Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-31
The nsUPERlOR" SEX
sy ERNEST WoLLETT.

flows by the day when she can entice
Tim from his old fat-bottomed fishing
boat.
at was real anart OF you to raise
hem there little plants In the city
.n6 bring them out here" be said
You'll have tomatoes and eggplant
before any one else. I don't see how
,ou ever come to think Of them things.
Il beats all how some women can
,lan ahead more'n men folks. Now.
hat match of onions and lettuce you
nut in last fall before you went away
aas turned out hne, amt it?"
"I'n glad. Cassius. to hear you
speak highly of women's ability" said
Miss Belinda. u think we women
will have to get you to work for US
This summer
Saint workiD' for you nowT ask
ID cassius, mystifed. Some O them
'ellers that go by to the creamery
morntn's before you get down to the
GARDEN run me bout workin' so much
for a woman. But always say that
| don't see why your money amt as
good as anybody's. And l will say
this, Miss Belinda, it's a sight surer
than some folks money"
Thank you. Cassius. I'm happy to
know that you're satisfied and that you
believe in women. hope you'll help
women get the ballot this fall.
Get the ballot? How are the wom-
an expectin' to get the hallot9" Cas-
sius 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 roughDess that
ended it's young life. what do WoIn-
en- folks know about politics. any
Tay?"
'Dven you don't appear to be fully
Informed on oil the present issues" co
clared Miss Belinda. laughing.
well. amt never been one TO be-
lieve IN women gettin' out q their
place"
"Just what Is woman's place. I'd
really like to know"
We'll, think O woman's place Is Mt
home. don't never want to see nay
wife galllvantIn' round to the polls.
Her place Is at home"
THAT reminds me-" said Miss De-
linda pleasantly. Il need some one to-
morrow to help my maid wash the cur
iains. Can your wife come as usual?'
We'll, I amt sure bout 1t. She's
scrlbbin' the postofflce and hardware
store floors and woodwork this week.
does beat ell how busy she ia. She
amt hardly been home hull day
since the spring house cleanin' 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
oerspiring forehead and left trail OF
garden soil on his Derplexed brow.
Well. anyway, she amt mixln' up
With mans business" he answered.
ioggedly.
"Oh. have we woman postmaster
this year, and isn't Mr.. Beasley ruiz
aing the hardware store now? Is there
woman doing that? I must be quite
behind the times If there are so many
changes here"
"Everythlng's Just the same as 1t 81
ways was. Even if you be kind o
.nughin' 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 neighborhooL
It would be a rather pitiful sight 10
see men, whose hands aren't used TO
holding much except jackknife or q
fishing pole on their knees all day,
pushing a 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 a ratl-
er majestic poise over Miss Belinda's
knceling 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 a
dirty place"
where is the voting place IN this
towa?" asked Miss Belinda.
well, since the old town hall burn.
ed down we've been votin' In the Oa;r
land district school"
"Oh, that's where your daughter
teaches. Dear me, you must hate to
have Amanda in such dirty place SO
much of the time"
Cassius did not deign to reply. E.e
gave Miss Belinda scornful look aid
continued his york in his customary
leisurely style. But at noon, having
announced that he could not come back
after dinner, because he had promised
his wife to try to catch fish for SUP
LTD. s.yToll Miss Pe1iDda