Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-06
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From The Revolution.

From the Revolution.
see few In this multitude Of women
who would not rspel the insinuatisn Of
strong minded. l watched ore person for
weeks with anxious eve. Her lank haxen
hair, and spectacles surrounding q pulpy,
Spurgson nose, seemed to denote the
Freedman mi ionary. Her Pre- Raphael
tie shoes, following the exact form OF the
OF nature, and not G mere copyist Of such
ideal form as square to 9. Here, thought
|, is one who Gets at defiance the tyranny
of custom. Aast no ilirt of sixteen, with
a psroratien to her dress two yards long,
was more weak or prsjudicsd than She
She had CHANGED to cross Mrs. Stanton's
orbit somewhere in space, and admired her
snowy locks, "which," shs added, "wsrs
o. course blsached by some artificial pro-
cess. For her part, she had no patience
with such women. They ovsrstepped
their sphere
Every night some hotel furnishes forth
hop for the dedication Of is inmates.
Here, under The gas. We see women whirled
in the maddsning galop, with . ring Of
spectators gathered around to see fair play.
Now they skim around the periphery, new
they dive into the vortex, until they look
like = group Of wild-syed Bacchantss,
drunk with gddy motion. l might have
gazed on . plantation breakdown With emo.
lions less kscnly poignant. Young BOBBY
informs US privately, as hs wipes The per
spiration Of the last round dance from his
brow, that he takes his partner aside and
tries her PAGES before vsnturing his rsputs.
ton with her in the ring. Oh, humilia-
ton! These be the masters wsmen serve.
These are the pleasures which they will
never surrender, no, never! with the elori-
Gus privilege Of being toasted a. "Lovsly
Woman At the fag end Of Caledonian fes
rivals, just before Gavin McMurragh and
his booty companion fall under the table.
The Peoria 4 Rock lslaad Rail.
way.
The work on the Peoria L Rock Island
Railway 10 progressing at good rate. Up
to yesterday, all the grading between this
place and section IS, on the line, had been
let.
The first Ave miles will be done By the
contractors, Aessrs. Prescott 4 jameson.
From section Ito 13, inclusive, has been
sub-lst to Mr. Eston. . gentleman who has
mad contracts, fer heavy amounts, 10 the
State Of Indiana. This contract will carry
the road two miles west Of kickapoo.
From section Is TO 10, inclusive, carry
ing the road to Princsville, 10 under con-
alteration, and perhaps will DO let in few
dsys. From section 10 to %, inclusivs. has
been lot to Savage L johnson.
From 80 TO IS 10 let to Edward McNem.
Der, an old contractor on the Ts,rs Haute.
Vandalia 4 East st. Louis Railway.
From % to "a. carrying the road to Tou.
lon has not been let.
From "a to ~, carrying two miles west
Of Lafayette has been let to MsssYs. vetts
L Morris, gentlemen who had contracts on
The T., P. 4 W. Railway.
From ~ TO AZ. or to Galva. has net been
let. Ten miles west Of Galvs, to section Is
has been let 10 Slocum 4 90, old con-
tractors in the ner,hsr part Of the State.
From section IS TO Reek Island has net
been let. nor will it bs until the spring
work begins. A soon - the frost gets ont
Of the ground in the spring the light work
Of the road will b dene. The heavy work
will b dsos ct sncs. Men are nov working
at Princsvills, Richweeds. and ether psists
and the werk will b pushed forward With
the utmost rapidi.y:-LPseria Transcript.