The Lincoln County herald., 1871-11-16
A Woman on the Bee ch.

n woman Oh the BocCns
We End the following account Of the
practical workings Of woman suffrage
and woman Office. holding IN Wyoming
in an exchange .'f'il ~
The 6rst action taken under the pro
vision Of this Law VAS the appointment oy
the Secretary rs acting Governor, Of Mrs.
Morris, Of South Pass City, as q Justice
of the Peace, for Sweotwater county.
Mrs. Morris qualified, "remiued the
usual fee Of IS" TO the Secretary, and
entered upon the duties Of her Office.
Nnthing unusual occurred for some days /;
everybody was satisfied With the new
Justice, and the new Justice with every
body. One day, however the wine Of
bitterness was mixed in her cup Of bliss,
and Notwithstanding her woman y and
wifely feeling, she was compelled to drink
il. Her better half, who was now left
in charge of tho domestic department Of
the 6rn, had previous to his retro ment
70 the sweets OF domestic life, seea,iou.,,y y
taken Q social glass with hi. friends
Taking advantage Of this weakness, como
friends waited upon Mr. Morris one day.
and having made Mr. Morris drunk, led
him into o breach Of the peace. then
hastcned TO the esquires Office and lodged
o complaint with her Honor against her
i Honors ''liege lord and master" that
used TO be and demanded u warrant for
bis arrest. Mrs. Justice hesitated . mo,
ment on the banks Of this womsn's Rub.
icon, but like Cesar she was equal to the
emergency, and promptly crossed into
her lords dominions, and her former
master was dragged before her for
trial.
Mr.. Morriss head was not sufficiently Y
clear to comprehend the situation. He
, began to assert his sovereign rights 10
} contempt Of court, until suddenly brought
: up by the officer in obedience to the
courts order. Seeing that things bad
changed somewhat, aud that Othello' g
occupation had been at least suspended,
he began to expostulste fret with the
! officer, until Informed by that f1nctionary
: officer that he had no discretion, but was
, acting under order from the court.
"Who is the court (hic) p inquired
, Mr. Morris. On being Informed that
, Mr. Morris looked at this Justice with a
puzzled air, scratched bis head 10 an
effort to collect his scattered thoughts,
and CALCULATED "Her-her--( (hic)-
yon id fool-shs's my switc ~ (hic
-shc is-thats Esther my wife Esther
you're drunk, or-oh, don't bother me
: (hc), and he started to go
"I.ock up the prisoner for contempt o
court" said Mrs. Morris to the officer.
i, "What have you to say about it, eh p
blurted out Mr.. Morris, staggering men,
I acinaly fnvnrd the .Tndcc.
"You will hnd have all to say abou,
r it. Officer lock him up replied heI
| Honnor
Although badly mixed, Mr.. Morri.
began to get . glimmer Of the truth, and
y began a parley:
c "Now look here, Mr.. Officer, don't you
be in hurry. don't mean anything
wrong. want to just talk with my wife
!: minute. Now, Esther, what's the use
! Of foolin /; you jist git down out of there,
: and 60 home and behave yourself. III
tend to this little difficulty myself. Nov
l go right along. the baby wants nursing.
o had to give it Mrs. Winslow to get it te
. sleep when l came down. He's hungry
for he won't use that old bottle, and
It don't blame him either. The dishes ain
washed, nor the beds msdo, neither
q And what's more. I amt goin' to do i
d any more, now. You hear that. Nov
start aloug." .......... .,........
! By the time Mr.. Morris had delivered
u himself Of this, his tone had changed q,
o his feeling warmed from that Of expos
tulatiou to tho command again, and th'
J. officer forced him into the rudely con.
}, structed look up 10 rear Of her Honor
l court, and there M. Morris wss left Il
reject upon the situation, and gaze upo,
i the dividing wsll botwesn himself 90,
. wife - the dividing line between man
J. aud womau's rights under the new dis
pensation.
u On the following morning Mr.. Morri
'r vas srrsiRn ned before her Honor, aud il
the most sober and subdusd msnner,s an'
y With the dsspsst humiliation. plsade'
70 guilty, asked the, ,psrdon of the court 70
10 contempt, begged ito clemency and the
lt awaited his sentence with humility an,
resignation. I'D r.-.- .v..,' d
9 Alter giving the prisoner a Caudl
% lecture os amended BY the laws Of Wyo
ming, her Honor imposed the usual 60
:: and required the prisoner to give bond
u to keep tbe peace, upon which the cou'
= gsllantlya offered to let him 60, and Nj
10 Morris vanished. .....s,gH ..N,
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COOP ADVICE --Don't be discourage