The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-01-23
SllE}istellang.
A Woman's Politics.
BY MRS GEORGE WASHINGTON WILLY,
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BY MRS. GEORGE WASHINGTON WYLLYs.
Yes, Mr.. Crocus, / think it's full
time You were home | I'd like to
know where you've been all this time
Only to an Anti-Secession meeting !?
What business is it of yours whether
the South secedes or not {? A pretty
idea that the women folks have to sit
at home, crying their eyes out while
you are hallooing yourself hoarse about
panics, and politics, and / don't know
what else ! The Personal Liberty bill
is in danger !? Well, let it be in dan
ger Caleb Crocus's private opinions
won't make much difference on the
subject, / presume. The Personal
Liberty bill don't buy tea and sugar at
the grocery People have good deal
TO much personal liberty as it is-if it
was law keeping decent men at home
with their wives nights, I should think
differently. The Union is tottering
to its foundation /? Is it? Well, if
it can't keep. itself up without your
running to the tavern to put your
shoulder under, l say let it go! The
| base fire eaters Of South Carolina are
undermining our Constitution? In
deed I! should suppose you are IN
dermining yours, by the looks of your
nosel Pity the South Carolinians
don't know Caleb Crocus's opinion of
them. They'd appoint a day of hu-
initiation probably
Don't tell me that I don't under
stand the weighty interests involved !
| understand quite enough Strange
if didn't, when you spend your
whole time wrangling with drunken
loafers, and hurrahing at the silly
speeches ofsome fool who is degree
more fanatical than even you ]
hav'nt any patriotism My husband
has enough for both itseems | hear
of nothing but national concessions,
and compromises, and seeding until
Pm sick of the sounds of them. Did
you hear that clock strike, Mr. Gro
Gus? Did you know that il was elev-
en- O'Clock, and that you ought to have
been home four hours ago ? No use
tnrning the conversation to Old Abe
If Old Abe.can't take care ofthe coun-
try without yoar help, he must be a
poor stick And talking about sticks
there isn't a blessed kindling split for
sto-morrow Who did yen suppose
was going to split them ? Old Abe,
I suppose Or perhaps you we're
going to send mp committee from
the tavern !? You'll please go about
it as soon as convenient I'm not GO
ing to sitsup all night for you. he
You want your supper !? Well I've
wanted goa any time these -four hours
You needn't go prying into that, cellar
Hyon won't find anything to eat
there. Where's the cold beef ? The
cold beef has seeded, Mr. Crocns L.
There's no use in banging that door,
either. Keep your fingers ont of that
cake=safe, unless you want 'em caught
in the rat trap See what comes of
staying ont till eleven O'Clock at night.
The next time you go to save the
Union, I'm going with you It's
| very strange if a mans wife can't be
alittle patriotic too. / might expand
my mind greately by the study of pol
tiles Crocus, you shan't-stir out to-
morrow night How win I helpit !?
Illhide your hati You guess you
can go without hat ? Then Ell hide
your trowsers + ss aaas &
I'm sure shall dream of secession
and Personal Liberty bills tonight /
It's enough to wear a woman out.-
Oh dearsl / wish there was mo such
thing as politics Life Illustrated.
"a Scotchmarl and an Irishman,
thrashing for q Dutch farmer in Fish
kill, the former observed toithe latter,
who was fresh from the boys of Killar-
ney, that 10 course of long residence in
this country, he had remarked the un-
common docility of the horse j; and
that among the many instances oftheir
tractahility, he had actually seen them
employed In thrashing out wheat. -
aArrah, my jewel, 'icried Pat, 81 am
| halls a dozen years too ripe TO behave
| thatn The Scot insisted that what
| hesaidawes true And Pal staggered
! at Jenght by his serions and repeated
assertion, exclaimed I'M ones efwonder,
"And how do they hold the fails ~