The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-27

When I asked MollIe the question,
5.sWI1at are you going to do?" pecu.
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thought 7 had never seen her look so
beautiful.
TIN going to raise family"
i'll could certainly should have
risen to my feet
WHAT"
"Margie,p said Mollie. with a
laugh. you seem to have resolved
yourself into a supine interrogation
point since you became an invalid.
When you were erect you sometimes
talked in periods.
Nov that is what l wrote you in
my last letter. have come home to
resolve all my friends-my married
women friends-into a club, of which
every member pledges herself to do
something outside of just being a wife
to some man."
but Mollie-"
There you go again with your
butts are you losing your vocabulary
and your powers OF speech as well as
your powers OF locomotion-Oh, Mar.
gle, forgive me. | didn't mean to hurt
you. only meant that for joke. l
wanted to see smile in the old way.
Iwanted to see your eyes light up with
the old enthusiasm and instead they
fill with tears"
THAT is all right. Mollie, you, with
POUR perfect health, cannot understand
! perhaps that was not feeling hurt
because OF what you said but because
II was not going to be able to help
you in this wonderful scheme.
"a why not?" asked Mollie In her old
time quick manner.
because, honey. am. chained to
this bed-I cannot raise a family much
ash would like so to do"
"But you don't understand dear"
said Mollie Quickly-"what want to
impress upon my friends Is that each
woman who Is married is to do some
thin-the thing she can do best and
1s{most interested In outside OF being
q wife.
81 am most Interested In babies.
think that every rich woman who is
healthy should have at least five chill
dren, and am going to start in the
baby raising business Immediately.
"Some of the ultra feminists In Lon
don are talking great deal about
birth control Just now which is all
right IL It means only the right OF the
child to be well born and not gross
sselhshness on the part OF its potential
parents. But believe, Margie, that We
women who have good incomes and
good health should so extensively into
baby farming in the best sense.
"EIiene and should each have a
family Of five ut least. You are out
j OF It for the time being, but Margic,
you are born mother and hope
that IN the future you too will have a
family.
II think can persuade Annie that
she should have another baby at
least,
I laughed-yes, little book, for al.
most the only time since have been
8confned TO my bed laughed heartily.
But the ida Of Moliie making Voca.
tIon of q big family was irresistably
funny to me.
@You see, MargIe, It is not Just the
mere fact that We women who have
means shall have big families, but
what want Is to organize my friends
and my friends friends into some sort
.of working league that will enable
Sus to combat that awful theory that
has gained so much credence in the
sworld-"men work and women must
sWait''-I want both men and women
toFwork. 1waat each woman to have
the right to do what she is best fitted
for the same as man."
What just now am fitted for Mol
.S1ie?" asked humbly.
IS Rs-isssie looked at me rather atten'
lively and then said, "Margie, why
'stion't you writer"
.:"s'Write what?"
There YOU go again with that ever.
lasting what Write anything
have It, publish your diary and keep
writing more in It every day.
.But Mollie ! have already written
insthat little red book for years. Ever
6incei before my mother died. To pub.
Mall thattwould not make me work
q n besidas I cannot Just now see