The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-22
YISION OF d Nav MOMAN


Chicago Times Herald: She picked
up The fencing folls ana ran up the
stairs two at a time, through the pic
ture gallery, into the gymnasium. She
wore q white wooden sweater and crini-
son boomers. her eyes gparilled with
health. her skin was ~ smooth ana fair
as q rose leaf. The family portraits,
every last man Of them. 'cfaned their
neckG 70 get another look at her. Span
fish explorer, French marquis, Dutch
settler, CromWell's sober Rdundheadl
early Puritan, lattef-day Yankee, hand
some Indian chiei-foF, Rlasi the proud
family had known one mesalllanee -all
were eager TO stare at the lovely vision.
Dttchman-What Is that which Just
passed through7
Roundhead-It should be q man by
the garb. but the outlines were those OF
q woman.
Frenchman-St. Dennis aid ME. but
she was fair 10 look uponl Marked you
her trim ankleS2
Spaniard-I beheld more than ankles
To me she seemed some bold matador
ready for the hght. say abe violates
etiquette In attiring, herself thus
Puritan-'TiG Monday OF the week
why bendeth she not over the family
Rouhdhead-who prepareth the noon
IndIanGThe chiefs wampum goes un-
strung.
Dutchman- She should be on her
knees securing the Kitchen door. How
have such things come about2
Yankee-I have heard bits Of talk as
people pass-I always keep my eyes
open. It seems that Women have be-
come completely changed. They nov
rebel against tradition and Scorn 81,
Paul. Il Is whispered that they have
biotted out the word obey" from the
marriage service. Universal groan.l
Roundhead--O froWArd and per-
verse! o generation OF vlpers!
Frenchman-The little serpents are
lovely as angels
Yankee-They join clubs, they read
the papers, they deride the laws which
we have made to govern them,
paniard-Horrlblel Where are their
duennas?
Yankee-The duennas are the worst
OF the lot. They began Il, wearing
their hair short and clamoring for
emancipation. In some Of the states
the women now go TO the polls and
vote.
Observation-Disclosures
Puritan-I would put them IN stocks.
I would duck them In running water.
would brand their shameless fore.
heads.
Yankee-They deck themselves gaiiy.
Frenchman-That they ever dbl tits
no crime that they would be beautiful
In our eyes.
Yankee They consider fields and buy
them; they plant Vineyards they lake
1ndIan-ugh: Heap fool business.
Who carries the wigwRm? Who skins
the deer? Who hoes the corn7
Yankee-Not that fair squRw in the
gymnasium putting on grace and mus
Gle. The brave hoes the corn. or there
wouldn't be a kernel In the land.
Indian-Glad I'm good dead 1njun.
spaniard-What Is her object In doing
these scandalous, these unlicensed
things?
YanRee-why they say they have
been downtrodden and oppressed for
ages by brute man; haven't had fair
chance; they even declare the Lord
created them the equals Of US
Roundhead-Jezebels The Lord made
them subject to US in all things as
weaker vessels. would keep them
down with heavy hand.
Yankee-Your day has passed. What
could you do with that compound Of
fro and steel In yonder2 She would
fight; she would run you through with
her sword.
OF sargossa. heard of her after my
time.
machines through the highways, she
drives four horses, she drills like a SOL
der; she knows no fear
Frenchman (enthusiastically)-Jo
Of Arc-St. Joanl
Dutchman-There were such at Ley
den and at Sluys.
Yankee-She dances all night, she
hunts and smims, she wheedles her old
father
Indian-Po cahontas again.
YanRee-She studies Greek and medi-
cine, she sluuls, she visits the sick in
hospitals; you will flnd her on the bat
tle-held before the smoke has cleared
Roundhead respectfully - Florence
| Nightingale She was not Of the Stu
arts reign; she came later.
Yankee-Strong, healthy, earnest gay,
sympathetic, full Of fads; she laughs,
weeps, sings, fiirts-
Frenchman--Ah!
Yankee-works and plays: she rules
the world with a rod Of iron. Men call
her the Ne W Woman.
Roundhead-Shei is mystery. i give
her up.
Yankee-I never will.
Frenchman-Other times, other man
ners. Let her be what she will, sup
pose she still can love.
Yankee-New as she Is, she lg as old as
Eve. A warm heart beats under that
sweater.
Dutchman-It takes an Idea some time
to penetrate my head. but ! haHe been
thinking that maybe we are responsible
for her. In Holland women fought and
starved and drowned along with the
best OF US when we drove out Alva's
hordea, Ind they never complained.
SpanIafd-IBabellR and Columbus,
Frenchman-we Frenchmen have all
ways let her set her dainty feet on our
IndIsn-Fresh air and a free life.
Puritan-strength through endur-
Yankee-The declaration Of lndepend-
ence. Three chers for the New Woman!
Hush, here she comes, the dariingl
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