Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-08-06
THE WOMEN OF TENNESSEE

THE WOMEN OF TENNESSEE.
Parson Brownlow has lately been at
tending a Conference Of the Methodist
Church at Nashville. He thus describes
the sisters with whom he commuued:
The most remarkable feature of the
case was the crowd Of ladies in attend
ance, young and old. The curiosity Of
women is far greater than that Of men.
A similar curiosity leads every lady who
visit Washington, while in the gallery Of
the House, to have the old Mormon de-
legate, Bernheisel, pointed out to them.
They really desire to see and gaze upon
a man who has twelve wives, supposiug
him to present some extra appearance
over and above the man who seems to
be content with one wife.
/ And now, if old Brigham Young Of
Utah could have an appointment at Nash
vile, the public square could not contain
the ladies who would attend-and ladies
of respectability at that. They would
want to see and hear the great advocate
of polygamy, and the practical preacher
Of free love, whose affections are divided
out between twenty-lour women, called
his wives. Such is woman. And yet
these dear creatures affect to be greatly
offended when an article appears in a
secular newspaper bordering upon the
vulgar. They turn up their very noses
in scorn, and still send out servants and
borrow that paper, and pass il round I'M
til its contents are read by every lady IN
the town.
! must, in conclusion, be permitted 10
say a few words about the many beauli-
full ladies in attendance upon this confer
ence. The attractions Of Nashville, the
mode Of conveyance, and the wealth Of
many Of the Southern Methodist, in
duces them to come here with their
wives. sisters and daughters and added
= to the resident ladies here, ! have never
seen so many elegant, beautiful and love
ly women together on any occasion. ]
have gazed upon them, as they graceful
) y glided past me on the payemenis--;ss
they have assembled and descended the
{ several flights Of steps in the eapitol-as
{ they have been seated in the galleries
r and at church, and still the wonder grew
5 that 50 much silk and so many hoops
should encircle the angelic forms OF 50
Z many lovely and beautiful women! All
t I regret is that skirtdom is still expand
2 ing, and the fashions in vogue are still
5 increasing the distance between man and
woman.
At one moment / feel liEe exclaiming
. Oh that I was a boy again !. The next
moment ] feel indignant at the hoops
and feel willing to join a regiment oI
good men in a vigorous assault upon the
rattan, wholcbone, cords, brass and steel
= that have put asunder what God hath
T said ough. to be joined together. Only
think Of the display, on cur streets, il
/, the State capitol, at church, and il ths
D parlor, Of the grand, graceful and unda
e Iating skirts, looming up all around one
Z fascinating. charming, and swinging Il
q and fro Ike 20 many things Of lie -
Talk about the grandeur Of iirsi-eias.
{ steamer, or a train Of cars propelled bj
+ steam Give me a train Of hooyes
: skirts, under the folds Of which are Il
p many living, breathing locomotives
i standing FIVE ieet ten inches 10 slippers
Is fred Up By the blood Of warm hcaris at,
putting and blowing with love, kint
j, words, aud winning smiles, and wi
show you a sight that would ran a youn.
n man crazy, raise a dead bachelor 10 llls
q and make an old widow CON uait sn.cid {
Il / canaot trust myself upon tsis giofioa
? theme; / must desert or 90 crazy.