Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09
Hit Him Again.

The Boston Olive Branch has correspondent
who writes over the nonme de plume of Fanny
Fern" In the number OF that paper of the 9th
inst, she thus seizes some grabbed old ''Mynheer'
by the hair;
Look here, Mr.. Norris, | want somebody to
hold mel Eve Just been reading extract from
Blackwood, by German Professor. by the name
of Stahr. in which, after commenting most severly
upon the character of Louis Napoleon he COM
presses the pth of the matter into this nutshell:
But no reliance can be placed on him. In a
word his character is that Of woMAN!'
What do you mean by that you old German
curmudgeon? Amt women the quictest:patient-
est, lovngest animals in existence, when they get
all they want! Did you ever see woman snarly
when her purse was properly supplied, and she
had gowns enough in her wardrobe? Their tenn
pers are angelic, if they're only managed right
If you uiU brush cats back the wrong way, you
must expect to get scratched. Women mot cats)
always know what they want, and that's more
than half the men do; and they want it trhen they
ask for It, too, without any hens or hahs, or IT'S or
butts. Amt they full of fun, and smiles and capers
before they're married?-and what do they look
like atterudrds, with their long faces, swollen
eyes and calico morning gowns, crawling round
the house like dispephc caterplllars. When they
have been worshiped like divinity for six raonths
or more, YOU expect them to hop right off their
pedestal after matrimony. and crouch down at your
feet like whipped spaniel, who dare not even
growl to himself when his ears get culled.
Character that of woman' humph! AS to
Louis Napoleon, he isn't man to my taste, nor you
either! Did you ever see a man that had half the
fortitude of woman? Ask the doctors about
that if you can catch one thai ,yiN tell the truth If
a man GETS scratch on bis little finger the whole
house is put in requisiton for stickngplaser, opo
deldoc Russia Save, and mercy knows what; and
if you own fine pair OF eyes. and don want EN-
damage, you'd better not say much to HIM TIL
it gets well Then there amt savager animal
in existence than man when he is hungry Go
ask favor of him some time Just before dinner,
but don't wait for an answer without your will is
made; and if the razor don't work right when he
is shaving in the morning, catch up the children,
clear the coast and run to the nearest nelghbor
And as to pin money, although all a man can earn
wouldn't pay wife S wages, yet, Ii you nave mt
any afectionate pa, or a big-hearted brother; or
an accommodating brother-in-aw-Heaven help
you!
Did you ever know man whose Wite was
sent to States Prison who ever made her call at
that interesting Institution? And did you ever
know woman. even if she'd had dozen sticks
spoiled over her head, who didn't bribe Jallors
and stone walls till she had got at him. some how
or other. to tell him how she loved HIM all the
better the wickeder he grew, and the more other
people hated him; and ho,c if he had abused her.
she dare say it was more her fault than his NJ
And what did koSsutlfs wife do for HIM; you
stupid old fool!-and what did the American wo-
men of the Revoltainsl do for their husbands! and
what will their female desendents do Tor you. you
beer drinking. phlegmatic, tobacco-dried cid Ger
man, If you dare show your phiz-mahogany this
side of the ''pig-pond"' May you never know by
experience what this means:
"There'll be a coat on the chair,
There'll be slippers for somebody,
Therell be a wiies tender care
Loves fond endearment for somebody.
There'll be the little ones charms,
Soon twill beawakened for somebody
When have both iii my arms,
Oh, how best will be somebody.
FANNY FERN.