Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-10-05
LOUISIANA
Woman's Rights.


breeches called "man." Since the
opcratic season has opened ! have
watched him closely. / find him
a fraud of the first water.
So long as a member of our
downtrodden sex is free to wan
der at her own sweet will, and
holds the power of rejection or ac-
. ceptance in her own white hand,
he raves and cayorts and follows
her about, and calls her by hun
dren names Of heaaian diymities,
and makes himself q long cared
beast about her. But mark the
sequel. No sooner has the nup-
tial ceremony Chat hideous farce
of our social relations) been per-.
formed than he goes forth like a
cunning serpent, seeking some
other woman to deyour.
will you walk into my parlor?"
says this twolegged spider to
the poor, foolish fly, and in case
she accepts the invitation her
wings are clipped instanter and she
is cribbed, cabincd and confined
in his dungeon while he seeks
other victims. He pleads bust
ness engagements on opera nights;
and while she is locked in her
room listening for hob COLLINS, he
is in the front row at the theatre
making eyes at the ballet girls. :.
why is your wife not out to-
night, Mr.. Jones?''
ooh! she has a little headache,
and the night air is too cool for
her."
Now this is a subject fit for re-
formation. Let us enter upon a
crusade and change things around
a little. Let the ballet girls arm
themselves with pistols, bowie
knives and clubs and act the
"Sbero" and the "Scheming Vii
lain," and let the curled darlings
Of the coarser sex act the gay and
giddy parts for our amusement.
Put tights on them, and wax their
mustaches, and Gull their :-,..r.
and let them danea and sing did
cater TO CUR amusement awhile.
ooh, the baby was little all
ing and he was Obliged to keep it
indoors for fear of the cold. He
will probably he able TO get out
to the matinee
Now, that would SQUAD little
more like social reform. We can
purchase boquets for the dudes
who dance best, and we can then
60 behind the sccnes-that sane
tum sanctornm where mysteries
have heretofore been unseen by
feminine eyes, and whom ne chose
to favor with our appreciation will
consider himself favored indeed.
BY such means asthese we may
turn our dungeons into prisons
for our captor, and we will teach
them that meekness and humility
which they have been preaching
to us for the last six thousand
years.
Would it not be well for us to
seriously consider the matter Of
kindling fires, now that the morn.
ings have grown cooler? From
time immemorial our morning
maps have been broken By a rade.
dig in the ribs, and we have had
to creep shiyering out of bed 10
kindle the FIRE, by which our JAIL
ers are wont to toast their lordly
Sims. !, for one, do hereby sol.
emily declare that / do SO no
more.
Through a few years Of rerson-
al experience ] nave learned the
starting powers Of a pair of cold
feet in the small Of the back, and
I shall take advantage of my
e
knowledge during the coming win
ter 1t will be a game OF freeze
ont, and my lord and master will
kindle the fire henceforth, as long
as we both shall live. What the
ballot box will not effec shall be
wrought out BY the simple recipe
Of cold feet, properly applied, and
I advise you, fellow citizens, to
try the same aggressive plan for
there is millions in it.
Let him boast Of ourbeing made |
1f rib. Wen teach him that it's
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