The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-12-17
MEMS ANTI-sEwING SOCIETY.
For the Marietta Journal

FRIDAY nlght, the ABOVE named So
ciety was duly organized by select
ing DIR. G. r. P. President, ard Mr..
b. S. W., Secretary. In response
to the request CT the president that
some gentleman state the object of
the meeting, Mr.. G. arose from
his seat on the grass, and said, "Mr.
President" (wnile the gentleman
was collecting his thoughts, and wip.
ing the dew off his pants one could
but be impressed with the breadth
of his physognomy, and all appreci>
ated the gravity of the situation,
when man of his early retiring
habits and conservative nature
felt it his duty to come out at
that hour of the night to protest
against the evils that are threaten
ing all mankind. AS he stood there
surrounded by these resolute men
1t was evident that he of all others
could voice the sentiments of that
assembly, for he looked every inca
a man, yet not only a man, but a
hemp scked NAM. After expressing
regret that the state of things was
such, that he, one of the weaker sex
in Marietta, should find it necessary
to put aside his manly difidence and
protest in public against the dangers
that menaced his gender, after
paying the usual compliments to the
intelligence of his audience. an intel
gence that shown out most resplen-
dent, in spite of the general gloom
shed abroad by the city electric
lights /; the speaker warmed up to
his subject by saying; "Mr Pres;-
dent, men, sons and brethren-1Do
you know that there is a deep seated
plan to do away with US all? Do
you know that the women of this
community, under the guise of "re-
lig;ous duty" have it in their hearts
tc exterminate all the males, by al
lowing them to die of criminal neg
lect? Are you not aware OF the fact,
that the homes of some of our best
citizens have been invaded by bands
of loud screaming fanatics armed
with needles, hooks, steel bod-kins,
Whalebones, ETC., and that men of
gooe character and pure lives, have
been driven to the backyard, or
horse lot, with their half clad Infants
clinging their to breasts ?" By these
words, Mr.. S. L. j., who occupied
rather prominent, but exposed po-
sition, (and not expecting anything
so personaD, was knocked into a
dead faint. 1t was suggested that
, he be taken out side the Park fence.
where the air was fresh. After
being held few moments under the
pump, he gradually came too, NUT
tering, ''stop darling, stop; | prom
Use not to join EN-" He explained
that he thought he was at home, and
that the water running down his
back was the points of a paper of
pins. He seemed greatly relieved at
finding himself still in the hands of
his friends AS soon as order was
restored, the speaker continued by
saying-"And why this thusness!"
Ask of your wives, if you dare, and
the answer will be hurled in your
teeth, "to sew for the heather. "
| And this gentlemen in the face of
the fact, that it is the delight of the
majority OF heather natives to go
"stiff, stark Naked" perhaps except
iug the time that they are surround
ed by the temptations of youth, or
wrapped in the infrmities of cid
age" Without as much as a word
of protest, we have seen spring pull
lets made into ''veal Salad" to be
bought hack by US at church sup
pers, % cents spoon full. We have
seen men with frail bodies and eco
nomical habits, surrounded on our
public streets by from three to five
strong Young women who compelled
them to compromise a $500 demand
by giving $3.50, which was in every
case nothing more or less than "hash
money" We have seen our thanks.
giving turkeys and cakes bundled
up and carried off to be devoured in