The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-09-03
How We Become Woman suffr.s.n.

tnon OF CITY ways, ana especially OF
the various terms used for different
dishes on hotel bill of fares. After
staying for several days at a leading
hotel and as we had tipped one of
the walters, gentleman of a. know
ing appearance; in small way sew
eral times, and as we were little
late one day for dinner we engaged
him In conversation. Picking up
bill OF fare we noticed two items of
rabbit, the first was Welsh Rabbit
and little farther down was Jack
Rabbit calling his attention to the
two items of Welsh and Jack Rab-
bit and at the same time said to him:
Do you know / am from the coun-
try and have been wondering ever
since first came to the hotel, what
the difference is between Welsh and
Jack Rabbit" His smile showed
that he took me for 6" Hill Billy" as
he said: Yes l know, but my dear
sir, as to the difference in the Welsh
and Jack Rabbit, the Welsh is the
female and the Jack is the male, and
SO that is the only difference" If
he knew that he was not telling us
the truth we know not, but this we
do know, being young then we be-
lieved him, and another thing we
learned later that very few men
did know the difference between
the terms used on the bill of fares
in regard to Welsh Rabbit or Jack
Rabbit; while there were but few
women or girls over twelve years
old as to that matter who did not
know.
But going back to our story. A
few years later while dining one day
in company with party of lady and
gentleman friends in Paducah, KY,
at the leadin: hotel of that little city
of Three Rivers" 1t was on this
occasion that we tested the authority
of our New York waiter and too in
the presence our better half while
on our honeymoon, where we were
giving this little party to few select
friends. Holding up a bill of fare,
we read aloud; Welsh Rabbit, also
Jack Rabbit then banteringly we
dared the entire party to partake of
rabbit they each accepted the defy.
All in the party called for Jack
Rabbit, except the writer, and he
chose Welsh Rabbit saying at the
time that he was especially friendly
toward the female species. The la
dies could not keep their faces in
shape. while two or three of the
men changed their orders to Welsh.
The only one who was abashed was
our .better-half she whispered don't
you know the difference?" But be-
fore we could answer. the girl waiter
appeared with the Welsh Rabbit,
which consisted of toasted bread
and limberger cheese. So the laugh
was on us and we ughed, yes, we
yelled, and then the whole party
joined in the laugh. But we were
the only diner that did not have
rabbit for dinner. And here is
where the story becomes interesting
for not a man in the party knew
that Welsh Rabbit meant "rarebit."
Toasted bread and cheese; while
every woman and girl over twelve
years old in Paducah did know, and
yet there are some men who still
claim that women do not have sense
enough to vote; but from that day
we became Woman's Suffragist
Advocate; and have faithfully labor
ed for universal suffrage and hope
to see our mothers, wives and sisters
in all lands, with the ballot In their
hands, our prayer and one of our
fondest hopes have been to assist in
the cause of equality in all things.
If women had the ballot in all lands
today, then wars would certainly
cease. and love and universal peace
would abound, instead of armed bat
talions in battle array We hope
10 live, and believe we will. to see
the equality of man and woman.
From that day we have given both of
our time and means in helping them
win their constitutional rights as
guaranteed to every free American
citizen, and even while here in
durance vile our purse string has
continued to loosen in behalf of
equal suffrage.
Why do we believe in woman's
right to vote?
Because God when He made wo-
man did not take poprtion of mans
eye, face, head, brain. hand, arm, leg,
or foot; but He took a portion of
mans side, making it plain to all
thinking persons that man and wo-
man were equal from the beginning
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