Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-02-04

so This decided crook IN The back aud Nou
have the make up Of this rare specimen of de-
iulmity. This uutqIHled dame possessed n
voice in volume somew here between "A mufiled
explosion OF nitro-gl ycerine and The roaring Of
a whptzy old bull, which seemed 10 come
from hole in the throat, (about where the
"a \ dam . apple is situated) funne-shaped,
with he larger end inwards, so that the voice
seemed 10 start with a very full compass and
gradually concentrate into II piercing, deafen-
inc roar. Stepping forward with an air OF
conscious power she fixed upon the audience
steady, fixed gaze, short, but so terribly
concentrated in its intensity as 10 cause II
thrill Of horror 10 pass over The dry bones,
causing them to rattle in a shrinking, iimid,
little shake. ~ would like To know, fellow
citizens, " said the dame, why women can
handle that little strip paper stretching out
IA hand that resembed the foot of some Wild
beast in which WAS supposed TO be a ballot
with as much wisdom as a MANI Where did
man get the head that is on his shoulders, if
he didn't get it from his mother, | should
like to know? Why, if il had not. been for
Eve, Adam would not have had tie pleasure
of tasting the forbidden fruit. Ny friend
A dam ought 10 have rejoiced in the loss Of his
rib, tor ii went 10 make the back bone of
woman This accounts for the crook in
Madam back. Time being called Madam
deiiantly stepped down and out amid the
mutered 'Ihank Cod Of her numerous au-
dience The president now announced that
all Tie speakers had finished, leaving few
minutes of the hour allotted TO speeches and
inviting any one no was disposed to address
1.-THE convention" None accepting the invi-
tauOn, Mrs. Spencer read what WAS called
Centennial protest. This was ii protest to
be read AT Philadelphia, protesting against the
injustice OF the U S taxing women without
represen tation. The word Centennial START
ed u very disagreeahle train OF thoughts
Casting my eyes over the audience, thought
o: Persia king shedding tears for the fate Of
his army after il should have battled with -
hundred years. But with no tear dimmed eve
did contemplate the fact that it WAS not vii h.
in the range of probabilities when the next
Centennial occurs, none Of these so-called
strong minded women will be there with their
miserable protests to insult the dignity of
American womanhood Thank lIeave en-,
! America will have some of her many refined
virtuous and womaLly daughters, those who
are satisfied that God in his wisdom has seen
I'll 10 make them AS they and not go about
! the land CRYING vengeance against him for not
making them 10 wear hreeches, chew tobacco.
drink whisky cocktails, and vote at elections
TO refute the Islander that these brazen-taced
uonslrosiies would fastcn upon them.
| Mrs. Blake, tolerably, pretty woman, de-
| li,ered an address called The women OF the
Revolution" not very remarkable as literary
effort In the midst Of the address she was
interrupted for the purpose of taking up col
! lection. Two of the prettest e; women start
! ed with hat in hand for that purpose JUST
! then it occurred to me that had an appoint
ment down town at about this hour and left
to fill it, very sorry could not wait for the
| bat. A SPECTATOR.