Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-08-11

Dfonu ana DutteF! y Il IcJuio Vho manu- W
hold my saucer, aud the other liftmy cup.
There is no table near me. / can't place the
delicate, but greasy, morsel on my knee, on
the floor, or on the side of my chair. anu
obliged to stick it in my saucer, there to be
soddoued and spoiled in the liquid spilled by
the struggling Jcamcs. This is how | ain
served because | am company" When
Mr.. Ampbitrition is alone, Mrs. a. makes his
lea, aud nc sips it in comfort When iucui-
lus drops in unexpectedly, he too, is allowed to
enjoy himself Smith, Brown, and Robinson,
entered separately, have the same privilege
but when they collectively don their white
chokors. in pursuance of II formal cartel from
in the abominable fashion that | have desert
bed: Why arc honest folks to be ill-trcntcd
because they are g company 2" Why arc the
rights of woman to be assailed in the base en-
dcavor to protect selfish crew from fate
which ought to be inevitable us death to the
children of men? Why is the comfort of re-
spectacle rising fogics, like the present writer,
to be thus abrogatcd. Echo will be good
enough to make the usual response.
Wives and daughters Of England, this is
solid grievance. just consider for moment
the consequences of this new fashion, which,
1 am sorry to say, is not confined to grand set
diuncrs; TO which, being entertainments of
drcary and sclfnortifying character, i i,
perhaps, a fitting adjunct; but it is eIbowing
its disagrccablc way into those humber and
moro social entertainments whose great
est charm used to be the absence of all for
mality, and systematic course of tea. 1t
puts all your guests upon an equality. True.
that supposng all your guests to be equally
welcome and equally deserving, this is what
you ought TO desire. But all your guests arc
not equally welcome, or equally deserving
They never are 1t dcprivcs you of your roy
al prcrogative of rewards and punshmont.--
What E! is it reasonable that stupid old Miss
Naggcr, and that dctcstablc Major Trump,
who will "drop in " unlimited, should be
put on the same footing with me, au old and
esteemed fricndo ,hc family, and that nice
Jcssy Noync, with her ten thousand pounds
who drops her blue eyes when your son
Charles addresses her? Is it just that you
Thou'd be denied the opportunity of putting
sus;r into the stirgy old-maids cup, knowing,
as you 20, that she cannot bear its taste {; or
that the reedy old bachelor should be able
to help hn, self to cream? BY sending in
Joamcs with hi. tray, you remove this power
-you are guilty # this injustice You
break up conversati,n; sou scatter your
guests Into knots of tw. and thrce's; you
spoil refreshing and nnoccl' meal you re-
nouncc the influence which evidence, in
providing tea, placed within your g. 'sp and
all to follow fashion Invented by you" enc
mics for your abascmcnt.
Again. say, this is substantial Infringe
ment of your rights Wives and daughters
of England agitate agitatc! BE your cry
e" Woman for the Tca-Table, and the Tea
Table for the Woman ~ Danish the butler
send shambIng Jcamcs and Gathering tea
tray to the right.about. Res; 40 your throne
and stay behind the urn; give skim-milk to
the wretch who does not uphold your cause;
and let the cup of the traitor who darcs to
dispute your sway be sugarlcss.