I s'posed they was men, anyhow, they
! had on q mans hat and a mans coat
| and when they came higher seen they
| had on mans collar and neckti teW
| but just as they got front Of me the
| folks moved along sum, and I'll be
/ fingered II them there men didn't have
| en- womans skirt A Teller that
| stood by says, says he: What do you
| make out of that ere, stranger?
! Kurious, dreadful kurious,' / says
but it pears to me them wimmen are
asking for the right to wear the vest
Of that thare costum.' He gin a haw-
haw and, says he: You hit the mai
| square on the head that time Now
them there doors must have beer
| some betty; and if I had axed you tC
AIRY my hog house door on a cart
stake to the lower barn and back the
whole town would had me down fol
| the meanest, pesky man on earth, yes
| stree. But them wimmen figures car
! ried them like they was pink and silk
| uTnbTills-and was jest as smiling as &
| basket of chips, And I'll bet you tive
cents their husbands (if they had any,
was eating a snack afore the butterJ
winder; and the kids staying te thu
nabors, or running the street, and jes
like as not, and more likely, tew
lal ming swear words and such. / don
s'pose to hum those wfmmen would
do much work (sick, most likely
| and had to have thaTe wash sent out
or some such Them wimmen wa
working for rights yes-siree! Yo1
wimmen, Jane Ann, amt satisfied witt
running of a man and ssparcel Of kids
but they wants to run Uncle Sam AM
Bill Taft, tew!"
Now, Mr.. Editor, you see Just how til
If I've got to hitch up and take Jan
Ann to the pole. who's going to waite
the hired man (if he amt voter, an
il he is, who'll see to it the hogs don
git out, or cows git in the corn. An
maybe you and have it all fixed tina
Josh Peabody'll make an ALFRED goo
first selectman. Then the WINNIE
folks will want his wife or his sister
in-law; and if his son is a good-looke,
the gals will all want him to run.
kalkulate Jane'll vote jest as I say, bu
J there's them other wimmen to reckeo
, with. Now you better try switche
i UNI off onto suthin, If it is flummer
) things to cook, or making up brea
with a poker; and I'll head UNI off O
! this end, for I'm tarnal fraid If they 9
] playing with fire thy'eIl burn the
fingers, and we are mighty likely t
get our head singed, tew.
There goes the clock. I must fee
them hogs or SIN git ahead Of M
t sure. So long.
P. 81 was going to say a word
| the folks, but got wound up and ain
time.
That there card Of Ready's was a
right. Jane Ann said so.
NAT.