The Republican journal., 1869-10-28
LETTER FROM BOSTON.
An Episode of Strong Minded FemaIe---
Working Woman's Convention Miss Jennie
Collins---The Coliseum Democratic Rally
---Du ChailIu and his Adventures Olive Lo-
gan---Hon. N. G. s4ichborn.
Correspondence of the journal.

DONIDN, OCl. 70, lSOJ.
Boston has had u genuine sensation in the
shape OF 4 woman, all the way from Kansas,
dressed IN tight pants and close fitting coat.
1t IS perhaps needless to add that She WAS of
the strong-minded persuasion, ana was. /
believe, some sort Of a spiritual preacher. OF
course the weaker portion Of the sex feminine
were dutifully shocked and held IN their
hands i'll holy horror at such an outrageous
innovation. Nevertheless, the woman. who
ever she was seemed in no way cast down
but strobe of rs maicstically a. if she had
always been used to that sort of thinr. IF
She had trimmed her hair and added Glossy
beaver and slender rattan to her toilet, She
would have made rs nobbv 4 swell A. ever
came down Beacon street.
In connection with this episode Of d strong
minded female | am reminded to e;ly that
there has been quite an influx of such into
our city during the week, drawn here by the
Working Woman's Convention, which was
in session in Fancuil Hall, on Thursday and
Friday. Happening to be in the Hall at the
conclusion Of Friday afternoons session, |
took advantage Of the occasion to have some
conversation with Miss Jennie Collins and
other leading spirits Of the Convention Miss
Collins is not very old in Year,, Tut is thin,
sharp, cadaycrous and salow us can br I'M
agincd. And being not over attentive to
matters Of dress is not very attractive III her
personal appearance. In her conversation
She is still less @agin@-tal5ing very rap
idly in high thin. wiry icc-hccpng close
to no subject under consideration. but ~
pending hcr time in alternating between wo-
mans wrongs and mans oppression, and
hurting the most terrible invcctivcs against
the opposite sex.
| spoke Of the small audience which had
been assembled during the afternoon and
asked her if she attributed it to 4 want Of
sympathy with the movement
''l'y no means" she replied Most all
women We're conscious that they were OPP
pressed but being still in bondage to man
were afraid to acknowledge it, Besides
Fancuil Hall was not considered, " MANY
women, rs a very nice place TO como to. 1t
was down here in the Markets, aud with very
poor accommodation for seats, and Ms vet wo-
men wouldn't rcnounce comforts for the sake
of TRUTH
Tothc onquiry-''Why did you come here?'
She said, = Because every now ,loa or prin-
|ciplc Of lihery-cycry truly refolmatory
measure, has had It's birth in Faneuil Hall. "
I" But''-she continued. it is 4 very hard
place for u woman TO speak in, for this rca-
son: there have been so many meetings here OF
great, strong, coarse men, that the walls have
become perfectly saturated with their lives
| INC physically weaker than man, naturally
draws to herself, As cold hands draw heat
| from u stovcn
DO you find this controlling influence
very annoying y With quick, upward, de-
faint glance at Wcbsters pictured form, She
said Yes very annoying. don't want to
be controlled 10y mon, whether living or dead.
| Do you?"
Gentle reader, pity me, | didn't want to
tell q ialschood, and here in the cncmv'z
| camp didn't dare tell the truth. 50 said
g No-that is--Wcll-rcaly-I don't know.
[ haven't thought much about it," Oh, what
| 4 scornful, and yet plying glance, sho cast
upon me then, rs if from immcasurahlc
heights She looked down upon poor puny,
weak trcmbor, whom she might crush with
4 torrent Of words, but magnanimouSlv fore
bore.
next asked her how She proposed to bet
ter the condition Of women She was eager
and ready to tell me Her plans, ana from the
abundance OF her remarks and the intcrlop-
inc explanation, of Mrs. Lyman and Daniels.
| found out that woman WAS 4 Very much
abused creature troddcn down into the very
dust by the iron heel of oppression. But that
a new ora was about 10 dawn for her, and
that in tile ballot-hoX She was to find redress
for all the Wrongs-lor all her hardships-
all her nc@lccts-to for all her euilerin@s In
fact She was TO be what She had never been
the equal Of man. began to be very much
in q maze to look bcwildcrcd and helpless,
and to wonder how ] was to beat 2 retreat
from the sound of their sharp tongues.
| have IN idea that angels are usually
white, grand and very beautiful But mine
camc on this occasion in the form of d bi@,
burly negro-thc lawyer Bradley who enter
cd with a paper for Mis- Collins, relative 90
the Working woman's League 1t had the
effect to throw them into considerable cX-
element, and not waiting to see how the,
would end their quarrel, made my escape
through the gathering gloom Of the hall, out
upon the paycmcnts. And walking quickly
home under the moonlight | tried to think
what man Of all my acquaintance had ever
injured or ill-treated me; OF tried in amy way
to make me feel myself his inferior. And
haven't thought of one yet.
The Convention had great deal to say
about woman's being undcr-paid and not
having time to read and study. Now am a
working girl, 90 as early and return as late
from my daily employment rs any girl in
Boston. My work also is of the most ov-
haustng naturc-but | manage TO find time
to read the daily papers, all of the newly
published books, to attend lectures concerts
theatres and TO write my weekly letter tO thp