St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-14

because my views on certain subjects
are rather advanced, and, if | have
been correctly informed. such as you
would approve"
Indeed. Ale my opinions made
the theme of conversations. then ,!
"Oh. do not mean to say that but
| have got the impression, ! cannot tell
how. exactly. that Nou are an advocate
of Woman's Rights. For my part, |
loathe the injustice which makes any
difference between the sexes. My Titc.
at ANY rate. shall never he subjected to
petty tyranny of any kind: should no
more presume to dictate to her than to
any male friend"
"Why. then. if it is true that Il
woman likes to have her own way
above all other blessings, Lucy ought
to he happy. But | have no particular
theories that | know of. and rIImor
seems to have provided me with Il
Strong Mind on very slight provOca-
tion. | rather wish excuse me. am
SO old, and you are SO Young, that |
speak freely rather wish that You
had Il profession"
Il have, Miss Faversham; philan-
thropy is my profession. My dcSir.' is
to get into Parliament
"Parliamcnt. | thought that re
quircd a-well. il great deal of money" :"
'Oh. but all that will he changed
directly. expect to meet with many
rcbutfs. hut feel confident of Succccd-
ing at last. and when am Il member. |
shall devote myself entirely to the Ic-
dressing of woman.'
Il see: pants and 81 forth. But |
hope you will not persuade Lucy to
adopt the new style until it is pretty
general"
"Iou misunderstood me: the re
dressing of woman'> wrongs. | should
have said. Her costume is of minor
Importance.
is it! Wait a bit" said Mis- Fa-
vrr>ham. laughing. "Wcll. :" Nom are
going t." he orr champion. are Won
old maids like myself will have votes.
ch ,"
And married women. too. Icioinrd
Collin>on. with enthusiasm.
'Dcar me. what Il number of >cpara-
tion> there will hr after :: general clrc-
ton, And we aIc t" Ice laNNrr~, and
parsons, and civil engineers. ~ we'll ~
doctors
EVERY profession ought t" he open.
to both >cNc> equally.
Then Nou will make u> serve on
iuricS. suppose. and do vc>trl hu>i-
ness Il" rhurch-WardrnS. aud =" forth
| am sure that my sen ought Ia hc ctcr-
mallN grateful tu Null. and | am >orrl tn
think that at my age | can hardly hope
tu benefit hl such hrnciccht lcgi>la-
tiom.
I, l.. 4
qualities. hut Il >cii>r "f hUm"l was not
one OF them. He took Mis- FlN"r~han
/ literally. and c"n>nlcd her with the lc-
/ Election that she MAS not much past hcI
prime. and hat the female mllcnmium
WAS actually dawniug.
| But though he did not understand
that he was quizZcd. he knew that he
WAS accepted. and being invited t"
dinner that very evening he went AWAY
Suprcmrly happy.
Every body has IN ideal to attain
which would he perfect bliss: il may
he swinging on Il gate and eating Ia
con : or going into Il third edition IN
two months: uT averaging >IN tlump>
at whist; or rising /" the premiership.
and having NouT speedy death toasted
at adverse political dinners. Henry
Collin>uu'S great desire WAS for dnmc>-
tie happiness not. indeed. - most men
understand it marriage with good
naturcd. rVcu-trmprrcd WOMAN. VIII"
will study her hI>haud'~ comforts. put
up chccrtullv with his whim>. ckc ont
his income. and provide pleasant home
for him " hen Wcirird with business ui
pleasure ont of doors hut the perfect
sympathy of tw" souls. having one viii.
one interest, one nome and one purse
in common. Ills ,rurt ship consisted
principally of the cNpoundIu% of those
views. which seemed to Lucy Very
commcmdahlc. The main principle ap-
pcarcd to her To lac. that she WAS to
have her own way in cNrIN thing: ami
that suited her. To tell the truth. She
had been rather spoiled already ; her
aunt. who had had charge of her since
she WIS nine Years old. WAS no di~ci-
plimarian. If she liked people. She
could not see their faults: If -hC dis
liked Them she did not hclirVc that
they had any merits: and she WAS fond
of her niece She WIS Il clever woman
to Il certain extent, and given Lucy Il
better cducation than girls often get. 81
as to convert her into Il reasonable he
inc. who could understand the why and
wherefore of things. and WAS not fright
encd at hearing that which she WIS ar-
cuStomcd to take for granted called III
question; instead of being merely an
ACCOMPLISHED child. That WIS why
Miss Favcr>ham had the reputation OF
being an advocate of woman rights.
"My dear. she reads Euclid. and
teaches it to that untortunat" %lll
said the goSipS to one another. And
they '.had no patience with such new
tangled nonsense and dnbhcd the
offender IL member of the di>c"ntcntrd
female brigade. But, in truth. Miss
Faversham was not qualified for that
corps: she had no particular faith III
the abstract advantages ot the suffrage.
For example, she knew that mankind
was selfish. and that no particular clIeS
rould he trusted To rule without some
check or supervision from the other
classes. or else il would get all the oyS-
tcrS, and leave its fellow citizens the
shells, and she therefore thought the
system good which distributed the
power of clccting lawmakers as equally
as posSible But she could not under
stand in what particulars the interests
of English women were antagonl>tlc To
| those of English men neither did she
believe that there was any lack of hon
est desire in either house to promote
the welfare of the wives. sweetheartS.
mothers, sisters and daughters of the
members. She thought. perhaps elr"-
neouSly. that if women are at any dis
advantage. it is socially, not politically :
and that the unwritten laws which some
ladies think so irkSome and CALLING. are
promulgated and maintained 10y their
| own sex.