The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-28
KITTY MOORE OF CONN.
She Whipped Her Butcher Lover
but Why Didn't She Do
Ii Alone?

1t is worth while to pause a moment
in this man-ridden era to reflect on
the substance of a paper which was
prepared by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
and read by Susan b. Anthony at the
Woman's National Council in Wash
ington the other day, the subject
being 1.-THE Matriarchate, or Mother
Age" The good lady argues, with no
little e~xultation, that from the begin
ming up to the time of Martin Luther
woman was, to a greater or less ex-
tent, supreme, and of course superior;
that woman had her turn at the bat
first, and man is now enjoying his in
ming. All this is reminiscent, so Tar as
the present is concerned, butthe author
of 1.-THE Matriarchate" did not fail to
make il point the lesson that oma
is equally capable now, If she would
only think so, and rise in her might TO
assert herself. The proposition seems
at first glance not plausible, but a
little examination of recent events
tends to help it out. 1t is supported,
in other words, by n of those re-
markable girls from Connecticut, of
whom mention is often made in these
columns, and who are at once h
pride and redemption of their lex.
The young woman in question bears
the winsome name of kittie Moore,
and she honors the hand and heart OF
a certain Alonzo w. Smith, who is
about TO enter with her the holy state
of matrimony. In South Norwalk,
the home OF many of the prize beau
ties of the Nutmeg State and where
these two lovers reside, there are, as
in all the world besides, jealous
and envious persons. 80 IL
came to pass that a burly butcher
and greengrocer, having failed
in his suit for Miss Moore's affections,
circulated scandalous stories
ing her and Mr.. Smith; learning
which, she proceeded to arouse her
faithful swain and provided herself
with a horsewhip. Thus armed with
truth and the long CAD, Miss Moore
and Mr.. Smith descended upon the
hapless ham slicer aud piled him
with the lash. It was one of those
scenes as to which the butcher would
have exclaimed with the story-teller,
Let us draw the veil.n We need moi
remark that the young lady is highly
respected in the. community of South
Norwalk, and that her reputation is
now as spotless as the now which
fell last night.
Incidents of this kind certainly in
crease ones faith in the ability of
woman to usurp the place of what We
have learned to call the sterner sex.
For example, none of us in the light
of the butchers experience would care
to engage in a controversy with Miss
Moore, or to assert that her physical
powers are less than ours. Yet there
was a weakness in the lady's assault
which marks her proves as the out
come of rather inferior fighting quail
tiles. We say so at this distance, but
would think the same expression folly
were it to emanate from the pen of a
South Norwalk journalist. The defect
lay in the fact that she did not go
alone: she was fain to have Mr..
AlonZo Smith accompany her, just as
he would on a dark night, or a Sur
day afternoon. Far be it from us to
say that Mr.. Smith turned the tide of
victory or was anything more than a
guard of honor. The fact that he was
there and that Miss Moore evidently
derived confidence and boldness from
his presence remains and leaves open
the question as to whether woman is
not to a certain extent dependent
upon man when she departs from her
ordinary sphere. Thus itmay reason
ably be doubted whether Miss Moore
would care TO go from South Norwalk
to Bridgeport unprotected after ten
o'clock in the evening. Inalarger sense,
too, women seem to require the strong
! arm OF man. Indeed, ii they did not,
they would lose more than half their
charm, and, as it were, bedim the
rays of sunlight with which they are
cheering an otherwise miserable
world. What man, for instance,
would love a girl who could beat him
al chopping wood and hoeing corn
and doing all those other things
which demand the exercise of mascu-
line strength? Yet, irreverent as it
may seem. the ability to perform such
work is involved In the so-called indie
pendence Of woman. just as the knack
of darning socks and making pot-pie
would be necessary to the man who
would be free from the needs of fem
mime assistance. The question is
two sided. IL women neglect theiI
natural business, who is going to at,
tend to it?-Nel0dTk Daily Advertiser.