The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-21
MRS. ZEPAER WINS0ME.
IDanbury News.l

OF Danbury NeWs-I
$50 Aft Winsome has married little
Zepher. Jones' I.wonder how he expects to
make $40 week support them2 L have
heard him say that he had saved nothing until
the last year, Of course his wife will expect
at least 500 year for clothing besides her
living. AS it will cost $40 week for n room
and board in any decent boarding house, my
opinion is that the tailors, dry goods men
and dressmakers will have to suffer" So
said a brother workingman next day after
the wedding.
AS Miss Zepher was known to be always
richly and fashionably dressed, people that
did not know how she obtained her money
wondered as much as Alfred Winsomes shop
mates how he could get along without run
ming into debt as long rs he could get
trusted.
As Alfred was better dressed and alto
gether better looking man after marriage
than he was before, and as "Lady Zepher"
outshown her maiden days, and as all the
dry goods men, tailOrs and milliners were
eager to sell them whatever they desired to
buy because they always paid cash, inquisi-
tive people became curious to know how
such respectable appearance was main
tanned on $40 q week. Some said Alfred
had drawn prize in a lottery. Some
said he was an extra expert gambler, though
nobody ever knew of his buying lottery
ticket or playing game of any kind. Sus-
picious people said he must run into debt,
and to verify their sayings they inquired of
every kind of merchant how much Winsome
owed them. And when told that he had
never been known to ask tor credit, they
would not believe it.
One day a shOpmate who wanted to
\ L. l.. - ~ Co. hor h.a
could not support u wife, asked Alfred 10
tell him how he managed. He laughingly
replied, "My lady is q woman's right wo-
man." Fc
The shopmate stopped showing his plane,
astonished, and gasped out, "How can n wo-
man that contends for her rights make it
easier for her husband to support herr
Support herl" exclaimed Alfred, "why,
true woman's right woman won't let her
husband support her. She not. only insists
upon the right to support herself, but does 1t.
At least that's what my lady love does"
"Weli, L would not have wife if 1 could
not support her" his shOpmate cried out We
hemently
ssJust as you like replied Winsome
"On the contrary, am deeper in love with
nv womans rights woman than was be-
tore marriage. In our billing and cooling
DAYS 1 heard my Zepher argue for
woman's rights. | asked her to enumer-
ate the rights. Yankee-like, she
asked me to enumerate q mans rights first.
WELL said [, in these United States n man
has an absolute right of sovereignty over
himself, and to life, liberty and property, and
he Is not to be hindered in his pursuit of hap
piness.' Has not n woman the same rightsP
she asked. / confess 1 hesitated minute or
more before answered. Yes How does
q man sustain such rightsP why, by
voting for men to make and administer such
laws as he thinks will secure him in the en-
joyment of life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness. why should net women have
the right to do the sameP / could think of
only one answer, and that was that women
as a mass had never desired to exercise the
right to chooee representatives to make laws
or governors to administer them. If wo-
men were invited by the men to become CO
partners in government, would men be in
iured, in any wayP Men would not
be in any manner injured, but women
would if they took part in elections
Somehow l said. 1t does not
seem right for woman to mix in political
strife why should there be any strife in
voting for Just laws and upright Governors
Judges, City Mayors and Town Selectmen to
administer the laws7 l could only answer
that On election days there was so much
drunkenness, bitterness of speech and strife
that the Lord forbid that women should
ever be contaminated by mixing IN the un.
civilized uproar. Has not a man right to
support himself in every proper manner, be
he married or singlef oh, yes Has not
a woman the same right2' Certainly, but
can she do SO the same as a manP 'Why CAM
sheP why because she is woman, and ID
not fitted 10 perform the rough work of the
world is she not fitted to perform the
finer work of the world, such as being Cover
nors, Judges, Senators, Representatives
merchants, artists, booksellers, teachers
and general writers2 Good Lord gasped
out, swhe would in that case keep house and
mind the childrenY Why shouldn't the
men, when their wives were best fitted By
natural intelligence and thorough training
for first-class undertakings and work. BE
cause the men would not submit to hel
government Then it is because the mer
will rebel against superior natural endow
ments and training, and not because i
would be wrong in and Of itself2' Now
said, you fairly brighten me. Who
would think such little head as your
could ask such hard questions3 She put OF
the gravest kind of look and said. Il an
going to ask you harder questions. You
have asked me to marry you. Do you know
how many dollars it takes in year to KEEP
mein dresses, hats, gloves, jewelry, etc.2
That question conf.unded me more than tn,
Others, 90 Ifaintly replied was sure neve
had thought Of taking an inventory Of be-