Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-20
A Few Impressions


 Of ImpressIonabIe Young Man After Female Suffragists' Convention on Friday.
 A correspondent writes the following read | able communication and confession: wish to clear away base misapp"ehen-
 sion existing in the public mind, and also to 1 make confession and a bold avowal. have been to the woman's convention and still survive; in fact I am a better man for the experience and have been suddenly relieved of an unknown quantity of self-es-
 teem. am a purged being, and am now in
 fair state to start again with aroused con-
 science and light pair of heels.
 Never before have I had the good fortune to listen to the unrestrained tide of feminine
 eloquence on the subject of female suffrage
 On many private occasions I have heard woS men dilate upon a vast variety of interesting matters-such as might blossom during an evening call, for instance-with all the deli cate butterfly ardor characteristic of the dear sex, but for this thrice memorable evening was reserved my special introduction to 8 great cause And here let me make a blush OO44SAAo man similarly situated as I have been. Long ago should have sought this introduction but for one thing. In spite of being ''strong-minded" man, I am yet weak-la-
 mentally weak, some of my Sister Anthonys would say-in one thing, just one, to wit, a very marked susceptibility to female charms Correlative to this, let me further humbly confess, with fear and trembling, that hitherto the personal appearance of these fearless wo- man champions has in some way been repre- sented to my excited imagination in aspect far from attractlve-indeed, I am honestly ashamed now to recall the narrowing pictures of female unloveliness which would cluster about the phrase Female Sufragist. When I attempt to trace the source of this peculiar illusion I am at once involved in mystery; nevertheless, so great has been it's hold upon me that I Have avoided gatherings of this description solely from dread of the shock which should incur to one of my sensitive aesthetic temperament But now, I am happy to say, all this has vanished. A glance at and respectful hear ing willingly accorded to these ladies have convinced me to my sorrow that have been blinded by an unreasonable prejudice.
 
 will merit the consideration it's courageous candor deserves. Women command atten- ton like men. When they are in earnest about thing they go into it with a self -sac- rifcing ardor and persistent courage and enthusiasm that quickly re1egate man to second fiddle. That was exactly my condi- tion on the evening in question. I realized the complete truth of the simile, and felt verr ancient and battered as sat and meekly received the well-merited blows directed at the defenceless heads of my sinful but long suffering sex.
 The main impression gained from the meeting was that these ladies are deeply and thoroughly in earnest, and for this they should be respected if for nothing more. They do not hesitate to voice with clearness and force the great want which they are so confident is to make the present wrong en- during right. And I insist that they are to ce upheld and encouraged in this mighty hope of theirs so long as they maintain 1t in good faith and with adequate intelligence, and until the men propose and carry out something better. Therefore, my brothers, fair play to our sisters in convention.
 My friend and dropped in for few min utes, expecting to be amused merely, but . those who come to scof remain to pray" and before we realized it the evening was be- guiled along. Now we admired the indonit- able pluck and energy of the slightly built, nervous little Rev. Olympia Brown as she gave an admirable resume of their hard And now we quivered beneath the quiet but keen sarcasm of the immortal Miss Anthony, as like some modern Meg Merrilies, towering head and shoulders above her colleagues, she tossed her missiles | into the enemy's camp right and left with all | the skill and precision of veteran. The el- l oquent delegate from Louisiana capped the l already favorable impression produced, and | wound up the meeting amid a shower of | we'll delivered invective. As soon as my | iazed and scattered wits returned to me, I | .an truthfully say that found my senti-