New-York tribune., 1882-03-03


nounds.p to walk therein, and he had done 10
with 2erfect ease. Let us hope the salesladies
were first removed. The portly friend was in
Court, and was made happy by being seated
bohind n desk and marked Exhibit A."
The prosecution did not press this point.
In fact, Mrs. Conkling seemed to be so much
overcome by the demonstration made by the
bodily presence of Exhibit A. that she ex-
pressed her willingness to let the defendant,
Mr.. Daniel, go if he would promise to comply
with the law about seats. Then the trouble
broke out afresh. Mr.. Daniel said there had
been seats in his store for twenty years, and the
complainant could have seen them had she
taken the trouble to look when she had visi ted
the store Mrs. Conklng said she didn't look
because she was so closely watched by the
floor walkers that it was unpleasant. AOh,
"no," retorted the ungallant Mr.. Daniel. ou
"went to Macy's when Mr.. Wheeler asked you,
"because he is young man and moro tender,
"and you are moro tender to tender men,"
This atrocious charge against woman who ls
devotng all her energies to tho uplifting and
down sitting of her sex produced most un-
expected answer. Instead OF denying it with
noble scorn she replied You have plenty OF
women on q string Mr.. Daniel, without mop
This seems TO us to be shifting the question.
AS we understand it, the point Mrs. Conklins
is fighting for is to get womcn-we mean, of
course, salesladies-on n comfortable seat, and
we should not consider string comfortable
But there may be an occult meaning In Mrs.
COnkling's phrase which is hidden from tho
mere male mind The exchange of graceful
peasantries continued. Mr.. Daniel lntimated
that Mrs. Emma Gates Conkltng could not see
the seats in his store because of her advanced
age, whereupon the dialogue became so ami
mated that We shall merely reproduce it with
out comment:
Mrs Emma Gates COnkng-I am not moro than
fifty years older than you are, and won't be insulted
by an old, gray-hcadcd and baldhead"d old man liko
you!
Mr. Danlel-IIow about your own hair
Mrs Emma Gates Conkling-I demand the protection
Of the Court.
Mr. Daniell-Thati IA not necessary your age pro-
tects you.
The Court-Her age does not protect her the Court
protects her.
Mr.. Danie-I beg the Courts pardon
Mrs. Emma Gates Conking-But does he beg Mrs
Emma Gates Conkling's pardon
The Court admitted sorrowfully that it could
not compel him to do that and we regret to re-
cora tDaJ ne ucClllcu 10 no ~ VI MS ONh AlN'1
bald headed, old mans will.
4 Then came what we consider the most pain
full episode in this memorable scene. Mr..
Daniel asked if it would not be we'll to put on
the witness stand some of the fifty young ladies
he had brought with him from his store, that
they might testify regarding their treatment.
To this Mrs. Emma Gates Conkling, the untlr-
ing defender and uplifter of her sex, made
reply: "No, | do not care to call any of the
dear girls. You know they would perjuro their
Immortal souls for bread" We do not remem-
Der to have seen anywhere more comprchen-
sive view of the nobility of womanhood than
this! The case was dismissed after this tribute
was uttered, and the salesladies filled the room
with such calculations as this: d" It's perfect
"shame that we do not get hearing. We are
"accused of being willing to perjurc ourselves,
"and We can't have an opportunity OF denying
"itr Thus the case closed, and thus was once
more recorded the fact that tho women them
selves are the most strenuous opponents OF the
reforms which their sef-elccted emancipators
would secure for them. Yet the incident car
ries its lesson. 1t has shown us the sweetness
and light which will be impaired to judicial
proceedings in even the common and often Yul-
gar Police Court when woman is permitted
to enter there as an advocate on equal terms
with man.