Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-12-06
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italian used " aniiye W greatly when
Iwa 6rstsl LEARNED ~ sfsAd ~ that hsaatilul
Woman's conventions. pre-
ambles. harangues, demands, protests,
and the indignant ebnllitions III general,
of ths II wonfn's rights ladies'. have
often forcibly brought il 10 remeIn-
brance. II will bear repeated tranala-
ton : s S5 y
II il said TINT III the time that AIboino
reigned il Verona, i came into the
heads Of the. matroDsof Verona u wish
to pit in the Senate. and u decide with
the Senator'S and with The King upon the
things of che kingdom.
81 And why " said they, Il. ought the
men alone 70 be, repnted worthy of this
honor. they W ignorant and cowardly,
while we, although. instructed and coar-
(ageous, are by them excluded from all y
/ h Is not TOO amnclisto ssysihat the ladies
have always teentrue fools not to have
aspired 70 4 paricipaiionin government;
but the time has come il which we ought
70 acquire % our sex this glory, which
No generation has ever given 70 il. We
will certainly not allow Albino mo-
ment Of peace until he has granted Us
this privilege yea, VIC will SO much,
and SO continually torment him, that at
length he will permit us too to sit upon
seats senatorial T.
1 With these and similar discourses,
Ithey raised themselves great tumult,
land running to the door Of the royal
palace bawled SO loud, that Albino
showed signs to the crowd as if he wo'd
hang them all, and thus be no more
Troubled by them. But the more they
saw that Albino became angry, the more
they clanored and vociferated Al
length the King, not knowing what 70
do with himself, interposed the Queen.
She, having given audience to the mat
ltrons, and listened to their pretensions
and reasons, was transported by their
loquacity, and came seriously TO think
that great injustice had been done until
now to her sex, in not admitting them to
those privileges which the matrons were
i DESTROYS Of obtaining
Having dismissed them. she ran e
! the apartment Of her husband, who came
to meet her No sooner had she seer
him than she began to scold, and to SAY
that truly the matrons had Thousand
reasons why they should have been per
mitted to sit in the Senate 10 discus.
with the men the things and interests o
the kingdom.
II And what ~ she says indignantly
we women are then considered but a
so many fools !! Be assured, sir, if v,
should sit in your Councils Of State, 70,
, would not make so many foolish decis
/ lions because we would howl and screat
SO much before the edicts shonld e
forth that they woold never be prolnu
, gated il not just and perfect that is I
say, approved BY US. =
J. 4. Oh fools ~ exclaimed Albino at thi
L saucy speech, walking with vast strides
and stamping iuriously his feet !; 6
will shut you all up in a tower, an
! there you shall learn to govern from
u jailor."
i What, a tower i jailor !" grun
Z BLEED The Queen, turing 70 him the shpu
der and flying frightened, But in flyin
! she turned from time to time her sparl
e ling eyes, aud over and over exctaime,
Is .s. Yes, we wish to sit ii tht. Senate
= md We will, or else turn upside dow
!, the seas and the mountains sss'
: Albino stood ready TO give order
,e that all the matrons should be impriso
ed, when 10, Banoldo enters. Tt
!, was the jester Of the Court, to who
- nature had given 50 much genius. II
Of he had often given useful counsels 10
lords. This man, on entering began
]: !. laugh immoderately the King inquir
q the reason. He answered,
IS llaugh at those ladies, who, seei
i thy simplicity, grow 50 bold as to aim
= render thee foolish. But if / were
- thy place would make Them silen. I
/. ashamed. y