Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-01
WOMAN'S WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
'As for Ne, Give Nc Liberty or Give
Ne Death"

Ne Death"
With the proverhial shrewdness Of his
race, Solomon chose wisdom as the best
gift he could ask for, perfectly we'll
aware-the sly old Hebrew-that If he
only had wisdom he would know enough
to obtain everything else in this life that
he wanted. 4 was his long .headedness
quite as much as his true piety that
prompted him to make that choice, but
since we cannot fll have wisdom, then
the next most P1 sious gift to man, and
woman, too, is liberty, the right to do ex-
actly as you please, 80 long as you do not
interfere with apSbody else. That is the
sole restriction t9at should be put on hu-
man beings. The right to think your
own honest tloushts: to proclaim them
openly and brtyG. fearless of all the
word, knowing mat no old monster Of
. Mrs. Grundy will crush you under her
juggernaut wheel for telling the truth:
to dress in comfortable and convenient
clothing without being hooted; to asso-
ciate freely with people whom you like,
and with no others; to have no nasty
minded social spies on your track, no
Miss Nancys Ct either sex to claw you;
to write and print the truth as you feel it
and know it without hedging and trim
ming and trembling; TO iive daily with
out pack OF bigots, critics and hypo-
critics in cry after you; to follow no con-
ventionalities Of fashion, society OF be-
lief that did not suit you; to wander
out alone in the beautiful wilds of free
dom; to climb the cliffs and breathe the
sweet. strong air of liberty upon the
mountain top-to gain such life would
die thousand deathsi
The other day was going up Fulton
street in Brooklyn in an elevated train.
A young lady sat beside me, reading at
tentively. In cars always lock 10 see
whether girls are reading novels or
newspapers, and accordingly inspected
this young lady's book. 1t was re-
hgious volume, and am bound to say
she seemed profoundly interested. By
and by she laid it down. and saw that
its name was 1.-The One Thing Needful.' -
In her lap beside tho book were five pack
ages of chewing gum, and she was man.
ipulating the sixth as fast as her jaws
could work Chewing gum was the one
thing needful.
II. after all. the fogy element in the
Methodist church manage to keep wom-
en- out OF beng delegates TO the quarter
ly and general conferences, it will not
be strange if large proportion of the
ablest ladies in that denomination leave
it in a body and connect themselves
with other Christian organizations that
have more Christian views on the woman
question. 1t will be strange, in fact, if
they do not.
United States Senator Joseph NJ
Carey. of Wyoming. made an eloquent
address at the late meeting OF the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage asso-
cistion in Washington. Tho voting at
the first election in the new state was
done under the Australian ballot sys-
TEN, and Senator Carey said: What
ever objection man could have raised
before to a woman's going to the polls
and voting was entirely removed by
this system"
No; we don't want men to take back
seat just because they are men. but we
intend women shall have their share Of
the front seats from this time on. It is
not the entering on this or that occupa-
ton. or even following this or that line
Of conduct. that is insisted on in behalf
OF our sex. We wculd force nobody into
any trade or profession. 1t IL that we
want the liberty to choose our own occu-
pations snd do as vs please without be
ing forced either this way CT that. I'm
der the system Of liberty for all each
win quickly find his or her own level.
Lady Florence Dxie tells in q manner
that is altogether delicious how she
evsded the words love, honor and obey"
in the church marriage ceremony. She
says: 'fFor mrseis | AN not ashamed TO
confess IL did not pronounce them
merely substituted eT. c-, e.. in a iow
voice" giris. don't forget Lady Flor
enc~s er. at. er Years ago. when BE-
loved srri cfuTn ~ mine vas about ~ he
raArrsed by the Methodist service. before
the cer~ncny I saw the MINISTER Al i.er
request s-,d ssked him - omit fro1l the
yi~slge the wura obey II was saT
prr~oTly refreshing e. ma to hear this
rod M~xho<siss el~rwvresn ss,swsr 'sUh.
never yat tnst ws-i IN No rrrsc4sss
tssas has say ssn@e evr~ ac>s arr rasr.~
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