Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-12-27

How many square fect are there ID
IL by IL foot roomg
Eighth II the cook were found intox-
icated NJ Il o'clock =. ~. and no din
ner prepared what would you do?
Ninth. tive an instance Of anna
bilty In woman. II your husband
should abuse YOU while making pics.
what would you do with the rolling
pint
Tenth Are you sulTragctie?
Eleventh. 10 you approve OF the
present fashion In dress for women?
Twelfth DO YOU object "a the word
obey III the marriage service;
The idca OF marriage by competitive
examination having got into Billy's
head. he couldn't get il out. lie knew
dozen girls 10 whom he would like
TO PROFOUND these dozen questions:
but being modest chap he shrank
from announcing Ia them that he would
marry the girI whose average replies
were the most satisfactory 20 him
Then il occurred to him TO pu. II that
he would propose 20 the winner. That
didn't sound 50 bad
II took him week to get up his
courage 10 send ont his examination
papers The first surprise he received
after doing So WIS an enormous mum
Der If letters from young ladies 10
whom h. hadn't sent the questions.
asking for them This convinced him
that he had not made Il guy Of him
self However. h. sent out no more
papers. combining himself to those girls
he knew personally
He concluded not to open any nf the
replies until they we're all in. To his
surprise he received answers to every
examination paper sent out When he
counted n dozen mlSsivcs he locked
himself Ia his room and opened them.
AT the first he turned pale. one Of
the auesiunS. No .. concerning amia
billty. was answered. III you came
upon me while making pies. even with
a smile on Your face. would bring
the rolling pin down on your head
The second letter was more quiesecnt
The writer evidently took the submiS
sion ~ nn examination paper In good
part She gave her ideas 81 the duties
at a wife. gave something humorous
copied from Mark Twain and failed
compIctelg uu thu educational ques
items The others She answered meek
Dr. Five examination papers were sent
back with None 1f your business
written in the space for reply to No
.. What IS your age" one girl re-
piled t. 80 l0 Are yon q -unragctte.
Yes. aud have ~ usc for husband
either: 81 uS rate not tor sou"
One question was answered by eN
cry gir who WAS not too hot 10 give
a courteous repif ana al length u
WAS NJ IT, do you approve 81 the
present fashion IL dress for women
Seven young indies wrote replies TO
this ranging from ten TO tweui! four
pages.
Billy was very much cut up nj the
REPLIES IL question NJ 3. Are you a
new woman or an old one:' noticing
for the first time that he had not been
careful In his phrasenogy some of
the replies were What impudence,'
old or young you're not "a suitable
age for me- I'm of the new woman
kind but ann still young enough 10
hope for husband without submitting
10 a competitive examination.
Finally Billy struck u reply that came
upon him rs rcfr,.shnsy rs cool
breeze after ninety nine in the shade
day Il was from BESSIE Trask She
filled ont every question. MS follows.
First The first duty Of a wife is 10
be loved devotedly by her husband
Second ! cant write anything
funny
Third. I'm new woman. but !
won't be- after my next birthday
Fourth NJ mother-in-law on my
side How about yours:
Fifth. Concerning my age, see M. j.
Sixth 1t would depend on whether
was tired aud cross myself now
would treat q tired husband
seventh Never happened to see
ppstX Of the constitution. There : no