The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-12-24

though to be sure Luce's milk.and.
water husband probably doosn't offer op.
position enough in any little family
quorrcls they may havet keep her skill
and science up to concert pitch--he's
shortwiuded chap,and hasn't got the bot.
tom for pitched battle All the un.
fortunate men who Lave been captured
and converted into husbands by these fc-
males are living examples Of severe do.
mcstic discipline. and of the extent to
Which women can rule men when they
once get upper baud--and those of tho
women who arc not supplied with a man,
LOOK vicious and tomahawky to the last
degree, and appear to be contemplating
a riraiical foray into society to seize
husbands by force Of arms.
After a while Lucy Steue led of in
the speech making She made an ora
ton about The monster. Man. and about
lis Gppropratng the property of frail
Woman-she wanted the laws altered so
that her hushand couldn't sell her shoes
and stockings, trade her best bonnet of
for brandy aud water. or bet her laced
night.cars on poker without giving hor
chance III ',lc S'"'c- ene Sa,' t"''
sue ever GOT Tue IA" In'' "er "a,us s"o
all her husbands linen aud leave him
without a dollar for new supply (llcro
she looked at that unfortunate, ,spociman,
and he quivcrod in bis boo's.) She also
wanted to boss her own childrer.for fear
her man womb pteh'ice the Doys 10
ehlmncy's~ccPs. ana make 'he g'ris po9
roid Nlc'usis' III Wh'ch lie "'u'u wax
fiot"ns on nlSh hVine..
Luce:havlng now sald tue same 'neech
when she mas maze every year Tor tne
past 7,ycars herc. run out ana suoSldod.
Then Ernestine lose Speschlli2d- Er-
nestlne was bel'iSercnt aud went IN Tor
the hgtlng privi'egeso tue monster man
.-sho wanted to vote, and JON IN when
there was row-she wanted to smoke
and drink rum punchos-she wanted 10
90 to Congress ana practice the ART OF
war-she knew she could hight hcr way
she considered The use OF plstolS,oowle'
knives ana b'udgcons, elegant accom-.
rlislmcnt for '1dy--she fald she had
been perlectlng herseIf IN the science ct
the ring. and was some. 10 rough
and. tumble hsht-she sid she could
strike from the shoulder and g9use her
man or bite his nose cit IN manner
worthy OF the great mas'ers--she had al,
so Invented peculiar and complicated
KICK IN the stomach which she thought
would be CONSIDERED a nas'eFp'rce OF ge'
mus, and an irres's'iole PROOF OF tho
greatness OF the iemaic mlna-sne also
wanted to learn smoking t"o'ec",cnew'
ing swearing ana many o,her lI''', "'''
eanc,eS now "surs9u oy ''i' monster "'"
enc hoped sooA 70 sec '"o u'y wien d
woman can smoke oer Cigar III tue ,tr'''
with'nt peing s'areu II. ""! cpc" neF
hoels up on 'h9 man'e' piece III inc p'rt
room without po'9 more m,, 'ne Sn'J.e: oi
imperHhent ,eihaFN' nc '"'y '"'ne
shc d'spa'ren oi was VIC ocn'n sue
won'o pe Wiling |" 'r'"c vi ''',i a o'%'"
huShanaS Tor as,zsnle par oi "H',kcr'.-
s.e hau sue sl'u i'%i'"'u''y % ','ei "r'' NJ
V'go'a,'rs without NUMBER o''' Nn' re-
ere'teu 10 say 'ne symptoms "'ra not
eheouraeihg-sne ma mus n'r ''ce
perfect hirsufe not b'u' anu Tor elgH
months had perseVerluSy ahqih'ei IL
ihFee iimes Gay WIN preparation
warranted 10 oring OUT oearo on
pine log IN SIX weeks ou' the only re-
suit thus tar was puppies.
hrnes.lne sat GOWN IN an agony OF
grief ana surveyed her chin III pocket
magn'iyins mirror, with an expression OF
the intensest despair on her countenanc'.
O'her women spoke all pitching irto
the monster Man, and claiming tor iFaii
Nomen the privilege ot votinG NJ gener
al electonS' anu giving her ch'ncS 10
get her head broken at the primary
mee'ing II she chose TO NIX IN
Nothing was sald about rocking the
cradle, or otherwise attending to the
wants Gf the ris'ng generation from
when inier that l, Is part OF the
Woman's Rights plan to import from
somwhere some new breed OF babies,
with ready,m'dc appetite Tor pork and
beans ana without any pfeiim'nAry crav-
ing for a milk d'ef.
l. notice too that the women were
willing to assume the RESPONSIBILITIES OF