, 1870-05-29
And Rights
Which Are Claimed,

Which Are Claimed.
Amusemcuta.
| At Home and Abroad,
CHICAGO, Nays.
10 ~ Edtsor o. The c1inaoo Tribune:
1Want 70 talkto you to-day about the z:ehts q
cnes OF human beings Who are entirely over
looked N this eeldah world. They have no op
PottnnitY themselves Of demanding then. md
should they ever have them, vould only b.
speedily slenced in the rnost SUMMARY m.nuo,
BY man and woman alike. And yet no clsss E
mora thoroughly anpbbed, ground down,
1 eaaelehed, suppressed, ignored, al1rkled, md
cast one side than this class.
am prepared To admit that man h.s nc
rights worth mentioning. and, il they are worth
mentioning, ho had better keep quiet ,bout
them came to thus conclusion the o.her #.
tesnoon whi1e attending = session of the North
western Woman'e Franchise Associ,t;on, n,
words to that effect. i young woman, dressed
IN sandy hair, blue ribbon, regulation blsck
nlk, and no ehignon, convinced me- Of this fact
IN speech OF An hour and three quarters. point
ing II intervals the slow-moving finger Of eco1n
IN my direction. At tbs expiration Of oyery
Ten minutes, I moved away from that hneer,
and when, In her peror1tion, she de-
sef1ped IN whitening terms tho tyranny
OF man md the wrongs Of the female slave !;
when she hurled her bony finger at mo md
fustted every fold of her black silk with lndie.
naton, Is abe said In loud tone Of yo;ee
les! Nr. President, every woman who
has husband, or father, or brother.
Is elase. Let us emancipate ourselves, Let
III throw on our shacklea Let rs arise and
SOAR from the dust Of our thratdotu,"-I i'm.
mediate1y took q back seat and iuyoluntariiv
e1tl tlaimed, "Let her eoar."
ana when looked upon the atray Of elayes
On the platform -afaves in spectacles.
hs;!P imp goHna sharp noses aud ehorst
ch,Enons, gold chains, diamond rings, and
Gteclan bends, my heart smote me, lest, Der
chance, Tas task1naster, and would be },eid
accountable for the groans Of tho oppreased
ana the stripes Of tue bondwoman.
never luly realized before what m utterly
lanirnoqr, low-lived, sacrilegious, ty1annicsl
wretch WAS, until heard it from that sanf1v.
4tired woman With no chignon, God blasa her
never fully realized before how had r1nnnd
that sandy.hafred woman down into the dust:
now had forged c.nel shack]es for har tender
Mna; how for ages hAd gagged, tortured.
and tyrannized over her; how I had deuied
ner me night to be N Aspassa and Sapplo.-
although even now, in my degradation. insist
upon mental reservation, to the effect that
she would not look well reclining upon Asn.-
sias bed OF roses, and would not bo success
ennmored youth.
nut realize al these thinga nov, and I sit
Win heart bowed down with weight Of WOO, Clad
N peElte1tia1 sAckc!oth and ashes, eating black
bread and bean soup. while that eaudy-haired
woman, WITH no chignon, forever and ever fits
my discontinue. "TaEo thy beak from ofr |
my heart thy form from OF my door, Dnt
the sandy-haircd "rare and radiant maiden"
~hom the angels name Lenore, and the prcsi- |
deIt persisted in calling spading. only replies,
1.Ss NSeseImore," although cry, Peccars, ,nea
cu!pd, 7nea 1nd1inad cufpa!
!, Ent, although acknowledge penitentially
that haye no rights worth mentioning, can
not help but reflect, sitting in my Iesp Of |
ashea. The sAndy-haifed woman said that the
slaves about her were "Baatching hen1."
shs md the rest were scratching bona
Now, it occurred to me- Hhi1o tho +
sandy haired woman (and havs an affinity for |
sandy haired women. Was making thu gal-
=. remark that scratching 6cns usual
ply them with food and otherwise to bes.osv
upon hem that degree OF maternal care wh,ch
g characteristic Of all wel-tegulated hens
Now we're these hens IN Farwell Hail
scratching for brooda Of chickens? Waa the
,Aady hen with no chignon scratching
T. E. ~ |
where mothats would be likely to 70 In order
Q scratch and take care Of theif chiidren7 l.
