Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-03-06
A DREAM.

| Inc other night we persuaded our
self to indulge in quiet, private dream
for our own amusement.
This was just after reading the ac-
count of a woman's rights convention.
The heft of the proceedings was in
relation to the extension Of the right
of suffrage.
And we took this for the text of our
dream.
The elective franchise, we thought
had been made universal
1t was caucus night in our district.
And the free and enlightened women
and men had assembled in the back
part of lagar beer saloon to select
delegates.
Lusan Anthony acted as Chairman.
She was dressed in cavalry boots and
short tailed coat, with the stem of q
brier wood pipe sticking out of one of
the pockets.
Most of the women of the neighbor-
hood was there and voted frequently.
One woman led her husband in by
the ear, took some tickets out of her
trowser pocket, and ordered him to
"put 'em in"
Man swore he wouldn't do it unless
his wife would promise to go home and
get his supper.
She declared she was no longer his
slave, and would see him-frst.
He then took her by the collar and
tried to force her from the house.
She resisted, when Susan jumped
over the table where Fred and Lucy
were playing, and pitched into the
man.
Wife got mad at this and took side
with her husband.
i She hit Susan in the nose, and kick
ed the hat out of the hands of Parker
who had got up on chair to be out Of
harms way.
As soon as the disturbance was over
Parker gathered up the ballots and re-
turned them to the hat.
Some chap who was working for the
other side accused him of putting in
handful that did'nt belong there.
And here a general row took place,
in which all participated, and during
which all the tumblers were broken,
and Mrs. Pillsbury's head was knock
ed through the window.
The police were finally called in.
and succeeded in quelling the riot, and
dispensing the crowd.
The Anthony ticket was unanimous
ly nominated.
We thought we'd see how matters
would work, and kept on with our lit
tie dream until election.
Susan bought saddle with two stir
rups, and she and Parker rode around
in company, stumping the district.-
Susan did the speaking, while he offer
ed the resolutions.
Which mostly had reference to the
absolute necessity of an immediate
and radical change in the order of
things generally.
Man, Susan casually observed, wher-
ever she made a speech, had at length,
it was true, been compelled to yield
certain privileges to women.
But was this enough? Would they
be content with the small concessions
made?
Not if she knew herself, it wasn't :;
and she rather guessed they wouldn't.
Women were still in 8 measure ruled
by men, Susan was in the habit of con-
tinuing.
This should no longer be.
The voice of woman, like that of the
nightengale. should never be mute.
1t should be heard in our legislative
halls, and the opinions and votes of
women should shape the course and
determine the policy of the nation.
Though well enough in their places,
perhsps, men were miserable devils on
an average.
They should be put down; and if
women were true to themselves, and
struck out straight from their should
ers, this would be speedily accomplish
ed.
For her own part-and she presu-
med Miss Stone and every right, strong
minded young woman would say the
same-she stood ready at all times to
forsake her children and her home for
the cause in which she was engaged.
There was a high old time on the
day of election.
And the women of both sexes fought
nobly.
One influential female politician was
mounted on a -four barrel near the
polls, harranging a room full of voters.
She was endeavoring to impress upon
the minds of fellow citizens The magni-
tude of the wrong they would do their
mothers and their country should they
fail to vote the ticket headed by Susan.
She continued in an eloquent strain
for some time, and concluded by sing
ing the following, while holding up q
roll of postal currency in her hand:
Oh, when get in the weaving way
I spend my money free
Here's good lager, come and drink
Oh, Susan is the gal for me,
Accepting the invitation, the crowd,
composed about equally Of men and
women, made rush for the bar.
If their devotion to the Anthony
cause was in proportion to the qusnti-
ty of beer they drank, there was no
doubt whatever that Susan was the gal
for them.
Great excitement prevailed at the
place of voting, and much enthusiasm
was manifested, when Susan made her
appearance.
The horses and carriage were pla-
carded with large posters.
Down with Woman's Weakness" /"
read one Of these.
"Let every man whose mother was
woman vote for Anthony" was ancth-
er.
where would men be had there
been no women?" inquired third.
"The country must be saved, and
the women are the men to do il" de-
clared fourth.
The fellow who had been peddling
Anthony tickets, went up to Susan and
wanted to borrow five dollars.
She told him that she had already
given him more than shehad agreed to
and couldn't see him.
He threw away her tickets and post
ers, and said she might have go some
where for all him.
Susan, Lucy, and Antoinette, all
Joined in expressing their perfect will
lingness that he should travel the same
road and be subjected to the system of
treatment invariably practiced there.
He Immediately went over to the
enemy, and commenced to electioneer
against the Susan interest.
The first thing he did was to incite
some of the rabble to shout, "How are
you, Susan l"-"Down with the petit
coatsl"-"We'll beat the bring-up-ba-
bies-on-bottles party !"
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