Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-12
MIR. TRAINS LECTURE TO WOMEN
Giring Then, 4ldricc on lnrriaye and
OTHER Subjects IN Ne,raylt's Opera House.

Giring Them 4ldricc on 1Inr,iaye nitd
OTHER Subjects IN NerarIi's Opc,u House.
New York Sun, 7th.
A household of women waited for George
Francis Train yesterday at the ladies' matt
nee in the Newark Grand Opera House. A
woman had sold them tickets at the box Of
flee, and women had acted as ushers. In the
boxes were expensively-dressed women, and
not a man was to be seen. The combined
chatting Of the audience was like the hum
ming of thousand hives of industrious
bees. sharp lookout was kept up lest a
man should put in an appearance, and as the
proprietor of the building walked down the
main aisle to speak to a lady acquaintance a
storm of Kisses broke out and ended in a
merry peal of laughter. He fastened back.
Some elderly women on the front seats kept
an eye on the stage, and one, in mitts and
| spectacles, detecting scene shaking, jumped
to her feet and held both hands up, as
George Francis Train marched upon the
stage with his head erect and wearing a
pigeon-tailed coat and immaculate kid gloves.
lie held package of letters, all from ladies,
he said, within twenty four hours.
..There is none but our sex here, is
there?'' he exclaimed, peering all around.
.'You know this is close corporation.
| There's the most intensely interested lot of
men outside you can imagine-trying to
| find a crack to look through. Who would
think that SO many would break the chain of
custom and come here alone!
That simple fact means emancipation for
women. I see rainbows all round the sky
for you.
Mr.. Train read and answered several let
| ters.
..Whose duty is it to get up first in the
morning to attend to the tire-the wife's or
husbands?" was one Of the questions.
s.That,' said Mr.. Train, sis the question
of caste over again. There is no poetry OF
beauty in woman's toiling and grubbing
over a beefsteak for great, fat man. If he
had any noble manhood in him, husband
would get up and build the fire himself!'
/ Applause with heels and hands. ssCaste
started from Adam. If any one had asked
me, Did you take that apple off that tree?'
| would have said, i did, and what are you
going to do gbout it?' = Laughter.
/ Don't take that crying baby OUT urged
Mr.. Train, interrupting himself. ''I've
psychological him, that's ALL Then Mr..
Train selected a long note signed: "a bro
ken hearted maiden, asking MI. Trains
advice in her trouble. Her accepted lover
was poor in purse and her parents would not
let her marry him. "A broken-heartec
maiden said Mr. Train, scornfully, "Tisn'1
the heart-it's the stomach. The reason
girls use the term heart is because it is easy
to get rhyme for it-and so hard to get
one for stomach. Dyspepsia is called 6
broken heart. Here's a couple to be mar
ried, y and Mr.. Train personifed the priest
saying, ''Are you willing to take this brown
stone front, this miserable fraud, called
man, this tobacco favored, gin smelling
carcass for your beloved husband?'
Then with a shipper, Mr.. Train re
sponded. .'Yes," for the bride. Turn
ing to the supposed bridegroom he saie
fercely: ''And will you take this bunch o
millinery; these false teeth, this false hair
this miserable specimen Of afectation TO
your beloved wife," The bridegroom sail
Eyes through the speaker, and then Mr.
, Train blurted out: s'What man has pu
together let the next best man run ava
with!'' [Hysterical laughter. .'Whoeye
is satisfied with this talk SO far may leave.
, Approval was unanimous.
..But aren't you getting enough of this?
said Mr.. Train suddenly. "Come mex
Wednesday and I'll tell you all that the me-
tell each other Laughter. Voices
'Tell us now!'' 'sYes, veil stay till evening
Mr.. Train!'' s'We like to hear you talk!''
IF you keep the secrets I tell you,'' h
rejoined, ''you'll hear more next time