Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-07-21
Susaii's Sister in the West.


of the FL Paso Journal, speculatin' in my
own mind whether on the whole it wouldn t
be best for me to give myself away fot the
benefit of my family, when there came a
: knock at the door.
There, says |, some one anxious to sub
, scribe for the FL Paso Journal, sa | uttered
in loud tone of voice, come I'M
She was dressed in pair of store boots
and an iron gray set of spectacles, and she
walked up to me with majesty in her mein
[ knew who it was the minute | set my eyes
on her.
1t was woman.
1 gracefully arose and said, ''How are you
mann, was you wantin' to subscribe to the
Ell Paso Journal?" at the same time dipin'
my pen in the ink and openin' my subscrip-
ton book. This always gifts EN-. 1t looks
like bizness.
1t didn't git her.
She fixed her CLASSY eyes on me and said
Young man, are yew an advocate for the
holy caws of woman S rights?''
No, maam,' said |, Il am Presby-
terian."
Air you" said she, 'prepared to en-
bark with us..over the sea of equal suffrage?"
"Maan," said |, 81 haint any objection
to takin' a quiet sall with you, provided the
boat amt leaky and you II do the rowin'.'' y
a smile perused her features for mo-
ment and then she said, Il am willing to
suffer for the caws'
Yes, y said l, in polite and softenin'
manner, It'll only cost two dollars, and
we Il send it to your address for an entire
year.
.''Hev you wife?' she asked.
Il hers" said | wonderin what she was
comm at. $50 that you see | couldn't
marry you eff | wanted to ever SO much" /
threw this in as soother
Air you willin' that she should share
with you the trials and burdens of life ?''
Il ain t noways Particular, said |, land
III let her shoulder the whole of EN- ef she
has Il hankerin' that way"
Wood you consent that she should go to
the polcs?" s;dd she.
''She can go where she plcases," said l,
she ginnerly duz.'
''Yew air hole souled man. said she
and THROWN her arms around my neck laft
wildly.
Git out, said I, what are you up to
ain one OF them men. Stop
After much labor succeeded in unloos-
ening her hold and ser her down in a chair.
Judged from her conduct that she stood in
need Of few moral observa tions.
Yoo air an impulsive femail, said l.
''Yoor nature is at once spontaneous and
out breakin'. You need pair of martin.
gals. Consider what would be your state
of himiin this style. -
She wiped her face with her dress She
had on dress. | forgot to mention this
fact in speaking OF her spectacles
Il am worker in the caws of Woman 5
Rights
Yes said 1, 'syoo air Yoo ought to
be ashamed of yourself should judge yoo
was one of them lobby women that the Chi
cago Tribune correspondent tells Of But
you can t come your nefarous arts over me.
I'm sealed against 'em. y
Il should be pleased" she said, ito go
arm in arm with you to the poles -
mo you don't said |, in alarm; not
eff have anything to say in the matter. |
won't go with yoo-not single darned
pole"
"Young man," said she, ''hast thou any
children %
':I hev," said I, "seven of EN-. Can
700 show as good a recori?'',
Wood 700, said she, hey your girls
grow up, and be married to base, sordid men
who would take away their political rites
aud allow 'em no franchise p
"Darn the franchises, says I, in rage,
they are the things that women put on be-
hind TO give EN- the Grecian bend If my
daughters ever go to wearin' en-"
No, no, said she they are panniers
"Well," said l. ''panniers or franchises,
or whatever you call 'em, | am opposed to
EN- They are unnatural and hunpty.
They degrade the human form into the
: likeness of camel, and bring lovely woman
down on all fours like cat. y
Then said she, come with me, and
we will emancipate woman from the slavery
of dress
NO" said |, with severity, 81 hev no
wish to take the clothes from any woman
Wimmen without close wood be sad spec
table, particularly in winter, when the how
lin blasts prevail Who are you. any way?''
| asked my visitor.
Il am pilgrim, she said, Il belong to
the .Agitator, noospapcr devoted to the
caws of female suffrage in Chicago
"Wel,'' said | camly, ''the wimmen in
Chicago need somcthin Of this sort, where
then. that air married never no on goin to
bed at mite but that on wakin up in the
morEin' they may be divorced, and them
that ain married spend their time In bet
tin how many times they can be married
and divorced in month. The wimmen of
Chicago need agitation powerfully. Heep
a stirrin' of 'em up, if you please. The
IL boft