The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-05-04

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resisting ay and deprives him 6rst Of al hi,
means Of locomosion and tscaps and then :,
his leisure takes his life, 20 does tho human
monster psrsus hia human victim. leisurcly bu,
confidently, never loosing anything By haste
and enjoying the terror which takes tossebsieu
Of the victim - ous after anssher - ~ sss-
MUGS Of escape are closed against him.!
ave were led TO these very general and
slightly trise remarks BY observing the course
Of certain Goths and vandals, mostly Of the
Press, from the London Times and London
Punch down to frontier Journals. printed under
the shade Of ambrosial oaks until the incipient
cities Of which they sre the organs, become 30
far reality - TO afford habitatons for .'man
and beast.') When they opened their batteries,
some time since, upon crinolins and jeered 1t
hoops, We were then satisfied that they would
not stop at this storming Of the bastions and
outworks Of our fair friends And the result
shows that in this, - well a in great many
other instances mot necessary to enumerate
here, our wisdom was prophetic. And il, at
that time, the first aggression had been met
with spirited resistance. We are bound 10 Be
licve that they could have been utterly routed
and put to shame. But no. II was thought the
attacking party were weak, were not more than
half in earnest and could do no great harm at
any rate, as crinoline was supposed to be not
only invulnerable, but to govern the world and
the rest Of mankind!
But the power Of the attacking party was
under estimated. II there is still no apparent
collapse it is clearly evident the Goths have tri
umphed, and are now advancing with increased
vigor and renewed strength to stil greater out
RACES. The first step is always the hardes. and
most difficult TO take, but afterward all is easy:
(please hunt the Latin quotation about the
descent into Hsdes being very easy after YOU
have started, and when found make note ou.l
The leaders OF this Vandal crew have advanced
upon new point and commenced an attack.
They are now after the "garter." and their
motto is excelsior" 1t is not worn ia accord
ance with their very discriminating and fasli.
dious taste. They insist that it shall be worn
above the knee. How, they ask in triumph, would
he "Greek Slave" look with garters on below
he knees But they do not tell Us how this
stun imnge" would look with gartcrs above
he knee, and do not seem to understand that |
n one instance the limb is made for show. 10 |
'e looked at, and Of such material as not 10 |
'e liable to suffer from exposure to tile ele. |
nents, sans stockings and shoes, while in the |
'ther the exposure would not on b, deroga
DRY to health but highly improper and ccnsur.
Ible.
This is matter, like other domestic institu- |
ions, which is undoubtedly settled by the Con-
ttrtion Of the United States and the Kansas
Nebraska act. The ladies' have clear and un. |
doubted right to fasten their Rarters in their
wn way. either above or below the knee, and |
IL outside interference should be resisted. An
xample 10y strangulation with hose fastener)
houid be made Of the leaders.