The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-05-05

An Account Of the Wo.nen's jury.
The following serious and perfectly reli>
able correspondence from Wyoming is from
The Dodge County wisconsin, Citizen:
DEAR MOTHER OF course you have
read in all the papers how that Anty has
been setting on the jury, and how tuey con-
yicted 4 man to death. | know it WAS a
great honor for her, but / had an awful
time Of it, and was glad enough when they
adjourned. You see girls is scarce and
high out this way, and uncle Jed has ut
got his place paid for yet, 50 Anty and NE
do our own work. The day the jury begun
10 set, we got up before three 0 clock and
lad the wash out before breakfast Anty
went away before ten-then had the wort,
to finish up, and dinner to get. Before |
got half through little Ulysses Grant Fluil
such hOwng you'd have thought there
was d dozen Indians on the war path |
tried my best to keep bial qu!et-at last
began to sing 70 him,
Nice little baby, don't gc, in fury,
Cause mammals gone TO set on the jury.
Just as | got the words cut Of my mouth
uncle Jed came in, ana says, damn your
Jury" lie was billing mad, tell you, for
he cannot bear to hear the baby cry. lie
toNl me to take the baby straight to the
court house to his mother, and he would
eat his dinner III the pantry and told me
TO tell Anty to get excused and come home.
But when | got there, tie Chief Justice
was preachin to the wlmmen beautifully,
and told en- how that all the world was
looking OF them; and that Wyoming had
took the first step to give wimmin their
rights, and lots more that can remember.
Poor Ulysses spicd his mother, and was
getting uneasy SO that couldn't hear half
of IT, After she got through, Anty gave
the baby his dinner, and he was happy as
a prince, looking at all the folks. She said
if she did not come home to supper, [
might bring the baby again about dark.
day back and forth, all the time that Anty
was scttin' on that jury, and all the work
besides.
All the wimmin had on new dresses ex-
ccpt Anty. She bought beautiful blue
mcrino, but couldn't get it made up for
love no. money-sO she had to wear her
black alpaca. She was glad Of it after
wards, foI a man sat next to me and says
to another man that that woman in black
dress is sensible, for wimmin settin' on
jury in a murder trial ought to wear mourn
ing.
Twas real provoked one day when [ was
takin the 5aby; he kept squallinc all the
way, when who should | see commiug but
BIZ Smigker. | pulled my veil over my
face and pretended | didn't see him, but
he sings out, "halloo! what's thatl a young
juryman ?" Bill has been home with me a
couple Of times, but | am afraid he won t
e., H., l,,ft
let Anty come home during the whole time.
[ couldn't get dinner, so Uncle Jed used to
set lunch at the saloon. | don't ought
to say anything about it, but he staid out
three nights till twelve. Where he was
| don't know. | shall hot tell Anty, for
she Is all tuckered out, and has to lie down
every little while.
Anty said to day that she was going to
turn over a new leaf in the house She
would hire girl, cost what 1t might. She
had come to her senses, and found out her
sphere, and as for wearing herself out
among pots and kettles, and being q slave
for Jed Flail, if she knew herself she
Sh )uldn't DO it, Not much, Mary Ann
She i, going to read and expand her mind,
and some day will start on a lecturiug tour,
and that it would be pretty soon, il t want
for the baby. She said there is one thing
certain, l put my foot on that square; there
Will no more Fails come into this house
Ulysses is the oldest. and will always be
the youngest. When | was settin' on that
jury was mortified almost to death to think
Of Jed flail being SO stupid as to send that
baby right in court time. OF course he
had no feelings foI me. | sometimes tho
/ should faint away and drop out of my
seat, and this great Junk to drag out what
little lite there was ii me. Other wimmin
could have their babies at recess, aud their
fathers think just "a much Of them as Jed
does Of his baby. If | had my life TO live
over again, Id keep schuel till | was gray
before Id marry man that couldn't ap-
preoiate my talents, said, 'Anty, you
was beginning TO get gray, weren't you,
when you were married?' but she did net
hear. just then somebody knocked |
onJuei the door. and there stood hg.h