The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-02-02
WILL CHANGE !
HIS MIND.

This ispart OF an article pubiished In 70
dnv's North American.
did Frank dc thatS Did no try to get
those A ss,mblymen to make u law to whip
women at the postS You walt until ne
comes hoineV'
Mrs. Frank P. Ewing, wife Of the Dsla-
ware State Represen tatiye from Rook and
New Castle county, stamped her foot and
looked Us though lhe meant every word VI
1t.
Mrs. Ewing Is young and very pretty.
As she stood'iD the moonlight exclniining
about the un worthiness OF n husband when
h8 IL out OF sigh she looked n1 though she
might win the Representative over TO her
way of thin king without the use OF more
formidable club Lian mortal suaIon.
mot less thar i've lashos AMI not more
than thirty ias!iss: humphl" continued
Mrs. X wing. quoting from the bill which
her husband had drafted, and punctu9Iins
II with ejaculations.
"Reopis will think that may be I've been
beating him, and from the looks OF things
guess I'd better begin. A Joke! Well !
don't see anything funny obont that
women -lashes-On! you walt till have
little talk with Frank. He'll change his
mlndr' ....,...-- -,-s..
The chances for tho success OF this great
diplomatic stroke in legislation seemel to
ba diminishing.
Now, here's tho, point.", Mrs. Ewing
went on. .Senutor somebody propose,
that men who maitreat their wive, shalt
be whipped ut the whipping post. Weli
and proper. They ought to be. And then
Frank says, 1T you do, I'd make u law to
whip the wife of some other MANI
"lts exactly like tho story Of thu silly
Paris cabman, who got into qu irrsl. Ono
said:
III you don't shut up I'll hit your pas.
senRer Tho other retorted:
III you do, III hit your p
$50 each cracked the others passenger
over the head with the hut of his whip
and ran, leaving the passengers to fight 10
out between themselves. ..-r
II Frank thinks he San defeat Sena or
Somebody's bill by whipping women.
hos mistaken, because w0n'tlet him.
He'll have to dofeat II by beating tho bill
bill, not the women"
Horny c. Ellison, president pro temporo
Of the senate: :.
'Ihave kept In pretty gool training al
my lilo. never chewed. smoked or dram :,
any vain boasts. but bollevo rule b %
rUost'
Senator Webster Blakely. Of Henry Clay
who weighs 325 pounds:
'It's u sure thing hat no woman will
eyor whip me, hut at the same timel ap.
precate tho faor that 1t IL u poor law that
won't work both ways.
Senator benjamin A. Groves. Marshall.
ton:
1T would not put any restrictions on
Mrs. Groves.
Senator Robert McFarlane. Farnburst
Amy man fuol enough to marry a
woman who Is able to beat him ought to
bs beaten"
Ssnator Samuel NJ Kaox, Wilmington:
I'm not allowed to express opinions ON
those snbject."
Members OF tho committee on orims'
and punishment which now has charge OF
tho bill. refuse 10 express opinions, b5.
cause they say, IT might be iaken rs an
indication that they wsro biased
Mr.. Ewing says that ho Is prspa:inga
new national libel law to cover such
c,ses ns tho following edl orial In tho
Haverhill (Mass. Gnzet,e, entitled "Iho
Worm Has Turned.)
"rhe worm has turned in Dslaw arc,
where Representative Ewing, one Of tho
wise mer sent to tho general court. has
introduced bill providing for the public
logging of wives who maltreat heir hus-
bands. the f1ogging to be administered by
the injured husband, should the latter %
desire Mr., Ewing Is married, but pro-
to IS that his home life il happy aud that
he Is not personally interes ed In the iegis-
lation. but offers II In the interest Of
other bubbles who live in mortal terror OF
the ling pin, fiat iron or poker Per-
haps If Mr.. Ewing had enjoyed little
mora experience with these articles Of
household use and defense he would not
have made such q fool of himseIf.n