Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-11-08
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"WOMAN's RIGHTS"
TO THE woRcEs1

What would ye, troubled danes, your
wrongs
So earnestly debating
What would ye, in such dainty strains,
The cruel men berating =?
Does woman really so dispite
Her present honored station
BY man protected, loved, adored-
Is that mere degradation
Aud would ye spurn the hallowed boon
OF sweet domestic quiet?
The bliss and charm of woman's life,
All, must We needs decry it
Are ye, indeed, so sore oppressed
Your chains so very CALLING
And would ye leave your present lot,
And try mans rougher caling2
A comic sight it were, | ween,
On board ship at sea
Tarpaulned beauties reefing sails,
And crying "Hedus.ho-ec!"
Or on the deep, harpoon in hand,
In chase of Spermaceti,
Or landing cargoes at the wharves-
o, would it not be pretty?
And would not ladies seem 10 be
In excellent employment,
AS driuers-driving out the men
Just for the mems enjoyment,
Or, mounted on rattling dray,
Upon load of leather,
Would not they perfect graces be,
In foul or muddy weather?
Or should some more aspiring dame,
With brick-hod OIL her shoulder,
In well be-moriared Bloomer suit,
Climb up TO regions colder,
And OH the top of towering walls
Prefer situation
Pray, who would whisper hers was not,
A useful occupation
Or, should some nerveless woman don
The Butchers frock, and slaughter
Beeves, sheep and swine, and from her
'' stall
Send round blooming daughter
All through the town with dainty bits
For mans o'erflowing larder,
What man of common sense would not
Approvingly regard her +?
Yea. should these malcontents become
10 all their schemes victorious,
And free their ancient lords, at length,
From many a task laborious
And woman turn the social world
Completely rice Uersa,
Then men, fancy, for the change
Would rather kiss than curse her.
Aye, let us take your places, gils,
And put on silks and laces,
And carry sun-shades when we walk,
Lest we should tan our faces
And seat us by the parior fire,
And in a quiet manner,
pcruSe the last new Novelette,,
Or play al the piano.
And let us make your round of calls,
And chat about new dresses,
And 60 to parties now and then,
Or TO the watering places;
And there be fattered and caressed,
And pardoned all offences,
While We the pains and troubles take,
To settle the expenses
But areTyc quite in earnest, now,
Ye women so ambitious,
To wear ,he-what is't !-and 10 think
The men are so flagitious !
can't beIieve,ye really mean
One half of what ye mut,er
Such .over-wrouGht complaints, | ween,
Real woman would not utter.
Your faces have never seen,
And yet I;m half persuaded,
Ye can't be very beautiful,
AT least are somewhat faded,
Your lone il seems too quernlous,
And il might conjecture,
The things in which ye;d most excel
Would be "Caudle Lecture !"
Or, if ye are but single danes,
I fancy conld 7 cast
Your horoscope, and to my view
Call up the faded past,
I'd find We once were giddy flirts,
In all your aims disjointed
Nor should marvel much TO hear
That ye'd been disappointed !
But, prithee, why moi pour the blame
Upon the real decevers,
And not become in all mankind
Such arrant unbelievers
Twill be, fear, Of slight avail,
This meeting in "Conyenlion,"
And making speeches 10 attract
The'gaping worlds attention.
can't but think ye all would be
More useful and contented,
And fill more worthily the 10,
BY Providence presented,
If ye would all go home again,
And mind your home affairs,
And leave for sterner men to bear
J.ifes sterner weight of cares.