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Onslaught on an Editor.

own mind whether on the Whoe IL Wouiah
be best for me to give myself away for the ben
eft of my family, when there comes knock
at the door.
There, says |, is some one anxious to sub
scribe for the 80 Ell Paso Journal, so uttered
in loud voice, Come in"
She was dressed in pair of store boots and
an iron grey set Of spectacles, and she walked
up to me with majesty in her mein. knew
who it was the minute I set my eyes on her.
1t was woman.
l gracefully arose and said: " How are you,
maam; was you wishin to subscribe to the
"El Paso Journal?' at the same dippin' my
pen in the ink and opcnin' my subscription
book This alwuz gets EN-. 1t looks like
biziness.
Itdidn't get 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 aam," said |, II am Presbyterian"
"Air you," she said, prepared to embark
with us over the see with equal suHrage?"
"Ma'am," said |, l haint got no objection
to takin' a sail with you provided the boat amt
leaky and you'll do the rown."
A smile perused over her features for mo-
ment and she said, "Tm wllin' to suffer for
the caws."
Yes, said l. in polite and softenin' man
ner, It'll only cost two dollars, and Wen
send it to any address for an entire year"
Hev you wife, she asked.
a. hev,' said l, wonderin' what she was
comm at. So that you see couldn't marry
efI wanted to ever so much" threw this in
as soother
care you willn' that she should share with
you in the burdens and trials of life?7
81 amt no way perticklar, said I, an I'll
let her shoulder the whole of EN- if she has
hankerin that way"
Wood yew consent that she should go to
the poles p said she.
"She can 30 where she pleases," said ;
ginerally does"
"Yew air hole souled man. said she, and
THROWN her arms around my neck laft wildly.
"Git out" said II "wbat air you up to
ant one of them men, Stopp
After much labor succeeded in unoosening
her hold aud set her down on a chair. Judged
from her conduct that she stood in need Of a
few moral observations.
"Yew are an impusive fcmail,7 said l.
Your nature is at once spontaneous an out
breakin Yew need pair of martingals.-
Consider what would be your state ef a man 5
wife was to catchyo hugsin' him in this style. %
She wiped her face with her dress. for
got to mention this fact in speakin' of her spec
tacles
81 am worker in the cause of Women's
Rights"
Yes, said |, yew air. You ought 10 be
ashamed of yourself. should judge you were
one of them lobby women that the "Chicago
Tribune correspondent tells of. But you
can't come your nelarous arts over me I'm
sealed against EN-.
81 should be pleased" she said, TO go arm
in arm with you to the poles"
No you don't" said |, in alarm, 4" not eff /
have anything to gay in the matter | won't
60 with yew-not a single darned pole"
Young man." said she, "hast though
children
al hey" said /, seven Of EN-. Can you
show as good a record 2'
Wood you" said she, have your girls
grow up and be married TO base, sordid men,
who would take away their political rites and
and allow EN- no franchises ?"
"Darn the franchises, says !, in a rage
they are the things that women put on behind
to give the Grecian bend IF my daughters
ever 80 to wearin en-
No, no." said she they arc panniers.
"Well," said |, "panniers or franchises,
whatever you call EN-, I'm opposed to EN-
They are unnatural and humpty They de-
grade the human form into the likeness Of a
camel, and bring lovely women down on all
fUurs like a cat"
"Then," said she, come with me, and we
will emancipate women from the slavery Of
dress"
"No," said |, with severity; I" have no
wish to take the close away from any woman.
Wimmin without close would be a sad specta-
Gle, particularly in winter when the bowling
blasts prevail. Who are you, any way" ]
asked Of my visitor.
l am pilgrim" she said al belong to
the "Agitator," a noospaper devoted to the
caws of femaiI suffrage in Chicago"
Well" said I, calmly, the wimmin in
Chicago need something Of this sort, where
them that are married never no on goin' to bed
at night but what on wakin' up in the NOR.
min they may be divorced, and them that ain't
married spend their time in bottin' how maoy
times they can be married and divorced within
a month. The wimmin Of Chicago need agi.
tatin' powerfully. Keep stirrin' on EN- up
you please. The more yon agitate the bette
for en-"
With those words arose, and tellln' her Il
set still until my return, | stole softly dowr
stairs. l have not been back since Wha
will be the effect Of leavin' femail agitator sit