The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-09
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uol0ln me tnc lUll ienBln OI MS stay
SO you will have to entertainhimyou
self. Mind and play your cards well,
and / shall expect to find the marriage
day fixed when I fetdrn." 4" -. Z m q
80 dearl what shall ] do with the
horrid man for Whole #eek2" ii
Il dare say you will be dead in love
with him by the time get back. You
may remember me TO him when he
arrives, and tell him how much / re-
gret not being here to welcome him."
That night Matilda kept awake some
time connecting plan by which she
might offend the prejudiccs Of the ex
pected visitor, and throw the burden
/ of refusal upon him. For we'll she
knew that if he once proposed, her
4 uncle would be seriously angry if she
rejected him, and very possibly carry
out the threat to which he had giveu
utteranco. .s s,r ..ar
1t was about IL o'clock the next day
that tall young man, of serious as
poets, assembled Mr. Parker's front
steps and rang the bell. ..i
lie was ushered into tho drawing.
room, where, after waiting half an hour,
he was joined by Matilda =. M
/ The young lady was by no means
looking her best. Her hair was loosely
arranged, her collar was awry, and
there was o pcrceptible stain Of ink
upon her finger. h.. .-
"Mr. Jenkins, presume" she said
| The gentleman bowed, and looked
curiously at his entertainer.
"And 1 presume am addressing Miss
Parker.
Our heroine inclined her head in the
Affirmative
II hope your respected uncle is we'll
said Stephen Jenkins, in the measured
tone Of ii young man that is old beyond
his years.
Il would not marry such stiff old
poke br the world was the not over
complimentary reflection of Matilda.
my uncle regrets very much not
being able to meet YOU, but he's called
to New York by business. l trust
however, that l shall be able to cntor.
tain you -
THAT do not question" said tho
visitor. t'r.I- .. ,s. u
IL am inclined to think he Will be
fore he goes, thought Matilda.
Looking at her fingers, she remarked
complacently, as if she, for the first
time, observed the stain of ink.
. IL hope you will excuse the appear
anco Of my fingers, but have beer
writing all the morning, and couldn'
remove all traces of the ink" .Hg
"You were writing letters. I pre-
sumo" said Stephen.
80, no, not at all was writing ar
article on Woman's Rights for Bugle o
1 Freedom"
{, Mr.. jenkins started preasily.
~ suppose you are in tho habit o
4. seeing that paper e. W tsl #
"No." said he stiflly.
? "Oh! you don't know what you lose
4 Composed and edited entirely by fe
males But perhaps -"
} Matilda interrupted herself to ring
the bell.
Jane said she TO the servant, "you
may go up stairs and bring down &
6 manuscript which you find on my
table," ..rs. ',.s.-... .-.u
t "a what, mama ?"
"a manuscrlpt-a sheet Of paper
with writing on il. Poor Jane, shC
+ would not be so ignorant if man haC
, not denied TO us women the advan
4 tages of education which he claims fo1
himself"
BY this time Jane had returned will
, the manuscript
/. IF you like, Mr.. Jenkins, will reac
you what l have writtenf' fg-t.
. Mr.. Jeplsins looked dismayed, bu
! managed to utter feeble-"O, Ger
tainly" 'l
| Matilda, in an emphatic manner, be
4 gan to read as follows; -t-re
Mrs EDITOR - Permit me again t
2 raise my voice in trumpet tones agains
a the despotic rule Of man over ou
r down tiodden sex. Enlightened u
/ we are disposed to consider tho presen
generation, is it not disgrace and
d burning shame that men should mo
g nopolize all the offices of honor ant
/ profit, and leave to his equal-shall
not say his superior in point of intellec
= only few undesirable and laboriou
G posts, What say, is the reason tina
8 men should take upon themselves L
govern, and expect us meekly TO sub
0 NIT to the yoke which they seek L
}, impose upon us I? Why should we no
}. see a female in thochair of state, and
"That is all i had written when yol
y came, You will easily understand th
idea that / was about TO develop
Q and have no doubt you will agre
with me-
d "Do you really think, Miss Parker
= that there should be no distinction il
point Of Occupation between men an,
: women exclaimed the sedate Stephen
u horror struck.
"Why should there be. Doyou doub
7 whether woman has an intellect equa