The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1853-03-10

alarmed by the behavior of these
wretches, one of whom actually put his
arm round the sergeant's waist. IF it
hadn't b en- for the old private watch
men at the banking house close by.
lwho frightened the drunken menl the
consequences might have been AWFUL
perhaps the watchmen might have
been kissed all around!
felt then, after all, street-keeping
is a coarse and brutal employment, fit
enly for the other sex.
The next morning Emily Brown (not
Julia who was called TO the bar last
year, came in with her cousin, to whom
she ,old me she had proposed only the
day before while they Were out fish,
ing. Emily had gone into the navy,
under Mrs. Admiral Napier, and seemed
TO me TO have grown sad wild sort of
girl. She used nautical phrases, "shiv-
cred her timbers" frequently, and de-
cIared she wanted 10 splice the main
brace,o which, | discovered, was the
sailor way of asking for a glass of
spirits! Then she was full of stories
about life on board ship-what Iarks
they used to have in the cock -pit-how
she had been sent TO the masthead for
being saucy TO the captainess, and how
cold it was-and what they used 10
suffer in rough weather, and how they
had TO live for months together on salt
beef and biscuit; and, altogether, felt
that il was an abominable thing 10 con-
denim poor women TO such hardship,
which, after all, men are better suited
for.
After Emily and her cousin had left,
Edward insisted on my taking his arm
TO hear the baud play at St. James. =
Really, / had never thought Edward 50
frivolous! However. ii was not worth
while to contradict him, so took him.
When we got TO ST. James, | saw at
once what it was that made him so
anxious to hear the band Imagine my
feelings when | found that it was
composed of the incest young ladies,
in such very becoming uniforms. with
a stout old drum-majo Instead of
flies and drums, the instruments used
were guitars and pianos, and they play
ed JuIien's polkas, and marched away
to the tune of The girls 1re'ue left be-
Aind usn Altogether it struck me as
being style of music better snited 70
dance to than to march to battle npcs.
and | could not but admit TO myself that
the old fife aud drum was more spiat-
sitting of the two,
Edward wanted new hat, so I went
with him to buy one; but he was such
a time about it, trying on upwards of
dozen hats, that | thought | never
should have got him away. ! never
imagined before that shopping could
be such a nuisance, and then saw that
it was a merciful arrangement which
sends US to shop, and our husbands to
wait for US. ,s..
| left Edward at Gunter's and walked
home. When reached our own door,
was stopped by two over-dressed, taw-
dry, fat women OF the Jewish persua-
sion, who, tapping me on the shoulder,
produced a piece of paper, which they
called a writ, and informed me that
was their prisoner, on judgment for
one of Edwards horrid segar bills. |
pointed oAt TO them that the debt was
incurred by him, and begged them TO
ia ke him but they told me that the |
la ". now, made the wife anSwerable |
for The husbands debts, than which no.
thing can be more unjust. | felt at
once. that this was no change for the |
better. and that, after all, il was quite
right that if some body must pay or go
10 prisou. 1t should be the husband aud |
not the wife. |
was so annoyed by this latter cir
that went to call upon
Mrs Boroughby, IA recently elected
member of Parliament.) all old school
fellow of mammals, who. had always
proved my constant friend. Such a
scene of confusion as then witnessed,
shall never forget; the stairs were
Uttered all over with brooms and dust
pans; and the drawing-room, into
which made my way as could, was
in as great confusion as a brokers' shop.
On an elegant ottoman were a dust pan
and bundle of wood; the sofas were
strewn with blue books, pair of slip
pers, an opera cloak. and the house
maids box of bIack-lead and brushes.
An old gray parrot had got out of his
cage and was busily employed in pick
ing holes in beautiful table cover.
whilst Buttons" the page, was seated
1t the piano, endeavoring to pick out
he notes of an Ethiopian melody,
called II believel "Such Getting Up
Stairs.o
When I succeeded in making the
young gentleman aware of my pres
snce, he coolly told me that "Missus was
busy, and wouldn't be disturbed by no.
body, and that master had gone ont in a
huff, 'cos he'd been rowed for wanting
10 go 10 the play, and missus was get
.in' up her Parliament speech for that
evenin'!"
This explained to me the state of the
q Home Department" !" and convinced |
me that the house in which woman
should have a voice was not the House
1f Commons.
And so my dream went on. Every |
where | found that when women at
Tempt mems work, they proved their
,wn nnfitness for it-discovered that