The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-28

NAUGHTY WoxES.-That's in Des Moines
II isn't in Keoknk. We haven't any naughty
women here. But the Register man found q
lot OF 'em in one short half hour or such
matter. They are SO very naughty-thoee
Des Moines ladies-that it's clear that Des
Moines isn't proper place to have the State
Fair. If were there, the ill,bred ladies
would push the officers Of the Fair Of into the
mud and soil their patent feathers. Our
ladies' wouldn't do anything half 80 unmaner-
y Is that. Then the Des Moines ladies gig
gle Horrorsl There isn't lady in Keo-
kuk that gigsles-of course there isn't. 1t
is certain. that with such ladies ~ these Of
the Register, it would be great improperly
to take the Fair there.
Last Saturday WAS muddy day. The ladies
were out in bsviss. Always arc on muddy days.
A good many people are always out when the
mud 10 deep and sidewalks and street crossings
narrow. There il always sgood deal Of human
nature shown whom mud 10 deep. And mean as
men are, women, the dear creatures, are some
times ditto. We know that rude, ilmannered
gangs Of big men often advertise thsmsslvss rs
fools BY standing on corners, gaping At passing
justly indignant fsmslss can pass only With great
difhculty Nobody knows that better than We do,
and NO one despisss such praetics more. We Also
know II II customary 70 speak and act CALAMITY
when there's woman In the cass, no dinsrsnos
whether the sweet darling BE- wrong or right.
Bat after al, the way soms women and girls act
on muddy sidewalks annuls and wipes out this
iron Law offashion, and permits person to speak
in treason to its tsashings. On Saturday while
meandering around on our reportoriAl moccasine
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daily store of items, We saw several women acting
very much ~ they ought mot to do. group Of
four, occupied the two foot rails ct alley eros
| sing, eagAged In delicious street gossip about
| Whist Kind OF dresses they should wear at such
and such time, and no maa without wings could
have passed them without going into the mud
half knse>dssp. In wading through that mud We
make up the opinion that gallantry shown such
persons WAS An internal imposition upon the per
son showing il A square or two farther and "
saw . lady and . gsntlsmaa approaching mar
row street crossing from opposite ways. Tbs man
halted 70 give the woman the way. Before reach
ing the crossing she stopped to tinker up the
baby-wagcn which she was trundling before her.
The chap thought now was his time, and he hove
| ahead.
| When be vas tvo-thirds Over, she started MP,
| took possession Of the crossing, and forced Mr..
Boots ont into the mud Of the gutter. Another
specimen Of lady behaving mot very nice. At =
came sweeping down the North side Of the street
/ in single file, and entered upon the foot-way
| leading across the street.. A man on the opposite
side seeing them in single march. presumed he
| could CROSS the street It the same time. He had
no sooner put his prssumptuous feet upon the
planks than the girls breasted up In double rank
and bors down upon him, crowding the poor cuss
Oh the boards into the muck and miro With :
glance backward and chuckling giggle the silly
things padded on, actually twisting themselves
into 6rseian bend Of delight It the trick they
had played on the gsntleman Who hsd suffered
ffom their rudsness and i'll mAnnseedness. If the
man had acted q he should have done, he would
have held his ground in passing and bumped one
Of the damsels out Of his way and unto polite.
| ness.
In an hours walk " saw several such actions
| on the part Of those who would dy iuto dreadful
Pet were You to say they were not we'll bred lades.
Any person who viii keep his eyes open on mud
~ DAY can - similar instancef. We write those
lines not In defence Of men Who oct q bad or
worse than the women and girls " have mem
toned. All such deserve rebuks, and ~ have
/ talked dutch shout them times without number,
But their lAalts DO not excaes the wonsn whs act
similarly. Persons Of true gentiiity never abuse,
bat always notice with gratsfunsss and thanks al
scts Of kindness And politsness. Imposing spon
homage shown Ase 10 vkat no trae woman will b
guilty Of. Those who ast otherwise cannot expect
eseaps fron comment, and Ne wouldt hlans theil
husbands or lovers if they didn't love them te
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