New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-03
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Miss Lonisa VI Alcott has dToll account IN The
Uomaa's Journal of the experiences enjoyed by her
self and other women Of Concord at the Centennial
celebration. They could get no seats ANA when they
intI1ded on the platform told they could SIT or
stand anywhere they chose in the town of Concord
excepting thar particular place The fair daughter
OF Concord continues
THIS gra,iour reply made very glad 70 dea"end INTO
the crowd again there AZ least go0dnunre regued
and there stood plaridly surveyed nv the men who
occupied the seats SET apart ior us no, one OF wn9m
stirred though the grandmother Of Boston waited IN the
ranks. My idea % hospitality may De ora ,HhiOhel mn
must say felt ashamed OF concord mar Day when All
could offer my guests, admlrng pilgrims Ia ihls Mecca
of the mind" the edge OF unpaned board
for the gods settled leave gwen s 10 az
the RIM of the platform Perched there IKE lock OF
cnpesttOssed pigeons, we had the privilege OF reposng
We sat aud listening the remarks OF the reporters
who evidently felt that the elbow room Of Tie almighty
Press should not be encroached upon even ny hairs
mo place for women" growled one.
Never was filter" answered "a strong-nined lady
Ought to have come earlier II they come a; all"
" so they would II they had not obeyed orders Never
Don't see why they couldn't be cOntened with seeing
Becanse they preferred poetry aud patriotism fuss
and feathers"
Better have it all their own way next time"
No doubt they WILL and hope We shall ali he there 10
See"
so the Dialogue ended in a laugh. and the women
signed themselves To cold shoulders all around But az
looked about me- IL impossible "a help thinking that
there should have been place for the great grand
daughters OF Prescott William Emerson John Hancock,
and Dr. Ripley, well for Isaac Dayiss Old sword,
the scissors that cut the immortal carrd and the
ancient dag some w0nans fingers made. 1t seemed 10
that their presence that platform would have had
deeper significance than the gold lace which adorned
one side or the senatorial ponderosity under which
broke down the other and that the ~ Concord
had missed grand opportunity Of initiating those whose
memory they had met Ia honor.
The papers have told the tale OF that days
exploits and experiences, but the papers did
not get all the little items, and some Of them
rather funny Just before the began dis
tTac.d usher struggled 20 inform Judge Hoar that the
Of potentates had been left out the cold.
and must be accommodated Great the com
motion then, for these ladies' being bobs 10 pollti
cal kites, could not Do neglected part OF the
reserved for women wero with much dm-
Guilty cleared and the elect precious" set there.
Dear ladies' very cold and wretched they were
when they got there, and how willingly the Tree anu
independent ctzenesses" OF Concord forgass the Tor
reducing their limited quarters to the point OF sunoca
ton, they spread their coaks over the yeyet OF
their guests, still trying 10 be hospitaDe under
difficulties When order restored, what Inignt 10
called the Centennial break Down" began. The Presi
deut went>frstwas IL omen and took refuge among
the women, who am happy 70 say received him kindly
he sat among tbem looking bored that onged offer
him q cigar. The other gentleman stood by the ship,
which greatly diversified The performances by slowly
sinking with all board but ths captain Even tho
ottered the brink of ruin more than once, and
table would have gone q woman Rad not held
up leg OF n for hour No light task she told
terw ard for when the inspired gentleman gave an
impressive thdmp, IL took both hands 10 sustain inc
weight OF his eoquence Another lady was pinned down
by the beams falling her sktrts bur eheerfuy saer
feed them and sat still TIL thotApartQre Of the PTosb
Dental party allowed " ~ ses hsx HsA