Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-07-09
NUMBER Il.
"olnaIl'ss Right.
From the Ell Paso (In,D journal.

h''h' Ia' hi q d1o Ntill journal.
/ was sittin' in my office, specula-
TIM in my own mind whether ON the
whole 1t wouldn't be better for me tn
give myself away for the benefit of
my family, when there came n
knock at the door.
There, says /, Is some one anxious
to subscribe for the El Paso journal.
so | uttered in loud voice, Come
In"
She was dressed In pair Of store
boots and an iron gray pair of spec
taeles, and she walked up to me
with majesty In her mean. knew
who 1t was the minute l set eyes on
her.
1t was woman,
gracefully arose and said, "How
are you mann, was you wishing to
subscribe to the El Paso .fo,raas?"
at the same time dippin' my pen in
tile ink and openin' my subscription
book. This always gifts 'em. It
looks like bizness.
1t didn't git her.
She fixed her CLASSY eyes on me
and said.
Young man, arc you an advocate
for the holy caws of woman's rights?
mo, man." said /, II am a Pres
byteriau.p "
"Air, YOU" she said, prepared to
embark with US over the sea of equal
suffrage ?"
'Maam," said I, ~ haint no ohjec-
tion to takin' quiet sail with you,
provided the boat aint leaky and you
do all the rowing"
A smile perused her features for a
moment, and then she said, II am
willing to suffer for the caws."
YES" said l, In polite and soft
enin' manner. "It'll only cost two
dollars, an We'll send it to any ad-
dress for an entire year"
Have you wife?" she asked.
~ hev," said I. wanderim' what
she was comm ut. $50 that you zee
I couldn't marry you IL / wanted TO
ever so much" / threw this in as u
soother.
"Air you willln' that she should
share with you the trials and bur-
deus of life?
III amt noways pertickler," said
L, San I'll let her shoulder the
whole of them If she has banker
in that way"
"Would you consent that she
should go to the poles ?' said she.
"She can go where she please"
said ], "She ginnerly duz."
"Yew are hole souled man. said
she, and throwin' her arms round
my neck, laft wildly.
"Git out, ;" said /, "what air you
up te? I Amt one of them men.
Stop"
After much labor / succeeded In
unloosining her hold and sit her
down In chair. judged from her
conduct that she stood In need of
few moral observations.
"Yoo air an impulsive femail,"
said /. "Yoor nature Is at once spon-
taneous and outbrakin.' Yoo need
pair of martingails. Consider what
would be your state of mans wife
was you huggin' of him in this
style"
She wiped her face with her dress.
She had OH dress. / forgot to men,
ton this fact in speaking of her spec
tacles.
~ am a worker in the cause of wo-
mans Rights"
YES" said /, "You air. You
ought to be ashamed of yourself.
should judge yoo was one of them
lobby women that the correspondents
tell of. But 700 can't come yoor ne
farious arts over me. I'm stealed
against EN-"
81 should be pleased" she said,
to go arm in arm with you to tho
poles."
mo you DON'T" says / In alarm;
mot If l have any thing to say in
the matter. l won't go with you
not single darned pole"
"Young man." said she, "hast
thou children ?"
81 hev," said L, ''seven of 'em.-
Can you show as good record?
"Would you, said she, "have your
girls grow up and be marie d to base,
sordtd men, who would take away
their political rites and allow them
no franchises ?n
"Darn the franchises, )" says +, ina
rage; "they are the things that wo-
men put on behind to give them the
Grecian bend. RI my daughters ev-
er go to wearin' 'em--" -
mo, no." said she, ''they are pan.
iers.n
"Well," said |, "paniers, or fran
chises, or Whatever 900 call 'eIn.
They are unnatural and humpty.
They degrade the human form into
the likness of "A camel, and bring u
lovely woman down on oil fours like
q cat.n
"Then come with me, and we will
emancipate women from the slave of
dress.n
NO." said / with severity, IT
have no wish to take the close away
from any woman. Wimmen with
out close would be sad spectacle,
particularly in winter, when tho
bowling blast prevails. Who are
you any way ?" | asked my visitor.
IL am Pilgrim" she said, II be-
long to the Agitator, q noospaper de-
voted to the caws OF female suffrage
in Chicago"
"Well." I" said | calmly, the vim
min in Chicago need something of
this sort. Where them that are mar
ried never know OH going to bed ut
night but what on wakin' up In tho
morpin' they may be divorced, and
them that aint married spend their.
time i'm bettin how many times they
can be married and divorced within
"a month. The wimmin of Chicago
need agitatin' powerfully. Keep
stirin on 'em up, If you please. The
more yoo agitate the better for 'c,n.p
With these words arose, and tel-
lin her to set still until my return, [
stole softly down stairs. have not