The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-08
WHAT "SARAH ANN" SAYS.

Of " Sarah Ann" but who, we suspect,
wears boots and stove-pipe hat, very
seriously addresses the women of Cali
fornia upon subject which nearly
concerns them. AS the communication
in question is too long for the limited
space of the Press, we will proceed to
give the principal points, with such
comments as occur:
First, "Sarah Ann" bluntly enquiries,
"When will women cease to be fools
Yes, fools!" Now if "Sarah Ann"
really wears crinoline, this impertinence
of hers is family matter with which
aoe have nothing to do; ladies aoiW call
one another names, sometimes, and it is
ungallant to contradict them: but if
she sports instead the masculine extern
ais mentioned above, she,-that is, he,
is informed that such an epithet is OPP
probrious, unjust, and must be with
drawn. We have said it.
Sarah Ann discourses prettily about
the hallowed joys Of home, and virtuous
affection, and connubial peace; and in
Inmates that much Of the domestic in
felicity which is said to characterize
California results from woman's unfaith.
fulness to the household gods. Upon
this point she speaks:
"No woman, however bad, will deny
that virtue alone leads to happiness ;
then why is it that so many seek it where
they know it can not be found?"
Which question is thus answered:
"I sometimes think that women seek
to be dissatisfied That we all have
moments of natural dependency is a
fact not to be denied; but with con-
slant watchfulness over ourselves we
would be able to obviate the most of our
petty annoyances without any serious
trouble springing from them.
We are not sufficiently thankful for
the blessings we enjoy, nor do we ap-
preciate the why's and wherefores of
Providence, or we would not grumble SO
much at our supposed misfortunes.-
They are half imaginary at best, and
this idea of thinking others more fortu-
nate Or happy is all foolishness. Could
we be allowed to take an occasional sly
peep into their private affairs, we would
recoil with a shudder to our own cozy
nest, and say, Not so bad, after ALL
Men are our greatest oppressors, SIM
ply because we olloD them to be. They
imagine Our frailty, and we confirm it.
The very moment we brook the least
improperly, that moment we Justify
their opinion of us and prepare our own
fall. If their little polite kindnesses
were treated properly there would be
less domestic disturbance, [ can assure
you. Drawn on unsuspectingl y-non-
sense Poor supplemented thing u
Didn't know the snake was going to
swallow you when he had you sott-soaped
all over with your ears pinned back and
his mouth wide open. Oh no! What
dear kind man he is Why could it
not have been my lot to meet such
jewel when there would have been no
barrier between us? Such sympathy he
expresses for me-! Thinks me too pref
ty to wait upon myself; wishes [ was
not married. What would husband
say if he knew it?' Yes, what would
husband say? He'd probably have
more sense than you've got, and put
quite different, if not truer estimate
upon his impudence. Ten chances to
one if your dear kind man is not pay
ing the same compliments to half do
zen more ladies in the same neighbor-
hood. Still, when he visits you, how
very delicately he assures you that he
never before came across lady IN Cali
fornia whose society afforded him SO
much pleasure in short, you seem more
like sister, or much loved cousin
(these cousins are great institutions or
YOU resemble some very dear friend left
behind in the States. All this you be-
lieve, of course; its all you know
Don't you suppose he knows that this
kind Of fattery makes you feel free
don, that you haze no business to feel?
And don't you think he knows that you
already take more pains to please HIM
than you do to please your own lawful
husband? What do you imagine he
thinks about it? If you don't know |
can tell you: He thinks 'Pshaw
this domestic happiness is all a humbug.
Connubial felicity indeed! Wouldn
! | like to have a wife like such and
such a onel Almost any one is better
than her own husband. Ha ha! 30
wags the world Then, l presume,