Show AMY Y ARMSTRONG VOTES HOW A DARK SECRET By AMY ARMSTRONG Its It's all aU over but the shouting I seen my duty and I 1 done It I have cast my maiden ballot have started one little ripple which pay rock the ship of state Who knows knows' For its it's the littlest things sometimes which have the biggest influence I voted for gee for gee I 1 almost told And I r 1 it lt isn't etiquette is it to tell teU for whom fr I one votes otes A fellow might not happen to pick rick a winner and then how the I I gentleman of the opposing party would l' l have it in for him tv j I am now a t full ull fledged suffragette j j and the part is not flot one ne to be assumed r JF w 4 lightly I l talked with a good n many ny I J people before I 1 made my final decision f 5 j and tried to make mike a wise vise one for myself f H A ik Y J t. t jf l Assuming a woman womans woman's s privilege 1 ege I ij f L i u wP J 1 changed my ideas somewhat from some sonic of the candidates That this was my maiden ballot allot was not d due e to con considerations considerations idera- idera hons of age No that thatIs is going far enough It is not necessary I to say how long ago go I 1 could have qualified But it was my first I year i in an eq equal al suffrage age state Took a Solemn Oath The registering was not so bad Indeed I was simply picked up and taken to the place of registration Had a ride in an automobile e egged I on by a a. a man a-man man who was pulling for forone forone forone one of the candidates Now dont don't forget our man said he as he picked me up at my own doo door Do you solemnly swear ear mumble mumble county a year pre mumble months months and a lot pre mumble m more re was my impression of the oath to which I Iwas Iwas Iwas was asked to swear s I had b been en told by persons who knew that I had the right so would have sworn to any any- thing Anyway it was a woman who did dk the swearing in ih and I trusted her hernot hernot hernot not to ask me any anything that I should not do I I was t too o excited to investigate investigate gate at the time but that there was nothing wrong wrong- I had made sure be before before before be- be fore I went All AU joking aside voting should be taken mighty seriously ac according according according ac- ac cording to my belief belief- if we are to have an ideal city Woman Womans Woman's Is Curi Curious us What Is your name Where w were rc you born I answered with alacrity But when the woman woman asked How old are re you I thought she was getting a bit curious However my disposition is peace loving so I said said said- and let it go at that All of ot which was a a week ago Today the final act had to be perform performed per per- form formed d. d I put it off oft just as long as possible Had heard all an sorts of rumors about how one had haa to rup run the gauntlet of ot election judges had t to td have ones one's name called out before the assembled multitude l and how sometimes Ones fanes right t to to vote was questioned I did not know w but there would be a lot Jot of fans for one one c candidate can can- o n or another nother standing at ones one's elbow to to use gentle gentle persuasion oi of some sort offer me a drink or a cigar with a few remarks to the effect that so and so Is a fine tine fellow thrown in But it was all quiet as a midsummer midsummer midsummer mid mid- summer noon I was wa-s the only man manat manat manat at the bat One of ot the judges was outside getting a breath of air An arm rm of the law stood near near and andI I felt safe I What is your name Amy my Armstrong Yes here it is The Rest est Is a Secret And what was the name went down the line They all looked me over and decided that I looked like Amy Armstrong so the man at the head of the table passed me a folded slip sUp o of paper and majestically waved his hand toward a little cubby hole In said cubby hole w was s a counter effect board with a red and black pencil penell lying at one end I picked up the pencil and found it was fastened by a string like the public drinking cups used to be anchored with rusty chains I didn't t want the pencil anyway anyway anyway any any- way and dont don't think anyone else would have cared for it it I couldn't understand all the ballot and started back with all my my crosses exposed to I ask about it when I remembered that I Jt not not- let them be seen so shouted out my query across across' the room When it was handed back the man manat manat mant at t the head of ot the table table table-he he re reminded reminded reminded re- re minded me me of Where MacDonald sits is the head of the table and it would insist upon running through my head head did did something to it re returned returned returned re- re turned it to me and I dropped it Inthe in inthe inthe the slot and and my my first first- vote vote- was was' c east cast st It did didn't i even ven a bell ll as hs s it fell feU but I hope it scored one for tor tora a greater Salt Sal t Lake |