The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-21

tues Of her sort Of political meetings, ana
these had for the occasion donned their
Sunday head covering instead Of the
SLOUGH hats they wear usually. In the
front row sat the Italian Revolutionary
Cipriani. recently arrived from the
peninsula kingdom, where he has been
spending the last few years OF his life IN
prison. He does not seem " have sui
fered much from the long ccsfinrnent'
bis long beard is jet black, his hands are
white, his face bears a contented express
sion, and he wears his broad brimmed-
high hat iauntily inclined TO one SIDE,
with the air Of a man who knows thai
he is a fine looking fellow.
AMoSG THE AUDIENCE.
Among the determined enemies Of so
cietv noticed also Pere Hyacynthe 10y
son and many other wei dressed hour
geois. Indeed the respectable element
formed four-ffths Of the audience, and
most of them were young ladies and
middle aged or venerable matrOns who
had come out Of curiosity 20 see and hear
the monster whose name appears IN
reports Of all meetings a. winch meta
tions 10 acts Of piliage and violence form
the burden of the Grafton delivered
When the monster made her appear
ance she seemed little biz surprised at
finding herself in the presence OF such
nice audience She mad not gotten her
self up especially for tie occasion anc
wore the shabby black dress. small
Grape bonnet and long veil thrown back
over her shoulders that form her ordi-
narg costume when in public. 1t was
with shaky accent. and in "a rather nasal
voice that she announced her subject
but Is soon as the first wOnis were pro
nounced Louise Michel, herself again,
had recovered that presence of mind and
cool boldness which rarely desert her
AS she spoke the physiognomy Of most
Of her hearers. especially those OF the ie-
male portion of the audience, betrayed a
surprise quite amusing 10 contemplate.
II was easy 10 read on their faces that
most of them were saying TO themselves
"What, i that herr Is that the Louise
Michel We have heard and read 30 much
about: That the wOnanf Why SIC
looks like "A Protestant school teacher
and as ugly Us Il scarecrow' Yes, Louise
Michel il undoubtedly Il very homeiy
person, but there is Il CLEAN OF intelli-
gcr.e about her face which, when she
speaks. becomes exceedingly animated
and mobile IL was evident, however,
that most Of the audience were disap-
pointed, and after she had spoken q te"
minutes their attention began 10 ilag.
Moreover. what she was saying was not
easy to follow or understand because q
the disjOinted connection between tho
ideas and the remarkable rapldity with
which she was speaking. She never picks
her words. bat she frequently Usc1 images
Of wonderful poetic freshness, which
sound all the more strange com
ine from such lips. Once started, she
eocs on at break neck eallOp, catch
ing at Il thought here, throwing oil
a daring expression there, leaplng over
all obstacles. ana apparently cndeaNoring
To realize some dream 81 unattainabie
perfection Of which her crcdulous soul
has caught glimpse through the misis
that becloud her exceedingly crude con
ceptions OF things here below.
RELATING ~ ANECDOTE.
Starting with the assertion that "wo-
man has today the faults OF a slave and
man those Of q conquerOr,' she declared
that women are necessary, and mat a
time will come when the world VIII learn
/ how 10 utilize their rare faculties. lha'
time will be an epoch, and wars wii
no LONGER be Waged, because electric
mitrailleuscs viii have been invented
which will suppress thousands OF men ~
q shot, and thus force nations To dis'
arm" For the present 1t was the dult
Of woman 10 prepare fer the advent Of
that golden age when nothing would
prevent them from reaching periec'
EQUALITY with men. 10 prove that hti
/ sex were capable C that equality, she
related an anecdote from her own Ca
/ perience:
when | was attending lectures, sac
she. in order to secure - diploma as q
qualified school teacher. one day heard
an old savant trying 20 demonstrate, VIII
the aid of two skulls. that a woman
head was smaller than ihat OF a man
but he never noticed that. misled by
change of labels. made by g pupii Witi
4 whom am well acquainted. lac was al
the time using one anatomical specimen
for the other"
Now and then Miss Michel said thing.
/ which pleased the revolutionary group q
her hearers. bat were not at all % the
hkingof the rest of the audience. Speak
ing of woman. as affected by novel I'M
preston. she said that Tor her part sh'
had never felt anything comparable L
the sensation experienced when, march
inc at the head of battalion OF com
munists. she contemplated the marvellous
picture of burning Paris spread out be-
fore Der ewes against tho rcd back
ground of the glowing sky. but TIM
cynical declaration called forth angry
protests. and Louise wisely dropped into
another strain. protesting that she do
not wish To see women concerning them
selves with politics. Scientific and arts
tic studies were the only ones 70 which
they should devote themselves. Let u
have no leagues said she, "ior the plI
pose of demanding rights today whlci
will no longer be our rights tomorrow
Woman is naturally good and virtuous
and when she knows all things she WI
| no longer be the charming creature who's
/ coqueiry troubles man; she Will no longel
bc faithless. because she will not be ~
! norant of the fact that her neighbori
husband is not hit superior 10 her own.
Henry Haynie in New Orleans Pea
yune.