The Shasta courier., 1871-02-04
SHASTA COURIER.
Women and Their Rights.

1T there is one sign of the period that
we do enjoy more than another, it is to see
an unfortunate woman take up her child
and 60 heroically to woman's suffrage
convention. 1t shows pluck of a peculiar
character, that ought to, and will eventu-
ally receive its reward. Next to this it is
our pleasure to see males of the human
species (vulgariy called men), who, on ac-
count their utter worthlessness to society
and being unappreicated as. great men, join
in the convention of giant intellects, be-
cause poor woman has not the pluck to hiss
them down and choke off their nonsensical
froth. A convention composed of such
elements, has been going on in this city
during the past few days. They have, as
usual on such occasions, accom-
plished nothing except twaddle. The
women who attended had the pleasure of
making the acquaintance of numerous put
ty heads, some of them claimed as hus-
bands, some others unclaimed, and the
young, tender, and ugly, had their extreme
ly slim chances of matrimony greatly re-
duced by forming the acquaintance of the
class of males who might answer for hus-
bands and might not, but who clamor for
female rights all the more. Many of these
strong-minded women are inconvenienced
with ofspring--the weak minded men who
affiliate with them, fortunately and natur-
ally lave none, hence the equilibrium.
Children were left in cold ante-rooms
and their mothers went into the conven-
tion and talked "man and his beastly
monopoly of rights" Dwarfed and stunt
ed men who claimed some Of the members
of the convention by the title of "wife," !"
sneaked to the ant,.-rooms and carefully
selecting children which they persuaded
themselves looked something like them,
pinehed and pinned them vigorously, and
then sneaked out around the corner to see
man. Baby choruses were heard in an
swer to every resolution, preamble, and
"our rights" and whenever family squall
was recognized the fond mother retired,
agitated and disgusted to see what allied
one of her sfwrongs." If the husband was
not found at his post of duty over the little
'sdoubtful," a TRADE of abuse and vindic-
tive spanking ensused. This sort of tao
tics was continued by the poor deluded
and partly subjuga'ed husbands until well
nigh every mother present was. obliged
either to retire to her domestic duties or
strangle her little darling. How woman's
rights and the suffrage question were set
tied there, none except those whose. ears
are always open to the wall or howl of the
poor, oppressed woman who wants to vote,
will ever know. These constant attacks
of baby-pinching nearly broke up the
Convention. Mother after mother strobe
down the aisle from the rostrum and dis
appeared in the ante-room. A roar like
that of small arms ensued, followed by
"spat, spat, spat," and then came terrible
cry of distress. This would last but a
moment, and then "whlsk p go mother
and child out of the door, and trudge away
toward home. (What home that must
bed Toward the close of afternoon ses-
sions the only Delegates present were a
few males and dozen or SO females, none
of whom have any babies to keep them
from the noble work Of making fools of
themselves. They adjourned early. and
each female, selecting male, saw him
safely home.
Talk about fun-why enc of these strong
minds meetings is better than circus.
That is their heaven, and cruel indeed
would be the hand that would wilfully
dash the cup of happiness from their lips.
But how much nobler and more worthy Of
respect is that woman who, by the natural
instincts Of her nature, by her refinement
and womanly traits, possesses and exercises
more rights, deep, holy, reverential, over
man than does any king or potentate; a
good and pure woman whom everybody
respects and loves for her noble womanly
qualities; woman whose every wish it is
a pleasure to crafty, and whose request
would be obeyed as law by every man
Talk of rights and suffrage for women
Such one weilds more power and has
thrown at her feet more rights than can be
ATTAINED by thousand woman suffrage
conventions.-[Alta.