The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-30

1t IL hard DO bsnevs that q ths
late day there are thoss Who. hsins
sorsly ps1turbsd IN mind, ash unsas-
lily. ShouM woman speak h paAksf-
And sraightwAy The old voh cries
OF "bol6nseo-vAnity-v wnfss1
ed!' rass upon he an Al. h.AAl
Some Ct vomAns rights cane 10 As9
after long waiting; nosns she worked
hard for. and nome she aaksd for
prettily; but the hight Of frss and UNI
limited speech vAs saized for heg
away back in Eden. when nve nIssd
with light chattsrins persihase The
long silencss left BY Adams heavy,
slow moving tongue; and since sho
practices free speech b. right Of pre-
cedsnt-so Why not lst her spoak 10
publici
OF course Tie pubic h h-maC
and should not Do caused noedlsn
suffering. 20 that . woman with moth
Ing to say should really not Be peg
mittsd to climb upon q platform anG
say it at agonizing length. But whom
the thinking woman sincerely belisveo
she has message to deliver. or
promising plan to offer for the better
ment Of those who are in sore neeG
of help-then '1n Gods name" lee
her speak as publicly as she pleasssl
"Bold-vain-unsex Oh, la-la.
la! What NONSENSE! The woman
who becomes good public spsakeH
learns to think more clearly. reason.
more closely: ceases to converse N.
most wholly In adjectives; conquers
the inclination to describe her hat a.
perfectly grand" broken side-com.
as perfectly awful" headache 81,
terrific" and Niagara as "jurt voc
sweet for words!" SO you see . wom-
an can benefit herself by public spsa,s.
ing.
It is surprising how the puh,tsas
judgment as to the propriety or fla-
propriety Of the woman, who daroa, IT,
Influenced by the suitability Of hsr,
toilet, and her personal attractive
ness while daring. The most eloqusnt
woman on earth would BE- utterly
douted. jeered and condemned II ahc
presented herself on tho platform IN
bloomer or some other reform fa1-
ment, such az common sense ahoso
weight all from the shoulders,
health-waist, without bones. etc. stE*
No, no! Woman must first please the
eye. then the public will lend her thsis
ears, and probably end up with giving
their hearts. Have you seen hcr1
Have you sat in front and waited tho
- a.
speak against cruel wrong. or pload
for the passing Of some new law; ana
! no one cared very much, and evoyy
one was Indifferent and cooi! AEG
then she comes rather hurriedly intc
view; charmingly gowned, 3 big.
plumy hat. making soft, shadowy
frame for FURNISHED hair, and flush
ing and paling face. a touch Of rosS
ointment on her lips-because excite
ment drys and pales and cracks them.
A little ripple of applause greets thss
| satisfactory first view. She lays sone
notes on the desk or table; her hand
trembles, she shifts uneasily from ol,a
foot to the other. Then the hand cuis
denly goes up to the nape Of her nscI-
and nervously feels for any escapfn&.
scolding-lock. Then she smiles, &
shamed. deprecating little smile, ans
every heart thumps undergtandingIy,
every face smiles back. hands cla.,
cheerily. and every one II ready a1xl
willing now to listen earnestly. And
If, by and by. should feeling get ths
upper hand OF calm argument and .
mist come into her eyes. and Htttc
tremble to her lips. % that white
teeth bite down hard on It for . rns-
ment-why 1t only wins sympathy fr
her cause, and people will say, ~How
much 1t means to her!" I'll must
look into this thing-she may 10
right" and there you are!
Is she unsexed by an hours ssynest
talk to listening crowd-who can't
talk back? That being the only DE-
ference between public speaking and
private argument La-la! The CUES
ton is not. Should woman SPEAK IN
public but. how the dickens are
you going to stop her? And vhs
wants to, so long ~ she looks well
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