The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-07-22
EMANCIPATION VS.. SLAVERY.


days's work in the Td schools, heard n
knock at the doOt. d lnzily answered,
Gomez She flncied it was Jessie, the
boarding-mistrcss's daughter, whom she
often helped with her arithmetic lesson in
the evening. Jessie was overworked and
hard pressed for time, and it was little
nance she had for sndy. During Miss
Gny's year in the no lse she had learned
more than in all her J fe before.
The door opened slowly, but it was not
Jessie who entered. 1t was, instead, n
lady of imposing height and appearance.
She was elegantly attired, and held herself
with an air which seemed to say, Behold,
[ Gomez
Violet rose with more haste than dignity
from her reclining posture, and with flush
ing cheeks stood before her imposing guest.
PRAY be seated" she said, land pardon me.
fancied IL was n little girl who often
comes in my room about this hour
The imposing presence slowly seated
herself, and settled her elegant draperies
gracefully.
"You will pardon the intrusion of q
stranger, l hope" she said in measured ac-
| cents and with great deliberation, IA If
,hew wished her nearer not to lose a syllable
Of her speech, "and allow me to present
nv card. Is may be that my name is not
wholly unfamiliar 20 you
Violet took the handsome card and read
| thereon in bold, free letters, Mrs. Odessa
| Nottingham Smith, A flush of pleasure
| ross TO her cheeks ns she extended her
hand. "Do l then find myself honored by
!, visit from the we'll known lecturess p she
lsked.
Mrs. Odessa Nottingham Smith gave a
very limp hand TO the extended one as she
replied, II am no other than the lecturer
| whose name you seem to be familiar with,
Pardon me for the correction, hut, as you
snow perhaps by my lectures, am in Ia
,or of equal rights and equal freedom for
roth sexes. Therefore, | object TO the
terms doctress, lecturess, poetess, etc.
Those who adopt n profession are alike
doctors and lecturers irrespective of sex.
sex has nothing to do with the matter, and
should be ignored so far as the profession
yoes. Not that l want women TO lose
their individuality-iar from it. No wo-
man need to adopt q masculine attire or u
Masculine vice, simply because she follows
profession heretofore deemed masculine,
hut let her sex speak in her dress, in her
voice, in her sweetness and grace OF man
ner, and not in any 'ess tackled upon heI
professional future
She paused and looked at Violet. y
understand you" Violet said smiling, and
will remember your injunction in the iu'
turc.n
"Apd now proceeded Mrs. Odessa Not
tinghnm Smith, IL must proceed to the OBJ
iect of my visit. / am in the city for the
purpose of forming an association of intel
%iectual women, n sort of Interstate con
y%ention, fcz the purpose of broadening wo'
mans sphere of thought, and widening hel
range OF vision, and enlarging her oppor
t~unitics of culture
"A very excellent undertaking. com.
mented Violet, feeling the need of saying
something appreciative.
$50 we, who have undertaken il, think, =
replied Mr. Odessa Nottingham Smith
sour cities are teeming with girls and wo
men who, like yourself, are possessed OF
much crude talent but have no Opportuni
ty to use it, and no real comprehension OF
their own powers. What we want is Il
bring them all together, and by the con
tact of mind with mind, and the broader
light poured upon them by minds of high
er cultivation, to break down the sOCia
barriers that now block their way to field
of greater influence, and means Of higher
culture. We want you to attend our meet
ings, int give us your aid
But ] can do so little, objected Violet
"really nothing at all in such {. place.
am afraid | must do my little part in thi'
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