Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-20


mans work, like the saving and meas
uring lumber. The surest way to be a
nuisance here, and cost the country dig
nifty and money is to be "gusher,"
breaking out in sympathy with the strug.
Cling Cretans, resolving to break the
yoke of Brigham Young's poor wives,
sprinkling public documents with tears /.
The whole of that business, by common
consent, has been referred to John A.
Brigham, who has trained bis voice for
it
do not write this in spirit of re-
prehension of what is sympathetic, gen.
tie and womanly in public Legislation. =
Nor am expressing an opinion upon
the woman's suffrage question-which l
still believe if ever successful, would turn
public business into driyel and make the
Capitol gush. Doubtless Providence
has higher intentions for woman than
making her the mother Of man-though
a good deal Of mechanism seems to have
been wasted upon that exclusive depart
ment, and among these is, Of course, the
right to rule herself, quote the Declare
ton of Independence, and speak her
mind and draw salary for it.
FURTHER OF " SOCIETY"
Under ther that ambiguous term Of
" society,"" there are many ladies here
who are presumed to lead it. Mrs.
Sprague, Mrs. Chandler and Mrs. Nor
gan are among them, all three taking
rank from their wealth and establish
ments; the former also from her public
craces and natural social accomplish
ments. l do not know that any Of these
ladies, if poor, would be distinguished as
"Queens of Society,"" which is, | be-
lieve, the term used in fashion books and
ANIMALS. Mrs. Spraguc is very slender
and delicate lady, without the repose of
the We're de Veres, being rather ner-
vous and nail biting beauty, capable of
strong affection and jealousy, should
say, and upheld it in her labors to please
by the strong ambition she inherits from
her father. can imagine her, poor,
holding the place Of public school teach
era position where am warranted in
surprising her, because of her fathers
fe,long interest in Democratic educa-
ton. Well ! as q school-teacher, she
would charm the directors, be quoted to
be very interesting young girl, receive
boquets from the girls on New Years
day, and be asked good many ques
tons as to what dresses would be becom
ing, and whether blue eyes in man
were sign of deceitfu nature. F.
naly, the youngest and richest director
would fall in love with her. Everybo-
dy would have sympathy for her and
congratulate her. She would step into
soci,ty where she is, so naturally, that
afterward people would say There is
no queen about her at all. She is just
the same girl she was when she taught
school
To be a queen, you know. one must
strut little, swing train"-or trail,
which is it ?-and look scornfully out
of TIE front window upon peanut boys
and shoe blacks. Mrs. Sprague is not
queen | am warranted in saying. Mrs.
Chandler is a little more son" that or
der, holding herself very straight and
statuesque. Mrs. Morgan is merely
bankers wife, who rides beside her hus
band in a respectable brougham, looks
as if born to the use Of silver plate and
service china, and she gives yon feel
ing, when she looks at you, as if you
would greatly like to have her for an
aunt.
/ hope all this matter is legitimate /;
for my only object, as said before, is to
persuade ladies to stay at home and
keep their "infuence" for their neph-
ewg.
The greater your husband is, the
poorer house he will live in, the less you
will see of him, and the more he will be
asked out to stag dinners. Webster lived
in little two story house here, next door
TO the Unitarian church, that a timer
has bought since and raised story
He could GO story better than the god
like Daniel Clay died in the poison
Gus purlieus of the National Hotel, and
Calhoun died in cheap boarding house.
You must marry mutton headed SEN
ator, like Squabbe, the Niger driver,
Appleking the Spectator in Usage beans,
or Tallow the yardstick. Then our hus-
band can go where he likes, but you
will be the Senator. When Tom. Ben
ton died there was a mortgage on his
house little bigger than the roof of it,
and his prettiest daughter ran away with
a barraek captain who parted his hair
in the middle. If you want fame 90 go
for it," but if you prefer position follow
the other end of the finger.board.
~ Sorrow sobers us and makes the