The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-01-29
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hiWeutnts aud todays hopes
This morning Master JACK DAi
told intert siingly ~ the lecture on
rex hygiene that he had heard on
the previous day Hm father wa
somewhat painod by the boy 3 EVIL
dent ignorance OF certain simple
rules of grammar, and Jacks pro.
nunciation Of a few common words
startled his parents, but they re-
Elected that Jack 81 10 knew more
about biology than his grandfather
ever learned, and they took great
comfort from this thought
Little Mary Dait had spent the al
.eihoon at the children's section o.
the wemans club. which at great
expense had secured the services o.
ae OF the best known poisoned
needle eXpoSeIs Ia the country
Diary had heard n number Of st1rio
Of girls and young women drugged
aid held tn slavery, which had
quite thrilled her, and her parent
gele glad and proud when, IN q
voice vibrant with determination Shit
mad declared her intention never tc
allow any strange man 20 approach
her with a hypodermic syringe full
OF curare.
For Mrs DAFT the breakfast was
somewhat humiliating Although she
stroye to follow the example OF hel
children her household cares some
times oppressed her, and on the day
before rise in the temperature had
resulted in the bursting of the waite
pipes, necessitating the services OF
plumber Mrs DAFT had been oh
liged to stay at home, despite tht
act that former inmate OF
Chm atown den was revealing to the
Jplitt Circle the intimate details OF
her dissoLte life. The childrel
looked reproachfully at their moth
ar, who sought to escape some part
of their censure by repeating what
their neighbor had reported of tn
disclosures in the evening, that
they were not so shocking as those
which bad been made by the last
previous speaker and in soTae e
spects were so tame as to bring
bushes to the cheeks of sophisti-
Gated auditors.
Mr.. DAFT had outdone himself how
ever He had devoted a part OF the
morning to an inquisition as TO the
Jerils bese'ting the woman oper-
ting the typewriter in his office.
jle was, TO be sure. Of mature age,
and of highly respectable antecen-
dents, engaging in her calling only
because of the needs Of her invalid
and widowed mother, whom she
and to whom she devot |
I'D all her time outside of office
hours. Whe Mr.. DAFT first breach |
I'd the subject Of sex hygiene to
ler she seemed offended and asked |
4 anything In her conduct had
lroused his displeasure. Mr.. Dali
was quick to deny this, but his
ypist appeared most resentful. Fin
lily he devised plan for incul-
,ating some valuable lessons to her
~ debating long letter to an
imaginary sister. In this Mr.. DAFT
'epeated what he could remember of
number of lectures he had heard.
lie was much distressed by the con-
luct Of the typist when the letter
leard her remark to the office girl,
vas concluded, for he distinctly
Old DAFT IS nutty and thinks I'm
DOL or he's got sister that
'ugnt 10 De lOckeu up
Mr.. DAFT would have reproyed her
or this, except for the fact that he
lad to hurry away to witness the
.fternoon production OF a motion
'icture which was being shown UNI
er protection of court order
which restrained the poliod from
arrying out their plan to suppress
/. He was Obliged to wait three
ours before he gained admission
0 the theatre, owing to the great
rowd Of reformers. many OF them
Dung girls, he was glad to note,
tho had FASTENED to attend Some
( the young gentlemen reformers
! the waiting line referred TO these
iris as chickens" word new to
Ir. Dat In this Specification but I'm
lediately conveying 10 his mind
Iyid image Of those who surround
4 him as men OF rural training
.udably seeking to improve their
inds and arm themselves against
le possibility Ct inadvertently fan
IL. while exposed to the dangers
the great city. into the ranks OF
hite slayers.
Mr.. DAFT revealed this thought TO !,
man who stood near him IN the
aiting line and was rewarded by
arning that hts co-worker for yir-
e regarded the performance they
ere about TO witness as "hotstuff' !,
at went de limit During the
.rformance Mr.. DAT lost his watch
ID when he asked the sociologists
DO conducted the exhibition " it
"a been found on the floor Of the
eaire he was told II had not. Mr. I,
III congratulated the soeiologists,
sssrs Gtcashsky aud Pullpenee.
their noble work for humanity
q learned from them that "the
q Is goin fine an ~ make mint 4