The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-03

toratbon 'uu1@'eiy RUBBED his hand
sogetner, II am truly grieye i't +
lion.0 ''"te OF rebe
small "ke bell | only: asked for
: ,"Have you not been tauoht t,o
you must receive freedom oni
through him % OH
Yes, bit then 1 don't oct + .
"Mada.>, you are rebe,,;n,
against the established order =
and manw " "ot
And Mr.. Pious entered info .
learned and lengthy lecture nno'
the duties Of women, ouoted p 81
Paul and many PASSAGES Of tho % ,;
Dle, but neglected to saw tha'
Shflst came to give freedom to ali
she listened patiently, but She wa,
unconvlnced, for had she not soon
1 maa the Whole of "%religious duty
rinally she so told Mr.. Pious, and
she continued: II know 1t is NOT
my duty to be subject to him be-.
cause ! would not for anything have
nm SUBJECT to me. | only want
'freeaom to serve God, to do ripht:
thenApb, how | should love him and
our Alldren. AS it is-aughw
so MIR. Pious left, and shortly
thereafter a dapper little fellow,
with Waxed mustaches and hioh
SILK hat, came prancing into the
room aud presented his card with =
f1oarishing bow. On the card was
written "Prof. Fashion,
"Delighted to meet madame
charmed" said the little man. "He
mas sent me to assist madame in
making herself attractive. See y
And he spread out shining silks and
flashing jewels.
Now, she really wished to please,
SO she said:
"As he wishes it," and allowed
herself to be arraycd according to
the dictates of Fashion. When
hii'shcd oft she looked at her i'm
age, and she did not know herself.
The %glistenins silk lay in heavy
folds upon the floor; her feet were
encased in small, pointed shoes with
heels so high that her body was
thrown entirely out of balance her
skin was chalked to whiteness, her
cheeks and lips painted crimson,
her hair, twas a marvel-some
screwed SO tight as to cause con-
slant pain, the rest arranged so
loosely that the professor had lab
bed it full of sharp pins to hold it
in place. On top Of this q wonder
full little arrangement had been
placed ; twas called a "dress bon
net" and consisted of a heavy
piece of jet and several plumes.
She had sometimes murmured, but
the professor was ever ready with
this retort:
every we'll, madam, fail to obey
me and you will see how quickly he
will turn from you to look at 9th
ers.0
But the worst one Of all the bro.
fessOr's laws was in regard to her
breathing apparatus. In fact, af-
ter a short period of obedience her
waist had become almost nil. When
he saw her he was amazed and paid
her many fulsome compliments, but
he soon discovered that she was
dull company. Her head was too
much tortured to allow the devel-
.pment Of ideas, and her body and
feet too cramped for playfulness, so
she soon perceived that though she
obeyed Fashion his eyes followed
others. She began to murmur, and
again cried for "Freedom.'
"You, madam, ask for freedom +?
You are a blatant fool, a giddy fol-
lower of fashion, without an idea in
your silly head. Besides, you are
full to the lips Of idle superstitions.
You wouldn't know what to do with
freedom if you had it. Moreover,
madam, l wish to inform you that
[ am not deceived by your tricks.
These children that you say are
nine / repudiate."
"Indeed, sir, they are"
II say they are not-the ugly
title devils
And, truly, they we're a sorry set
Pride, Avarice, Deceit, Vanity,
Jhicanery, even Thievery $50
,hristened, but as the father accu-
nuIated gold this was changed to
lleptomania).
To have all the deformities of her
children laid at her door was more
han even she could bear.
"Indeed, sir" she cried, "if they
re not yours they are less mine,
or they are the children Of circum-
over which L had no con-
At least, sir, do me justicep
But the children really bore but
he stamp Of their mothers gullibil-
ty and (forced) receptions, and
heir fathers conceit and self in
Iulgence.
"See, sir" she continued, if lack
Intelligence did not you denny me
ducation ? If | follow fashion, to
lease whom do l 500 If am SUI
(which l am not), who
ent Pious- Hypocrisy to me? Here
!, the keen knife of common sense,