The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-11-21
October Oh. 1867.

The Difference between Men and
women.
(EFom the Confessions Of Gerald EsteOUTt. By
Florence MGTTydf.l
AT one of their first interviews he
asks her what she Is thinking about.
You would scarcely be interested i'll
were TO tell you." 'but Ishould like to
know-""I was thinking. of the vast
difference there is between men and
women" L was certainly not prepared
for such an answer, and showed my
surprise in my cOuntenance. 81 mean
in the advantages they have in the
world" she continued; "I often think
OF 1t; it seems 70 me SO unfair" "Are
YOU, then, an advocate of 'woman's
ward me quickly. "Oh, not at all If
you mean by rights such nonsense as
women having voice in politics, or
legislature, or anything which concerns
ruling the nation. 1t is not our place,
and we could no more fill it properly
than men could order household, or
bring up children. was thinking of
something widely different" "Ot what
then2 you are very pertinacious,"
she said, and for the tlrstlime i saw her
smile, "and probably will not agree
with me when you hear my opinion.
/ was thinking of the vast difference
with which the same actions are judged
the same Hand; endowed with the feel
ings, impulses and affections: and yet
the world judges us as If we were en-
tirely seperate creations.h "The laws
OF society !" answered. "The laws Of
society-yesi but who made those laws?
Were they not laid down by men, for
their own advantage and against ours
And yet they call us the weaker vessels,
aud profess to cherish aud protect us ~
There was such an amount of contempt
in her speech, that she made me feel
quite uncomfortable; still / ventnred
TO remark: 81 am afraid you have no
great faith in men, Miss Rivers" "As
a sex-nO," she emphatically replied.
"And yet you cannot complain that
women do not command sufficient at
tention in England. 1t is just what 1t
should be; but there is no country
where ladies are treated with respect as
in ours. You must acknowledge that
from entering room first to deciding
our fate in life we leave every thing in
your hands," 'OhI 1t is not that" she
said impetuously, "I know men are
gallant neough in matters that are OF
no consequence; but that has nothing
10 do with justice. Whenever we are
opposed to you IN life we go to the wall;
as long as we are content TO walk In the
grooves you have laid down for us, you
are merciful masters; but directly we
step over them to initiate the license
you permit yourselves, we have both
sexes down upon US at once. Now,
don't want TO hear any old platitudes
on the subject we both know it is the case
and we both know it will never be al
tered but say 1t is bitterly unfair"
"But the nature of man, Miss Rivers,
being so different to that of the fairer
sex" 1 cOmmenced; but she raised her
hand. "Did not say that would
listen to no time-worn platitudes, Mr..
EsoourtP Besides who made our ma
lures differsut2 There is no contro-
yerting this fact, that men expect us TO
bear quietly from them what they
would never bear from ourselves. But
pray don't fet us go further into the
matter: yon pressed me for the subject
of my reverie, and you have 1t"