Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-04-05
GALLIPoLIs, OHIO, 3PRIL 5. 1866

peimittsas# 81 female legislator? With
these az sapY other arguments
she a9 zssqaates 1fged their
pons ~ ne an haers Very diff
fer4 Hfre psreeptible in
theha1 eme openly applauded,
SONS nd deeply thoughtful, most
were sai5fised. For myself, it
see.aed fosae as 1 sat there that this
was tie airnax of misfortune j
grew sickead faint. / could stay
no lon zcF I rose aud left the hall,
my p.Isnes and trembling steps ac-
countins s1feieBtly for my prema
ture darS&.F l am sick a, heart
John iss1t Il bone, and for once /
am glad I could not have kept my
itroubIs IVA him, and l want TO
think oasI il whole matter.
Ocfober e. midnight am q
happy gcis,4 once more-free from
the xeie9 at has made the last
two s AhaF6est ofmy life. I
ha = The .sRo1fsn = bsrtF.f
kI rf Eaeldis more With
paI,tiss &. me write the sequel 10
this ap;ssss Of nv life, and then put
awav M Sok, which / thought to
Gil Y ia. ~ different record, for my
warniae q Z rIy children's in the fu
tnre sg,1l J or they ever be tomp-
ted or,s ao'nan's sweet and mar
JIas FSsge nearly all night. think
inc an T, : ! sat- ject of woman's posi-
tion +, ~. aesr era. L saw how, the
first sts,s sle@ taken, and woman in
trodnse 30 public life, all that had
GolIov - Inevitable, and that this
va, eut d Beginning of the evil
lfelt tbas Pad been grievously in
error to n le entered into the move
mint siSf Yet how could | fores
SO whsts Id come of ii2 l know
nE mnti we're good. | have no
re,son u si.ak otherwise of others;
vet / sas.ast help feeling that idle
ness I'D. sAity were somehow mixed
M wsts scheme. The more l re-
elected u more plainly it seemed
NV dg,, b renounce at once, at
ybafayos 8st of consistency, all par
ticiD.t; ir ! 30 enterprise, whieils in
stead q caliag women and bene
fittia1 sorld, appeared 70 me
aelvs7 her from her true mis-
s;snJ -. roy tae equilibrium of
seeiet.S emed TO understand as
;4.eyer :, aftr4. through this mortify-
inc ex.s saee ?, where the true power
nj wot,,a HES, and how its self
asssri,ce asss ruin. The trite old
doctrfe ~ l had despised came
hscIs - as dear and true; and
,lanlSssfss 81 that in all my foolish
less las nssyer been left TO make
ny hosaf gunhappy. A hundred
liEses ~ ae0F than ever did that
home 80 ~ Duties seem, now that
cozll pe>e more unhesltatingly
give Eai ~ them as my first and
SHE i made my decision,
os,S siRt peafe llan for may
loan S4Es home this evenins.
fimose hls FIRST words were, Why,
:, las ais you, Emily? Are you siek?'
I asast lila i wss well, and eva
as.l {, ii, questions as well as /
co,a tsef tea Then. when the
ch,S, gone to bed, and we
wprf put my head on his
,bos, lt.,,.s--ssd told him all; my high
lutie; - sioDe, my misgisings, my in
,rea ing disappointment, and my
ina Resolution; all that l have writ
en- here. | d.d not do it without
u-cb effort and many tears, though
IoEs was very tender, and would not
iet ma rnproach nyself half as much
as | wap;f 'Yhea1 had finished,
BE dre to him and said,
] isNfs sa Ell come out right
with y 81 Eile. knew her good
sense nv.ld triumph in the end
'Oh, ssaB,' ] sobbed, 81 haven't a
bit of exslse But l am sorry.'