New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-18

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was curious for Dan to see what scollops, what |
improbable embroidery, what unaccountable
eyelet holes, and how ingenious devices were
made one after another to peer out from the
dreary waste Of white muslin, like stars from
the sky in clear night.
At the time of the convention, her address 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 iInpos-
sibe to deliver it, She was unfortunately |
taken sick and could not get out for a number Of |
weeks 1t proved to be fortunate that she had
prepared for the fair.
When she was q little restored, Dan said
{" Jenny" for the rascal had got to calling her
Jenny for short
' Jenny said he, g Is it not fortunate you
did not have two I"
A." How do you mean :" inquired Mrs. Fergu-
son, languidly.
s:.Why," said Dan, 6 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, an
in one Of the cities subjected her to treatment,
by fashionable milliner, took her to places Of
| amusement, and spent a deal Of money upon
her, against all the maxms of the Rights So
tions. The baby was wonderful. 1t was won
derful to find out that she could figure as city
lady. 1t was wonderful to see how much her
husband knew about everything, and how care
full he was to make things happen to suit her.
| Her old rights friends visited and argued, and
she said =" of course" They talked of her Sc mis-
sion,'' and she said she was going to attend to
/ it, but it was continually slipping away from
her thoughts. At length q marked and impress
sive convention was to be held, where all women
| who had the rights should make a demonstra-
ton and show the world that the cause was on
ward. Mrs Ferguson was really little re-
morseful She had neglected the cause. 1t
was certainly her duty to be present and bear
her share of the 90 labors and responsibilities Of
the movement" She owed it to her position, to
her friends, TO the sex.
"l'll tell you what, Jenny said Mr.. Fergu-
son, " regard you as rather an extraordinary
woman"
Jenny did not seem to be angry.
You do seem to me to be very much Of a
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"
This did not seem to be relevant to the sub.
ject, but Jenny did not raise her points of order
as promptly as she had formerly done in thu
convention. She had relaxed the rigors of par
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!, plantations
Jenny" says Dan, you are fine woman
and no mistake, and that's fine baby, | dom
exactly want to take you to that cattle-show
and put you into the pen with or nary critters.
f Jenny's eyes opened very wide.
''These women,'' says Dam " who are troubled
! with rights don't amount to much no how. The
don't show well in the ring They are spawned
> foundered, or got the heaves, or something elst
i or they wouldn't be there. You are the onl
= saleable article | ever saw among them, and
i do think you belong to different set
Jenny said something about woman's mission
p, "Well!' said Dan, g / don't think you toe
womans mission in the natural way. You We
~ inooulated for it, and had it, but ! hope y,
-, won't have it again / think you will get ov
- it. 1t did not strike in. Now, Jenny, let us
a to the convention. You shall do the mission
~ you please, but Ill be hanged if | dom: belle
you will disown it. You are wicked creatur
> just fit for a reprobate like me and that lit
rascal kicking in the cradle Ill stand by yo
Jenny, mission or no mission.
!, Jenny went to The convention, but it did n
seem as formerly. She felt herself inclined
4 modify resolutions that were offered, and to IN al
, exceptions to sweeping clauses and her sist'e
- in the cause noticed, in not fattering terms,
Il change in the views Of sister Ferguson. Jen ,
70 was really not happy there. When she ask
- Dan how lie liked it, he said, " Oh, very well
Il very well only its a bore-a confounded bore
~ that is to say it's ridiculous, that's all
But said Jenny, deprecatingly, may
= not be the duty of woman occasionally to d
i ridiculous things in vindication of the rights
. IS her sex -
:, Certainly said Dan, :. it is one of woman
!. rights to be ridiculous, if she pleases that is
"a say, if she has a mission to be ridiculous.
~ This unexpected turn of conversation set the
both to laughing, and Dan wound up the col
- versation by stating it to be his impression al
~ belief that Jenny had no natural aptness at b
ing ridiculous. Jenny wanted to know how,
81 that case, he had happened to take fancy
~ her when she was doing q mission Dan sal
= he did not take any fancy-it took itself.
! Ferguson soon after their arrival home, pr
sented Jenny with silver tea-set, and Jenn
n in various domestic and social pleasures, betol
"a the next convention, lost sight of her rights el
m as tirely.
~ 1t was soon rumored that Mrs. Ferguson
Il, whose case had been supposed incorrigible, hi
~ - been cured: and many husbands whose wiv
A. were afflicted with rights, tried to find out Dan
- mode of cure Dan did not choose to say mu,
ii about the matter; but one day, after being
~ good deal questioned and bantered by numb
:. - of men, he offered them cigars and took one hiI
- self, and when the smoke had assembled '' in C
T. cles and epicycles,' until the true smokers Ell
q stun had been produced, he threw out an ext
~ cloud with n twist known only to ornament
NJ. You see, gentlemen, it all depends upon t
~ saecharine principle
aS They inquired what he meant by the saccE
~ rine principle.
e "Iou see, gentlemen, Jenny had the saccl
- rine principle. woman can't be cured unl
,co she has the saccharine principle. The rigl
W.. are what the doctors call morbid secretio
9 nc, 1t is most apt to happen to old maids and W
. ows; but some wives whose husbands do
,,a know how to break them, have this disease Q
alt fully. 1t requires constitutional treatment.
he the saccharine principle has been grieved aw
M, or if they never had it, in such cases the rig
~ S can no more be cured than scrofula. But wi
w. there's good deal of the saccharine princi
10 in a woman, n little help from one who und
~ stands the disease will enable her constitut
70. to throw it off, and she will become as heal
no and good as new 1t all depends on the SAGE
lii rine principle" This is all he would tell th
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il Aw WECEIPr FOR DwEssTNG LETTUCE
e other day there sat opposite to US, at dinner
nd couple of young gentlemen-a " fashionab
,ty and an innocent, surprised-loo coun
M youth.
ite The " fashionable" proceeded to dress 81
eft lettuce, using an amount of oil and must
es perfectly terrifying to his country friend