The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-12-24
From the N. Y. Ficaytine.
DOESTICKS VISITS THE STRONG.
MINDED WOMEN.

have recently attended the annual Exh-
bition of ripstaviug females who have sworn
solemn oath TO snatch the panlaloons from
the legs Of the tyran,, Man, usurp the stove
pipe hat, and monopolize all The standing
collars lu ,he country. The Woman's Rights
Convention al the Tabernacle has been the
scene Of my iabors, and the Strong-minded
Females have been the subject of my obser.
vaiions. Was introduced by Damphool, who
said some of the leaders in the movement,
we're relatives of his-lndeed should have
recognized at once severh female DamphooIs
without this friendly explanation. Lot of
people present, all sympathizers with The
wronged Women. The wardrobe Of the FEM
if as yet undecided whether 10 su5side into
peuicoa,s, or blossom into breeches and if
beauty had been capital crime in the land,
no, even one of them would ever have been
accused, or even suspected Of the offence.
achieved admission without difficulty,
though had previously resolved, if neces-
cary, 10 shave of my flowing beard, hoop up
my honored legs after the prevailing style,
and go in surreptiliously as a strong minded
female but the Women's Fighters had no
prejudice against panlaloons, quite the con.
tfary, and did no, seriously object 10 whis-
kers. In fact, Lucy Stones man, and Ernes-
tine Roses man, and all the strong. minded
women's men who were there, wore whis-
kers--they couldn't have given more atten-
ton TO raising them if there had been fam.
inc in the land, and boards had been bread.
stuffs.
They elected ehe President named Pau.
lina--not the Pauline mentioned in :he play,
bui differen, animal alogelher-one that
Claude Melno'te would have gone six blocks
out OF his way TO avoid, and whom he would
no more have written poetry about, or sem
flowers 10, Than he would have addressed Q
some. TO Fighting MoII, or sent bouquet o
violets 10 Black Kate, cell 299, in the Tombs
There were considerable skirmisbes, a 4
Congress, and at one time thought that Lucy
Stone and the President would have couple
OF rounds before they could settle their little
matters, bu, when Paulina took Of her jacket
rolled up her sleeves and shook her fists with
q sanguinsry flourish, Luce cay her error and
backed out.
Then they began to do what they called
business ss--couldnt see much business in i
---il was sil abou, the monster, Man-hov
tise monster, Man, was abusing frail Woman
how the monster, Man would not let frai
Women vote, and objected to frail Woman'
wearing his panlaloons and didn't want frai
Woman 10 make she laws, and would rathe
have fraH Women stay al home and tend th'
babies. than go TO Washington and try 4
govern the Nation. And how the monster
Man, was cutting mp all sorts of monkey
shines with irail Woman, and trying 10 keel
frasi Woman under bis feet, instead Of letting
her ''rise 70 her proper sphere, and fulfil he
lofty mission, ,'--how, in short, all tho worl'
was Ieagued against the seven or eisht par
ticuIarly elderly women there corgregaied
and trying 10 pulverize them TO eternal smast
IL suppose This must be oil trne, though
had not had their solemn reservations Q
the fac, should have gone 10 my grave sup
posing in my Innocence that the world ha
bigger business 10 attend 10. As to ihei
frailly and delicate structure, il must b.
something thai is indicated by outward man