The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-04-21

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THE Battle or rnE HOOPS. The last Icon
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There IL an individual in this place named Jim,
who by no merit of his own, but by the mercy Of
Providence, succeeded about . year ago or more,
in getting wife. Now, Jim hates hoops; Jim
abhOrs hoops; Jim abeminates hoops; Jim il of
the opinion that mo decent woman will wear
hoops" Jim desired his wife to dress in accord
ance with his ideas Of dieceney, and therefore de.
nouaced hoops, prohibited hoops, interlicted
hoops, declared his wife should not wear hoops;
sworc prodigiously and Indignantly at and about
all hoops in general. and his wfe's in particular
and ayowed, determined, averred, declared, re-
solved and insisted that he would tolerate mo
hoops about his house, but, on the contrary,
would burn, smash and destroy any and all hoops
that his said wife might, could, would, or should
come in possession Of
But Jim's wife admired hoops, and resolved to
have them And be it known to all, she d;dhave
them. With her own hands she supplied them,
and fearless of Jinls fierce Indignation she wore
them. Jim growled, hut the hoops swept by
him all the same. Jim threatened, but the hoops
still expanded the calico Then Jim grew an.
cry; Jim got his dander up; Jim swore vocifer-
ousy; Jim gesticulated violently; Jim threaten
ed terrifeally; jim cavorted amazingly. Jim
tore the hoops from his wifc's dress, and thrash
ed her with them tremendously, The lady es-
capped from his hands and sought refuge with
neighbor The ntleman not ut home, but
his wife was. and she gave aid and comfort to the
fugitive. Several other ladies went over to learn
the particulars Of course they were unutte!a-
bly, indignant, and We presume used the said
Jim up ctymologically, for his tyrannical inter-
ference with female rights, and they were in the
right of it, too. About this time Jim started af-
ter his wife, with the avowed purpose Of taking
the baby from her. As he approached, the Ia
dies ordered him CT But Jim perceiying there
were no men about the hous", vaxed valiant -
Jim souH 60 in The ladies closed the door
and held itagainst him. But Jin''s courage rose
with the emergency, and he resolved to storm
the fortress, and, we presume, smash oil the
hoops belonging to tile garrison. Jim stormed
the fortress. After several brilliant attacks the