Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-06-23

Now. some of the avenues that led out from Tie
castle were so long that the danger sghal was 'oo
far off to have need of any, II indeed there Was
one. The avenues of Contentment, and Cultufe1
and Satisfaction, and Charity, and WealVh anu
Pride were so long that the alarm light was a mere
speck in the distance Prejudice and Selhshness
and Society avenues were so long that no alarm
LIGHT was visible; but the avenues OF Progress ana
Reform were very short and in very crude state,
and the bright crimson lights revolved and flckered
and warned the unwary Of untold dangers beyond.
And Waterman in the kings tower was on con-
slant guard for any lack of allegiance to the KING
orders, and to see that the danger lights burned
brightly.
Now it came to pass in the reign Of this king OF
whom | speak, discussion arose In the court gar
den. Some of the avenues were absorbing all the
kings bounty to the neglect OF the others, ana III
consequence a mutiny arose. The unpopular
avenues of Reform and Progress, hitherto monop-
olized by the male attendants OF the court, were
encroached upon by the female members OF the
court The way was rough and thorny, and in
searching for soft spots whereon to tread, their
faces were turned from the kings domain, and
the scorn of the entire court was visited upon
them.
Century upon century had passed away, and no
woman had thought to enter even the portals OF
the avenues of Reform or Progress 1t was ever
esteemed the duty of the gentle sex to be clad in
purple and fine linen, to bend their eyes on the
kings castle, and to look radiantly happy for the
sake of their lords
Now, it was well known there were minor and
l-favored avenues belonging to the kings garden,
yInao ta To 4,o
walks of the favored few who basked in the smile
of the king and Jared sumptuousy every day.
Many of these byways could only be reached
through the avenue of Charity. Now some of
these gentle women who had traversed this
avenue which was by no means SO, handsome as
the others, thought to venture upon the more I'M
frequented ones called Reform and Progress. This
caused great hue and cry at court, and the king
was wroth. But the more earnestly did the wo-
men persist in their efforts, though the finger of
scorn was pointed at them; and they turned their
backs upon the kings palace, and they were
branded with his dspleasure henceforth
Now, the name of the castle was Conventialitv,
and the name of the king was Contumelious, which
means reproachful. But these women who were
opposed in their desires to traverse the unpopular
highway, known only to men, persevered These
two avenues conveyed further on, though they
knew it not. Some of them knocked at the doors
of the palaces of learning, but they were refused
entrance. Long years waited they on the thresh-
old, begging, entreating to be admitted, till in a
very frenzy of despair and disgust the college doors
were at last opened to them. With the light of
higher intelligence in their eyes and medals denot-
ing superior scholarship, they walked on at the
side of the men, over the rocks and thorns and
made no murmur
BY and by they came to the unfrequented road
of Reform. Here they joined the company of
other men-ministers, philanthropists temperance
advocates and party reformers, Of all degrees of
Importance. Now these reformers looked very
coldly upon them and asked them what their bust
ness could be so far up on that rough and stony
road. They said, "We labor for our own sex; we
demand equal rights, equal pay for equal work
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