, 1873-12-24

scctet tue liberal action or Dean Stanley rn |
probably oxclto fur moro comment tlan '"tho
wcightor matters Of tho law"
H0RSE-CAR GALLANTRY.
What n woman. Rights Woman snys |
About 1t.
Miss F.. Stuart Phelps in he Independ<nt.
havo had occasion to travorBo tho City of |
Boston In tho Rtrcet-oars at least .twice-moro !
oaunot Bupposo that hnvo beou peculiarly un-
fortunate In tho selection OF my roads or my
hours; rather tho contrary, indeed having beon
cd by. circumstances to uso ono OF tho ''hest "
lines In tho town, and to find myeelf In tho COM
pany Of the 'tbost" claaa Of itx patrons. Aud |
l do depoBo and say, Mt INSTRUMENTATION Of
wintors patient Improvement Of my op-
portuntics, and careful investigation Of those
aucl, conditions, that Of TINT Instructive conBid-
Grafton Of tho woakneBs or wcaruoHB OF women,
lof that quick and delicate desiro to promote
their comfort, of that gentle courtesy which do
agreeable and uno btrusivo way, which wc hnvo
been born nnd bre d to believe Is as Inherent in
tho largo and noble-Boulcd nature Of men, and
ms clinging desperately to itH brthrght until our
the grioyed thing, like wounded dovo, to perish
in tho dcsort Of tho great masculine heart, 4
have seen only enough to romind ono that such
thing has been. i, sua q, Impress one Ga ones
ing dynasty, or tho pathos Of . falling rosc.
i affirm that II women had already acquired
their political rights; if they had thorcby made
intelligent and effective uAo Of their numerical
suporioritS in political contests; II they had
driven men from active trade: II they Ind mo-
nopolizod tho pulpit; If they queenad it in lit
ernture; If thoy had riva!od and defeated tho'
other sex In science, art, industry; If husbands
Ind long since Bowed on their own buttons, nnd
fathors as O rulo, had tended sick children, and
brothers, for tho most part, maie the preserves
and went to sowing-crcleB. and bloomcrB wero
tho mode, md congrosswomen IN the majority,
mud tho ru1n-ahops closed; md II, in short, all
the woes which arc prophesiod as to follow upon
tho woman'B ora were already become familiar
facts. tho treatment Of women by mon In public
places could scarcely differ from that which they
receive to-day.
That ono may havo individually little to COM
plain OF in such nattcr, only stiEs ones soul to
freer (becalso moro candiD expression. am
so fortunate rs aeldousto bo obliged to stand In
q public conveyance. Gonorally, l receive the
offer Of scat from woman. As rulo, I do
not accept Que from man.
do not suggest (be It always undoretood) that
7 any woman has the ghost Of rghtto complain
her because be is man and because abe is
woman. She has no such right He il un-
dor no such obligation. What ''riso to
| explain" is simply that his denial that ho is
under such obligations IL no longer misty
throat, bnt is becoming a fixed fact,
and this before women have acquired that
position upon tho .ylold1ng Of which ho has
made the code Of his devotion to their woman"
bully us at tho ballot-bo1. He will inaugurase
the new system Of suppression while we arc
still out shopping for Berlin wools md baby
! edgines. He viii don tho order Of tho now
his colleges aud compelled to "petitiou % from
him as q privilege, rather than tovote array from
| him az right, tho repeal Of such laws Of Lis
| making "a that recent enactment known n8 tue
| shama OF st. Louis.
| Illustrative OF faomo OF these thoughts, my note-
| book offers the following comments on the win
| ter'a travel:
Pretty, hoalthy schoolgirls, we'll rufl1ed and
bumped, perfectly ablo to stand md perfectly
| expecting scat, receive it.
| / hayo thought that, after all, there may bo
| subtle relic OF masculine tenderness for genuine
need in this selection, when one pauaea to con-
| slider tho amount Of weight carried by thceo
| suffering creatures in their painters, chiguons.
! md hilt-plaiting. throw this nut as we'll
| intentoned attempt to bo as candid as the cir
cumstauces require.
| Washwomon with bundlea stand. Old women,
20 frequently as to loud ono to Say, ut venture.
| generally, are seated by the courtosy Of their
| own 6p1.
A young mothor, who always goes downtown
with threo children and bag, usually obtains =
sent, and usually by tho prompt pushing and
| plotting OF another mother, who espcs her
| half dozen oar-lengths ahead.
A woman with a very little baby in hor arms is
mover allowed to stand by either sex.
| An old and feeble gentleman is moro likely to
| yield his right to seat th0u o young and cner-
| getio ono.
Little Irish boys will not allow little lady to
stand but do not offer tho courtesy to hor ex-
pressed gratitude. slipping outside sl,yly in tho
dignity aud delicacy OF unthanlkcd aorvico.
A 1oforme1 dwarf, whom l Sot OF on " our
road," il fond Of assisting crlpplos up the steps,
| aud apt to bo upon tho platform If tho car III
| full.
Tho regulation number Of passongors upon
| Bido being pine, ten gentlemen will crowd ono
| Indy (6ho being among tho earlier arrivals, and
thoro boing no more agreeable Heat for her olse-
1se GaS9 t s:ud fey ve ofsqa e s sa s h' "
Tho passengers being divided on tho truo Dos-
ton principle Of separate education Of the soxea,
nino mon will sit aud e1pootorato upon tho
dress OF nine women (for tho use Of tho straw as
| town and Mother tho arm of the Inv nor the
soul OF tho corporation will grant tho cloan-
mouthed side Of the cur redress. I intond no
gloomy paa pun, gentlomen havo had too many
II wonder what yop would think" said
young Indy to n!c, tho other day. "of What I
soc every day Of my life. Ny sister ta' ana 50
hool-tescbcrH.) Whero we get upon it thcro
! III no PLATFORM. We take the long stop from
the ground to tho car. Every morning the gcn-
tlonlen Of Gingor Hill stand III tllo aud push
their way bcforo .us. Wien the last man il
| upon tho car aud seated, tee can get on; nott
| before."
''Why don't you take your turn With tho raat
| You are not 10 phyaically weak as to be driven
| to submit to such treatment
| II wouldn't touch such mon. I wouldn't
puHt, my way through such crowd. I'd rather
whit TIL oan get on without brushing 30 much
Us my dtoss-lom against them."
This happens evory morning Mt station not
| many minutes out from Boston, on tho rroyi-
dence Road. 1 refrain from giving tho real
namo OF tho place only out of consideration for
tho ladies', who objeut. ThoHo aro not
"Womans Rights Wornon," it will be unler-
stood. They do not 80 into town to ,attenl