New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-18
DAILY CRESCENT.
From the Ohio State Journ,l.
HOW DAN FERGUSON CURED WOMAN'S
RIGHTS

RIGHTS.
/ notice from your paper that Ohio women |
are troubled with rights" and should infer |
that they had them pretty hard. The same dis !
ease broke out in this part Of the country some |
time ago, AMI occasioned considerable uneasi- |
ness in the community. There were some con-
which never took it, however exposed, !
but it was long time before any remedy was
found to cure n woman, after the rights had
fairly set in. They were more trou blesome than
mumps or measles, and generally ended in au-
thorship or some chronic type of philanthropy.
There was one Dan Ferguson in these parts,
who was curiosity. He was man Of strong
native sense, robust physical structure, but &C.
centric habits and manners. lie was wit, and
excellent company for those who knew him
well enough to know when to laugh; but his
face was long and sSemn and the muscles not
very movable. His drol things were said with
such gravity that stranger would take him to
be serious, and be had an unfortunate habit Of
laughing when he really meant to be sober
Dan Ferguson had little taste for reading, and
was not addicted to sentiment Of any sort
We're it not for q marked fondness for children,
he would have been considered stiff and unso
cial Dan had keen eye for speculation lie
would not work was in fact lazy; but an in
fallible instinct seemed to tell him when to buy
and wher to sell If he bought hogs. pork was
sure to rise; if he sold, it was sign that prices
would fall Sagacity and good luck in specula-
tions had made him rich. His business trips to
the Atlantic cities had given him all sorts Of
experiences he could tell all about the actors
and actresses, understood the lions, and paid
some attention to fashion His taste in dress
run to very large stripes in his vests, and watch
keys, the weight Of which would have been
troublesome to a smaller man. He had arrived
at the age Of forty, and matrimony never had
approached him. Certain qualities he possessed,
which, together with his wealth, gave him a So
cial position, but the women regarded him as
something Of a reprobate | am afraid he was,
In this state Of affairs Womans Rights Con-
vention happened to be held in Harrisburg.
Miss j. Feliciana Wallington attended Miss J. .
Felciana Wellington might have seen some
thirty summers, and for several years had been
teaching the young idea how to shoot and how
to say catechisms. She was tall, full formed,
and oratorical, She dedicated herself to her
- mission" and was lecorously but plainly
dressed She was severe OH ' the tyrant man,
and determined to vindicate her sex. Her hair
aud eyebrows were almost white, but the eye
underneath was clear and full Miss \ Felici-
ana Wallngton was Chair Female Of the Com
mittee on Resolutions She spoke. She protes-
tel. Miss J. Felicana was obviously woman
who had arrived at her wickedness, had the
rights dreadfully, aud if le'- % herself much
longer would become sour an phitanthropic
Now Dan Ferguson h51 fonlness for pets
Sometimes he would tame crow. sometimes
raccoon lie liked to break in wild horses, ant
seemed TO require something unusual to tax hi!
ingenuity in the lazy intervals between his
speculatOns. Dan attended the WomaR's Con
yention, and owing to his unfortunate habit o
laughing when lie intended to be solemn, and o.
being solemn when he intended to make sport
came near getting into difficulty. lie laughed
at their pathos and looked solemn at their wit
and being somewhat notorious as a hard case
was used up in several allegorical speeches an
almost as good as named Dan said little, bu
after days close attention he turned to me an
said
q How the devil came she to have therights
He alluded to Miss j. Fsliciana Wallngtol
and proceeded to say
/. IF she hasn't got the old Harry in 1er, Il
a no Judge Of femininesr
g This was plainly complimentary, but
what purpose directed, l did not suspect "
passed out Of the hall and were walking silentl
down street, Wien in an absent mood he nut
tered
i Not n false tooth, no cotton, no scrofula
. Very odd for such woman to be troubled wit
u mission
have since learned that after he separate
from me, he halloed an old jockey to his sid,
called Bot and put the following questions
Bot, do you remember that colt VIC calle
| l
used to Jump all the fences, kick in all the fror
: boards Of the buggies, break stalls, bite, an
run away before got him
Bot said he remembered him.
when got him." said Dan, "do you n
! member how completely l broke him of h
: tricks: how he kept Inc busy for six month
I, what a fine, active, sagacous hardy beast
was, and what glorious price l sold him for
' Bot said he did, and looked as if lie would liz
- | IN l.noyr hat bn1 bop TO
indeed, he inquired.
I go, nothing" !" says Dan, Il have NJ
5r thought Of him before for long time
And further Dan Ferguson said not.
That evening Dan called at the house honort
: by Miss J. Felincana Wallington, and sat a lor
time, laughing when lie ought to be sober, al
= vice versa, until Miss j. Felinciana got excee,
ingly provoked
7 The next day he called again and sat lon,
r. Precisely how the matter was managed, it wou
take too long to relate. Miss J. Felnciana w
= alternately vexed, worried, and hattered, unit
= she came so near hating Dan that she could thiI
: of nothing else. No hour of the day was secu
Y. from his impertinent but friendly visits.
IL night Miss ]. Felinciana could see nothing
q her dreams but huge watch seals, and Won
~, frequently dream herself to be uncomfortab
a and fearfully whirled through the air after ia
horses, In her dreams she would see Dan Al
0' preaching, and would run like wild horse
he avoid him, but all at once would bring up in
- stately mansion, richly furnished, and wou
receive the congratulations of her friends rs MI
2 Ferguson. There never was a poor girl so |
x deyilled When she took her pen or pencil
nd write scrawl, the name of Dan Ferguson W
'k' sure to slip out upon the paper, which indi
nantly she would throw into the fire. His
sire to marry her, and her determination
= reject him, she never doubted. But all at on
4 Dan cooled off, and would drive other you
al ladies, more particularly a blooming you
nj. widow, past the house without ever casting
a glance in that direction at all Unexplainal
conduct Miss j. Felineiana Wallington fl
p lonesome without his annoyances. Had
e been making her dupe' Did he care nothi
,y for her after all But no visits from De-
= AT length Miss J. Feliciana must leave Ha
"a rishurg. Her hostess partially understandir
e perhaps knowing all about the case, Uhese mu
mel ried women are magcians in reading the m,
th ff5 teres of courtship) invited Dan to tea and
ar one else. When he came, Miss j. Feliciana {
: the best she could to meet him like very Co
SG mon acquaintance, but she couldn't put
No through to suit her. She was first very pal
~ then very red; then she was nervous a
lqs treinbled like leaf, and against all proprit
shed few tears, which she thought she &C
ie'- cealed. But after tea, she and Dan, qu
.. against her previous remonstranees, were
together in the parlor Some crcumstanc
sA uueXpeCted, no doubt (confounl these marr