Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-28
IRISH HOME.RULE,
Il Lucid EspfdWat;oH-iNrs. HnpgerJord
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Indianapolis Times.
''Why don't you talk when you're at
home, and try TO make it pleasant for mes
said Mrs. Hugerford 10 her husband the
other evening. You know don't go out
much, and you must get lots of news cir
culating among the men every day. .1n
warrant you talk fast enough when you're
with them. - -5---
Mr.. Hungerford laid down his paper
with a patient, submissive look, and said,
'sWell, dear, what shall talk about?'' -
"Anything is better than nothing" she
replied. "Talk about foreign affairs. Tell
me about foreign politics. What is all
this talk about home rule in Irelands:'
ssWell,'' said Mr.. Hungerford. with the
manner of man who is perfectly willing
| to impart infirmation, s'home-rule in Ire.
land is sort of local issue-that is, grows
out of q state Of things--what mean il, it
is a phase OF the woman-suffrage question.
You know things in the old country are
very different from what they are here
s.Of course," said Mrs. H., with pleased
assent. so
snow, in Ireland, said Mr.. H., warming
up to his subject, Sin Ireland, you know,
| there is party which holds that Ireland
was made for the Irish; and I think SO.
| myself, because you know as we'll as do,
that everything was made for something,
and If Ireland wasn't made for the Irish.
what was it made for9'' -
Mrs. II. said she didn't know
''Of course you DON'T continued her
husband, ''nor nybody else, Now. sup
pose you know there are Irish women as
we'll as Irish men in Ireland. The British
census reports show that. don't know
whether they are in the public library or
not, but Eve seen them, and you can de-
pend on what say being true. There are
Irish women as well as irish men in Ire
land; do you understand
Mrs. 81. said she did.
'Well, now, women are women the world
over. Of course. it is no insult to your SCI
to say, and suppose you will admit 1t,
that women are more unreasonable and less
reasonable than men-less governed by
reason, mean. You women are largely
creatures of impulse. Take your own
case; you don't know much about syllo-
gisms. major and minor premises, and such
things, do your"
Mrs. 81. admitted that she did not.
| II thought so," said Mr.. Hungerford.
with slight air of triumph. SNow, you
know farming in Ireland is uphill work,
even in the level part of the island" He
paused, as If for applause. but as Mrs. H
gave no sign, be went on: "The fact is
they never can tell in Ireland how last
years crop is going to turn out till next
year, and tho consequence is that when
crop faile it canses poverty and distress.
Do you underatands"
Mrs. H. said she did.
well, this condition Of thinga, together
with freehete in the big rivers, high rail-
road tariffs, hail. storms, milk sickness. and
the high price Of putty. has caused great
deal of domestic unhappinees. The thing
has been going on 60 long it has become
chronic. and now the question is, whether
the menlor women ehall rule. That being
the CAGE. e. - 81. a-. -.....=. :
.@But." broke in Mr. g. H., "hesn:tthe Eng.
leh cove rnment something 10 do with It
Now, areyon dong tots thing, or am L.
exclaimed her husband, with some warmth
IF you know moro about foreign affairs.
| than do, why did you ask me 10 explain
| themY'
Mira. Hupgerford essur cd her husband
| that she liked his talk very much, and beg.
ged him to go OH.
II will, il you'll let me-" lie said, adding
| aside, "lf there's one thing women know
| less about than another it's foreign poll.
tics Resumiug the thread Of his state
znent, he said: "Now, the real issue be-
tween the Irish women and the Irish men
is which shall do the houeework, and which
shau dig the potatoes-whether the women
shall rule the home, and the men do the
| farm. work, or vice versa, and really that is
about all there is of the home.rule ques.
ton: Az said before, it is phase of the
woman-suffrage question:
'sBut Arabi-what has he 10 with it?
asked Mrs. Hungerford.
Thunder and lightningv' roared her
husband swhat do you mean by mention
ing Arab in connection with home.rule in
IrelandS" Why he left thirty years ago,
and has no more political influence there
now than Frank James in Massachusetts.
Talk about Arab! Why, great Caesar. he
couldn't carry a precinct in the whole is.
land. He would be mobbed if he went
back there, and the chances are ten to
one that he would be lynched.
Mrs. Hungerford meekly replied that
che didn't know Arab had 30 completely.
Lost caste in Ireland. but, anyhow, she was
glad che understood what home-rule
meant, and was proud she had husband
who could explain those things. so
A TRANSPARENT HEAD.