Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-06-20

my revolver nrst The freeaom q Inc
press must be defeadsd-
The hrst selsetmsa took OF Als Aat.
Perhaps | ran on. by the time
yoa have failea iato mud hale. On
dark evenings on your way hone as
May times a. ! have; p~rhap. after
you have nearly broken several a
your members over Pete smiths wood /.
pile a. maay more; perhaps n nlgAl
we're made hldeous In the vieinlty 81
your house every evening by lAwless
boys, Who 80 about terrifying old peo-
pie and tormentlng little children,
perhaps then you'd agree with mo
that u h time THAI somebody should
say something"
The first selec,man began 10 smile.
and then 10 ohackle. and then 10 laugh
outright Meanwhile Jennie. nervous
and excited. had begun 10 cry. The
Hon. 10 Cummings laid down his hat
aud went over 10 her side Utterly
unmindful Of me. he tried 10 sooths
her. ~ apologize. 10 say ans thing
rather than the thing he had come 10
say Then Jennie went OF Into hys-
terteal laughter. was accompanied
therein BY the drst .electinan, and wa-
haAlly joined BY the senior editor and
job printer
We became quits cell acquainted be-
fore the morning was over vas del.
uged wiih manly advice. some Of
which Prnhted BY and some of which
] scornfully rej~cted But I got even
with him BY eriticislag severely The
course Of the towh fathers Ia EnAny
thiags hot ws we're sworn friends
when he anally went awAy 20 III.
sumPtuous dinner and lefI q. 10 our
cold lunches eheered sad ealiveued By
q cup Of hot tea aud the chance 20 talk
him over
After that be Tell Into ths habit OF
dropping Ia" occasionally Then one
day. after giviag M plenty % political
advice. told him 10 tura about and
emhody his wisdom In a brief editorial.
lie did 81. and from that day has bern
oae ~ my -trongos, supporter. and
ablest helpers
Al the cnd u the year We took a.
count q siock We fuuad thai Ne
had a crossing list % subscribers. the
COED wlll II most u the county. had
paid all our bills. had dressed well and
lived well, and had a small cash a..
count 81 balance
''iurrah I exclaimed. for the
fottsville Neekly News Sc what two
women can DO And we'll do much
better next year
'fan. said my sister. hesitating a
little. Il suppose must tell you |
shall probably become Mrs 10 Cum.
miug- before the year l. out and he
obliged 10 retire from active new spa
per work
! squeezed her hand bat said 10th
ing u had looked that way for some
time. and ! vas not surprised.
Fan, she pursued. cmholdcned b.
my silence. 4 wish you'd conclude q
accept young Palmer. He's VERY prom.
ising and l. Va fond ~ you
''Jeuhie Pike" replied. that kind
Of thing may do FOR you. bat have
set out with . greater object Ia liie
than the old fashioned Inevitable fate
Of women We have proved that
women can not oaly edit bat manage
and print a newspaper succ-ssfully
Bless as. ! am already welded 10 the
fottsvtlle Ncws shall devote my.
self. not 10 the discussion ~ tho wom-
an's rights question. bat ~ the prac-
teal demonstration Of the fact that she
l. capable d taking care II and .ecur-
Ing FOR herself all the rights -he wants.
And -. While you choose the life Of
rcpose and ease which l. supposed 90
belong W the married woman. with q
home and husband. aud perhaps half
n dozen childrcn 10 look after. I'm be- a
poor. lorn critter. occupyi ing the proud
positioa % owner and editor % one 81
the beet country papers In the United
States. Loag live the Potisville Week.
~ News Helen NJ Minslow. In Bos-
Ton Globe.