The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-13
ciana matron. Viewed as matter Of speou-
lation, this Is my answer:

ciana matron. Viewed as matter OF speou
lation, this Is my answer:
!, dc not think 1t is just or safe to entrus
the government OF this great country TO Ia
evil passions engendered by bad whisky an
ignorance; do think 1t would be polite an
In better conformity to the main design {
the builders of our system 20 organize, equl
and discipline the vast reserves III education
refinement and piety, now excluded from pal
tieipatioal In the processes OF government.
Asa question of practice 1t, however. Is me
at the threshold by sulary problems no
easily solved; i. E.. will 1t Introduce more dis
quiet into the body social than IT will brint
calm and health to the body polite? Consid
ering 1t first In its aspect as disturbing
cause to the social element, | am reminded
that there are certain ideas discoverable very
| far back, floating as it were in the very dawi
! of human thought which have struck suet
deep root into the soil Of human pieiud1ces
| that they have come to be universally &C
cepted as axioms.
/. The formation of the family Is the begin
ming of sociey-the mierocosm ct all assoel
| ations; andl to woman has always beer
assigned tho duty to keep vigilant watch anc
ward over the mierocosm.
2. Accepting AristOles standard OF nature
and reason. we see the male formed Tor gou
e,nment, and the female for submission.
lins of inquiry. Can the attention OF woman
be diverted by the assignment Of various and
arduous political duties, from her post Is SEN
tinel over the nlicrocosn, without peril to It's
health and proper developmentl
As for the second axiom, which, be 1t never
so solemnly iterated In theory, it has met
with 80 many signal reversals In practice
that it is an absurdity to dignity 1t any ion
ger as an axiom, and sadder still to reflect
that with 1t has passed string OF very yen-
fondly cherished by the LORDS Of creation"
For instance, "The American citizens house
is his CASTLE no maxim can be more pertina-
eiously adhered to than that particular one
by the average lord Of creation: yet there are
few VIII !, while adoring the theory. will not
heartily unite In the expression OF the wish
that some device could be invented to make
1t little more easy to maintain the theory
In practice. Few, indeed, ara those who have
not discerned by the light Of the hearth the
gradual obliteration OF the word His and In
some extreme cases, even the substitution Of
the word Herr Who, In his pilgrimage
through life, has failed to observe frequent
Instances when the key Of his castle has been
transferred from the girdIe Of
the loud-voiced, gwhiskered clatelain, to
the g1fdle Of the ruSy-cheeked, silvery-
tongued chatelaine2 Further, to illuminate
these propositions | shall cite scene from
solver Twist" even at the risk Ut encounter
Ing the scorn OF A. w. for q case nunter:
And tomorrow two months it WAS done!'
said MI. Bundle with a sigh; lit seems a
age"
Mr.. Bundle might have meant that he had
whole existence Of happiness
INTO the short space of eight weeks, but the
sigh.there was vast deal Of meaning in the
sigh"
II sold myself" said Mr.. Bundle. pursuing
jhe same train OF reflection, for six tea
spoons. o pair OF sugar-tonEs and q milkpot
With d small lot OF secondhand furniter and
jwenty pound Ia money. ! went very reason
dirt cheap
Cheap" cried 9 shrlll voice ID Mr. Bum
)le's ear; you would have been dear at any
,rice; and dear enough paid for you, Lord
IbOve knows that"
Mr.. Bundle turned and encountered the
ace OF his Interesting cOnsOrt, Who imper-
Getty comprehending the few words she had
Of his complaint, had hazarded the |
remark at y venture.
'Mrs. Bundle, Inn am, said Mr.. Bundle, |
With sentimental sternness. |
WELL" cried the lady.
Have the goodness to look at me-" said |
AZ. Bundle, fixing his eyes upon her.
~ III she stands such an eye as that, said
hing. | never knew ii to fail with paupefs.
nd II II fails with her my power ID gone"
Whether On exceedingly small expansion Of
~ is sufficient To quell paupefs, who, being
lghtIy fed, ere r. ~ very high condition, Of
arly proof against eagle gIances, are matters
i opinion. The matter Ut fact Is that the
natrOn was Id no way OverpOweftN by Mr.,
5umble'e scOwl, int, on the contrary, treated
with great disdaivs, and even raised laugh
hereat, which souHded ~ though 1t were
,enuine.
On hearing this rost unexpected sound,
Ar. Bumble looked first inGredulous and
amazed He then reiaDsed into
fs former state, nor did he rou-e himself
ntil his attention was again awakened by
be- voice Of biz partner.
Are you guiug i, slt suprlng there all
II inquired Mrs. HlnIDlA.
an going To st here as long as / think
roper, na'am," rpioined Mt. Humble; land
Though I was not snoring, shall snore,
ap, sneeze. laugh OF cry, as the humOr
,likes me, such being ny prerogative."
"Yuur prerugatlvsW sneered Mrs. Bundle
18th inefable contempt.
81 said the word, ma'am." observed Mr..
umble. The prerogative Of man IL TO
"And what's the prerogative Of woman,
the name of goodnees1' cried the leliet OF
Ii. COrney, DECEASED.
10 obey, ma all,' Numbered Mr. Bundle,
your late unfortunate husband should have
iught it yoA, and then perhaps he might
ave been alive now. | wish he was, poor
lanf'
Mrs. Bundle seeing at glance that the de-
low struck for tho mastership On one side
r the other, must necessarily he final and
no sooner heard this allnsiun to
he dead and gone, than she dropped into D.
hair, and, with a loud scream that Mr.. Bum
le was u hard-hearted brute, fell into
aroxysm of tears.
But tears were not the things to find their
way to Mr.. BUNDLES soul: his heart was
waterproof. Like washable beaver hats, that
improve with rain, his nerves. were rendered
touter and more vigorous by showers Of
ears, which being tokens Of weakness and so
ar tacit admission Of his own power pleased
nd exalted him. Heeyed his good lady with
ooks Of great satisfaction and begged in an
'ncouragtng manner that she would cry her
hardest. the exercise being looked upon by
he faculty as strongly conducive to health
1t opens. the lungs, washes the counte-
nance, exercises the eyes and softens down
he temper" said MIR. BUNDLE, $50 cry away"
AS ne discharged this pleasantly Mr.. Bum
'le took his hat from peg, and putting it on