The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-08-08
THE p0OLITTLE DELEGATION,
TO A Anw0MAN's RIGHTS CONVENTION. u
ny Miss l.. VIRGINIA SMITH.
"Tho Woman's flights Convention,
Is not laid low in dust
A better time is coming
Because-it will and must 20

Becouse-it will and must :!
4 Womdn Of the l9h Century.
IAs l wuz sayin', that limb Kate Lang
sson, she ,wuz thcre with her sassy black
eyes an curly hair she'd rid into town for
ssmo mischief or another, an stopped to
sec what wuz goin' OH at the 'cademy just
for pure downright impercncs. She paid
EN- dollar all roun', jist to git to latf at
an bcdevil 'cm by turns. She begged them
to remember her affexshunatcly to the con.
vention, when called upon to the response
bic dootics Of of judgn' and punishin' all
things masculine fur the wrongs Of crusifcd
wimminkind, an her word an honor that
she would never cease to pray fur their sue
cess in upscttin' all sorts O Hranizin' men
the CRATE Juggcrnauts an bringn' all
irreglar males to order-the low-hung ras-
calls Miss Skinhint wuz tearin' abili-
tion:st, and Kate, as she slipped the dollar
into her green silk ridiculc, went on with
wonderful poor mouth story about young
crectcr which sum stupid wretch had brung
oyer to this ked'ntry an called her
Greek Slave, as if niggers could be brung
frum emmy civilized nation but Afriky,
where they grows spontaneous. When she
turned over to Miss Trotwcll, who takes on
'stonishin' about benovaense, an pasruniz-
an an all that sort O stale vittals, Kate
Langstsu locked as if she wuz jist rsddy to
bust right out . cryin' every minit, on sch
face as she put OIL, to tell Miss Trotwell
for marcy's sake to do her little possible 20
save poor forlorn innocent gal, iurincr
too, named jimmy Linn, that sum olo no
count, called Mister Barnen, wuz trailin'
all over creation, maxim a purity mint O.
money compcllin her to sing perchcd up Oh
the tip top ola great outlandish inginc that
they called An Opery-that is, he wanted
her to sing on that, but she wouldn't-fact
wuz, she didn't want to sing at all, and
then the ole dcccitful would be all honey an
sugar coaxin', an callin her nichtin-
gale, an all that sort o tomioolcry. Then
she cum to Miss SaffroRs an tolc her there
wuz very decent woman livin out her
way, who wuz the wife of one Billy Pattcr-
son, that sum body had bin httn'-wcll
this woman begged her to git sum of the
delegates when they went to tho conven-
ton to find out the nasty, nary, low.lived
wretch that struck her dear, dear Billy, an
bring him to consign eternalpunishment that
is to say, hangia, or burnin' or manslaugh-
Icr an sich like. Kate said that although this
strikn' Of q woman's husbau' might not by
most people be considered rs intericrin',
with Wimmin's rights in her private pin
ion, publicly expressed, it wuz the worst
sort Of interfcrin' cause far why, nobody's
got emmy right to hit fcllcr bit his wife,
an she hes got that risht-besijcs, vim
mems got a right to complain emmy hoS,
if they please, an Kate hoped that on those
ere grounds the affair might be- tended to
instantcr-so Miss Saffrons promised Oh her
sacred word an honor. Scz Kate, say in
deed, indeed, ssre as you live an breathe "
Indeed, indeed, as sure as [ live an
breathe I'll never stir !! sez Miss SaffrOns,
THROWN up her eyes an hands Now SCI
Kate, scz she, remember you've sworn -
All this wuz done very solcmn.lsc, an I've
no doubt but what that story wuz true,
Kate wuz so airnest aud bsscccchn' be. |
sides, it's natur fur woman to hate {. man |
that licks her husban' even if she does lick |
him herself
Monopoly " calculated Harry.
DON'T put me out, Henry Clcrmont,' said
Mrs. Dewberry with dignity. Wei, as ]
wuz sayin' afots, there wuz \ hull creation
full Of other wimmin there Sally Snooks,
she wanted some rcmdy fur her husban's
stayin' out o nights at low. flung taverns;
ah Miss JENNY Jopcs--of all the stupids
that ever dtcd stupid, she's the stupidnst.