, 1879-05-18

to do. The family is composed OF six female
members, in addition to the "good man." and
it chanced that each one OF the five, Who were
in adjoining rooms, including the mother Of our
friend, heard the dispute between man, and wife
about the pants, and, ats. the latter had takea
out.the required inch lind retired, the old lady,
desiring to "keep peace Ia the family, "alld not
knowing what her daughter-1n-law had done,
cautiously slipped into the .eon: and cut on an
other inch Ii this way did each OF the five
ladies, unknown to the other, and all with the
praiscworthy object OF preventing any misqn-
derstanding between the married couple, clip
an inch from the legs OF the gentteman's
trousers. The following morning, al uncon-
scious of what had taken place during the night,
he rolled up his pants IN 9 piece OF paper ana
took them to the tailor to be shortened to the
desired length. Upon a hasty glance the
latter ventured the opinion that they
we're already rather short; but the
owner IVES too well posted on that score, and
insisted that they were fully an inch too long:
The tailor had no more to say, aud our trien9
retired. On the following Saturday be called
for the pants nnd took them home, and the next
morning, when he came 10 put himself 1ns1oe
that the legs, reached only "a trif1e below the
knee. In other words, they had been altered TO
the fashion of century ago, when knee
hreechcs were in vogue. lie stralgnt"ay &C.
cused the tailor OF having ruined bis pants, and
his indignation was EXPRESSED in language any,
thing but mild. He wife heard him and cane
to the rescue OF the KNIGHT Of the Shears, ex-
planning that she had taken an inch from each
Of the legs; and her acknowlcdgement was tol-
lowed by that Of each Of the other FIVE ladies,
had actually been shortened to the extenI OF
seven inches - -
ANCIENT HEBREW WOMEN.
Mr.. Beecher preached recently upon the con-
.iitiou Of woman and the household among the
ancient Hebrews. In the course Of his remarks
be said: + -'.' -
.'.The condition Of any people might be ascer-
tanned By the position Of woman. There never
WIS q nation where woman was depressed that
rose to erninence. Was she in those early days
plaything, recluse, a nun of the kitchen, or
VAS she honored4 her condition then among
the Hebrews, though not so good as among us
now. was immensely Ia advance OF any nation
in the Orient at tilAt time. The prlsn1sye law
was power. The august power OF nature suss-
cunning as all element: Of power, then pomp.
Woman was ,disesteencd because OF her weak
ness. and ill the way down the weakness OF ser
lad been trodden under foot. Among the He,
brcws that was evident, but twoman:was SUI
ernatly in advance there. She was servant.
She was salable The father could send
his daughter to market, not as We did,
hut : actually. ~ II was only at "a 1aIe
day that men understood that property
meant inanmate things. a father had aosoinLe l
had no choice as to matrimony, and her tather
gaye her away for consideration. she inner
tied nothing unless the estate was likely to go
out OF the family, and then she was q JACK ut a
pinch. Among the Hebrews Woman Was uot
iaborer, but remained at home aud did house
| work. She was unveiled and ate with her hus-
| band. A Greek was not allowed 10 uo
fhat. A Hebrew woman was the companion Of