The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-09-19
Deliberations Of Women.

"lhe Deliberations Of Women; albeit
he has rather overelabrated his exor-
dium, as well as few Of his illustra-
tIons. He contends that there is no
man bachelor or benedict, ancient or
juvenile, who can lay his hand on his
heart and say, that since he wore his
first long-tailed coat, "the whole sex,
from the "help" in his mothers kitchen
to the girls at meeting, and from them
up TO the young ladies' who play on the
piano. have not been constantly 60
ing on, a never-ending and out and out
botheration. We are presented with
a "somple" of our sex, as an embodied
and "fixed fact" in this regard. While
shaving in the morning, his thoughts
dwelling the while upon the young la
dy with whom he firted last evening,
ne starts (ahd cuts cash IN his cheek
at sight ola beautiful damsel at an op-
posile window, who is watering flow.
ers; now bending down to pick out
decayed leaf, and now lifting her sweet
face, blooming with health, to look af-
some stray "morning glory" which her
small white hand would strain up in
the wayit should CO." Breakfast over,
ne hurries to the marts of trade, and
scuds like a business man through
crowded streets, on change, and in all
public places. his thoughts distracted
and his calculations spoiled by the ap-
partition Of some daughter Of Eve, who
has CHANGED to trip past him in all the
witchery of loveliness; beautiful alike
in face and figure; her elegant dress
swelling round her person alter the
latest fashion; with one hand deposit
ed in side pocket, her face cast down,
innocently and gracefully seeking the
knob on the end Of her sun shade, or
biting with her small white teeth its
ivory ring. Who could resist attrac-
tions like these? In an instant his
thoughts steal from art TO nature
Notes, discounts, purchases and sales,
flee from his excited brain. All the
joys ofhappy home rise before him-a
fond wife and merry children. And
now Fancy runs over space of TWEEN
ty years; and in his minds eye he sees
long train of beautiful daughters, all
walking the streets, sucking the knobs
Of future parasols In the same grateful
manner as the beauty who has Just pas
sed him. at is curious fact" says
Mr.. Miller, jr. "that although the whole
sex have conspired together for one
object, they have yet various methods
Of operation, all tending to the same
grand result-botheration. There are
some of the softer sex, of an amiable
turn ofmind, who think that the quiet
system is the best, and they prefer to
gain their objects by wheedling. 9th
ers, having great confidence in the as
sumption Of authority, prefer to adopt
commanding manner, and trust to
their powers Of compulsion. While a
third class prefer constant and well
directed course of teazing, believing
that continual dropping wears away
the hardest stone. The sex may be
divided into three grand classes; name
ly: Coaxers, Drivers, and Worriers.
Let us glance at them for moment, in
their order.
And first: when did women ever
cease coAxlNef when will they cease ?
Coax! why, they coax from the cradle
to the grave; it comes as natural to
them as smiling. In early life, or ma
ture years, it is all the same. If we are
children, it is "Augh! do now; ifyou
don't "pon my word, I'll never speak
to you againa All, | think you might;
think you're mean if you DON'T" II
we are "children of a larger GROWTH"
tits: "Dear William, won't you, for
my sake now?--only once! ] am sure
you can't refuse this one time; and they
llanguish at you with their sparkling
]eyes, and pout out their ruby lips SO
prettily, that Tor the soul Of you, you
can't refuse; and before you know it
you are bamboozled out Of your inde-
pendence and 6rmness. When Cor
liolanus threatened TO destroy Rome,
who was it coaxed him to forego his
Intention, and spare the city? Why.
the women. And when Governor
lDorr undertook his last revolution, who
was it furnished recruits for his valiant
army The Yankee girls. Just look
at the superiority of female tactics in
every branch of this "elegant accom-
fplishment.n Suppose understand, say
suppose d lady wishes you 10 kiss
ther. Now If a man wanted such a
thing, the probability is that he would
TASK for il "rIght out" orit may be, pro-
. ceed to snatch one without asking at
lall; but If a damsel desires one Of the
Ialong, long" salntes, Of which Byron
speaks, how much more finished is her
! Iplan of operationsl She has. some
Iisgreat secret TO tell her rloyer. and gets
behind his chair TO whisper it softlv in