The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-12
PLUCKY WOMEN TALKING.
THE AGED sPIssTERs VINO RESIST
THE TAX-OATHE RERS.
Julia and Abbv smith Of glastonbury spcait-
ina in New erk Yet Another Evidence
Of Miss Susan n. Anthony's Goodness.

Julia and ABBY Smith Of glastonbury Speak
ina in New erk-yct Another Evidence
Of Miss Susan n. Antbonv's Goodness.
The New York State Woman Suffrage
Society In Masonic Hall, YESTERDAY, voted It's
thanks to Messrs. II, II. Strahan. Geo. A. West,
John Hageboom, Jonathan Ogden, and Jas. s.
Graham for their advocacy Of woman suffrage
in the Legislature OF this State, and that In ap-
pointing Mrs. Josephine Shaw Russell to the
once Of State Commissioner OF Charities, q ov.
Tilden has done well, and might have done bet
ter n he had given her remuneration as well as
res possibility.
Misses Julia and Abby Smith OF Glastonbury.
Conn, celebrated for Their recent tr nslation Of
the Bible. and for their allowing their property
to be sold again and again by auction rather than
pay taxes like men, had seats on the platform.
The sisters although so aud So years OF age re-
spectlvely, would have travelled through the
drenching rain to speak In the National Conven-
tion the evening before, had not Miss Susan H.
ANTHONY taken on their bonnets and shawls and
kept them At home. But" said the elder
Miss Smith, " II would not have hurt me. |
go out In all weather. 1 am In the habit OF keep
ing all appointments. and from the time when |
was young girl, Of weiting my feet without
harm.
When Mrs. Blake introduced the Misses Smith
OF glastonbury, Conn, the two urosc and stood
together, and then each spoke In turn. Tho
congregation drew around the platform, and the
conversational narrative OF the speakers was, in
manner as IN matter, quaint ana interesting.
we had no idea OF becoming famous" said
they. We had always paid our taxes, until
they raised on us so from year to year that the
town HAD received more money from us than
from any OF the men in Glastonbury yet, IN
repairing aud making roads ana public build
ings we had no voice at all. Nv sister mt last de-
termined to 60 to the town meeting aud speak,
Tor We thought tue inhabitants did not know
how much We paid to support the town. We
wanted only TO tell the men oil Glastonbury how
they used u.s.
We've plagued 'em almost to DEATH" the
other sister said. "They don't want to Ike our
furniture. They know they have violated their
own laws In selling our land when there was
other property. There wcrc seven COWS; had
raised them all myself, and 1t was ike taking
my life away. We were told that women
couldn't go to the auction block but we told
The men believed that we thought 50 much OF
our cows that we'd pay our taxes. | could have
prevented the cows from being driven OF, aud
given tho man a great deal u trouble in taking
them, for the cows would mind me II I spoke to
them. But did not say anything, and let them
go, and they were put into yard near by, where
could see to them. Eleven acres OF our land,
which Ia considered worth 5000, we're sold for
yIs.J and another tax has just come Ia OF 500
We get, on an average, twenty-four letters
week from persons all over this country and Eng
land, aud 10 different newspapers have teen
sent us. proclalming, TO the shame Of the men Of
glastonbury, that we have paid more than any
man IN town to build a town hall that are
not allowed TO speak in. l guess We can hold out
long as they can"