Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-15

IDENTITY, / thought his feelipgs were
hurt and there was TO be war to the
knife.
He was q middle-aged bachelor. who
(of course) considered women to be.
long to an inferior order OF beings
and did not subscribe for the News
lie came up the stairs with red face,
and q riding-whip in one hand.
He spoke to Jennie first.
"My attention has been called, he
began, ito the outrageous article in
your paper this weck."
There is the fighting editor" In
terrupted Jennie, pointing TO me.
Twas doing some job work and came
forward with a big smutch Of ink on
one cheek and another large dab en-
bellishing my nose.
/ am short and fat and far from for
midable in my appearance. The first
selectman looked at me in silence.
Ibid you wish to horsewhip me,
sirP" / asked. in my softest voice.
Tho FIRST selectman began to suffer a
slight relaxation Of the muscles about
his mouth.
Because" continued, II must get
my revolver first The freedom Of the
press must be defended.
The first selectman took off his hat.
Perhaps" l ran on, ''by the time
you have fallen into mud holes on
dark evenings on your way home as
many times as have; perhaps after
you have nearly broken several Of
your members over Pete Smiths wood
pile as many more; perhaps If night
were made hideous in the vicinity OF
your house every evening by lawless
boys, who go about terrifying old peo-
pie and tormenting little children;
perhaps then you'd agree with me
that it is time that somebody should
say something"
The first selectman began to smile,
and then to chucl1le, and then to laugh
outright. Meanwhile Jennie, nervous
and excited, had begun to cry. The
Hon. 10 Cummings laid down his hat
and went over to her side. Utterly
unmindful of me, he tried TO soothe
her, TO apologize, to say any thing
rather than the thing he had come to
say. Then Jennie went off into hys-
terical laughter, was accompanied
therein by the first selectman, and was
finally joined by the senior editor and
job printer.
We became quite well acquainted be-
fore the morning was over. ] was del
uged with manly advice, some OF
which protited by and some of which
! scornfully rejected. But / got even
with him by criticising severely the
course of the town fathers in many
things. But we were sworn friends
when he finally went away to his
sumptuous dinner and left us to our
cold lunches, cheered and enlivened by
a cup OF hot tea and the chance to talk
him over.
After that he fell into the habit oil
dropping in" occasionally. Then one
day, after giving me plenty of political
advice, | told him to turn about and
embody his wisdom in brief editorial.
He did so, and from that day has been
one OF my strongest supporters and
ablest helpers.
At the end of the year we "too1 ac-
count of stock" We found that we
had a growing list OF subscribers, the
good will of most Of the county, had
paid all our bills, had dressed we'll and
lived we'll, and had small cash &C.
count to balance.
"Hurrah." | exclaimed, "for the
Pottsville Weekly News. See what two
women can do. And we'll do much
better next year"
Fan" said my sister, hesitating a
little, II suppose must tell you. ]
shall probably become Mrs. 10 Cum.
mings before the year is out and be
obliged to retire from active newspa.
per work"
squeezed her hand but said moth
ing. 1t had looked that way for some
time, and was not surprised.
Fan" she pursued, emboldened by
my silence, II wish you'd conclude tC
accept young Palmer. He's very prom
Using and is so fond of you.
Jennie Pike" l replied, "that kind
of thing may do for you, but nave
set out with a greater object in li.t
than the old-fashioned inevitable fate
Of women. We have proved thai
women can not only edit but manage
and print newspaper successfully.
Bless us, am already welded to the
Pottsville News. / shall devote my.
self, not to the discussion of the WON.
ans rights question, but to the prac-
teal demonstration of the fact that she
is capable of taking care OF and secur-
ing for herself all the rights she wants
And so, while you choose the life Of
repose and case which is supposed to
belong to the married woman, with a
home and husband, and perhaps half
a dozen children to look after, III be q
poor, lorn critter, occupying the proud
position of owner and editor OF enc OF
the best country papers in the United
States. Long live the Pottsville Week.
ly News. Helen NJ. Winslow, in Bos,
ton Globe.
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Moths in Woolens and Furs.
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