The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-09
no prstext whatever should such conduct BE- per-


no prstext whatever should such conduct Be per-
United.
We are aware that many persons think they can
improve upon the fashions the Almighty has chosen
for dogs ears and horses tails; but their presump.
ton and inhumanity should not be permitted to go
unwhippcd of justice. If indeed il be right crop
such ears we may deem too long, there some
who should be very cautious not to reveal the full
length Of those they wear. For the voluntary main
ing submitted by ladies who have their ears perfo
rated there perhaps no legal remedy nor can we,
in the present imperfect Of civilization prevail
on them to reform from the vile and barbarous Gus
tom. When however, we remember that rings
are no longer suspended ornaments from the
nose, and that clothes upon portions Of the
human body that paints in fantastic strim once
adorned, may we not hope, in the still further ad
yancement of delicacy and refinement, TO see the
beautiful and deicately formed OF our fair
ones unmutilated and unenc numbered with the sus-
pended beads Of glass, anthracite, gold, or sealing
wax.
We hope the ladies will pardon the company into
which we have unintentonaliy introduced them.
IL is in truth because Of disposition to honor
them, and them elevated in the world, that we
make free TO tell them of their faults or foes
fRESuMPTIoN.--A lady was the otner Gay ut-
scribing to her husband some poor bat decent peo-
pie she had visited and concluded by revealing the
following climax of folly to which they had at
tanned: "And, my dear, only to think they have a
rag carpet the hoor-and yet the children call
their parents pa and mar
The Baltimore Patriot, in reviewing the able and
beautiful lecture by L. F. Tasistro, esg., on the
Education Of Woman undertakes to defend our
city from the aspersions cast upon it in the dedica
tory address. The intention of that journal is
thankfully appreciated here, but the defence is
deemed altogether unnecessary.
AccIoENr.-A son Of Mr. Thorn, stll street below
+, received kick in the mouth from horse last
evening, but suffered no other injury than cut on
the lip. 1t would be safe wager that, out of hun
dred more kicks given in the came manner not
one would be attended with as light results.
WoMAN's PRERoG ATIvE.-We heard a story the
other day that may be worth repeating. twas of
a very amiable and very voluble married lady.
She took her seat in the railroad car beside her hus
band, and departed from city for the ancient
town of Bladensburg. Before the cars were well
under way she discovered the seat before her
old female acquaintance, and, the
forInalities Of delighted recognition over,
they began a conversation, if that be deemed
such wherein party is sole taker and the other
sole listener! Suddenly the cara stopped. eve
at Bladensburg, my dear" said the husband
of the voluble lady! "Oh, N.Y." said she, and
she went in continuation of her attenuated mar
rative. 'Step out, my DEAR" said the husband.
"Just watt" said the lady, parentheticaly; and on
spun the thread of her story. "The cars start
ing, my DEAR said the indulgent husband.
'.Ask them to stop one minute" said the eloquent
lady. "Chew chew chew!' began the cnginery
you'll be carried to Baltimore" shouted the
bewildered husband, he appeared 10 recede in
the distance. 'Oh, oh % screamed the lady
"Oh, oh, ohv' "The ladys husbands left,'
shouted some of the passengers. al don't think
the lady herselfs right" replied gentleman
who had note to take up that day at the
Union Bank, in Baltimore. ooh my let me
out,'' screamed the distressed lady. "By al
manner of means" sad the gentleman who
was staring at the npparition Of protest.
"Give me your hand, madam, quick" said the
conductor, as he jumped the lady to the side road,
and in an instant regained the platform. you've
got long mile to foot IT backwards, you have,
shouted young gentleman from the window.
But just the noise of the ginery began grow
quick again, with its "chew chew C hcw- chew, "
the lady ran up to the side of the car, opposite
where che had been sitting and shouted 10 her &C.
quaintance inside-"And sure enough, Mrs. Twad
die, they went off without waiting for tea and the
simpkiuses have never darkened the Rogerses'
blessed doors since that day!'-and here she fell
down and tainted, where in due time her distressed
husband found her.