The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-20
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Tending themselves or of succumbing
If, indeed, q man neither speaks mol
writes,-if he be dumb as regards opin-
ion,-he passes simply as one of the
crowd, and il in the way neither of con.
WINGED; but woman may speak, and
almost write, as she likes. without dan.
ger of being wounded by sustained con.
fiict. Who would have the courage tc
begin with such q one as Miss Petrie
and endeavor to prove to her that she is
wrong from the beginning9 A little
word OF half-dissent, o smile, a strong
and an ambiguous compliment, which il
misunderstood, are all the forms of ar
gument which can be used against her
Wallachia Petrie, in her heart of hearts
conceived that she had fairly discussed
her great projects from year to year
with indomitable eloquence and unah-
swefable truth,-and that none OF nei
opponents had had leg to stand upon
And this she believed because the cnlV-
airy of men gave to her sex that protec'
ton against which her life was one con'
tinued protest. NJ
nloscock came ND to them. "Try and
saw a civil word to him, If he speaks
about il. Though he is TO be lord' stili
he is man and brother"
"Caroline," said the stern monltress,
"vou are already learning to laugh at
,yinciples which have been dear to you
Since YOU left your mothers breast.
Alas. how true it is! you cannot touch
pitch and not be defled."
The further progress of these friendly
and feminine amenities was stopped by
the presence of the gentleman who had
occasioned them. miss Petrie," said
the hero of the hour, "Caroline was 10
rell you of my good fortune, and nc
doubt she has done So"
81 cannot wait to hear the pretty things
be has to say" said Caroline, and
must look after my annt's guests. There
is moor Signor Beranarosci without
soul to say a word to MIN, and l must go
and use my ten Italian words"
"You are about to take with you to
your old country, Mr.. Glascock," said
MISS Petrie, Zone of the brightest stars
in oar young American Armament"
There could be no doubt, from the tone
of Miss Petrie's voice, that she now re-
garded this star, however bright, as one
of sort which is subjected to falling"
81 am going TO take very nice young
woman" said MIR. Glascock.
81 hate that word woman, sir, uttered
with the balf-hidden sBeer which always
accompanies its expression from the
mouth of a man."
"Sneer, Miss Petrie"
~ quite allow that it is involuntary,
and not analysed or understood by your
selves. If you speak OF dog, you IN
tend to do so with affection, but there is
always contempt mixed with it. The
so-called chivalry of man to woman is
all begotten in the same spirit. l want
no favor, but claim to be your equal"
81 thought that American ladies were
generally somewhat exacting as TO
those privileges which chivalry gives
them"
at is true, sir, that the only rank we
know in our country is in that proceed
ence which man gives to woman.
Whether we maintain that, or whether
we abandon it, we do not intend to pur-
chase it at the price of an acknowledg-
ment of intellectual inferf0rity. For
myself, | hate chivalry,-what yeu call
chivalry. l can carry my own chair, and
/ claim the right TO carry it whitherso.
ever | may please"
Mr.. Glascock remained with her for
some time, but made no opportunity for
giving that invitation to Monkhams, OF
which Caroline had spoken. AS he said
afterwards, he found it impossible to ex-
pect her to attend to any subject so
trivial; and when, afterwards, Caroline
told him, with some slight mirth,-the
OF which on such subject
was coming to her with her new ideas
of life,-thst, though he was partly
saved as u man and brother, still he
was partly the reverse as feudal lord,
he began to reflect that Wallachia Petrie
would be guest with whom he would
find it very difficult to make things 60
pleasantly at Monkhams. docs she not
bully you horribly ?" he asked.
"Of course she DULLES me-" Caroline
answered: land cannot expect you to
understand as yet how it is that | love
her and like her: but | do. II were in
distress tomorrow, she would give
everything she has in this world to put
me right"
$50 would l." said he.
"Ah, yOu-that is a matter of course.
That is your business now. And she
would give everything she has in the
world TO set the world right. Would you
do that =
at would depend on the amount ofmy
faith. If could believe in the result, |
suppose | should do it,"
"She would do it on the slightest
hope that such giving would have any
tendency that way. Her philanthropy
is all real. OF course she rs bore to
yos."
81 am very patient"
81 hope shall find you So always
And Of course, she is ridiculous in your
eyes. have learned to see it, and t.
regret N. but shall never cease TO love
her
81 have not the slightest objection
Her lessons will come from over the
water. and mine will come from-where
shall say lover the table. If can't
talk her down with so much advantage
on my side, ought to be made wo-
maA's-rght man myself"
To be Continued.