Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-29

who engage in such work In the right spirit. 10
do this it is necessary to lay aside for the time at
least, all prejudice and not permit any bias the
mind may have received by training or education,
to exert undue influence over the judgment when
the facts of the case ale presented. With these
few remarks we trust you will not quite agree with
the honorable gentleman and decide that it is
"dsreputable to be woman at ALL but will ask
in candor, "In just what measure am 1 respon-
sibe for the existence of this state of affairs?"
Married ladies have no standing or membership
in this society. The law, that is common law.
places married women in the same class and cate
CORY with persons of unsound mind, lunatcs
idiots and minors. OF course, persons thus class
fled by the law, could never be expected to obtain
positions as philosophers, especially, as ancient
philosophers. Woman is a creature of impulse
Of likes and dislikes, and lasting attachments.
That u.s. some of them are. This is not a society
of impulses. We have no likes, or dislikes. We
are not attached to anything. We do not love-
and have no aspiration to be loved. We are a
corporation; an artificial person. We are fiction
OF the law. We have no soul to save nor BODY
to punish; therefore, no fear of the future
Woman wants bed and board We have neither
She wants to love and be loved. We do neither
thelone nor the other. There is no affection in rs
We are simply philosophers. AS remarked before
we are society of "selecters'-of the goods of
Others. Under the law married woman is not
allowed to 'select" anything until the after death
OF her husband. Then the law generously give her
the right to "seect'' her husbands old clothes
her wheels, looms and other implements Of indus
try, and If there be any provisions in the house.
as much thereof as will keep soul and body TO-
gether for twelve months Beyond this the law
makes no provision for her. 1t evidently contem.
plates death, OF marriage, at the end of that time
We cannot utilize such people. We might take
the old clothes; but inasmuch as it is the custom
to bury man in his best suit, we would rather
not open the door. We have no use for looms
though some OF us attemptto loom up, and have no
desire to see the "whees 60 around" This il
not an industrial society, and hence we have no
use ior implements OF industry" The law eyi.
IDENTITY contemplates, for there is no provision in
the law recognizing different theory, that at the
expiration OF twelve months after the death of tbo
husband the woman is to become charge on some
one' we cannot accept charges of this kind.
An1 law ooes not regard married woman as
capable OF contracting. 1t does not regard her as
capable OF owning anything. 1t does not regard
her as capable of earning anything. The law,
tnat 49, the common law, which is the boast OF the
Enghsh people and the admiration of the old
Judges and lawyers, placed her on the same evel
D ~i'n ehe slave What money and personal prop
erty she owned at the time Of her MARRIAGE and
such as thereafter might be given to her or NAV
Law oome W ner oy Inheritance, the law, without
nei consent look from her and gave to her hus-
band Not only this but her subsequent earn.
lngs the law gives to the husband ABSOLUTELY
From time to time dues, under our rule are NV.
able to the officers Of the society. How can a
married woman pay these, when the law leaves her
without farthing? 1t has been held in North
CaioNna and Wisconsin that the law recognizes the
rlgnt OF the husband to whip his wife with switch
as large as mans finger, and from tbot M -