St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-03-18

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rom Professor Ssshepley He gave
his views about the W omen who UNI.
| sex themselves by wishing to vote.
byHshrieking, from the forum, fornig-s
gers rights and woman s rights; and
LOT that distinct class whose highest
ambition it is to fill the columns Of
newspaper.:asHis ideas on this point
presented nothing new, except that
high flavoring Of double distilled en-
tract Of gall, one might expect from
a bilious man. He made an error in
point Of fact when he stated that
these women who write politicaare
always highera law politicians. ahd
forget that that law requires tfaeh to
be "subject unto their own lusbands.','
So far as our knowledge extends, the
class of women who publicly appear
as political writers, is confined to two
individuals, Mrs. Prewitt, of the va
zoo City, Mss, Wing and ourself,--.
She maintains the law of chivalry
which is not very high, and has no
husband While we, a perfect model
Of wilely obedience, support the Ru-
chanan code. If there IS any law be-:
low this, one would require a long
line and heavy lead to take its sound
ings. In his c|assifc alton of that re-
markable production called "wo~
man" the learned lecturer overloc kcd
several varieties, to one of which we
beg leave to call his attention, viz:
the large, thick-skinned, coarse, SEN
sual-teatured, loud-,nouthed double
listed DANES, whose entrance into
room appears to take ones breath,
whose conversational tones are audi
bic at the furthest side Of the next
square, whose gufahs resound across
mile wide river, and who talk with
an energy which makes the SALIVA
fly like -~-~ showers Of melted pearls.
They deck their portly persons in
coarse prints, Of bed~spread patteln MS
and rainbow hues, made into fousy
ruh1es and many frumples, as they
stand to perform their Office as high
priestess at the shrine Of Euchre.
Mr.. Shepley could hardly fail to adj.
n1ire this class Of the genus woman,
as each one OF them is san actress
and has the parlor for her theater,'
and as the absorbing object of her
life is to attract the attention and ad~
m:ration Of that magnificent animal
man. Her triumphs. consist in card-
table successes, displays of cheap
t'nery, and in catching manageable
husbands for herself and her poor ye-
lations. She may display that grief,
which Mr.. Shepley so touchingly de-
scribes, at the loss OF an infant, for
woman, in common with all female
animals, will mourn for the loss Of her
young ). but no such :1itling matter as
the care Of "a nursing child, could
prevent her from deyoting her nights,
even lsAtil far on in the small hours,
to the primary idea, If her lie. i. g.
making herself agreeable to compa~
mics OF unmarried gentlemen and the
Husbands Of other women, as she
leads t,h*esn< farther, and still farther,
into The sublime mysteries Of e cut
and shnf1e.'' The refined tender
ness OF her affection is such, tEat The
oalN consolation. she GAIA receive in
tile first months Of mourning fer q f.
tsas4ss- is redoubled exerlion 10 surround
hers elf, and occupy her nights with
gentlemen--nore gentlemen, with q
fresh supply of aces and spades.--;
Nay, so enthusiastic is she in these
beautiful arts Of COO uetry and nus
band catching, those arts Mr.. s5hep~
ley was unable to eulogize according
to his sense Of their merits, that she
continues to display her airs and
graces to companies of the opposite
Sex, up to the hour Of calling in her
accoucher: .>.@'
In large cities this class of Oh ann
ing women are found presiding over
oyster saloons and stalls in the fish
market. In small towns they always
keep boarders. sometimes to exc. out
the scanty living provided by those
imbeciles who are the only class of
husbands ever caught by angling,
sometimes as auxiliary to her plans
for furnishing husbands tor poor le~
!ations, and sometimes for both OBJ
jects combined.
We are thus specific in description,
beca use it is a pity Mr.. Shepley
should have overlooked a class of
women to whom it must give him
great pleasure to be introduced, as
they meet his idea in the essential
object of woman's mission, and throw
into the pursuit AN energy which tn
sures, success. 2EH$#]5a 81 !