, 1873-08-17
l. RIVAL TO BROWN.

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RIVAL TO BROWN.
It Booms to 10 inevitable to every mortal that,
tho moment no finds himaoff possessed Of
any unusual gift, persons posaesaod of similar
gifts begin to spring up liko mushrooms all
about him. Ho has no sooner begun to onjoy
tho privilogos and immunities and reputation;
growing out Of Lis gift, than those other enyious
beings at once doprivo him Of them by showing
that thoy havo long Ind tho same gift. Tho Fox
sisterH, for instance, Ind no sooner begun to
make lucrative sensation out OF tab1o-tipping
and spirt-rapping, than tables began to tip and
spirits to rap all ovor tho country, and tho Fox,
siators lad to do something else for living.
Dlondin might havo mado fortune in
walking tight ropes had not ropo.walkors
appeared in ovory village in tho land aa
soon as 10 commenced. Il man cannot In
vent q curious machine but that the Bame
machine Is inyonted in scores Of other p1acos at
tho samo timo. The astronomer ruus acrosB q.
planet which }le is confident no oye has soon
but his, aud ho announces tho discovery and
christons his planet, only to find out TINT tho
starry atrangor Is IN old acquaintance at half
tho obseryatorios in tho world. Nowadays, q
child cannot bo born with three legs, but that
another child ia born iu tho same Btroot, noxt
day. with four. It ia an envioua world-a world
full Of jealouBlos- world which is bound TINT
no ono shall be happy any length Of time in tho
possession Of any distinctive privilege.
It is but few days ago that wo described the
raro talent Of young h1r. Brown In finding ont
what is going on In other peoples hoaaa by
simply placing their hands upon his own hoad.
'Wo described the advantages and disadvantages
Of young Mr.. Brown in tho exercise Of this gift,
and the result Is that tho obvious pooplo arc
already beginning to appear. hrr. Brown has
hardly made tho possession Of this gift publicly
known, and low comos a lady in Davenport who
profcsses to havo tho Same powor. She, too,
Gun find hidden articlos and ovon road per-
sons thoughts by simply placing tho subjects
hand upon hor forehead. Not content with
rivaling Brown, sho goes a atop fur
thcr. So powerful is the control
which her husband has oyor hor intellec-
tual faculties thai no can control hor
actions when sho ia out of Ills sight. Ho AaH
was busy with tho household duties, aud by
nero aot of yolition has ouforcod his wishes.
Now, II this statement bo correct, and IL tho
thing is going to spread, wo submit to the adyo-
cates of womon's rights that their cause ia in
danger. What becomes OF the Independence of
h,re1, ;,~
i'll tho office, or in neighboring town. can direct
her movements by simple voltion? In compari-
aon with tho present Freedom Of woman, tho
prospect III by no mems q pleasant ono for
them. Now thoy arc mnstore Of al
they survey. The lord Of tho houao may
order them about, and take it out in ordering
Tic may shout his wishes, scream Ills wishos
command them in an imporious tone, threaten
with loonine tercencss, wrinkle Ills majestic
brow, shoot angry lightnings from his oyes, got
mud, stand OH his load. or do anything else
sublime, forocious, or ridiculous, and lovely
woman only stands by and snllca, aud then
alfcctionatoly inquiries it ho fools any bottor,
Or advises him to do it osor again. uo can do
everything oxcopt TO enforce obedience al
though in their spoonoy days she promised to
oTo aud obey, mud I'LL tlat Rort Of pleas |
mt fiction which young women indulge in |
whom uudor tho influence of luce yeile aud |
orange howera. But hero ia a Davenport man |
who can send all sorts Of mandntos to Ills wifo, |
evon when ho Is not at homo, ovor lis mental |
telegraph. and ahe Immediately klows What ho |
wants her to do, md goos aud does 1t without |
once calling lin monster or threatening to 70 |
to her mother. Happy Davonportert No family |
jars, no household mutinioB to quell! No ecoaos |
in tho family sittingroou,, no floods of toars, 10
exhibitions TO ohildron and eeryant-eirls! Tho |
larpy Daycnportcr has only to wish, not oven to
speak, ind bohold it IL dono.
While oil this Davenport felicity has an ugly |
look for tho adyocatoB Of wolnaus rights, there |
is consolation for man In tho fact that
tho boot is not On tho othor leg. I4s /
and altogether model lady iu
Davenport OF courao is aware Of what IL gong
on in hor husbands ehead, olso she could not
know his volitionB. But suppose for n,omont
TINT in addition to the faculty Of knowing Ills |
thoughts, she also possessed sufficient influence
over him to mako him oboy her, by tlB sanlo
act OF volition. What wroteod life tlls Day.
exporter must inevitably lead 1Io gots down to
tho office in tho morning, and he is Immediately
swaro that his vito must hayo now bonnet OF
course ho must sonl tho money to her. Before
tho messenger can rot to hia house, ho
Gots another signal, and this time ho IL
aware that a second cousin Of hors,
whom no mover liked, mud who is u much hotter
looking man than limso1f, has come to lunch
nnl spend tho afternoon, and ho muat in,uo-
Lilatoly Hond to tho market aud order sotno
tendorloins Of which that aeconl-bousln is worry
fond. Tlon ho receives messago that COW
ns got into tho tlower-garlen, or little johnny
for tho flftoh time has followed an ice.cart md
vot loHt or littlc HuBie has Inst fn1lon dou,,.