Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-02
The Superior" SEX;
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BY ERNEST WOLLETTo

Miss Belinda, at her summer hon Q.
gas setting out a bed Of vegetables
vita tie help Of the man she EN-
2i3ys D. INC day when she can entice
I'm. rom his old flat-bottomed fishing
SCAT. T.
ct was real smart Of you to raise
!!iam inara 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
Tou 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 womens ability" said
Miss Belinda. ri think We women
will have to get you to work for us
this summer"
CANT I workin' for you now?" ask
ed Cassius, mystifed. Some O. them
fellers that go by to the creamery
mornin's before you get down to the
garden run me bout workin' so much
for woman. But 7 always say that
I don't see why your money amt 90
good as anybodys. And I will say
this, Miss Belinda, it's a sight surer
than some folks money"
THANK you, Cassius. I'm happy to-
! &1,o+
believe in women. I hope you'll help,
women get the ballot this fall.
Get the ballot? How are the wo1n-
en- expectin' 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 worl-,
an suffrage is to be voted upon next
November in Wisconsin,"
81 amt heard nothin' about t." Cas-
s!us thrust little Seeding into the
ground with masculine roughness that
ended its 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
We'll, 1 amt never been one to be-
Iieve in women gettin' out O. their
place"
Gust what is woman's place, I'd
really like 10 know"
well. think a woman's place is at
home. ] 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 GU.
tains. Can your wife come as usual?'
Well, I amt sure bout it. She's
scrubbin' the postoffice and hardware
store floors and woodwork this week
does beat ell how busy she is. Sha
amt hardly been home a hull dag
since the spring house cleanin' be.
gun
'Oh, then she doesn't stay in her
place all the ti1ne," Miss Belinda re.
marked sweetly.
Cassius wiped his hand across his
persp ring forehead and left trail O.
garden soil on his perplexed brow
We'll, anyway. She amt mixin' u
with mans Business" he answered,
doggedly.
"Oh, have We woman postmaster
this year, and isn't Mr.. Beasley run.
ming the hardware store now? Is there
woman doing that? must be quito
behind the times if there are so man:
charges mere"
'Everythings just the same as it al
ways WIS. 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