What sort Of nuknment would they expcct to
'cr1tch out Of those hard wooden chairs that
'uge red curtain and those frescoed Apostles
IN tho ceiGDg7 You might as well scratch for
'cAzls in dung heap. l.
But then, viewed from my present pusillAu-
nous position and eacriiegious standpoint,
uch remarks partake Of levity and are unbe-
oming the occasion.
But Il dM not see that sandy haired woman
he next day At lunch in John N.icbt's rea- /
au1ant, keeping two walters busy IN supply
rs her with spring chickens and strawberry !,
ho1t-cAke, then Tn \ sinner, And. as eat at
y soup, I sigEed-."W Would 1 were a-alAye like
bee, o. scratching hen!"
Mhi1o coneeding,, therefore, that man, the
Frant, has no rights, and that woman, The l.
lave, or, in her OWL par1ancc, the hen tLat |
cfatches, should hare Ill rights from splitting
God to splitting ballots, from running loco
lotlves to running Legislatures, and any other l.
rGogatiFe which tbs 1S1ant Man has hithar-
eings who have no nights, or, if they have
1em, hnd them au1marily suppressed with
ID shoes, birch rods. and, at 4 tender age.
lth tho fat Of the maternal hand.
jean Faul said one Of his best tthings,-snd he
as said more good things than any other "
ut have evez ad,-when ho wrote that ct.
U things in the world, ho loved Almighty God
I'd little child1tn the most not alone ss in. l.
eating the wonderful span Of his lore which +
'uid reach Hom the most majestic to the
Seetness in disposition which most Of the "
nta don't like 10 acknowledge.
NoW, It il for these same little children that
demznd some rights, Bome claim to be t1eat--
as sensible beings, becauee they can't make
% demand themselves. And my demands I
AXE IN the following manner, VIZ:
]: demand that parents shall not af1lx to
eir chudren, At IN age when they cannot
AXE protest against it, such names AZ !
abltha Ann, or Nieodemus John. OF
y other nomenclature, which will
= lie FOOLS cap and Balls. Thers is % s1pss
al N name. No Tabitha Ann was eYer !
.roine. No Nicodemus JOHN was erer hero. {
any man with ridiculous name over did ac- | {
nplsh anything It is speedily forgotten. and .
'sterlty, ~ IN the case Of Praise God Bare
,ncs. only laughs at him. The name Of Nc
'cuua John will take tho starch ont Of any I
An. II - squeleher On romance, sentiment,
lty, religion, and every emotion and attribute I
human nature. It makes = boy the butt Of |
school-fellows. It raAkes nan laughing
&oek: & It makes his tombstone supply only
ttieis,ns for unthinking people
2. demand tha. The petty system Of svind-
IS, lying to, and cheating children, shall
ase. Why Is il necessary to inform the youth
! Bllly that his dose Of senna snd salts is
y. lemonade and syrup, and TINS in
it which viii sprout and bear bitter fruit for
g youthful Rillys future progeny? Better
Say to the young Tyrant: NJ son, you ,
o very sick. This dose Of senna And
It's .in euro you. Il yon do not tzke it
s,s,ceaoiy. !, Yen must t.ke i foscib'y-" Why
ere ID horrible ogre in > certain closet, with
'Eus And tail and fetv eyes md Erinninx I
We, who devoura little children Whenever
ey so to thatcloset? UTahitha Ann insiats {
pom making raids into that closet for tho
before hex, and compel her TO cat it 7ntil she
full She won't want anr more, At least be- |
re abe reaches tho AGE Of discretion, while,
the other case, you Maks little coward OF I
T, and send hsr shisefing through life, aszaid
5. demand protection fnr ch;laren.s legs.
ID that their hzains shall be let alone. The ,
aims will take care Of themselyea The legs | I
lnnot. 1t pains ne eyery dag of my lie +:
~ these little butterflies, padded and +
uffed md csimped and cusled and frizzed, | ,
ID thei1 Little iees left hare hah way above !
shoes. Their whole future Life dopenda m.
c their legs, becanso without health their
E11na trc OF no more account than c4rrpta. I
on have 20 right to send your Children out
ITO the world already prepared for consump-
on, o4ekAehes, headaehea, neuralgiaa and \
ap into the graveyard ac1oss lots. They vii /
ct there hpUp enourh If thev uo Nv n.