The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-31
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DIR. Mary Walker, who has very sue
cossfully kept herself before the public
for rsany years. is the subject OF new
and no doubt, to herself, avery gratifying
sensatlon. Not long since che was
elected from the treasury department +;
put out by tyrant man forced to not
stand upon the order Of her going, but
made to 70 at once. The manner OF the
forcible exclusion of the irrepressible DIR.
Mary is thus described by the New
York San:
DIR. Mary Walker is a standing Office
seeker. For years her bloomers have
lowered about the ante-rooms OF dliier-
ent secretaries, until she has become
sherman made an order to the
doorkeeper that she be no longer
admitted to any part OF the de-
partment. To-day she slipped by, and
had reached the ante-chamber Of the sec
retary. Word was at once sent to the
venerable grey.bearied man who guards
the main door in Fifteenth street. He
walked up the second floor, and at ..once
told DR.. Mary that she must GO away.
"You 20 to hell" answered DIR. Mary
vigorously; al shall do nothing OF the
sort." AT this the doorkeeper made a
feeble pass at her. as he said, Come
now, you come out of that" At this
suggestion OF violence DIR. Mary jumped
and clacked her heels together twice as
she dropped her hand upon Zip pock.
Of. saving. "You lay hand on me and
will shoot you The doorkeeper saw q
chance for flank movement. He seized
Or. Nary's right wrist, and then passed
his venerable arm about her waist. lie
then began to propel her toward the
street. DIR. Mary kicked his shins all the
way and yelled murder. greatly to the
amusement Of persons in the Railways.
After he had pileted her ito the street he
apologized for his forced rough treat
meut, and said that her importantly had
brought il about. He asked her to par
don him, but DR.. Mary refused, bitterly
saying that the country should yet ring
with this outrage committed upon free
born American citizen.
The responsibility for the order to
keep DR.. Mary out Of the depart
ment is laid upon various persons. En-
Secretary Morrill,. ii is said, is the guilty
man, and not his successor, sherman.
IL is also said that "Gen. Grant, short
time before he retired from the presi-
dency. refused Citizen Walker admit
lance to the white house unless she
would take off her breeches and put on a
frock, which she indignantly de-
clined to do" DR.. Mary, it
must be acknowledged, is 8
sample Of true grit. 1t should be observ-
ed too, that though she is debarred from
the right to vote and the right to loaf
around the sacred precincts OF the treas
ury department, she has, in advance Of a
constitutional amendment bestowing
them upon her in common with her sex,
assumed TO exercise two eminently male
rights, the right to "eus." and the right
to carry pistol. Her. ''you
20 to HI; appears TO have
slipped As ,rippingiy from her tongue a.
it could have done from that OF any male
man ia ali the world. aud the suggestive
touching Of her hip pocket Was equal.
unsiudied and natural. Long years ].
the pursuit OF her rights have made DR.
Mary as msnlike a the most arden
believer in the equality OF The sexes coul'
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