The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-27
MRS. zEPHER wINsoME.

MRS. ZEPHER WlNSOME.
Dsnbury News.
$50 ALI. Winsome has married little
Zepher Jones. wonder how he expects
to make SO week support them? l
have heard him say that he had saved
nothing until last year. OF course, his
wife will expect at least 500 year for
clothing, besides her living. As it will cost
$40 week for q room and board in any
decent boarding house, my opinion is that
the tailors, dry goods men and dressmak.
srs will have to suffer-" So said brother
workinghsI pext day after the wedding.
As Miss Zepher was known to be always
richly and fashionably dressed, people that
did notkpog how she obtained her money
wondered as much as Alfred Winsone's
shopmates how he could get along with.
out running !rto debt as long as ne could
get trusted.
As Alfred was better dressed and alto
gether a better looking man after marriage
than he was before, and as "Lady Tepher"
outshore 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 paid cash, inquisitiye
people became anxious TO know how such
a respectable appearance was maintained
on $40 week. Some said Alfred had
drawn prize in a lottery. Some said he
was an extra expert gambler, though no.
body ever know OF his buying lottery
ticket or playing game Of any kind.
Suspicious people said-he must run into
debt, and TO verify their sayings they in
ouired OF every kind OF merchant how
much Winsome owed them2 And when
told that he had never been known TO
ask a credit, they would not believe it.
One day shopmate, who wanted to get
married, but dared not for fear that he
could not support wife, asked Alfred to
tell him how he managed. He laughingly
replied, "My lady is q woman's rights
woman"
The shopmate stopped showing his
plane, astonished, and gasped out: How
can a woman that contends for her rights
make it easier for her husband to support
her?" Support herW exclaimed Alfred;
"why, true woman's rights woman
won't let her husband support her. She
not only insists upon the right to support
herself, but does It. At least that's what
my lady love does" "Well, l would not
have q wife il I could not support her"
his shopmate cried ont Yehemently.
'Just as you like, replied Winsome. ION
the contrary, l am deeper in love with
INV woman's RICH. woman than / was be-
fore marriage. In cur billing and cooling
DAYS heard my Zepher argue for womsns
rights. ! asked her TO enumerate the
RIGHTS, Yankee.lige, she asked me to en-
umerate man 8 rights first. well, said !, lin
these United States man has an absol lutte
right of sovereignty over himself, and to
liie, liberty and property, and he is not to
be hindered in the pursuit OF happiness.
Has not woman the same rightsF she
asked. l confess hesitated minute or
more before ! answered, Yes How
does a man sustain such rightsp why,
NV voting for men to make and administer
such laws rs he thinks will secure him in
the endowment Of life, liberty and the pur.
anti Of happiness why should not wo-
Inen have the right to do the same2 !
could think OF only one answer, and that
was that women as mass had never de-
sired to exercise the right TO choose repre-
sentatiyes to make laws or governors to
administer them. 'Ifwomen were invited
nv the mon to become copartners in gov
eminent, would nan be injured in any
wayP Men would not be IN any :anner
injured, but women would II they took
mart In elections. Somehow ! said, 1t
does not seem right Tor women to mif
in political strife why should there be
any strife in voting for Just laws
and upright governors, judges, city
MAYORS and town B5lectmep TO ad'
minister the laws? I could only
answer that on election days there
was 90 much drunkenness, bitterness Of
speech and strifn, that the Lord forbid
that women should ever be contaminated
nv mixing in the uncivilized uproar. Has
not man q right to support himself IN
every nfoper manner, be he single or mar
ried$' tOh, yes.' Has not 3 woman the
same riehtT Certainly, but eau she do
80 the same as manr why can't shef
tWhy. because she Is a woman, and Is NOT
cited to peiorp the rough work OF me
world Is she not nttsd 70 perform tne
finer work OF the world, such as pelnS
governors, judges, senator's, represents
lives. MERCHANTS, artists, book.keepersl
teachers and general yritersT Good
Lord,I / gasped out, who would IN thai
case keep house and nind the children.
iWhy shouldn't the men, when theil
wives were the best fitted by natural IN
teliigence aud thorough training for me
jarst:class undertakings and work. be
cause the men would never submit 70 nes
government iPhsh i ts because the
men will rebel against superior ma
ltural endowments and training, anC
not because it would be wrong II
iand.of It1ali2 Now Just look here, Mis-
lJones, / said, lyon fairly Brighten me
Who would think such a little head o
vours could ask such hard questions?
4 She pc. on the Eravest kind Of look ant
ss;d. Il Am going % esk you harder ques
lions. You have asked me 20 A.svsy yol
n Won know how many dollars II takes Il
VA 10 keep me in dresses, hats, gloves
;syairy. &cfF That question eonioundeC
me more than the other, 50 ! istntly y
nIied that j was sure never had though
Fl tskinv an inventory OF her make uF
, snoss yduF wages more than support 20
e 40 yon i've nowf / 6lushed as lagph Is
man ear, As I answered No.. How am
"a al INV dinner, dresses, &c, alter we n
ksts,;adb That question so nonplnSSe