Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-27

When anv of Dams old friends ioked
him about the rights. his eye twinkled
with a peculiar twinkle, as who should
say, s'Leave me to take care of that J"
Miss j. Felcinia Wallington was appoint
ed orator to deliver an address at the
next yearly convention, and intended to
distinguish herself BIT before that time
arrived she became very much interested
III needlework. A ladies' fair or some
thing else was in contemplation, for she
never tired Of stitching, and cutting, and
embroidering little garments, and Dan
would sit and see her do it. 1t was
curious for Dan to see what scollops, what
unaccountable eyelet holes, and how in
geniouS devices were made one after
another to pear out from the dreary waste
of white muslin, like stars from the sky
in clear night.
At the time Of the convention, her ad-
dress had not been prepared. She had
deferred it from time to time, and almost
forgotten it. But if she had not done so,
it would have been impossible to deliver
it. She was unfortunately taken sick and
could not get out for number Of weeks.
pared for the fair.
When she was little restored, Dan
said, "Jenny'' for the rascal had got to
calling her Jenny for short.
Jenny" said he, 'Is it not fortunate
you did not have two 2"
GLOW do you mean 2" Inquired Mrs.
Ferguson, lang,idly.
Why" said Dan, /" that little thing
is one. If you had an Grafton, too, it
would have been as bad as twins"
When she was married to Dan, she
wore any quantity of white dress. gloves,
bonnet and veil, all which were Dams
special aversion, but he said nothing
When she recovered from her temporary
illness Dan took her a journey, and in
one of the cities subjected her to s' treat
ment," by a fashionable milliner, took her
to places of amusement, and spent deal
of money upon her, against all the max
inns of the Rights Society. She had
great many wonderful sensations. The
baby was wonderful. 1t was wonderful
to find out that she could figure as city
lady. 1t was wonderful to see how much
her husband knew about everything, and
how careful he was to make things hap
pen to suit her.. Her old rights friends
visited and argued, and she said "of
course" They talked Of her t mission"
and she said she was going to attend to
it, but it was continually slipping away
from her thoughts At length marked
and impressive convention was to be held
where all women who had the rights
should make a demonstration, and show
the world that the cause was onward
Mrs. Ferguson was really little remorse-
full. She had neglected the cause. 1t was
certainly her duty to be present and bear
her share of the " labors and responsible
lities of the movement" She owed it to
her position to her friends, to her sex.
q II tell you what, Jenny" said Mr..
Ferguson, " / regard you as rather an ex-
traordinary woman"
Jenny did not seem to be angry.
" You do seem to me to be very much
of lady" says Dan" always thought
you was, and now know it. | took YOU
up Broadway last summer on purpose for
comparisons, and there was nothing in
sight that | would swap you for"
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subject, but Jenny did not raise her points
of order as promptly as she had formerly
done in the convention She had relaxed
the rigors of parliamentary law, and con-
sented to personal explanations.
Jenny" says Dan, "you are fine
woman, and no mistake, and that's fine
baby. | don't exactly want to take you
to that cattle-show, and put you into the
pen with or mary critters"
Jenny's eyes opened very wide.
" These women" says Dan, "who are
troubled with rights don't amount to
much no how. They don't show well in
the ring. They are spawned, foundered,
or got the heaves, or something else, or
they wouldn't be there. You are the only
saleable article | ever saw among them,
and do think you belong to different
set"
Jenny said something about woman's
mission.
"Well," said Dan, 81 don't think YOU
took woman's mission in the natural way.
You were inoculated for it, and had it, but
hope you won't have it again. / think
you will get overit. 1t did not strike in
NowJenny ,letu 20 to theconvention. You
shall do the mission if you please, but I'll
be hanged if don't believe you'll disown
| it. You are a wicked creature, Just fit