The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-01

the last to send In her resignation. and. be |
known to the credit OF man. It was done in op
position to her husbands desires. She is
quiet, sweet little woman, dovotedly attached
to the inconsiderate youngster who In
sisted on being born at such an un
seemly time. She said TO the reporter that
she had had quite notoriety enough over thi:
affair, but she is q woman, and once started on
the theme she freed her mind concerning the
| horrd men who acted so that the women we're
| forced to resign. we would have gotten
along we'll enough II we had been let alone
but tho men insisted on turning out IN troops
| and laughing at us in Council meetings,
whether we held them at my house or at my
| husbands store. OF course. while baby was SO
small / wanted the meetings held here at
the house. or course, IL we had held them
there would have taken him with me and
had a cradle for him at the meeting. He
is too young to leave. The men said | was pre-
vented from attending the inauguration on ac-
count OF him, but 1t wasn't true. Ho was al
most two weeks old and quito we'll when was
elected and qualified as soon as found out
the other ladies were going to accept thoir
offices. Some OF the other ladies had little
children too. and had to bring them to tho
meetings. or course 1t was II little awkward at
first to preside over meetings and talk Of town
affairs. but my husband was n real help. as he
had been Town Clerk before and knew
all about it. We were going TO fire him
out though as soon as things got
to running, and he thought 1t was best. too as
II didn't do to have too Llany offices in one
family. and, besides. we wanted only women In
otilce-Town Clerk Town Treasurer, Town Mar
shall. and all. Wewere going to build new side
walks clean out the hard cider dens. and SEQ
that no whskey was sold In tho town. Oh. we
laid out plan OF Improvement aud reform that
would have made this town u mOloL
but tho men wouldn't have it.; They They
wanted things run az they always hat
been. and no nonsense and additional eXpendI-
their husbands. on whom they were dependent;
OF course tho women resigned. My husband
me TO bs had " d
OF the wranglinG and the notoriety, and tho
baby, was 50 small and the men were 50 mean
else to do. II the men had let us alone it would
have been all right, We would have given this
ever had. Just told tho men If they did not
keep away from our meetings and quit bother;
ing us would pinch that blessed hapy ana
Mrs Greer is also young and prepossessing
% years OF age. She explained her resiRna.
ton BY sSyIng When WAS elected to the
In this town than you think. The boys either
club together and send for whiskey or buy 1t
here. and then they fight and become disor:
Derby. l proposed to put stop TO this. and
would have done so: but some of the Council
women did not qualify and my husband
wanted mo to resign. The wife OF the previous
Mayor was elected on q platform providing
hat the two restaurants in the town be
,losed on Sunday These restaurants were the
.endezvous for the Crab-apple cider frater-
lity and were usually OVERLOOKING with loafers.
u course the women were In favor OF closing
he disreputable places but the men insisted
hat strangers and farmers coming into town
IN Sunday must have something to eat and
made such q riot over 1t that we withdrew and
oft the men to fight It out among themselves
Ter husband. she snid.wa all right but family
uties reDuiied her presence at home moro
han the City Council needed her.
Other ladies gave similar reasons, and owl
entity tho rights they had longed for and
ought so strenuously and determinedly to OBJ
ain were ds;aSteful to their delicate sensibili-
es. and the municipal cares Of even 400 people
'eghed heavily upon their. conscientious
houlders, and there endeth the first chapter
I petticoat rule The women, true to their
etter nature. fought for reform and waged
ar against intemperance and dirt; true to
leir gentler nature. took refuge when the con-
let ragged most ftercely. scared little deserters,
lch on the breast OF the man who had sworn
} love, honor. and cherish her.