Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-01-01
a woman,s Politics.
BY ms. GEO. WASHINGTON WILLS

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Yes. MIR. Grocns, / think it's full time
you were homei I'd like to know where
you've been all this time? OhIy 10 an
Anti Secession meeting What business
~ 1t OF yours whether the South secedes or
hotf "A pretiy idea, that the pHor women
folks have 10 sit at home, crying their eyes
out White you are hallooing yourself huarse
abou: panics and politics, and | don't know
what else. The Personal Liberty Bill Is
in daRgerl Well, let it be in danger. Ca
leb Crucns's private opinions won't make
much difference on the subject, presume
The Personal Liberty Bill don't buy tea
and sugar at your grocery, take It, Ped
pie have good deal too much personal
Liberty as It is-if it was law keeping de-
cent men at home with their wives at night,
should think differently J The Union is
lettering TO its foundations Is it? Well,
II At Gao keep itself up without your run
nIng totiie tavern 10 put your shoulder un.
der, say let it goi The base fire-eaters
Of StRt9. Carelipa are undermining our
Constitution Indeed ] should suppose
you were undermining yours by the looks
OF your nose! Pity the South CarGlinians
dou't know Caleb Crocus's opinion Of them
They'd appoint'a day of fasting and humil-
iation, probably ~ .qr-s
Don't tell me that l don't understand
the weighty interests involved! under
stand quite enough. Strange if didn't,
when you spend your whole time wrang-
ling with drunken loafers and hurrahing
at the silly speeches of some fool who is a
degree more ianaiical than even you! /
haven't any patriotism? NY husband has
enough for both, it seems. | hear of moth.
ing but national concessions, and compro-
misses. and seeding. until Pm sick of the
sound of them. Did you hear that clock
strike, Mr. Crocus? Did you know that it
was eleyen o'clock and that ynr nnah To
have been home for hours ago? No use
turning the conversation to Old Abel If
Old Abe cant take care of the country
without your help, he must be poor stick?
And, talking about sticks, there isn't a
blessed kindling split for to morrow Who
did you suppose was going to split them =?
Old Abe, suppose! Or perhaps you we're
gHing to send up committee from the tav
ern? You'll please 90 about it as soon as
convenient? Pm not going to sit up all
night for you
You want your supper? Well, I've
wanted you any timo these four hours
You needn't 90 prying into that cellar
| you won't md anything to eat there.
Where's the cold beef? The cold beef has
seeded, Mr.. Crncusl There's no use in
langipg that door, either. Keep your flu
gers out OF that cake safe, unless you want
'em caught In the rat trap. See what comes
of staying out until eleven O'Clock at night.
! The nSxt time yOu go to save the Union
I'm going with you. It's very strange if a
mans wife can't be a little patriotic, too ?
| might expand my mind vastly by the
study Of politicsi Oh l havn't any ra-
| tience with the men ! Crocus you shan't
stir out of the house tomorrow night. How
will l help it? I'll hide your hat. You
guess you can go without hat? Then I'll
hide your troasers
Pm sure | shall dream of secession and
Personal Liberty Bills to night Oh, dear
wish there was no such things as politics
Life Illustrated.