Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-05-17
MOI With the Movement.

| II tnat woman thlnkS she Is gong 10
convert Brooklyn to her ideas She is mis-
aiken, said Mrs Breezy, throwing down
she evening paper and taking up her
patchwork.
What woman9n asked Mr.. Breezy
rom the depths Of his easy chair.
"Why, that Mrs. Lille Devereux
Blake. She may do well enough for the
Eighty society OF New York. but Brook
,yn women are not that sort We don't
propose to be lectured on our rights and
Especially by one of our own sex. If
Lhere are any rights q Brooklyn woman
doesn't enjoy, she can find them out for
herself aud don you make any mis-
Jake said Mrs. Breezy.
Il believe you, sighed Mr.. Breezy.
! Brooklyn is the city of homes. and
Che wives of Brooklyn have made it so, "
said Mrs Breezy, throwing down her
work and settling herself for good talk
1--WE are proud of our work and satisfied
I to continue il. We don't want to be
street cleaners, or policemen or iiremen
and rs for voting, why, We virtually do
all the voting by proxy now through You
great. simple minded men, and YOU
i know il. .
"Of course. said Mr. Breezy.
And | think we bring up just as
bright, intelligent and honest boys and
girls rs you can find IN the world, even
\ if we don't run political meetings and
govern the city, said Mrs Breezy,
''She says we can protect our children
at home. So we can, and away from
/ home, too. | am not afraid to trust our
children out of my sight, and | believe
every woman who has brought up her
children in the right way viii be with
me. 1t is just the women who are salts
fled to govern in their own homes alone
who are the protectors of morality and
honesty in this world. Where would my
boys and girls be to-day if had gone
into the Street Cleaning Department or
politicS?n In the streets, there is where
i they would be.
Exactly" said Mr.. Breezy.
Then she compares us with the wo-
men slaves of the Sioux Indians, and
says they are better of than we are
Well, if she wants to be the wife of a
Sioux Indian, let her go out West and
marry one of-of the painted devils.
She says the mother of Sioux girl can
take her away from her husband Well,
/ I'd like to see any woman, my mother OF
anybody else, take me away from you,
Mr. Breezy
Bravo cried Mr.. Breezy, throwing
his wife kiss.
Even though you are about rs stupid
as they make 'em in some things add
ed Mrs. Breezy. with slight twinkle in
her eyes "She says Government
must be maintained by charity and love
Well, that might do, SO for rs we wo
men are concerned, and it is purely the
thought of a woman; butwhcn you come
to governing Il mixed lot of men witt
charity and love, fancy you would ge
( left-lind ont your mistake
mo doubt of il. ~ said Mr.. Breezy.
"She calls men 5 ways total failure, y
said Mrs Breezy. THAT proves to IN,
that she must have had bad husband
She thinks that Deborah made gooC
queen Wen, perhaps she did with tn,
assistance of the men who helped her t
rule, Just the same rs the Queen of Eng
land. No, sir, think I'm right when
say that the women of Brooklyn ar
satisfied with the grand work they ar
accomplishing through their inlluenc
| in their own homes, and do not sigh L
make fools OF themselves in public posi-
tions, where they would be us much on
Of place as a COW in a bell tower, T." anC
Mrs. Breezy took up her patchwork
/ once more brooklyn Eagle.