The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-08
A Man at the wash Tslo, and q
Woman aa the Man.


A Sioux City (Iowa) reporter thus de-
scribes sight be recently saw in thaI
town. As an Illustration of the progress
of woman's rights in that section, it is
interesting:
In certain house upon certain street,
certain man was sweating over an uncer-
tain washtub, for it stood on a three legged
stool that looked inclined to topple over
His shirt sleeves were rolled up to his ann
pits and his HANDS were very red and Eis
face very long. We saw him pull mp from
the hot steaming suds certain garment that
suggested q woman's most sacred article of
apparel. As he held it moment in the
air, it seemed to us that his lips moved in
imprecaticns, and we are quite sure that
when 1t went back into the tub, it went back
with little more force than duty to the
garment required. though it must be con-
fessed it shuw,d q very visible effect Of the ter
rloIe heat and the wretched dust Of dog da
service
A woman sat at the window ard from
her general appearance, which was that of
one waiting for clothes to be washed ard
from the doggcd manner in which she was
observed by the man aJ the tub, we conclu
ded that she was none other than the wife
of the martyr, who, instead of keeping her
bed. as would have been most modest and
appropriate, had been constrained to come
forth on account of rebellion on the part Of
the little man.
Her face. which was stern and uninvitiug
was resting on her hands, which was sup
ported by her elbows on her knees Her
position in the window brought her feet
about twelve inches from the floor, and well
into view. They were by no means delicate,
nd raI t,,r F~1- 81
considerably down in the heel ard ont at the
toe, which it is safe TO say were put into
service before the first 500 600 men who re-
sponded to the patriotic caIl Of Father Abra~
ham. The pedestal appendages, thus en-
cased, she tapped nervously together as if
they were itching for exercise upon the man
sweating at the tub.
We did not hong remain in sight of such
a scene. Such things have been suggested
to US, and We have even heard of their exist
ence in neighboring states but we did not
dream there was such a slavery in Iowa.
Inuch less in the free and rollicking town of
Sioux City.
Jus. as we were Withdrawing. how ever.
another act in this life drama was performed.
BY some mishap. which we did not foresee.
the miserable stool gave way, and the de-
pendent tub and the abominable suds, and
the dozens constituting the wash, went over
with crash and splash upon the floor
The woman jumped like tigress upon the
hapless victim of a man, and taking one of
the terrible CATERS from her terrible feet she
proceeded to give him scientific WALTON.
ing.
The mans cries, as he danced around on
tp-toe, exhibiting now and then ut the win
dow countehance which, for expression of
agony, we never in our life saw equaIled
excited our serious apprehension, and We
started off on run for the police
We were not successful in finding an off
Ger, and when we returned half an hour af
terwards The woman was engaged among the
ruins and the man was nowhere to be seen.
de was probably locked up in some dark
room to so without his supper.