Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-01
VOICE FROM MISSOURI,
For the Gallipolis Journal.
Another Plea for Glenn.

Another Plea for Clem.
EDITOR JoURNAL:-If the School
marin question is not exhausted, allow
me to speak my piece" With n,
little amusement have followed tn,
discussion up to the present, and fear
ing Mr.. Glenn is getting the worst of i
venture to raise my feeble voice il
his behalf, and lest be is by this tim,
occupying the stool of repentance lie,
me assure him, that he never made 1
more decided hit, in his life; indeed
may he well say with one of old, "a
awoke and found myself famous
and SO rapidly has his fame spread that
he is known away out here on the
bleak prairies of North Missouri.
Another sweet morsel l have, too, for
my friend Mr.. Glenn, and that is, that
the simple folk of the State of Missou-
ri, who lately passed new Constitu-
ton, making the intelligence of all who
come of age after 1870, qualification
for suffrage, are just silly enough on
an average, to prefer women for teach
ers; and declare also, the simpletons
that they are more successful than
men.
And to prove to him that they are
not so enlightened as the residents of his
Portsmouth, District, / would just add that
several of the most successful received
certificates once in Gallipolis of that
same candidate for matrimony.
Now. Clemmy, my dear friend, do
not imagine for moment, that am
candidate to wash your dishes, patch
your breeches, or perform the other
work you mentioned. Though l will
candidly acknowledge to being an
"Old Maid" when 1 tell you that
you have my most profound sympathy
in your trials and prosecutions.
l do really think it pity that some
poor fellow who has no convenient way
of making living but by excepting
school," and who, after having been
driven to it perhaps by the unkindness
of some relative that might have en-
joyed the credit of at Least one gentle
man (?) in the family, one who is con-
stitutionally disinclined to obey the
Bible injunction and "earn his bread by
the sweat of the face and who can
perceive no Granny in either the profes-
sion of medicine or the law where he
might get in, and who knowing himself
entirely destitute of that disinterested
magnanimity necessary for a Minister
of the Gospel, should be encroached
upon by those intellectual poachers,
"Schoolmarms." But keep a brave
heart, friend Glenn, a few more such
communications as that you
sent to the Journal, and public opinion
will sweep them from employment. and
after awhile the children will forget to
annoy you with the accounts of 'pic-
nc S, decorations, and kisses, and will
become the staid, unexpectant, unen
thusiastic creatures Nature intended
they should be, till they were demoral-
zed by that assuming class Of indi-
viduals known as Schoolmarms.
Let. me give you little good advice
also, my friend, 'as We 60 along. Don't
come to Missouri to follow your chosen
calling, for they pay woman here, if
she is capable of performing the same
work, as well as man, (and some of
The forward creatures actually get the
credit of it, just the same that they
DO men; and more, they do not call
hem females out here, they are always
entitled to their God-given name of
and not unfrequently lady
.eacher, or teacheress; but then, friend
Glenn, remember that Missouri has Just
oeen shook to her center by civil
var, and while so many things have
@ be righted, our people may overlook
'ome important items.
Oh yes, Glen, and forgot the most
important part of my gossip: Some of
he impudent girls that came here with
1allia county certificates, have actually
rot married to some of the first young
nen of the country; but 1 have not,
which ought to prove to you that 1 am
n your side, and have never looked {
bout for ''newb beau" Good bye, friend i
lem, and when these naughty Missou-
ians prefer men of your stamp to
Old Maids," of mine, 1 will write for !
ou, but at present remain where you !
re feted, and admired by all School /
,arms, and especially by l.. |