The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-27
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dry. III warrant YOU talk fast enough
when you're with them"
Mr.. l!unsesford laid down his pane,
with n patient, submissive look, and said
well, dear, wha, shall talk about?'
+ Anything Is better than nothing" she
replied. "Talk about foreign Affairs, Tell
me something about foreign politics,
What is all this Talk about home rule IL,
lrelandw
swell" said Mr.. IIungerford, with the
manner Of n man who Is perfectly willing
10 lmpart information, "ho,ne rule in Ire.
land is n sort Of local issue-thut is, It
grows out OF Il state Of thngs-what meau
Is, 1t Ism phase Of the woman suffrage ques
ton. You know things in the old cousl,ry
are very different from what they ure here
"Oi course" said Mn H., with pleased
assent.
Nov, in Ireland" said Mr.. IT., warmin.
up to his subject, "ln Ireland, you know,
is purity which holds that Ireland was
made for the Irish; and think so myself,
because you know us well rs | do that
everything WIS made for something and il
Ireland wasn't made for the Irish, who was
it made for?'
| "An. - oAll DIG hltlH kuON.
"Of course you don't" said her husband,
"ntr anybody else. Now, | suppose yoti
know there are Irish women as well rs Irish
men in lrclund. The British census re-.
ports show that. do not know whether
they are in the Public Library or not, but
have seen them, and you can depend on
what say being true. There are Irish
women as well RS Irish men in Ireland: do
YOU understand !"
Mrs. II. said she did.
well, how, WOMEN arc women the
world over. OF course, it is no insult 10
your sex to say, aud suppose you will
admit it, that women nre more impulsiye
and less reasonable than inen-less GOV.
erned by reason, mean. You women are
largely creatures OF impulse. Take your
own case; YOU don't Know much about
syllogisms. major and minor premises, and
such things, do your?
Mrs. ii. admitted that she did not.
u though. So" said Mr. Hungerford,
with slight air OF triumph. "Now, YOU
know farming i'll Ireland is uphill work,
even in the level part Of the island" He
paused, AS il for applause, b"t, us Mrs. II.
gave no sign, he went on: "The fact is,
they never can tell in Ireland how las;
years crop is going to turn Gu. until next
year, and the consequence is that when n
crop fails it causes poverty and distress.
do you nuderstandw
Mrs. II. said she did.
swell, this condition OF things together
with freshe.s in the big rivers, high rail.
road tasiHs, haiI.storms, milk sickness, and
the high price OF putty, has caused great
deal Of domestic unhappiness. The thing
has been going on so long it has become
chronic, and now the question is, whether
the men or women shall rule. That being
the caSe-"
"Bu.," broke in Mrs. H., "hasu't the
English Government something to do with
Nov, are you doing the thing, or am
LIZ exclaimed her husband, with some
warmth. III YOU know more about for.
eign piIAirs than | do, why did you ask me
to explain ,hem?'
Mrs. llunserford assured her husband
that she enjoyed his talk very much. and
begged him ogo on.
II Twill, il you'll let me-" he said, adding
aside III there's one thing women know
less about than another its foreign poli.
ties" Resuming the thread OF his suite.
nient, he s.id: "Sow, the real issue be.
tween the Irish women and the Irish men
is which shall do the housework, md
which shall dig the potutoes-whethcr The
women shall rule the home and the men
DO the farmwork, or vice versa, and really
TINT is about all there is OF the ho,ae.rulc
question. As said before, it is u phase Of
the woman.sutIrase question:"
but Arabl'-wliat has he to do with il?n
asked Mrs. Hungertord.
Thunder and !ightning!" roared her
husband; what do you mean by mention.
ing Arab in connection with home.r,,le in
lreland?" Why he left Ireland thirty
Years ago, aud has no more political in
tuence there now than Frank james las
IN Massachusetts. TuIk about Arab !!
Why, great Caesar, he couldn't carry a IRE.
cinct in the whole island. He would be
mobbcd il he went back there, and the
chances arc ten to one that he would be
ynched." I''
Mrs. Hungerford mcclly replied that she
didn't know Arab, had so completely lost
caste in Ireland, but, anyhow, she was glad
she understood what home.rule meant, and
was proud she had husband u no could
explain those things.