The Cecil Whig., 1851-11-29


for her not seeing and hearing more, by her be-
ing both dumb and blind for the time being.
The lady must be of ''ltlle faith'' too, not to
"believe;" Tor rIany of her neghboIs will tell
her, what | have written is strictly true.
In view OF these facts, can any reader of The
Wing believe that ''religious opinions' are
''rcspecled'' all in such place. and was | not
fully justified in styling the house Abolition Hall
"Then marvel not'' old Maryland, sit am
astonished when one Of thy Gihcd' daughters,
forgetting those prayers (and the ninth coni-
mandmCnD Of her mother, which she first listen
ed TO waited on the wings Of universal love.
sloops 10 JiGHg and misrepresentation, that is be-
meath the dignity Of" woman who can talk I, f
prayers and 'Ienalc delicacy,' so finely. need
scarce remind the reader that quote Mrs. Fell's
own words.
And again am mstak en-, it seems. in regard
to the nGue Of lIc "Fcmale Temperance Asso-
ciaiion.i Well, | am not accountable for the
mistake, for have often h,ard Il L. cmt ers
style III, mselyes; ;he 'Dauellttrs Of oiTtmpclancc.
so, II they don like 10 be miscallcd, the sister
hood shouiin't nickname themselves.
"And what was said III regard 10 their by
laws is totally false Tie la Y declares. ! did
not make that statement as a lact but as htarsay.
But lei the see /! il is 'loally ialSc.' AT meet
ne held by tho association al Eastland Hall in
1880, q beleVe) the ladies displayed banner,
on which was Inscribed, .Tcmpclauce or no
husband;' thus, adopting this 'tola!y false"
motto as a battle cry--a sentiment--and to all
lnlenis and purposes, making it-not merely
by law, but a public aud governing principle.
Now | cont deny that this motto is "tolally
ihlse" in itself; for, though nay be but "li,tlr
vcrsed with female character," am fully per-
suadcd, that there isn't one Of the siStcl hood,
but what would ialsiy il on certain occasiuus
"ln regard TO a lady losing her speech'' is al
other "tabrication.' Personally, ! know moth
ing about the matter but the statement was
made on authority quite as reliable as Mrs.
Fell. And She did not DESIGNATE tal,rns as
"dens Of nia!ny,' neither, has Hamlet asserted
hat she did. But the laly in cgcu pronounced
taem as such. Tor She very strongly urged tie
Young people TO SEun them, and never to attend
balls and ralll's held al such places. But Nlr..
Fen inilniatcS IN her concluding remarks, that
she'll be looking for an Office after whil.-whru
those "rghts'' thal we hear 80 much about
are sained-and beng aware. wha1 powerful
political engines these taverns are, appears now
to ihlnk they are Lo so bad after all, and NAV
help her inlo row1r, II she don't bear down too
bard on lhc!n; ..ior all err (lircnSe sgners and
srog vrndcrs) more tiom the want ofre Election,
| II an from goodness ofhcalt." Nodouht ol,hal,
madam, not IIany err from goodncss OF heart,
| opine.
! But the concluding remarks Of Hamlet's let
ter, seem most to aSlOnish Mrs. F., who asks,
with ic@ned surprise, what she shall say in re-
gard to them. Now this sophislry is really too
shallow for woman other acknowledged ab;l-
lty. She well knows that those remarks are
not put down as my opinion, but as the opinion
OF those advocates of new SPHERE called
"Wonan's Rights,' which is supposed to be
situated 'somewhcre between us and the third
heaven" along with another new theory called
"hlghcr law; so the report olthat "laryland
gentleman, proverhial for salnntry," doesn't
Justify any such conclusions as Mrs. +. has ar
rived at. One has to ago from home to learn
the news This is the hrSt intlmailOn that
Hamlet ever had, Of being either ''child Of
genluS,' or ''provel bal tor .alantv.' and let
me inform the lady, that some one has becc prac-
licing upon her credally.
Among her spccnIa,0ns as to what kim Of an
animal am, she asks if am some Of those un-
fortunate beings who have associated alone with
such rs llamlrl'S mother" /! fear that Mrs. F.
has the advantage of me in this respect, mas
much as never associated with any Of that
KIND OF beings; while have reason to believe.
that she IS pretty well acquainted with Abby
Kelly, who Is Just such woman as Haucl's
mother; and used TO visit that Hall, where those
"lnlerestlng Lyceums" were held, accompanied
by her paralnonr, practically and oraculariy say
ing with Sapho--
Course on all iams, save those by love or!ain'd."
The twaddle about Woman's Rights, which
Mrs. +. sticks into her reply, has been in every
sentimental novel written since the days of tie
Tcmplars. and no one ever THINKS OF calling it
in question. Her wholc article is so perfectly
ridiculous, that her friends regret she should
have considered any reply necessary to ITam!cl's
report, which did her head and heart, both, muck
more credit than her own document. Her re-
qGcSt al concluding is unfair, as free discussion
presupposcs the right Of free reporting.
HAMLET.