Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-20

inals arc put to dab Ia private. QUO oi
conaderason both fos thnir own feel
inas and those Of ehcrs. but hero Is .
s,sc;scle Of puhliy torture. free 20 OIL
spectators, often repeated and little no
ticed, inflicted not upon orr criuli
rsl,, but upon innocent and indusuioul
women. They say one reason why legal
punishments are now kept out Of mgnt
"a because they have n tendency 70 do
noralize and harden the minds Of tho
spectators. especially Of young mon and
boys, and surely the Argument applies ~
this case. for II young iStn Is taught
both by tho precept and the example OF
his elders. b. the voice OF tho pres aud
the chit chat Of society. that It Is % ttght
and manly thing for him 20 sit at his
ease while weary woman stands IN
pain and humiliation ut his side, Is Il not
certain that he will carry the lesson far
Their. will expect the women Of bis fam
lily 70 give way TO his comfort or convcn'
hence In everything. will soon learn, In
fact. to order his life upon
Tue batural r1sht.
The rod old plan,
That he should lake who has tho might,
And he should keep whocan.
And supposing that, a. my friend
avcFrcd, the woman Is not u worker,
that she has only been down town for
her own pleasure. that she hls been
shopping. or eating ices or chatting with
her friends. all that II not absolutely
mcritorious Is a, least harmless, and IA
certainly oxhaIsiing. Il woman TO DO
punished and sighted because her
fatigue does not proceed from wuge
earning toin
A friend Of mine, sweet, delicate
and charming young woman. told me
the other day Of getting into q street car
after some hours Of domestic shopping
which. certainly. 1t was her dnty to at
tond to. She had several parcels aud
was very tired, but there was not a
vacant seat and none was offered her
Most Of them were held by men, and as
fho swung lettering from n strapin front
OF one OF them, ho lccrcd up In her face
with m insulting smile aud put out his
foot 10 touch hers The fatigue, the
attitudoan ,heinsult combined to make
her faint, and letting 80 the strap she
would have fallen had not another from
an got uptnd given her seat.
II IS fact. let men Try as they may
10 deny IL from one point Of Wow and
woman heFsclf from another, that won.
on have certain Unborn rights which
every man Ia bound TO respect and
she herself has no right TO ahroFatc
Sho has tho right to be cared FOR. to b,
protected. 10 be sheltered from TIC
rough AMI hard things Of lie so far as 4
possible.
We all know. morc's tho pity. that
there lisa great deal Of hardship, great
deal Of oycrrxcrtion and suffering that
Il 10 not possible for those women VIII,
have TO care for themselves Co avoid
and hard indeed IL the lot OF those pa
ticnt toilors. but surely the instinct U
every manly man IA to do what little III
can TO tighten the burden crushing thn
slender figure 10 the earth. aud this pres
cut crusade agnius, tho aycrrcd en-
crschinents OF women IL distinctly
step In the wrong direction. No, no
Do not forget, my friends. the grand oli
motto. Nobicssc ojiigsi and ns you ar
strong. 10 be pidful, and when next yot
see woman ciingiug 10 q strap Ia
street car, got up aud give her your seat
" one Of yon has TO be tired, lot IL b
you. for you can bear It better. and I
the poor thing does not know enough I
ay Thank YOU" let me here and no,
ts,nk you for her, aud your own cor
science will thank You also-belcye IN,
i will. Mrs. FRANK LTsIIE.