Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-04


elucydate the subject further, 4 will
consent TO remind you of the consolin'
fact, that though yot wimrnen are,
from the tender softness of your natures
and the illogical weakness of your
minds, unfit from ever havin any voice
in making the laws that govern you,
yet you have the right, and nobody can
ever deprive you oft, to be punished
in future world just as had as a man
of the strongest intellect, and to be
hing in this world just as dead as a.
dead man, and what more can you ask
for, you unreasonable female woman
you?"
Then sighs the women, as the great
fundymental truth rushes, on her, 81
can be hung by the political rope but /
can't help twist it,"
"Jest so," says the law, ''that rope
takes noble and manly fingers and fin
gers of principle totwist it, and not the
weak unprincipled grasp of lunatics, i'd
lotS ana women"
"AlasI" sighs the women to herself.
"would that 1 had the sweet rights of
my wild and foolish companions the
idiots and the lunys. But" says she,
+venturing with a beating heart, the
bashful and timid inquiry, "are the
laws always just, that 1 should obey
them thus implicitly? There is old
Creshus, he stole five million, ana the
law cleared him. Several other men
killed other men, and the law let
them off with sound necks. And 1 a
poor woman have only stole a sheep, a
snall sized sheep, too, that ny offspring
might nos perish with hunger. Is it
just to iberate in atriumphin' way the
five million stealer, and the man MUIR
derer, and inkarsurate the poor sheep
stealer, and my children were 30 nun
cry, and 1t was such a small sheep,n
says the womshin pleadin1 accents.
"Idiotsl lunaticsl and fyimmenl are
thsygeihg to speak?'1 ( fhunde1s the
law. ''Can I believe my noble right
earf Can L being blindfolded trust my
seventeen senses? I'll have you under
stand that it haint no woman's business
whether the laws are just or unjust, all
you have got to do is just to obey 'em.
So start off to prison my young wo-
lnlanp
"But my housework, !" pleads the wo-
IMAM swoman's mission is home, how
can I lea We its sacred and protectin' re-
trement to moulder in States Pris-
on"
"Houseworki'' and the law fairly
yells the words he is SO filled with con.
tempt at the idea. 'sHousework! jsut
as if housework will stand in the way
ofthe noble administration of the law.
/ guess woman can leave her house
work long enough to be condemned
ana hung, &C., 4
"But ] have got an infant" says the
woman, "of tender days, how can
go?"
Z 'That isnothing to the case,,'T says
1.-THE law in stern tones. '.The peculiar
conditions Of motherhood only units a
female from riding to town in a coy-
cred carriage with her husband. once a
year, and laying her vote on a pole.
PH have you understand it is No hind
erance to her in colo and naked cell
or in public court room crowded with
men." i ssst ZGfs3g0aH
sBut the indelicacy-ths outrage h
my womanly nature, +" says the woman
Not another word out of your
head Young woman, ! guess the law
4 knows lnlow what is indelicacyl and whar
haint, where modesty comes in and
where it don't. Now start for prison
bareheaded, for levy on your bonne
for contempt of me..,' - &
As the young woman totters alons
oprison, is it any wonder that shs
lsighs to herself, but in low voice thaf
the law might not hear her, aud de
lprive.her also of her shoes, for her con
Etemptuous thoughts, would that I wer,
an idiot. Alas! is it not possible that ]
may become even now a luny, then ]
SHOULD be respected" -, - ~
AS I finished my allegory,andd dooket
fdown froIh the side of the house, wher,
my eyes had been fastened in the rap.
.Iped eloqueuce of thought, I see Josiah
with eontented conntenance, raadin'
the almanac, and I said to him in s
voice before which he quailed.
]. "Josiah Allen you haint heard s
word I've said, you know you haint. .
4att'Yes = 7 have," says he,shutten up tn.
1 almanacs. 81 heard you say winner
|ought to vote, and I say she, hadn't ]
shall always say she is too fragile, toe
ldelicate, 1t would be too hard for her to
lgo to the pole" s9fiio
''There is one pole you are willin
enough I should go to, josiah Allen, /,
SAY withswitheaih' dignity and self
respect, 'sand that is the hop-pole. I,
Josiah has set ont auewfhon Sard. .and
Ihe1 proud = bragSto the hei&k Scrsc thai thai
|; ! am the fastest picker in the ward +
s.Yous are Wilin' enough tod should
handle them poles. .,,JoH el0eked smit
and conscience struck, BUT still stI,cl,
to the inherent PRINCIPLES of his sect
and with their doggy -obstinancy he
murmured:g.,h = -
ysIfwimmen knew when thew are
well of, they viii LET polls and lection
boxes 3 sal alone, J, It is too weafiR for the
= Says I, in tone of self respect almost
witherins enough to wither him, Fsyou
think that fora woman to stand up
tstraight on her feet, under a blazing
lsun, and lit her arms above her head,