The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-10-07
The Falls.

not as those who usually approach the
.acradotal for absoution's dear sake, for
while they confess what they do know,
wish to confess what do not know, which
is, why sswe women" should not visit the
Falls ad i5itasns! When was a school
girl, which was some time since, l found
certain problems in my Algebra which
puzzled me exceedingly, called s'imagina-
ry quantities" Now, Mr.. Editor, although
my imagination is yet quite vivid, and I
can imagine great many very fine things,
one Of those unimaginablcs is again rack
ing my brain. My Teacher! He was
good mamie has gono nova lone will
low marks his grave, yet he lives in the
hearts OF many. / often thought, / know
not why, as he never said it. that he must
think me dull, and perhaps you may
think the same when / say that the impro-
priety, if such there be, in ave women"
going to the Falls to me is Incompetent
sible. The only objection l ever heard
advanced is, 90, there arc 50 many men
folks about 3bathing-you know" Now,
Mr.. Editor, we frequently meet you men
folks in our streets, at church, at parties
private and public, at the social circle,
and very many like places, yet strange to
say, are not the least afraid of you.
"Curfs world, amt tip Autumn! de-
lightful Autumn! is with us now; hence
all nature is being clothed in her loveliest
aspect, and we have long been contem-
plating q ramble thither and "honi soft
qui mai y pense," but unfortunately for
us appropriateness is very prominent and
we forbcar. From time to time we have
heard much about the Falls their beauty
and sublimity, their wild and romantic
scenery, and we must say we do dearly
like q stroll along the banks of the Kinic.
kinic to where may be seen Niagara in
miniature; we like to go forth and roam
among the ever beautiful works of nature;
we like to take our children with us and
gather those wild flowers Of every gorge
GUS hue which grace our prair;es, flowers
the poetry Of angels, and teach them to
look from nature to that Benifcent Crea-
tor who placed them there; and more
over we frequently have visitors who wish
tc see tho Falls, and must wo forego the
pleasure of walk thither because there
happens to be SO many 'men folks" about
or if any of said mon folks are so ungen-
! tlemaHly as to go a bathing minus ba-
thing-dress? trust not. Our good
brother each Sabbath tells us of a far-off
land which we are all DESTROYS of inheri-
i ting, where flowers ever bloom; there no
shadows ever fall to darken the pathway,
and naught Of sorrow can ever corrodo.
Wonder if we women will be allowed to
traverse those golden plains if there hap
pens to be any "men folks about?
| RIVER FALLS, Sep. 1857. ANON.
/ eve sincerely hope that g men folks "
will get to the s'better land" We know
the Mahommedan does not think woman
immortal, but supposes that:
"Him the maids of Paradise,
impatient to their halls invite,
/ And the dark heaven of Houri's eyes
On him shall glance forever bright"
| But we do not believe in Houri, yet we
expect that daughters of Earth will dwell
i'll heavenly palaces, and beckon their be-
loved thither with glance as bright rs
that of which the Mussulman dreams.
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