Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-06-14

OF MIS- Scott. Accordingly the So
rority of Progress invited the Mar
ried Woman's Boomer brigade to
an indignation meeting, though
hitherto these two associations had
been about as friendly as two rival fish
women. AT this conference it was de-
cided that the husbands should be en-
listed In the struggle, as the most eff
fectual means to bring the recreant
bachelors to see the error Of their
ways. 1t was, as a result, then, of this
combination of female Spartan with
female Athenian against male Persian,
that the announcement appeared in
the Gazette week later that a Mar
ried Mans league had been formed for
the purpose of promoting and dis
seminating a true knowledge concern
ing the God-given and God-honored
institution of matrimony, and to Offset,
if possible, the deplorable tendency
that had recently manifested itself
among the young men of Welham.
Mrs. Hathaway, to be sure, sneeringly
pointed out in the article several
peculiar uses of propositions which
proved it indisputably to be of Mrs.
SCOTS composition; but who ever
listens to Cassandra when there is a
free show with big wooden horse as
chief attraction?
The Bachelors club, with weekly
meetings, and the Married Mans
league, with semi-weekly meetings,
were now in full blast, several Satire
ones implying that in the case of the
latter organization it was sort of
forced blast when an idea popped
simultaneously into the heads Of the
editor, proprietor and manager of the
Gazette. The evolution of the idea
would be suggested by the following
headings: Woman's suffrage, popu-
larity, circulation, no outlay, marriage
question, and when the three individ-
uals took counsel together, and the
idea had seemed decidedly advan-
tageous, Col. CUTLER had requested Mr..
Fanchard, secretary of the Married
Mans league, to call round at his Office.
And row the secretary of the Married
Mans league was talking with Col.
CUTLER in the general waiting room,
but by this time all the ink had dried
off the coloners pen, and the islands
dimensions were fixed.
will you do it, them" the colonel
asked in closing. "Of course all ar.
ticles will be under an assumed name
so no one need fear too much pub
,, LEFTY"
!, YES" answered Fanchard, rising
''Scott and | will write for the first
week, and get some of the other boy.
: to keep it up afterward.
!, THANK you, l feel certain the whole
! city will rise up and call you blessed
. when our articles appear" and Quillel
bowed Fanchard out of the room. {
. After the secretary's departure Col
CUTLER wrote to Rob Grant, asking
him if his club would be willing t,
take part in an open discussion through
the columns of the Gazette upon tn,
question of all-absorbing interest, ant
when few days later he received al
answer in the affirmative his venture
was well on foot. Up to date his ac
! count was debit one postage stamp OIL
- letter to Rob Grant: credit, nothin,
actual, but much probable.
1t would be wearisome to narrate il
detail the story of the memorable con
! troversy that began in the Gazett
! columns week after the colonel
q receipt of Rob Grants letter. Suf
/ flee to say it was battle of tn
/ giants. With characteristic fairnes
IS Col. Quiiier had tossed up a penny t
G decide which side should be given tn
y first column on the page, and as fol
: tune smiled upon the bachelors, tn
5 honor of opening the discussion wa
y awarded to fiery article over the sig
n nature Patrick Henry" 1t was a
u eloquent appeal for masculine indie
a pendence, for revolt against tn
IS tyranny of the petticoat and the thral
II dom of the apron string; and in it a.
l. men who loved the name of freedol
T. were brought to grid on their armol
s and like Joshua of old be strong an
z very courageous.
q But fervid as was this philippe,
e became an ice when compared with tn
q spirit of the second article, which, owe
g the signature "Justita," opened tn
'e case for the married men. In hurtlin
y bolts of invective and lightning fashe
IS of satire the Bachelors were denounce
&c as traitors, soulless apologies for mel
20 presuming to set themselves like Sata
ID | nd in tr !
e. Power who had instituted marriae
re and stamped it with His Divine al
n proval. Ann Hathaway told he
n friends that 'Justitia" and Mrs. SEQ
d both said ''prefera than br
IS probably Ann was jealous. Ne,
'Zanthippe' talked for the Bacl
m elors, dragging in divorce coul
r. statistics to show that woma
n was the root of all matrimoni,
" infelicity; and Cupid" retorted for IL
lie Married Mans league, directing attel
in ton to the beneficent effects of 10,
re upon mankind, and introducing I'M
es his article several sweet and touchin
to pictures of domestic comfort.
re Now, though in this discussion a
IN Nominations appeared over pen nam
20 it was an open secret who the re-
writer's of the several articles wer
n, Patrick Henry was better known
,, Welham as Mr.. Robert Grant; "Just
ne tia"as Mrs. Scott; "Xanthippe" as
Mr.. Andrew Harris, who had himse
ic been cast off by his wife, and Cupid,
We Mr. Blanchard In slccessive issuas
is the Gazette there were other articl
ne by other men over other signature
x but somehow, when eight or nine GO
as sips gathered to discuss the latest i
ne stallment of the controversy, it alwa,
is turned out that some one recogniz,
It. some popularity of phrasing, or kne
w of some particular motive that fix,