Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-08-14
Widow Waddle's Sentiments on
Wearing the Breaches.
BY BETsEy spRIGG.

Well, said old Mrs. W auulc, eau
not for the life on me see why folks make
such fuss about the new costume ior
ladies'. Why says she, Il have been
accused of wearing the breeches myself
these forty years. To be sure | nevel
put on MIR. Waddle's pantdioonS, but
then have had my val aud my way ev-
or since took HIM. And there's my
neighbor Dodds; she's had her rule and
says so, knuckle to her whIms as much
as ever mine has--and could tell OF lots
of others, all in just such fix. The
old lady gave violent thrust into hel
snuff box and continued
They dew say that old Miss BloomeI
has got the credit Of first wearing the
brooches I'm thinking she must be 8
mighty old lady II she first introduced the
fashion 1t makes me think of some
people who tell about the first Woman
Right Convention. | should Jest like to
enquire when that was held And Sc
cret Conventions tew-and the night to
vote and go to Congress If they had
only read as much history as | have,
they would know that Miss A dams, the
wife of old John, used 10 control all lis
plans Jest as some women do nova
days; only she didn't make such a pa-
guey fuss about it but then she used
TO write him letters that walked up the
old fire of patriotism in his breast, and
all the men who fought and bled on
old Bunker Hill were Jest as much under
the influence OF women as the top stone
oftbc monument was laid by their facing
up the work. Now all these women
wore brooches before Miss Bloomer as,
they call her, was born.
But a word about going TO the polls.
When Joe Simms was candidate for re-
preventative against Major Butter didn't
we women put Joe down, every one on
us, instructlng our men if they didn't
vote for the MAJOR, they'd rue the day
Now who cares about troubling them
selves 10 drop in the vote arter they've
told which way they should vote
'And then they make SIGH an ado a
bout taking the places Of men out doors,
never see the beat. should like to
know if they rally want to do all the hard
Jobs, and figure up all the accounts, and
write all the dunning letters and when
they go into the country, poke The cattle
and hold the pillow, and drive the tant
ram teams-cause if they would, thel
like to work better than | do.
But things have altered since wai
young, Pam free TO say. In the frs
place when woman wore the breeches
they were always kind o'shy about folk
knowing ont; but now they blazon il a
bout, and put em on and walk OUT anC
show themselves as if they thought i
was a thing that added to their conso
quence, and all the youngsters are run
nlng and peaking up the lanes ano
streets they Turn, as # n is q grand SHOW
out. Folks didn'l use TO be such fools
Only last week / Went down TO my dar
ier's. and along ahead on me see I
great crowd. ! thought some might,
BIC man had arrived in this country
so steps up among 'em and says win
are you looking at? A nice little daRd
counter Jumper says he, Its only tn
Boomey costume that's just turned NJ
there La, says |, a woman in brceche
seems TO be a dreadful small affair Il
stare at | reckon you'd better 50 am
wait on your customers, | couldn'
help tell him so, people do act so silly.
'And now its got to be such a covet
cd sight TO get peep at woman VIII
wears the breeches II guess the me-
will soon see enough ont.
The way they'll get managed by er
couraging such masculine ways, Will b
wholesome lesson, arter all sit worl
ed none tew well when we keep sue
things concealed. My old man and
have had many tussIe behind the doc
but we never thought of telling about ii
cause Of our fracases but now ada,
every thing leaks out, and It's all sun
med up in what Squire Bush calls, Il
progress Of the age p
! shall be dead and gone conclu
ed the old lady, before the end ont
brought about, but somebody will II
the day that ever made women wear Il
breeches in public; that ! know Jest
sure as Pm alive now
The old lady wound up her va
and put her spectacles in the case, al
says she, Pm going over 10 GIT I
grand darter 10 put my thoughts on /
per, for the good Of posteriiy.' So !
have them yer batim.-Carpet Bag.