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 * Congress, during a woman suffrage debate. The

Congressmen are, as usual, moving about, talking, reading,

dozing, and one, an anti-suffragist, is speaking.

Congressman: I shall vote "No" on this measure, but I wish to say I take My stand for Woman's protection, for her own sake. No one honours Woman, no one respects her more, Than I do; as queen and goddess I love and adore (Suddenly in an open space in front of the Speaker's desk appear Pallas Athene and Cleopatra.)

Cleopatra: Strange little man without weapons, what can you mean?

Pallas: I, in my time, was a goddess