The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-11-18
Inc Family Circle.
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"My dear friend, come 10 us and see
il YOU can do anything with Anna. She
is crazy to attend the womans rights
convention"
The above is brief extract from the
letter of friend who resided some miles
from Boston. Her husband was a mer-
chan, in easy circumstances Anna was
their only daughter, and almost a beau
ty; not quite. She had. pretty curly
hair, bright eyes, a delicate complexion
and in fine, her face and form were cal
culaied TO arrest attention, 10 please en-
inenrly. Add TO those advantages,
mind of very superior order, and you
will perceive that Anna Hope was an
only daughter to be proud Of
The next day found me at the resi-
dcnce Of my carly friend. The dew
spangled all .he lawn, the roses blush
ed and threw out delightful perfume.
A sweet cottage it was, picturesque and
romnntically situated.
saw, as her mother had told me,
that Anna was "woman's right crazy"
Ridicule, argument, persuasion were
useless. She launched out in fall tide,
her whole theme. woman, her degreda-
ton, her wrongs, her eminent Qualiiica-
tions, her evident superiority. In vain
! cited case after case TO prove my side
of the argument All would not do
man was a iyrnnt, II huge tiger with
nothing hut strength 10 recommend him
distinguished in the power Of nothing
but force--prcssing his iron hand upon
little II.
We could do nothing with her; she
shook her curly head, snapped her
bright eyes, set her little lips together
in very determined manner, thrust
the needle in her cunning little forcfn-
ger (by the way, she has an extremely
small HANDY in her attempt to thrust an
obsolete idea into my brain.
The witch wa. a witty as any man
conld be. and looked exceedingly inter-
cstiug in her tremendous efforts 10 APP
pear digniied and masculine; no doubt
she felt her slender shoulders equal To
the burden of small world.
"Whai shall do" asked the father
despairingy. Il wish she had never
got these notions in her head, she is
continually busy about the heaviest
work; sprains her arms and ancles in
trying to prove she has enormous
strength, reads works on agriculture
and argues with the farmers; sets her
self up as lheologian. and morites
me by coniradiciing our grey-headed
minister, who is just four times her
agc;-whal shall do!"
"Lei her 60 to Syracuse, and trust
10 Providence that something will oc-
cur 10 convince her 0f her error"
Don't know. don't know" he NUT
tered, shaking his hend' "moiher Is far
from we'll, and precious little good she
gets Of her; Frank j. miscrable--l'm
half sick myself what with anxiety
about her and arrangement Of business;
besides. think Of n young thing travel
ing on 80 Syracuse alone"
Il .houid not he afraid TO trus, her"
! replied; "fomrllHng tells me that II
~ill do her good; advise you by all
means 10 let her 60"
An even, entirely unexpected took
me far from my home on the evening
of,hai ycry day. AMI for over ,ix months
! heard nothing from my friends about
Anna Hope.
One delightful morning. the second
of my reiap 10 my native city, on the
wings of hope aNay 10 Hope Cottage !
few. esscr 20 see and 20 hear the result
Of my advice. Sprias was blushins ia
10 sumner. And The beautiful home of
ms friend Was embowercd in vines,
trees and roscs. Great was their sur-
prise a, seeing me--and much greater
my owa on meeting ny liiils friend
Anna.
For IN her alone shone a Mid light
that was never there before. The spite
fll snap vas gone. looked 10 vain
isr NJ. open dress, ihe shirt bosom, the
sian3iag d,ekey, the msanirh air. al
we're nlis,ius. an4 To- their stead, mod
81 auire. i,caily and beaaminsly worn.
lItr cnrl, had iosi ,lrir drirrmins-d
isis'. ard look~d rofisr snA g.ossier.--
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