Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-08-24
THE CITIZEN.
w. II. u. COLUMN.
Concerning Mary Jane and sew
eral Other Matters.

The last time MIS- Butlies Was III
she seut for DIR Alice.
"I object to it," said, when that
female had departed. ''liad she
Come to nurse you, to prepare delica
cies for your palate, or u press upon
your brow the tender palm OF sympa-
| thy, she would be IN her sphere;
but, IL will not have DR. bIinker. "
said Mary Jane with great obstlnaey;
He would give me blue pill, and
four horrors of pills he makes himself
IIf l cannot have DIR. Han bottle L Will
have nobody"
But" reasoned, if Miss Harbot-
Tble is going to doctor, she may have
to cut off man g leg
"What of it! said Mrs. b.
What of it! My ears shuddered.
When L bad my last bilious attack
Mrs. Euttles surreptitiously consulted
DIR. H. The result was | was kept
on light dict, and was given a dose
of rhubarb. DIR. Blinker, who under
stands my habit perfectly, always
gives me what he calls ''course of
medicine" ON such occasions, and af-
ter the conflict is over, | feel tina
something has been accomplished
Rhubarb, indeed! [ need Dracing food
This world will be a fine place TO
dwell 10 when the sex that can sup
port It's activities upon weak tea land
bread and butter, has control.
Miss Bennett, who was installed
pastor of the Congregational Church
at Scott's Corner, is another case in
point.
Il suppose Ou never read the
message st. Paul sent to the dearly
beloved Persis in MS letter TO the
i Romans, ssid Mrs Buttles when
expressed to Ger my opinion OF such
4 doiDgs.
There is 10 proof that the Persis
of Scripture thrust herself into the
pastorate OF a church, Mary Jane" l
said severely.
"Persis Bennett was earnestly en-
treated to come 10 SCOTS Corners"
replied Mrs. Buttles, with some heat.
And there is Do PROOF tbat when st
Paul wrote to Timothy, i suffer not
the wonen 10 teach ne wished TO
do more than leii his friend how he
| managed, cad to suggest what was
the best way under the circumstan-
ces for him to get along at EpnesCs."
fancy Miss Bennett interprets
the Scriptures in like loose manner
at Scctt's Corners, for when l went
there two weeks ago to hold an orr CO.
dox Presbyterian meeting. Elk WON
en- prayed! Mr.. Jackson says that
they will have regular man pastor
az soon as they can afford il. But
single man wonld work cheap. and
the mischief of women taking part IN
public meetings would ne avoided.
/ cannot think Of the ballot il the
possession OF females without norcof.
v oting does pot take long time"
SAYS Mrs Butties, "ana | couio get
up earlier in the morning, as | DO
when go TO the mission meetings
Women ought 10 be on the school
board. They would a1IenJ 10 tne
drainage of the Cherry Street Schooi-
house. Then, too, JACK Come
wouid not go 70 Congress. i woI1ec
how the hiDe war widows on tbs
street endure IL. He had not tie
manhood TO go South and fight 70,
the principles he proiessed, out staid
at home TO fight their neigDors behind
their backs"
When ask Mary Jane if she
thinks Jack could be kept out of Con.
gress ny oibe war widows, sne re-
torts, He would be kept at home by
the decent women" | think myself
be would.
But Mrs. Buttles, with most of the
females who syDpatbize with her,
talks most about The way men inter
f-,c with tic happiness OF women,
and when l claim that so far as | can
see, the rex bave had right to pur-
sue happiness at as high rate of
speed as petticoats will permit, I am
met with Fat denial They say the
saloon is standing menace to every
woman's happiness. That laws made
by men for women aremost uDjus. and |
cruel. On this point | am always
out.talked, and have to take refuge in
my study. In vain tell Mary Jane
that Eve committed tie first trans
gressioD, and that her daughters
should talk small. la vain | tell
her that this agitation will produce a
class OF women who will elect 20 re-
main single. Ga very d;fererent
state OF things, let me say, from be-
ing an old maid from lack Of being
proposed TO She tells me Eve is
not IN the question, and the class of
single women / reprobate exist now
: You must not ask women to give up
too much 70 become wives" she says
"A Iew sort Of husbands is needed.
The tippler, the man soaked 10 tobac-
co smoke. and the bumptious anted-
iuyIan, viii not lind wife among
weil-educated women" / do not
want to shut my eyes to any good
thing just because IL is new. | am
not prepared To saw that think Miss
Doiiy's finishing scnool for youDg
ia'Nes gives all the training / should
W.sh . daughter u have And If ]
ban 10 make q choice between tbe sa.
ioon and temaies voting, | should not
dare to choose for the liquor mans
Interest. These are hard days io- an
Old fashioned man. IL at times I an
inclined TO lavor Mrs. Buttle's views.
at other times | feel convinced that
one OF the yiais mentioned in Rcvela.
tions must have been opened, and
this agitation about female rights
must be the resulting plague. If our
sex are 20 b. compelled to give up
our university places, salaries, honors
and prerogatives 10 females, what is
there lett to us to support our superb
ority! Nothing save our fists. NY
mind is in most perturbed state, or
as John Bunyan has feicitously put
u, "grievously tumbled up and
down." when attempt to give this
matter consideration. But Of one
hing, brethren, / am convinced, the
women want the earth
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