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PEOTESTADDEESS.
DELIVERED BT MRS. If. A. LOUOIIARV AT
SI'MIKXVIXLE, JULY 4, 1870.
Gentlemen and Ladies: The signifi
cance and importance of our gathering
together to-day is so unusual as to occur
but once in a century.
At this hour, in a fair city on the east
ern verge of the continent, which the
patriotism of thousands and tens of
thousands of the loyal sons and daugh
ters of the United States of America has
rendered resonant with rejoicing and re
splendent with emblems of our national
life, such magnificent demonstrations
are being made as will cause our gath
ering to pale into insignificance; such
patriotism, enthusiasm, and splendor;
such a display of talent, oratorical
power, and zeal will not again be com
bined within the lifetime of the most
favored of those who to-day witness it;
for to-day is the anniversary of one hund
red yearsof liberty and freedom and peace
for the men of the fair Republic.
In another part of the same city of
Philadelphia the women of the land are
holding a protest meeting, such as we
are feebly imitating, as are also thous
ands of women elsewhere.
While this is a day of more universal
joy; while outbursts of enthusiasm,
booming of cannon, ringing of bells, at
test the exhibitions of joy and gladness
greater than tongue can tell or pen por
tray for one-half of the American citi
zens who are free and independent, it
is also a day of sorrow and deep regret
with the unrepresented half, who are
not free, and who cannot truly or freely
participate in the great demonstrations;
who, in view of such facts, in sight of,
in bearing of such unparalleled displays,
are stirred within their inmost souls to
hold such a meeting. Can any one
blame them for protesting against the
manner in which the great Centennial
celebration is being observed?
We too, in common with men, are en
dowed with iualienable rights to life,
liberty, and the pumuit of happiness;
but by the will and power of man we
are deprived of the privilege of exercis
ing that right.
One hundred years ago to-day a pro
test meeting was held in Philadelphia,
a little band of fifty-six men, the repre
sentatives of the thirteen Colonies that
formed the nucleus of the nation
Woman lias for a century continued to
endure the long train of abuses and
usurpations for the redress of which
men appealed to arms. Are we hasty
in making this assertion? Let us see.
"He has refused to assent to laws the
most wholesome and necessary for the
public good." So have men when in
legislative bodies assembled they re
fused to listen to or regard the petitions
of thousands of the unrepresented, tax
paying women of the land.
"He has refused to pass laws for the
accommodation of large districts of peo
ple unless they would relinquish the
right of representation, a right inestima
ble to them and formidable to tyrants
only." Li like manner do men refuse
to pass laws for the accommodation of
20,000,000 of women, denying them, be
sides, the right of representation, a
right as inestimable to them and as for
midable to tyrants as In 1776.
"Has imposed taxes on us without our
consent;" just the same have men im
posed taxes on women "without their
consent." "Has declared himself in
vested with power to legislate for them
in all cases whatsoever." So too do
men persist in usurping the right to leg
islate for women "in all cases whatso
ever." They deprive us of the right of
trial by a jury of our peers, another tin
bearable affliction for men.
Nor have the women been wanting in
attentions to men. "We have from
time to time warned them of their un
just legislation; we have appealed' to
their justice and magnanimity; we have
conjured them by the ties of our com.
mon kindred; we have appealed to their
higher, nobler, and better feelings of
humanity, yet they have beeu deaf to
the voice of justice, consanguinity, and
"frtrnranity. And now, after one hundred
years of patient endurance of all these
wrongs and grievances, for the sake of
all womankind, and for the common
good of all mankind, with faith in the
great Ruler of the Universe to guide
aright our actions, we do protest against
this Centennial celebration representing
the universal independence and freedom
of a government that has cost the ardu
ous toils and untold sufferings and pri
vations of both men and women to eS'
tablish and perpetuate.
Thousands of dollars of woman':
money have been lavished to prepare for
this great exhibition, while she cannot
participate in it as a free woman. The
negro, who has no higher claims upon
this government than woman, nor any
demands of justice and right above her
own; the foreigners of all names, cbarac
ters, or nationalities, who, unsolicited.
are wafted to our shores, are made the
.sovereign law-makers of this free coun
try. The culprits, men men did I say.
rather demons in human form; the
murderers of wives and helpless inno
cents, robbers, villains, and adulterers
men sunken so low iu the scale of ha
man degradation as to be utterly devoid
of human principle or human sympa
thy, citizeusblp restored, are let loose
upon society and allowed political
rights yet denied to the daughters of
America.
America, thou boasted land of liberty
Seeing Better Days.
and freedom, heralded forth as such to- appalled at the weary waiting and con- principles of this great. Republic; ills
day to the representatives of a civilized slant struggling of your sisters. tory that must he read and re-read by
world, with doors thrown open wide as Let us giance backward for a moment, the unborn men anu women mat win
an asylum for every nation under rp th lnfr and bitter davs of war and rise up anu can us u.esaeu ueuuuse .u
heaven, look vou well to the wavs of norop,.Mnn Mcn firprf with Pnthnsi- this day of universal opposition we
your household, for your own women L,m ftnd natriotism left their nlouchsl lared to do r,Sht ln demanding justice broidery.
