Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-22
BOMBAY SHIRLEY,S CURE.

81 am called man hater," said the
pretty lecturer, with shake of her
short curls in the face of her audience !;
"but that, my friends. depends upon
the man. 1t seemed but small fire.
work, an uncomfortable quiddity," to
call forth such tempest Of applause
and laughter.
1t would have fallen dead as a Goor
nail from the lips of an ancient bic om-
or, who had grown old in the pioneer
work Of Woman's Rights; it was the
archness, the curls, the tout ensemble of
prettiness, of this champion who had
Come in at the eleventh hour, that did
it. 1t was possible to conceive of one
or two men, at least, being interested
in the question of her love or hatred.
"When the crowd poured out of the
hall, and parted into innumerable little
groups and dots, like drop of quick
silver spilled on the ground, two young
men sauntered away, arm in arm, with
that air of ineffable superiority to the
rest of the world peculiar to college stu
dents in the senior year they are denni-
gods to the freshman class, and they
have yet to learn that the outside world
is not like unto it.
" Is that woman out of her sphere, or
not?' said Lenox to Bombay Shirley,
mis- familiar spirit.
"That depends on how long fence
you would put round woman's
sphere. She is at least out of mischief
when she is lecturing from platform
and her lecture has the virtue of hon.
oeopathio pills-if it does no good, it
does no harm either
l am sure l thought her argument
good one. l had hopes of your con-
version"
"Her argument Ny boy, the pos
sessive feminine pronoun can never go
before that word. She stole it bodily
from some man who favors the cause,
and trimmed it so deep with fringe of
her own fippaneies, that you mistook it
for hers"
"At least, she's pretty she might
reduce your confounded stoicism
through your eyes"
g | admit the prettiness, and regret
the brains which made her take up ora
tory, instead of Irritation. When she
leans forward with that arch look which
seems to assure every man in her audi
ence that he is not the one she hates, it
may be better SO than in moonlight
stroll with half dozen by turns"
Tell me the truth, Bomb. Have you
never known a woman whom you
thought you could trust?''
"Never. Who am l that I should
pretend to greater wisdom than Solo
mon?r
"When you fall in love may l be
shere to see n
''That will never happen. l may
possibly marry late in life, as those old
Romans did, when their emperor Me-
tellus reminded them that marriage,
however painful, was still duty"
l know not what possessed Shirley to
look over his shoulder at that precise
moment of his high discourse. Close
upon them was young girl, in light
gray suit, .quakerishly plain, whose
haste would not abide their slow saun.
ter; and as she passed them she looked
at Shirley, with the faintest Of quizzical
smiles lowering about her mouth. Ii
struck him with a sudden sense of hav-
ing made fool of himself; and he
watched the slight figure till it disap
peared in the one little dry-goods store
of the village.
She came out with small package il
her hand, as Shirley was twirling Z
walking-stick of twisted bamboo in hi
hand, and. having giraffe like habit 0
carrying his head high in air, as if look
ing over an invisible wall, he knocke,
the parcel out of her hand. He pickle,
it UP and held it out to her without
word. She received it with an infnit
esimal nod of thanks, and smile c
I'll,
blush to Shirley's face. (These ches
nut-haired people always blush S
easily.)
"a tableau for deaf and dumb as.
lum ~ said Lenox. You must ow
you have seen one woman who refraine
from speaking when she had a ia
chance" a---e-
"Do you know who she is ?' aske
Shirley, his curiosity getting the upps
hand of his wisdom.
I" l am sorry don't, as it is the fir
time you ever asked the question"
Shirley caught himself watching Il
gray dress out of sight, and came BAG
to his old way of thinking with me
tal jerk. q
ssWhat right had the girl to smile
me in that superior way ?' he said, pr
voked by the memory Of it.
1.-THE right of the strongest, n
man; she was far more at ease than w
were"
This was as true as it was disagree
able; and Shirley chewed the bit
cud of it in silence till he reached /
room. .-....,- +.
A woman 1hater is made, not Dor
The leaning of the natural heart of M
is to place the other sex only lit
lower than the angels; and, when Il
order of things is reversed, he has eth
been ruthlessly Tilted, or the twig "
bent early hy sfirm haud.e1 daH6a4
Bombay Shirley was awoman- hater
the most aggressive kinds He not or
cherished unreasonable contempt
his own part, but tried to- convert
friends to the same way sef thinkin
and yet, athe pity of.it, Iagoi" for
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