The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-09-01
H,cnman soc,e.y Ma..ers.



Er EHiisT, You were kind enough
some time since, to devote one of your
spicv columns to the benefit of the weak
4 er sex, and having like the rest OF my
sex. n full supply of Mother Ewes pro
pensity am thus led or prompted, to 10 :
ouire as to the cause of our sudden %
SECURITY. Now, we laiies of Hickman, Al
though not given to The making Of undue
demands on You Lords of Creation, are
still not inclined to the "violet order,
viz. TO waste our sweetness on the desert
air." In other words-we do not ike TO De
| ignored And while we are willing 10
accord you together with the rest OF your
sex, all the honor and chiyalry, Yen so
VOL represent. And so accustomed are
| we 10 this hcmRge, that We feel like the
sensitive plant, completely crushed. 81
the least touch of suppression. 30 Win
The usual pertinaoity of our sex, again
importuue you to give as small space
in your valuable paper, that we as an IN
dIvid uai and Independent people. may as
eert or de clare, our feelings. There 49,
ana ever has been among men. feilo"
feeling, bond which If not acknowiedg-
ed is nevertheless felt, IN undercurrent
of brotherly love and sympathy, will
ingness to aid and sustain each other in
the hour of ME fortune. While our sex
has been accused of great lack in such
things. Now while we say sail honor
and glory" 10 you, yet We beg to say,
to you, that it is now = thing OF the past,
(if such o thing ever sxisted) aud that
we now as a people and sex stand before
the world on our own vantage ground,
guarded aud encouraged by each other,
whose interests being likewise identified,
knowing no law, and acting on no other
principle, than that OF universal love for
one another. And while we 10 not claim
TO be In sympathy with the women
rights movement" We are set glad to see
the gradaRl rise and progress CT our sex.
And while we have no desire to ssp-
plant you in authority, we have some
slight snbition, TO be acknowledged, peo-
pie No longer as Il were merged in the
man, feeling conscious ms We do, that we
are, as yet o power behind the throne;
that the day IL not far distant, when With
our star In the ascendant We sill dawn
upon the world, with a light and infueOc
from center to circumference. Until then
we will bide cur time.
Since locking over the abeya. ! find il
so trans parent that feel constrained I o
admit the truth, aud on the principls
"that En honest confession is good for the
soul" A woman, when waging var, IL
ways endeaToTs 10 keep of the enemy by
some deiusion, Eve are said 10 be good at
,hat) with tbs idea that there is = vast
body or reservation In the background
ready 10 ~ a. = moments warning. So
fer fear / may hear you shout "ralIy
round the flag boys, I'll now make an
unconditional surrender, mo | mean,
eOnstitstional,) that is If you will prom
ise 10 use no other weapon than the
tongue; that being our special p-eroga-
~ n 40 r4sfnnl 4
otherwise its war to the knife. Blu,
and l am DEPRESSING from my original
object, rs | only intended giving you q
little HAT, which to tho wise Is suti-
eient, and few jottings gathered from
the wheels Of time. Now that summer is
growing beautifully less, and the cold,
chilly winds warn us to prepare for the
wrath 10 come, we hastily put on our
thinking cap-aud watch aud Wait, lever
womans fate) for the advance courier
from dame fashions real announcing
in trumpet tones IS TO what the decree
shall be. Aud while we leave theae fair
heads 10 solve the problem, OF Mother
Hubbard bonnet or Gainsborough hat
hoping i. may work out for them. a shing
of beauty which is JOY forever-Ill not
puzzle your brains with what viii al
way0 be to you men as n dead letter; but
pass on to minor details. Our sown is
little dull just now-nothing transpiring
10 mar the usual harmony. The ladies
of the Methodist church gave one OF their
usual festivals for which their reputation
Is known and establish And the young
ladies and gentlemen dedicated Mr..
Browns new hall by o charming dance,
given in honor of Mise Lou Wilson, whom
We arc all glad to welcome back The
young ladies ARE in tears over the alb
sence or Judge Murrell, aud the sickness
OF Mr. billion and Alexander
We are glad TO note the great number
Of ne iurnOu;s in our town; il certainly
has developed some charming drives For
Information HI refer you TO Dr.. Park
er).
Bro. King, am told, has turned the
parsonage into conservatory OF flowers,
of rare exotics. lie is quite judge
Aud now | see with q womans peculiar
aggres siveness, (poor things they can't
help it). find have trcspassed sadly on
your valuable time, and my only excuse
is, that womans pen Is like her tongue,
when once started can't be stopped; and
did / not know that you had the repu,a-
ton Of being The incest, cutest, darling
est little Editor in the world, I'd quake
with fear and trvmbling-
SCaIsLER.