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under servitude. America, proud in fi, frrnir nnfi fi,Pir tools in the Ior our sex- me sturdy gossips oi me sea-siue vn-
The widow Minton had seen better
days. How far back wasn't exactly
certified; but she had seen them. Bet
ter days bung moidiiy about her, nice
the defaced shreds of antiquated era-
"You don't look able for such work,"
saiu tne girl.
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work-shops, then on to Princeton and ? I tucked unand their brown arms readv
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nation, with tby national ambition
towering up, where lletu tby boasted Rni-or wilir whit thplr wives
honor; America, with tby bulwarks of daughters took their places in the field Mer, stronger, and better type of worn
education excelled by no other nation
under the sun; with coffers overflowing
with wealth In reserve for the education
of thy people, think of it millions of
dollars are used to build colleges for the
and shops, with willing hands, aching
heads, and throbbinir hearts: bore all
arduous toils, cares, anxieties, and bur
dens of family and home alone. As the
war waxed hotter and stronger came the
anhood, standing on an even plane with
man in all the departments of human
labor and human power, which type
will be the outgrowth of the arduous la
bors of the women of to-day. Let us
"I have seen better days," was the
quiet answer.
And tnen on, sutllcient reward of all
her efforts this real lady, this fair
young girl with the soft hands and the
pretty, battling dress, actually replied,
"1 thought so."
"Here, give me an oar," sue added,
still nantinp-. "But. mv dean soul.
and able for any work, looked askance we'll never be able to row down to that
at the widow Minton, with her pitiful point, where I left my clothes, and I
meagerness of aspect, her llickerlng can't walk to the hotel. I'm awfully
black eyes, and her trailing old gown, tired. Can't vou nut me ashore at vour
lney nuageu eacn oiuer, uuu saiu, place, and send word for me down
"Better days ! Lord save us !" vonder ?"
But tbe widow did not trouble tue The little dark cabin on the shore
neighbors, nor they her. A body who brightened up with an unwonted luster
development of the arts and sciences; to i,inrinv Pnmpnt at Rrandvwine. and hold every foot of ground secured, anu couldn't ao a neartsome nanu s surnug as the widow sheltered her young
exhibit licht and knowledge, which is tu";Z -r ,h..h.ini persistently push our plaint into the ""DMSieiia
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power, the subjugation of your women,
is ln keeping with ignorance and super
stition, a relic of barbarism. America,
with religious liberty safely guaranteed
at Boston and Philadelphia, and the sad
retreat to Valley Forge. All through
these we find the women promptly com
ing to the rescue, holding garrisons,
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very citadel of error, and soon may the t OQ u Bea.gborei wa3 ieft pretty
walls 01 prejudice anu injustice lau at much to herself and her boy rom.
our feet with the victory ours.
by law, with thy churches, charitable aotjD(, a3 spies, carrying important or
ders at their own lives' peril; transport
ing provisions and ammunition, nurs
ing the sick and wounded, aud perform
ing such noble deeds for the country's
cause as no other nation of women ever
did, but 'twas not enough.
During the many years of labor iu
times of peace, woman's labor, woman's clamorers for universal sutlrage. The
Women Who "Would Vote.
A LIVELY MEETING OF THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE
ASSOCIATION THE NEW DECLARATION OF IN
DEPENDENCE.
The members of the National Woman
Suffrage Association, on July 4th, at
noon, held a meeting in ur. .turness
Church, and arraigued the national
government and society iu general for
the deaf ear they have turned to the
societies, and institutions of virtue aud
benevolence teaching tbe unlimited
gospel of "peace on earth and good-will
to men," where is thy mission field?
You who look upon this protest to ob
ject and criticise, let me ask, is it not a
shame, a burning shame, that such
American history must be paged as to
day is being written ? It is history that,
if not yourselves, your children will
blush to own in future years. A land
of liberty and freedom is shouted forth
with ail tbe eloquence and power of hu
man voices. The sound is prolonged
and carried along by the heavy artillery
that causes the very earth to tremble; it
is uttered in prayer, it is hallowed in
song, it is emblazoned on banners, mot
toes, signets, and shields. 'Tis a dis
honor to tbe nation that this truth must
go into record, that after a hundred
years of ceaseless toil to establish and
maintain this government on a basis of
human rights and true sovereignty,
with such acquirements of wisdom aud
knowledge, with such developments of
true manhood, which elements secure to
a nation true greatness, that to-day we
are under tbe despotic rule of an aris
tocracy of sex. O, Columbia! where is
thy boasted pride, thy vaunted liberty?
Hearken and thou wilt hear one-half of
thy subjects pleading for self-govern
ment.
Why such great bulwarks of educa
tion? Why such towers of strength?
