The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-06-26
Portman Letter.

have 80 much need Of "Rights," there
must be something wrong with the
men. ~ S
wherever woman has needto shout
'2r her :!!ssaa::s there 10 uaniinesgp lacking
somewhere, as school boy who finds It
necessary to contend fer his school satch-
el would find something wrong & his
parents.
a womanly woman Coos not ask
for rights at all; they are given to her or
she does without them. When they are
given to her. she sets up in her heart a.
certain hero; and it would just make him
blush-what she thinks about him; he
does not feel worthy of it, When she does
not get her rights there Is some man who
has been knocked Off his pedes tai so low
1t would hurt him IL he knew It.
man cannot live all his life without
grG-ting or allowing woman hsr rights
andfeel happy. She locks ;5, si1o shows
1t. she throws 1t in his eyes and In his :
teeth with every motion Of her head and
every turn Of her eye. lie does not know
what is the matter with her or himself.
but he Is not happy. He think perhaps
it is way Of her's-he does not think 1t
10 way of his-and goes on thinking and
thinking till some fine morning she has
everything 80 truly her own way the
novelty overcomes her 30 that she lies
down and dies; then he thinks II she just
had little of this way long ago she might
have lived and he been happier
Some men think they are giving their
wives "rights'' when they knock and
abuse them, aud the women, If they were
sensible az the man is, then would take
the abuse without murmur as their
rights for ever marrying him.
Women feel belittled II they must ask
for their rights as rose would should It
be compelled to ask for it's color, and
man feels 30 belittled II he has that sort
ofa wife. Men are proud OF proud
wife-that is gentlemen are-and when
they resent being belittled, the men
scratch their cheek foolishly looking for
something to cay a. = reproo', but can't
lind It and go on the more proud and
more loving Of her.
There are two great rights which are
wrongs when women loa't receive thom.
One has reference to an unjust govern
ment and one to an unjust husband-the
right to vote and the right to speak. A
country WHO does not know what q fair
and beautiful thing 1t is to see a woman
vote misses half life, and q man who
has never heard the clutter and babble. OF
woman's tongue misses half his know;
ledge of life. sl
"A woman, when she arrives ON the rose
frI1 I'M vN fhck -
and ak women would fill a stage; when
she reaches her snowy arm out and let's
her angel aleeve droop on the desk close
to the water pitcher and says: "LadieB
aud gentlemen: Ahem, I, I, I'm so glad
to Gee you-O, sir, please, you down
there with the handsome mustache, will
you please bring me my handkerchiefi I
dropped in the lobby?" Why the conn.
try would go wild over the unsophistica-
ted eloquence, the oratory, the gesture.
It would vcto that she stay there forever
stay while they had gone out to supper,
and be there when they came back; there
never was or could be such enthusiasm,
and woman would be the crowning ef-
feot OF q Nation. 8 -
Senator, or some Senators, would
net misa this for, say 81. 900 q year. This
Is the great Kiralfy spectacular which
the country misses to-day through un-
just government. And, OF course, wo-
men loses her vote
Then the man who has never permit.
ted woman to unclasp the fastenings of
her brain, to deport the burden Of her
wrongs on the aiding gangway of her
tongue and watch that member lowered
and adjusted on It's ropes till on the prop
or level to discharge the freight of it's
cargo, watch the ease and pleasure of it's
unloading and the joy Of every animated
thing that skips or rolls off IL into the airy
world. A man who has never sesn this
has missed half tho development Of his
OWE brain and she-her right to free
speech.
It is said that a gentleman visiting
President Lincoln one day, while con-
versing with him In private, noticed
peculiar twinkle in his eye, and the door
OF the apartment opened when In walked
his wife. She stepped sprightly over to
Mr.. Lincoln and putting his head within
her hands gave 1t the most. agitating
shaking, bobbing up aud down and side
to side the visitor had ever seen. Mr..
Lincoln was toussled and wooled in
grievous manner. and Mrs. Lincoln,
when she had thus beat the burden Of her
nerves upon the capilisries OF t,s Presi-
dents Drain, retired in high spirits. The
visitor was abashed at being present dur
ing the connubial demonstration, but the
Pre.ldent said calmly: .'If you Just
knew how much good that did my wife,
You would wish 1t was yourself instead
OF mer
Now, there was great man with as
great mind and great woman with
great purpose. both or whom together
and ahe had her rights = ,,5s
A woman IL easily pleased If, the man
learns how, and adds to this aspatIenc5,
long suffering. Veutlenessf goodness,