Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-07-07
R9NlON SHOTS.
NUMBER V.
BY LADY GAY.

1 have no patience with women who
are continually bubbling and battling
for "WOMEN's RIGHTS ~
The idea of gentle, refined, cuItivat-
ed woman (the sweetest work of Gods's
creation, for pretty, innocent woman
is the prettiest thing in the world wish
ing to J0ear the 6reechcs!
Did not the great architect Of the Uni
verse make man originally, coarse,
rough, strong and bearded, to fill the
place designed for him? Did He not
form the softened image Of the delicate
female, as companion for man a trust
ing, loving, clinging creature, depend
ent on man?
If the sO-calIed, strOng-minded wO-
men who are forcing themselves out of
their proper sphere upon the world, with
their clustering, twaddling speeches,
and more ridiculous "Organized meet
ings" only knew the grand principle
which permeateS the construction Of
male and female: If they were cy,ligHt-
e11ed enough to know that it requires a
man and woman combined to form a per-
feet man, and that the Universe is foun-
ded upon this stupendOus combination,
which is no more or less than the true
cOnjUgdl principle, without which the
myriads of shining worlds that glitter
above and around us, and our own little
planet, would crUmble into nOthing-I
say, if they were only enlightened, they
would blush, even to the bOsoms which
now beat with disgraeeful Iongings If
they could be convinced of their entire
! ignorance of the laws which govern the
vast and immense dOminiOns of the
God Ofheaven, they would call upon the
rocks and hills to hide them from the
scorn, and derision to which their igno-
rance exposes them!
What woman of genuine delicacy, and
innate modesty desires to assume the
position that rightfUlly belongs to man
But when we reflect upon the long, long
years that elapsed before the light of
true christianity burst upon the world,
and consider the gross darkness in which
people were wrapped for centuries, it is
no marvel that in this age of progress
ion there are fanatics cropping bout in
similar darkness. The time is coming
when the transcendant, clear blaze of
enlightenment viii shed abroad it's glO-
rious and gorgeous splendOr. A time
when the true position and power of
women will be acknowledged. A time
when men will be ready and willing to
admit that without women he would be
a nOnentity. A time that will open the
great seal which hides the mystic tie
between man and woman, and reveal to
the benighted, half crazy creatures who
are now making themselves supremeIy
ridiculous the grand system that holds
together the heavens themselves. Lack
of WOMAN's RIGHTS!
The delUded few who are prating be-
fore the world, of wOman's rights had
far better throw the little influence they
possess toward emancipating their un-
fortunate sisters from the thraIdOm so
many of them are enduring by having
to toll day and night for the support of
the lazy looms whose breeches these
strong minded are longing to jump in
to.
From the very window near which I
am now writing, can point tosix out of
seven families where the sole depend
ence of the little ones who need food and
clothing is upon the needle of their
mothers, while the fathers are IOafing
around, their masculine proportions
encased in breeches bought by their
wives labor talking big about the ''prO-
posed rail road route" and how 'I" big
man II intend to vote, and what big
mcwill do. Better, I'say were these So
called strong-minded going about try
ing to reform the trifing, no account
men, whose 'pants" they are painting
| for.
For my part Pm glad am a woman;
/ glory in it. 1 wouldn't vote if could,
I wouldn't turn out mustache if I
could. I wouldn't squeeze into breech-
es if l could. ! thank God he formed
me woman, lest by some mischance l
might belong to the class of "swine''
who let their wives support them, or be
the husband of one of the so-called
'strong minded'-(mercy what an es-
cape have made and aren't I glad of
it,
4 IcOmdn'S ProUmcc Is her home, and
in it she is more powerful (if she goes
to work the right way)tha the most po-
tent sovereign that ever welded sceptre.
Depend upon it the so-called Strong
minded" who neglect home for the pur-
pose of showing offat Women's Rights
meetings are losing deal every moment
so spent. Ifthey would govern, let them
stay at home and inculcate principles of
honesty and justice into their offspring.
If the mothers of the land were to adopt !
this rule en- ma88e, then woman's power