The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-03-08

E were oltener at the head Of recitations. .o
mischiefs. IL she was detained from Oh.
. class. the teacher felt the los Of hsi
/ CHEEKY company; il she was absent from
the outdoor games. the boys said tha
half the sport was gone She who hao
! been the loved companion OF a sedat'
theologian had, at the same time. r.
nained the ringleader Of a bevy oi maa
romps. A school house is a kingdom
: and Elizabeth was a school house queen
After graduating at the head OF hr
class, a sudden blow fell upon her hear,
and lett grievous wound She bad So
cretly cherished the hope. that as sh,
had kept ahead Of the boys. and thu.
: shown at least her equality with the dom
inerring sex, che would be sent Ia
} Johnstown boys were then usually sent
to Union College at Schenectady.
The thought never occurred to her
that this institution. like most other col
leges. was not 80 wise and liberal as "a
educate both sexes insteadaf one Their
will come a time when any institution
that proposes to educate the sexes sepa
rately, will be voted too ignorant OF hu
man nature to be trusted with moulding
the minds Of the sons and daughters o
the republic.
just when Elizabeth Cady's heart was
most set on Union College. whittier shs
would nave gone had she pleased her IL
ther by being a boy.-she was told thai
she must 90 instead TO Mrs. willard's F.
male Seminary in Troy because she had
disappointed him 10y being n girl Great
was her Indignation at this announcr'
meut, impetuous her protest against thi.
plan. The stigma Of inferiority thus ca,-t
upon her on account OF her sex, and on
account Of her sex alone. was CALLING to >
maiden who had already distanced ali
her competitors Of the opposite sex. A.
every step Of her journey to Troy sh'
seemed TO herself TO be treading on hr'
pride. and crushing out her life Exas
perated, mortified, and humbled, she be
gan. in a sad frame OF mind, a boarding
school career. Nevertheless nothing ~
mained Tor the disappointed child but 20
make the best OF a bad situation. So sh'
beguiled her melancholy by playing mis-
chievous pranks. For instance. in th'
seminary, a big hand-bell was rung down
stairs every morning. as a call to prayer
and up stairs every night. as n call to
bed. After the nightly ringing. the bell
/ was set down on the upper hnor in an an
/ gle OF the wall. One night. at / | o'clock.
/ after the inmates had been an hour IL
/ bed. Elizabeth iurtively rose, stole out o
/ her dOrmitory in the drspery Of n ghost
and solemnly kicked the bell step by
step down every flight OF stairs to th'
| ground floor. Although every body iti
the house was wakened by the noise. aud
many OF the doors were opened. she glid
ed past all the peeping eyes like phan
tom, to the general terror Of the who'll
house. and was never afterward. suspect
ed as the author OF the mischief.
After leaving Troy she spent the mex
seven years OF her life at Johnstown, a.
viding her time between bOok-delyinl
ard horse tanning. and. having an almost
equal relish Tor each, she conquered th'
books in her fathers library. and ths
horses in her fathers stable. In fact. IA.
would sometimes ride half the day ovsi
hill and meadow like a fox-hunter. ana
then study law books half the night lik'
jurist When she was busy NJ her em
broidery or water colOrs. her iather. VIII
had poor opinion Of such accomplish
ments, would bring to her the 'revis-o
statuies, and cay. My daughter. here ..
a book which, IL you read it. will Civ.
you something sensible to say TO Mr
Spencer aud Mr.. Williams when they
next make Us visit" Mr.. Sp-ncer au''
Mr. Williams were legal magnaies, who
made Judge Cndy's dinner table q ire
qu~nt arena for the discussion Of nice
points of law. SO Elizabeth, with fin,
determination TO make herself the peer
OF the whole table. diligently began auu
pursued that study OF the laws Of hei
country. which has since armed and
equipped her. as from an arsenal OF wea
pOns, tor her struggle against all oppres,
I'VE legislation concerning woman.
L.
while on visit To her distinguished
cousin, Gerritt Smith, at Peterboro'. in /
the CENTRAL OF New York State, shs. mad.
the acquaintance OF Mr. Henry B. Stan
ton, then young and fervid orator who
had won distinction in the antislav-ry
~ o., meni. The acquaintances speedily
b-came iriendsi the friends grew into
lovers; and the lovers, after short court
ship, married, and Immediately set sail
Tor Europe
This voyage was undertaken. not mere.
" Tor pleasure and Sightseeing but that
Mr. Stanton might fulfill the mission OF
u delegate to the Worlds Anti-Slayery
Convention" to be he'd in London IL
1910 Many well known American wo
men were delegates. but. on presenting
their credentials, were denied member
ship on account Of their sex. Lucretis
Mott. Sarah Pugh. Emily Winslow. Abby
Kimber, Mary Grew, and Anne Green-
Phillips, who had no superiors in all
England for moral rth,-found. To-
their astonishment. that after having DE-.
voted their lives to the nnti-slaverv
cause they were repulsed from an anti.
slavery convention which they had gone
three thousand miles TO attend. Wendell
Phillips argued manfully for their admis
sion, tut in vain. William Lloyd Carr,
son-who. having crossed in a tardy
ship. did not arrive till after the question
had been decided, and decided uBjusflv
refused to present his CREDENTIALS took
no part in the proceedings, and sat a a.
lent spectator in the gallrry.-one Of the
most chivalrous acts OF his lite. Beaten
IN the committee. the ladies transferred
the question to the social circles. Every
dinuer-tab.e at which they were present
grew lively with the theme Alta dinner
table in Queen Street. Mrs Lucretia
Mott-then IN the prime of her intel
lectual powers. and with a head which
Combe the phrpuologist. pronounced
the finest he had ever seen Ou "a woman
replied so skilliully TO the arguments
OF dozen friendly opponents, chiefly
clergymen, that she was the acknowl
edged victor in the debate Ii was then
aud there that Mrs Stanton Tor the hr.t
time, saw heard aud became acquainted
with Lucrrtia Mott Often aud often.
dor ng her maidenly years, Elizabeth
Cady had poudrrrd the many-sidrd qurs
I tion of wOmau's relations To society. to
the State. 10 the industrial arts. aud par
/ ticulnrly To the laws OF property But.
/ in thinking these thoughts. she had
/ hitherto supposed herself to be alone in
/ the world Now. however. during a SIX
weeks constant and familiar companion
/ ship with Mrs Mott. she wondrringly
heard the whole cyclopedia OF her own
/ hidden and secretly cherished conyic-
/ ,,o,s onentv con f,.ss,.d bv auother'. Iit..