The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14
| A Story of W0men's Rights.

l
1t was half past IL before the dozen
friends who had been dining with me
left the house.
The evening began with argument.
which by degrees was relieved by light
vet bitter banter. Some of the ladies
cegan to make use ofthose most express
.ive words, "lndeed, Really" and 81
must sa,!" or eff you will allow me to
say," etc. And am ashamed to confess
that myself-the host-became SO an
mated as to deire to prolong the dis
cusslon instead of putting an end to II
before any extreme should be said on
either side.
NV guests were my nearest relations
!. -nephews, nieces and young cousins
One niece was the wife of rising mem
Der of parliament, man supposed to
have prosperous future before him.
Another was one of the sweetest girls l
ever met. One cousin was sister oil
mercy, who had no home-ties left, and
dedicated her life to Gods poor.
And the subject over which we grew
30 eager was the rights of women"
To my surprise, the wife of the men,
Der of parliament, a more than ordlnari-
y agreeable. clever young woman, took
the most decided line against her sisters.
The sister of mercy only sat and lis
tened, and often laughed heartily.
The youngest and weakest, pale little
creature who spent all her time in nurs-
l Il wi, hnr fo p
tangled fringe, was our bitterest enemy,
and loud were her complaints against
the unjust subsection of tine woman;
though happened to know that on that
very morning she had gone in tears to
her husband to entreat his interference
with refractory nursery maid.
But am old enough now never to be
surprised at anything
| | was betrayed into using strong ex-
pressions myself. remembered assert.
ing that Solomon's virtuous woman con-
tented herself with giving him first
rate dinner and keeping his garments In
order and the children altogether out of
sight.
The argument grew hotter. Electoral
disabilities had to be exhausted, then
the vexed questions of university hon.
ors, medicine and woman's degrees.
Finally l almost shouted, I'm my opil-
ion woman's mission is submissionp'
After that they left me.
| l felt too much excited to 60 to bed at
once, SO l resorted to the calming intlu-
ence of cigar.
NY wife died twenty-five years ago.
Our married life lasted five years, and
when she died l gave up-pshaw! 1t
was not that that made me give up the
militia, and Parliament and Quarter
Sessions, and the old schemes for pay
ing off the mortgages and all that, to 90
abroad. The old church is not restored
vet. However, this is nothing to the
purpose. am meditating an essay on
women in general, not on individuals,
and if the world last another thousand
| years 1t would never produce again
| woman such as she was.
The cigar is very soothing. will only
make few notes on the back ofa en-
velope-heads of subjects with their
| consequences arranged like pedigree
under them. | begin with the creation
of Eve-a most important point.
Here my pencil rolled away from me,
and l think | must have fallen asleep,
and yet l should be sorry to swear in
court of justice that all which followed
was only dream.
My study had been recently added to
the house, and the shadows tiickered
strangely over the wide white plastered
wall that faced hay great easy chair as
sat by the fire.
1t became suddenly quite dark, then
of the white wall, and grew larger and
brighter, till I saw as if in broad day
light scene which might have been
rnt1pctpd from a mQUlc lantern.
Ring-ring-a-ring! Oh! that indescrib-
able sense of hurry; who that has ever
experienced it does not recognize it? 1t
must be in the division-bell of the House
of Commons. There 60 the honora-
BILE members running fast. The scene
represents the exterior, two policemen
stand at one of the doors. Two or three
pigeons hop stiffiy out of the way of the
honorable members.
Ring-a- ring-ring. 1t has stopped now.
There is a pause, the pigeons peck about
and plume themselves and the police
men pursue their endless walk. A
brougham trots at round pace; an
anxious face looks out, watching; finally
voice calls to the footman:
"John! Sir Joseph is there"
A tall, careworn member of the OPP
position Jumps into the carriage.
"Round st. James Park" he calls out,
and away they go.
A lady takes her husbands hand
eagerly and speaks:
"Here are the notes, Jos. Now what
ever you do, do not forget 65, 900 200 and
g."
"You are sure?"
"Of course. Is 900, 700 and 66. And it
was the Times said so, not the Daily
News, remember that, and the date was
April 90. You had put down the l1th."
eyes was l accurate about Peel?"
eyes. l have found his very words.
They are just what you want, only
think I would make the other two
points first"
81 meant them for peroration."
eyes; bat don't yon think this one
that / have found will do better? See
this quotation. 1t will enable you to
fulfill the ungrateful duty of annihilating
one of our own side with more grace:
"' lou urge me as judge; but l had
You would bid me argue like father.
Oil had it been stranger, not my child,
To smooth his fault l should have been
more mild.
A partia, SANDER sought to avoid.
And in the sentence my own life de-
stroyed.
Alas! looked Wnen some OF you Sn0u,d
say
was too strict to make mine own away,
But you grant leave to my unwilling
tongue
Against my will to do myself this
wrong"
SIT will do"
'Did you notice an inaccuracy in BIS
speech last night? He said that Lord
Palmerston's speech was distinctly of
his opinion. Here is Palmerston's
speech on the same subject. Read it,
dear"
Bravo, jeanne! you have surpassed
yourself to-day. Now we must turn"
ALREADY! Oh, JOS, I wish I could
60 to the galleryw
"You could not stay late enough to
hear me-"
Then, in an eager whisper, she said,
as the brougham pulled up, "Gsod-by,
God speed youp
That picture faded away as the little
brougham trotted out of it. The next
showed London drum. The hostess
standing at the head of the stairs re-