New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-10
WAKING THE CEASuA


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lErom the New York world-l
The gentlemen whose duty it is to van
der up aud down ia the land TO find on
how mary people there. aresin il, what Il
Their pasiopallty.~ how old they are, snf
other important facts which are to appeal
in the census report, have some singular
experiences. By some strange provifior
of nstures men, but more especially
women, seem to think that In great and
free government, such as that OF the
United States of America, they should be
exempt from all such petty annoyances az
I. telling any official person who and what
they are, The same is undoubtedly the
case among people who are lens en-
li9htened, such as those who live, move
and have their being under such dss-
potic powers as those OF France, Russia,
Prussia and Westphalia; but an element
of liberty enters The nature of q woman
who comes to this country here to seek
bread, butter, and selfculture. and is un-
born in her who is native. To be thus
triaed with end mystifed by Government
officials exci,es within her bosom, not only
q feeling recalcitrant, but one closely bor-
dering upon indignation. Woman hates
the census taker as she hates the gentie-
man who comes to see her husband and
intices him to drink of the Aowing bowl.
Az census-takers, pursuing their calling
between business hours, generally lind only
women at the houses which they visit,
they meet all the scorn and indignity
which the gentle female heart 50 we'll
knows how to bestow upon him who would
Dry into it's affairs; moreover. women are
90 intuitive-and it is mainly npon ID
tuition women pride themselves
that they scent danger from afar.
They are not altogether to be blamed
for this, for, Fl ON time immemorial st.
Paul's semark about the prOpriety OF their
asking their husbands abont any hing
they don't understand has been dinged
into their ears, and they have contra. ted
an evil habit Of not telling man-,hat is,
IN official man who comes to- them with
an odious book in which he puts down all
that they ssay-that they are in fear and
trembling, and clustered beyond reason
when asked how old they are. what are
their nance, who are their husbands. and
q thousand other impairment queries
which nobody but designing person
would ever think Of asking. sa
A ring Ut the bell. "Mary, wish you'd
20 to the door. I'm doing up my hair,
and goodness only knows where my net is.
Go and see who it H." Exit Mary, who
trips down stairs, prinking herself, snd
seeing that her dress is arranged nicely.
She opens the door, and there stands q
man with hook. It is . man, and 90
Mary is willing to have little chat with
him. 800 s4trsss g a.
.sGood day, SIR"
.Good day. Will you tell me who, lives
here ~ 4e = t-7a at f
MRS. Brown"
..Does she spell it with an E?"
80 dear, no., sir; some Of her relations
does. but she doesn't put on airs. She
spells It plain, Mrs. Brown, Brown
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Brown"
What 10 her husbands name ~
/. why, Mr.. Brown, Of course.
"Yss' ! know; but what is his first
.Peter-Peter Brown" (. ..a5
oWhst ie his business go
"Wait minute; I'll get you one of his
Wholesale and retail
clothier. guess you want some clothes
look "a though you did," Exit Mary, who
trips MP stairs, revealing slipshcd heplin
her Aight, and waiting for no reply. Pres
emily she returns with Mrs. Brown-who
has done up her hair but forgotten to
attend to the beauty of her feet-at her
heels. Mrs. Brown knows the official face
and book. and is instantly on her guard.
Mrs. Brown, loquit,r-" What do you
wish, sir p ~ tpt ttae t~,'
II am taking the census"
so, yer; census taker. to be sure. Him
Is puts down in a book everything you
say, and then sends it ON to Washington,
and then laws only knows what'n happen
TO you" e4a - i 81
"Pshsw! some folks seem 70 think th.t if
their names go down in this book, they
will be hanged or have something else
happen to them. What is your husbands
business?' @ "a
swell, be calls himself . wholesale and
retail clothier; but he amt; he's only q
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