Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27
FOR THE JOURNAL
ST.. LOUIS, Sunday, Ma,

ST. LOUIS, Sunday, May 23d.
did not write last week, fearing TO tax your
patience too far, with idle gossip, for you know
we ladies are accused of writing nothing else,
but you gentlemen are so spiteful Gas the chill
dren say,) that you will not give us credit for
the ability to do otherwise, and should like to
know if any lady would like to waste time and
talent TO SO little purpose as to write for the Pc
rusal of a gentleman. / am complimentary, you
will observe; but your sex are enough try the
patience of any one. / am canNtlly of the opin-
ion that if the reins Of government had been put
in a woman's hands, the world would have been
governed to some purpose. | am greatly in IA
vor of woman's rights being established and set
forth in their proper light. You seem to think
our only duty is to keep house, nurse the chill
dren, and sew your buttons on; but 1 assure you
those are of minor importance, compared 10 the
many others we ought to perform, if we do not
l suppose you would like to know what all this
nonsense is written to you for but an explanation
will enlighten you; it is just this-that you Ed
itors make us ladies secondary consideration
altogether; you never put anything in your pa
pers for our benefit. What do we care for
Wings and Democrats, Bentonites, and anti
Bentons? Yet your papers are filled with po-
litical matter from one end to the other, and not
even one little corner devoted to us. Now, con-
sidering that we k,aoU hosO 10 read, it might na-
tTdlty be supposed that we would like to read
newspapers as well as books; but if we sit our
selves down for quiet little reading, the first
thing that greets our eyes is politics, and the
last thing Also Now think one or two CO.
iunni's iiiied with light reading would be little
enough. By light reading mean news of the
city, and people in it-of the doings and savings
OF persons who know how to do and say things
that look well in a publication. Local items
are generally interesting; one learns what is 90
ing on around them, which is much more agree
able than reading the news of their own place
OF residence IN paper published some hundred
oil miles away, but read your paper and never
see half the things that happen in Hannibal that
would IN paper printed here. Don't try to
please the gentlemen altogether, or we will re-
oeli ana remember you are a bachelor, and the
young ladies' will think you unacoommodating.
and should you wish to get wife, they NAV bel
equally so. Do not think you are the only Ed
tor to blame for that piece of negligence, for II
assure you there are very few that the cap does
not fit. NN''
Our city is quite gay. Two theatres and Pro
lessor Anderson, the Wizard of the North keen
he gay portion of it continually going. Julia
Dean closes an engagement at Bates tomorrow
evening, and then some other star or stars ,viIl
make their appearance. The Varieties being
something new, of course attract crowd, but Of
ne performances can tell you nothing, not hay
ng been to either place.
We entertain slight hopes of a few DAVIS clear
warm weather, having the past week had suob
'oid weatheSthat we found fire veryscomforta-
Die. believe the weather is our continual orb
tut who can helpit9 NotI.
Hoping you viii take the hint (quite broad
me, have given you,
! am yours, respectfully,
A PUPIL.
1--WE acknowledge that our Pupils" acom.
lents are quite proper; and we viii try 20 mend
ur ways in future. The hint about the girls is
ertainly quite stimulant. i