The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-27

be disappointed and laughing gayly, sh
left them.
"Do you agree with your merry cous
in, Mrs. Hart % said Cloud.
"Not entirely, though there is mucl
truth in what she says; men too oftel
forget that wives who love them woult
often gladly exchange the new bonnet o
dress, that is considered panacea for al
their griefS, for their society"
'The trouble is" said an elderly gen
tleman, who had come up and heard the
last remark, "the trouble is that Womer
do not try to fit themselves to become
companions for their husbands, and that
men, finding their homes dull and insip
id, are driven into the world for amuse.
ment and entertainment Women are Sc
engrossed by fashion, so utterly frivolous
that no man with a mind above the tie
of his crayat, can enjoy their society,"
"But, my dear Uncle" said Nell, again
dancing up to them, "have you or any one
| decided which is cause and which effect
| Don't you believe that women would be
less light and frivolous if they had more
of men society-that ofintelligent we'll
informed men like yourself for instance p
Yes said tall, dignifed, middle.
aged woman, who now joined the group,
IF they had more such society, they
would not be 80 often driven to the fash.
ion plates and the ball room for amuse-
ment. Men manage their wives as Napo-
leon managed the French-they seemed
30 think that they must be kept amused
and diverted, to prevent their thinking
too deeply upon their condition. OF
course, there is some sense in it, as if
women came to investigate too closely,
there might be danger of insurrection
and rebellion bnt when women have
been reduced to the condition of chill.
|dren, men should not complain of them
as unfit for their society, as they are pre-
cisely what they have made them"
eyes, Uncle said Nell, show are we
to fit ourselves to be your companions
without mourning the odium attached
to blue stockings and strong minded
ness and all other conditions SO abhorred
by your sex? You kaaoao that you love all
the pretty simpletons who couldn't tell
you, if their lives depended upon it,
whether Andromache was Hector's wife,
nr his mother, or whether Dante wrote
the Inferno or Paradise Lost and you
know further that you detest, yes, dstest
is the word, all women whose love exceeds
an acquaintance with Mrs Leslie's cook
book, or who are not content to spend all
their Gays in sewing on buttons, darning
socks. and singing cradle-songs."
mot SO FAST cried Cloud, There are
exceptions, Miss Nell / for one have no
taste for your simpletons,' and had rath-
er go without buttons and eat cold din.
ners all my life, than live with one OF
them"
"The husbands of the 'simpletons.' as
you call them, frequently have to do
both, quietly observed the middle aged
lady, "as they are usually found to be
the most devoted slaves to ia shion, and
the most neglected. of the claims of hus.
bands and children"
well, suppose we see what the rest OF
the company are doing to amuse them
selves" said Nell, as she waltzed away
from them, and the conclave broke up
Later Mrs. Hart babe farewell to her
hostess, was shawled and hooded by Mr.
Cloud, CALAMITY conducted to her carriage
and carefully placed therein YEARLY
she leaned back. closed her eyes, and
wondered whether Harry had returned
A few moments and the carriage stopped
at her own door, and she .entered the
| library to find it as she had left it, except
that the fire had burned down.
Hurrying up to her room and waking
the sleeping maid, she sent her to bed
and began to disrobe.
n fovU Y,lor,oaptc he hoo ri hio bow
the door, and moment latel he entered
the room, expressing surprise that she
was still up.
II just arrived home myself" said Mrs
Hart. id
| "Why, where have you been!"
| 'To Mrs. Elders party"
"Sure enough, / forgot all about it
why did you not remind nae ~
| forgot it myself until after you had
gone-and feeling lonely, concluded to
go and be amused, if not instructed"
"And were your
/ "Both."
Amused and instructed!"
sYes." 4
"What amused your"
| Seeing people trying to make be
lieve' they were enjoying themselves
seeing Mrs. Smith, the grcen-grocer'l
grand daughter, assuming an cir of ex
clusiveness and hauteur 70 people who's,
parents had honored tine said GRANDPA
Their by purchasing their lettuces and
cabbages of HIM; seeing Mrs. Jones's
attempt to snub Miss Waters on accoun
of her fathers failure and her failure t.
accomplish the said snubbing; and othel
things, too numerous to mention"
And what instructed you, dear?"
1 "a discussion between Cousin Nell
Uncle Charles, Mrs. Grey and Mr.. Cloud
as to the causes for husbands absentins
themselves from home so often, and com