The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-08-30
frrom the Detroit Tribune.
LOVE AND POLITICS.


as he threw himself 'azily back on tn
lounge, aud uufolded fresh newspaper
"Aud pray, why?" exclaimed Mrs
Smith, looking up from her embroidery
with look of mischievous inquiry in he
merry black eyes.
- believe my gallant cousin that Ev
partook of the fruit of the tree Of knowl
edge even before her leigc lord and mas
ter, and what is to hinder her daughte
from studying politics or ought else the!
may choose ?"
"Oh, if you are to commence an argu
ment, Jennie, | yield in advance, for yo,
will be sure to have the last word. Yo,
know that when the angels threw dow'
twelve baskets full of talk in the day.
when the world was young, tradition says
that the women took immediate posses
sion Of eleven
"Ah, yes, and did you know that
whenever a man is outwittcd in an argu
ment by some sensible woman, (you need.
Mt laugh, such things haze happened, J
there is sure to come out that vile Sian.
der about our talking. No evasion sir
Question ~
swell, then, if you will persist in ia
king the matter seriously, there are sew
eral reasons why woman should noe be
politician, A womau's sphere is home,
and it is hers to make that home Par.
adisc, if she will, while it is incompatible
with that delecacy which is her greatest
charm to mingle with the noisy crowd
that fill the dusty political arena. I'm.
aginc an election day with female voters.
How disgustins!
"The very ground expected you to
take. Let woman sag anything about
politics, aud Immediately ly you men imag-
inc we are possessed with an insane idea
of rushing to the ballot box forthwith
No true woman desires tha', and you
know it, or ought to, but she may keep
herself Informed concerning the state Of
affairs, or even appreciate good political
speech, without that
+ Ny dear cousin, what good will it do
her when she has done all that ?"
What good! If her mind will not
be as much improved by such course Of
reading AS by silly romanccs and senti-
men al poetry, am mistaken. But how
much such knowledge would your High.
ness allow us -
"Oh, l have no objection to your
knowing who is President or Governor of
your State, if you wish it -
THANK you. How generous p
Seriously, Jennie, you know as we'll
as |, that womans sphere is not po!iti
cal one, and she had better let such things
alone"
"Yes, sir, think you made a similar
remark not long since. Woman 5 sphere
administer to the wants of some incarna-
tion of masculine indolclce, and self
complaccncy, like - yourself, for in
stance;' and Jenny hastened from the
room in answer to a call from the nurse
ry, while the Judge turned for consola-
tion to his cigar.
Why Judge Compton was an old bach
elor, was question often asked without
a satisfactory answer being received, but
that he was in a confirmed state of single
blessedness, was beyond doubt New
ertheless forty summers had rested light
ly on his head, for not thread of silver
CLEANED ia his long brown hair, and his
keen eyes had ray of mischief lurking
in them, that betokened an unfuiling
fount of good nature somewhere in his ca.
pacious heart.
A gallant man was tho Judge, vet,
withall somewhat fastidious in his notions
of female proIriety, y,and dreading strong
minded woman as if she were the Arch
Enemy in disguise. At present he was
rusticating for few weeks at the pleas
ant country home of one of his relatives,
where he was gladly welcomed as he was
everywhere
The quiet Of Maple Glen was broken
shortly after the above conversation, by
the advent of Miss Maude l4atimer, a
ward Of Mr.. Smith aud who had just "fin
ished' at fashionable boarding school.
Though Cousin Jennie had much to say
to our gallant hero concerning her darl.
ing Maude, yet he paid very little atten-
tion to it, not having, in fact, much opin
ion of the intellectual abilities of "board.
ing school misses" as he was pleased to
term them. Still. as his cousins guest,
he was prepared to receive her with def
erence, though it must be confessed his
anticipations were not Of the most pleas.
ant nature. 1t was late one evening
when Maude arrived, nd he only caught
glimpse Of a slight figure in a sober
travelling dress, which was raptuously
seized and embraced by Jennie.
The next morning at the breakfast ia
bic they were tremendously introduced,
aud even the Jud ge's critical eye was at
fault as he scanned the 1.-the slender form
before him, the clear, dark, gray eyes and
,ne brown hair lying smoothly above the
n'Sh' white brow. No sickly sentimen
tal,sm was there, but an earnest, true SOU
had stamped its impression on eyery fea
ture. 1t would be needless to state al
the incidents that marked the nrocress
of the friendship that sprung up between
the Judge and Maude Had thcy mo,
in society, the result would have been
very different, but being under the same
roof, thrown into constant companionship
and with minds that perfectly accorded
they could not but be friends
Maude was well read in the best liter
ature of the day, aud her cultivated mind
had grasped the grand thoughts Of the
master spirits Of the age, and made them
all her own. The we'll furnished libra
~ Of Maple Glen was the scene Of many
pleasant morning hours spent in conver