Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-02-05
ASnTABULA, OySATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY s., 1859.

will help them on in the world. We have
quite enough to look after. Do not come
aud annoy us with your troubles y I, 81,
said Heriba, stonished aud wounded,
who can understand me md my errand,
who will aid me in liberating the fcttered
and captive soul Of woman p ...0
Go to France said the matrons The
French are the politcSt men in the world
and arc fond of revolutions. Try there
But it would be much better to stop at
home aud knit stockings Between times
you could go to church and attend lectures
'Shold | find justice and truth if / did
so 2 asked Hcrtbn, soTowluly, as she
turuei her glance from the council of mat
rons TO the assembly of young men. Here
she saw q vast number of young fellows
smoking cigars and themselves in rocking
chairs, whilst il q halrslcepy voice they
asked, What is truth what is justice p
After which tlicy blew forth such quan-
Itity Of smoke that Hcrtha was nearly
clicked
Her thoughts and soul then sped away,
without loss Of time, TO Paris. But such
a terrific noise aud bhstle prevailed there
that she felt wholly bewildcrcd. 1t was at
the time Of a great Worlds Exhibition,
aud everybody was pouring in thither-
One portion Of the people sang, What
shall we cat and drink, aud wherewith
shall we amuse ourselves 2 And another
portion to holding council as to how they
could best destroy one another. Nay, they
had committee TO distribute rewards to
such as had invented new species of fire.
arms, or other destructive machines, which
in the shortest possible time could destroy
the greatest possible number of human be-
ings Aud they were Just now about to
reward person who had invented ii kind
Of explosive giant b0inIj-shell, which would
ID a moment deprive whole battnionS of
grehadiers Of their eycsight. People were
vastly enthusiastic about this discovery,
and il was intended to have medal struck
in honor Of its inventor, so that he might
be immortal. This assembly was in sUch n
good humor, that they proposed TO Hertha
To make her citiZcnes of France, on con-
I diion Of her subscribing to the medal
But when Hertha mentioned her business,
/ the gentlemen replied smiling, that that
was quite another affair, aud that they had
not now time TO attend to it, But they
bowed and protested that the ladies ruled
/ the world that they were all.powcrful
through their charms and with that they
rushed out to Shout hurrah for Queen Vic
toria, who at this moment was making her
lentramce into Paris. And all the people
of France drank the cup of brotherhood
with the people of England, and shouted
'Yive l'Anglclerre 2 .v .n
Hertha had now recollected that she had
always heard England mentioned as the
true native land Of freedom and human
kindness, and her yearning aud the fire in
her heart carried her al once tlither. 'i
When she reached that country she felt
herself invigorated aud re-animated. he
cause she perceived powerful public spirit
there, which made itself felt on all hands
4 like n refreshing breeze, and she saw that
the glurionS tree Of liberty, bearing its
golden fruit grew there more vigorously
and TO a larger size than anywhere else Oh
the face Of the earth.
And here she saw the great John Bul
staudag in the midst OF an immense tllrong
of people, distributing orders and work
glancing meanwhile now and then into q
French dictionary, and repeating phrases
from il, because having now become very
good friends with the superintendent Of the
French whom they call Emperor, he wished
to inttrlard his conversation with polite
phrases John Bull looked so practical
end so joval that Hertha took courage and
addressed him.
Good sir, help me TO liberate myself and
my cnptive sisters
Je suis charmep replied John Ball.
4 am a champion of freedom and great
ladies' man. but-hGt-but we are now Sc
much occupied with the war in the East,
aud are at this very moment doing our best
to perfect tt huge projectile which, when il
expluGies, will poison whole city with it'
stencil Ii is great matter, a very great
matter This is, my good girl, great
time for humanity, aud if you and youI
sisters will come hithcr aud help to cast
bullets, or to give lessons in the Frencl
language, then
we could not do that replied Hertha
But help us, beSeech you, to gain oul
rights aud our liberty as human beings
then we will help you to establish liberty
peace; and joy upon the earth
Peace, ? exclaimed John Bull I Dc
not wish now for peace, but for war
War against the oppreSsor is a goo(
and right thing, aud it is "a glorious sigh
TO behold free nations allied for this strug
gle, replied Hertha but loe even amid wa
could extend tile kingdom of peace
i have not now lime 10 aid You in sucl
undertakings, said John Bull, impatently
'my mind is occupied by the war in th
East Besides ] am not quite sure that
should approve Of your notions Woman'
true sphere is domestic life | must hav
my tea aud my comforts, aud the ladies t
look after them Women must not be ia
ken out Of the family circle. canno
, Therefore opprvoe Of your ideas aud scheme
of enane epaton until AMI assured tia
? they will not interfere with my tea and m.
daily comforts. Alden, my good girl y
= But, by the by. you had better 20 to mJ
halt-Lrother Jonathan, who lives yonde
across the sea he has plenty of time, an,
is always ready to take up wonderful in
ventions and crotchetS. Or stop. | ca
} give you better advice still. Gu to Rome