Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-09-19
know her place"

can who silently thought how the fihe
German gentlemen make drudges and
scrubwomen of their wives, leaving
them TO perform all the rough work oi
domestic life. The picture OF the msr
seated at the piano in the parlor ana MS
wife splitting kindling wood behind the
kitchen is all too true representation
NJ German "Kultur." This degrading
their women 10 the menial drudgery OF
the houshold, may account for the gem
eral coarseness Of fibre in that race. II
was said that il required a century
after the Thirty Years War, when the
women were obliged 10 be camP-fol-
lowers, TO refine the coarseneSs thereby
indurated in them-and unfortunately
il does not yet appear TO have been oe-
liberated. The young German OF this
day has four cardinal vices-eeer, to-
bacco. bad treatment Of women, and q
bumptious blusterosity, the latter trait
having been acquired since the rise oi
the empire.
But Hans heard naught OF this. he
kept muttering and shaking his head
menacingly and threatening what he
would do with his Polly. This recalls
a local story Of young Dutchman, who
was the helper at the bakery OF Mrs.
Adams. Her ideas OF cleanliness did not
coincide with those Of Cutslip, so she
gave him frequent lectures about un-
tidiness, at times a severe scolding.
One day he was seated in the alley out
side, shaking his head and growing
audibly. A gentleman passing BY en-
quired:
"What is the matter, Gutslip ?"
"Me and Misses Adams had il agin,
he prunted. "She's always scoldin' and
pickin' on me. But just give II back
to her. just give her as good as she
sent"
"But hope you didn't say anything
ugly to Mrs. Adams"
"Yes, just give it to her. let her
know wasn't agoin' to take any more
Of her?
"well, what did you say to her, Gut,
slip?"
81 Just give it to her. ! just fired up
and said, "Dam my sosl Asses
Adamsw
So this terrible inprecstion on him
self was all OF his sass-baet 10 his mis-
tress. Likely Hans threatening re-
monstrance would, alike his courage in
the presence of Polly, ooze away, or in
the western slang, would peter out in
the same manner.
Time to close and Hans must go.
His two companions helped him TO
straighten up, and holding him between
them they started for his home. AT the
time this part OF the city was visited by
an epidemic Of smallpox, and they
WINGED as they were obliged to pass so
many yellow flags OF distress. Near
ing his cottage home, they saw the light
burning brightly at the window for him,
and might have seen the fire in Polly's
eyes shining as keenly as she opened the
door expectantly.
There is a noted cartoon OF Roman
Senator, reeling homeward boistuously
drunk and cutting a wide swath in the
moonshine as he sings uproariously,
Clear the track, get out OF my way,
For Pm the King OF Bonn bombay,
Whoo-pee!
AS he "whooped," he slung around
his arms as though TO scoop in an arm
full OF moonshine, OF which he had too
much on board, nearly flooring himself
in the swirl. An Irish policeman with
a Prussian spike helmet, behind twen-
ty century lamp post, (anachronisms &C.
cent the crime) is splitting his sides
with laughter as he sees the wife, the
fery-eyed Fulvia, hiding behind a col.
umn with stout stick, waiting to give
warm welcome to the King Of Bonn
bay as he enters his domain.
But Hans was in far different mood
from the senator. When he was brought
to his door steps and saw Polly tower
ing and lowering above him, his legs
gave way entirely, he sank helpless on
the shoulders OF his aid-de- scamps, and
sang out piteously:
"Ach! Mein Gott, ole voman'sl Use
de schmsllpox so mighty badw
His "particeps criminis" LET him down
easy as they could in their haste 10
depart, as when some furtive trick Is
played by mischievous boys, like the
young scamps, they scampered away
fast as their legs could carry them, so
whether the piteous appeal Of Hans was
OF any avail with the irate partner OF his
joys and sorrows-deponent sayeth not.