Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-11
REPLY TO GIRLS"

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EDITOR ISrELL,GEHckR I'm behalf OF the
'.boys'' of our city We will endeayor to reply
10 the communication in your issue of tho alst
ull., under the caption of s.~Indisnant Young
offen,e at a nars0r,nh nub,i,bed i, von- non.r
= week or so nrior tn the above mentioned ,I.,e
In which thew ware advised tn vail mare ami
ride less when under the escort of the ..bovs,,
IL they wished to receive more invitations than
they now do to attend enterpirments-"pay
1t was good advice, ~ they must,
in csndor, admit, and any sensible s.boy', will
the same, even If he does talk Glove and
She tells US that the good book
her seq IN keen silent In nub,ic bnt
abe does not obey the divine mandate. Yet VIC
are not at all surprised at the clsmorous wall
sent up from one of tho fair sex, since as early
as 1853, over the signature of '.Juuia.'' we find
the following language: ''To a woman of spirit
the most intolcrabl. OF all grievances Is a res
trsint on the liberty of the tongue - How truly
"JuEia" expressed the unanimous sentiment
of her sex. To Judge from the treatment We
ourself have received. 1t Is nothing strange to
US that the ''Boys'' expend 80 little money on
the girls. We work for u living, and arc proud
of 1t. Yet. let US come from work in our shirt
sleeves. or with q black spot upon our face, and
We are not recognized by four-afths-snd 1t
would be but very little exaggeration to say Ave
nfths OF our lady acquaintances. Sunday
and attired In our best all the ladies with
whom we have the honor to be acquainted, bow
most Rraciously. We would rather this were
They prefer walking. the ''Glrls."
Out oia ever one OF them fetuse q carriage ride
= wa. enIoyins sooo nesitnf 1nsS say
moi "ano sense III i1oin tue ooys
."iIuoa. uie oaii'sse' "ouio oe tnanktuiiy re-
i'1e .ofe common sense TAX from
ma'ofi's -. xif.s "ouio please tue 'noys.'
We w :. Au"" ~no "fote 'ns afticis sisnso
"irs' out W nave Z n 'oes VINO she Is. sne
ssss 'ns u mol IN iAVor OF any young man going
ossonu ~ income IN nlrlnR carriages 10 .rans-
-. p~S .A constructing
"Ae al eseoh' esen ~
~ ""iAs-"hicn - SoAnmenasoie 10 ner' YET IL
we mis.sAs NOT, sne mas done more sisign riain8
during the past Two weeks than any other lady
~ u CITY, Sieisns are not carriages Dut tney
sost money all the same" We do not blame
her ior accepting the Offers OF sleigh rides; but
.s sne Aovisss younk men 70 i've "ithin 1neir
inoo"s' why - 'ne u y . s's'eFs an e1-
slnpie ny oeol'nins su'no ners. 'neteoy o'scour-
seinR the young men IN tneir indulgence IN this
ss.y e.peu. yI We Au"ife tue vim
Wv "niIn sns AH "fnef EXPRESSES hesseii'
NV "I. ,o.y conscious :. u a''ei inAo Bull 70
Sope ~.'u ~ ~ ,nis .k.nent' .nu only LOOK
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wp,r,sarox Decsmbsr q, 1879
EDITOR xour ,..n. ~
December 2lst we ind an article from the
''Girls," aud one commenting unon that of tho
s.0irls''from yourself- We waited nat;.n,,v for
the next issue of your psper. tn acc m. I.rino.
ton ..Boys'' ito whom the articlea IN ,n..,,on
were more directly sddressed, defend them.
selves against the false impres,,ons created In
the minds Of the public by reading tbose ARTICLES
We have heard nothing from them. Thew
probably consider the source on the mart of the
''Girls,n and possIblv ov.rlooked the oh,..-
tionable mart In vour niece Won d,d m, a,.,
the columns of your paper to the ..Bovs.n bn,
We feel certain that your sens. n, ,u.t;.. Mill
permit us To communicate onr oni,ion ,hro,,h
them.
Not being citizens Of vour town. tho ..c,r,.,,
NAV think US im~pert,nent in ren,v;no n th;.
communications hut ~. az. ..no,. ,, 40 e.,
that What ia ...ass,, \. rho 1.x,n., Ine.s,,
NAV sooner or later he ..aoaa,, % ~. viii.
ton "RovsU The bnrdsn ~ th.,. ,-.,h,. :.
expressed in their 9rear desire n h. .n,.r.
tainers. We find the fo,,ovin1 I.nn,.a. =.
their article Ohm, r. ,h.. o.a n;m;e" ~
entertained hv rho OIL. ~ ,h.;. 49,. 80
,hou,d he wiling n .oo.t;nas ...n".s
Thor viii = ..Ln,w,.aa. - ~ IN.u.
hammer ,, pr..,..,v IT,,
,nsinna,e that tbev ~. h.nnv $50 49,.
Ike tn own r. w. snnn... ,hat..,,,, o,,ss...
And. now nrav ". wor.h;naa.s 49,. go" g.