Why secure such safeguards for national
peace, national prosperity, aud national
greatness, with sex as a basis of lepre-
sentation, placing the boon of acknowl
edged citizenship beyond woman's
reach? Wereitestablished upon educa
tion, she would scale the intellectual
heights in search of it. Were it moral
ity, surely woman could secure it. Were
it age, or property rights, That could be
obtained. If it could be found in the
heights or depths, lengths or breadths
of the land, some women at least could
secure It. Bat sex! Heaven pity her!
Heaven pity the nation that ignores all
true and just requisitions, and substi
tutes sex as a requirement. Sex is the
ruling power; sex makes our laws; sex
executes them, and sex receives the su
perior advantages of them. We are un
der sway of sex. Social positions, sex
religion, sex education, sex labor, and
sex compensation for labor. O, ye dem
agogues of the land enjoying all the
rights, privileges, aud immunities guar- Honor enough, say the educators
anteed to an citizens, out enjoyeu oy "' "i"""". l" l"c'V ' existence fit to govern the American
you only because of your sexhood; let rigms anu privileges, enough lor tne Republic. .Miss Phcobe Couzens de
shame mantle your brows, you who op women or "this government that they uouueed the action of General iiawley,
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consent of the governed." iou cannot, M"3 wuuuy uesutuieoi lueyuva-iuny re- Square. She called upon Mrs. SaraJ,
dare not attempt to give a single logical lations. Jiiiougn ior tue women to oe
reason for this iniustice. and I charere the unrepresented tax-payers in this
you, preserve a semblance of wisdom by great Centennial year while a nation
remaining silent. This pleading for rejoices for the resistance of the fore-
Tom was a sturdy, brown-faced lad,
who nicked up a living by doing odd
jobs for the boatmen, aud now aud then
taking a day for Ashing. 'lorn had
probably never seen better days. The
widow shooK her head over mm so
charge, and changed wet garments for
some of her own.
"If my Tom would only come, I'd
send him for your things."
Oh ! no matter. I'll wrap your
shawl about me and walk down myself
after I've rested a bit. I'm not hurt,
you know, only scared. Dear me! how
1 was scared ! jMy old nurse used to
teach me not to scream; but, if I hadn't
influence, and woman's money was
promptly given to aid in keeping up our
army and navy, supporting the Consti
tution, paying the public debts, increas
ing our territory, defending from foreign
foes, aud preventing rebellions at home,
but even that was not enough. In the
late rebellion, when lowering clouds
gathered all over this land, aud from
their blackened thickness poured out
the elements of blood and carnage upon
us, sacrificing our sons, husbands, aud
fathers, the very best men in the land,
causiug the widow's wail and orphan's
cry to rend the air, and the whole land
to put on the habiliment of deep sorrow;
ail this that our American principles
might be maintained aud the four mill
ions of slaves be freed, what did woman
do? History of other nations called it
woman's war, aud truly, never in the
history of any war in any nation has
woman done so much as then. Hosts of
brave and fearless women rushed to tbe
scene of action to lend a helping hand,
while the thousands at home were pre
paring and seudingofl sanitary supplies
of clothes, provisions, pillows, bandages,
stupidly content, poorTom; so beaming screamed, where should I have been
and good-natured over beggarliness and now, I wonder?"
hopelessness. A tall, wen-grown lei- Mrs. Minton would gladly have
low, with bare feet, a torn straw hat, parted with the last shred she pos-
and a red shirt. Tom took the world sessed, and gone shivering the rest of
easily, looKing wun reverence on nis i)er days, to see her worn-out gown
mother's by-gone gentility, aud by no donned so handsomely by the bright
means seeming to covet it ior mm- lassie.
self. "They have seen better days, the
The widow deemed it due to her past clothes, miss, aud I'll not deny that
respectability to be seen at church of a they've beeu in good company in their
Sunday evening, anuyoucouiu see tne day; but they're not lit for a lady now.
two walking at twiiigut along tne Her companion laughed a pretty,
sands together, she with her clean mischievous laugh. She read the
pocket-handkerchief folded over her old weakness of her rescuer, and treated it
venerable Lucretia Mott, whose activity
m the cause of auti-slavery has given
her a world-wide reputation, presided.
Elizabeth duly Stanton read "The
Woman's Declaration of. Rights and
Articles of Impeachment against the
: r rti.,-.,Hnr, r hymn-book, and a certain doubtful lies- tenderly.
in r,?PE?rr mnnlv ven birth "aucy of gait, as if heaven itself might "Whatever a lady has worn is fit for
';,. i.i ,i;Hrirr i.. ti.ic be looking down critically on her a lady to wear," she said, and forth
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::..: f ,i.i,..i., f Tom. patient Tom, ho went plodding old crrav shawl
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. . .,,.,,. ..nannnti,rA .f oov ia siowiy alter ner wiiu uia aiuiimu iuuc, uiai. uiumeub lum, wuu ins reu
throw off the yoke of tvrannv. 'the whistling as he went. Always patient, shirt gleaming in the setting sun, and a
former announces the equal determina- alwy plodding, poor lorn : 1'atientiy string of fish on his shoulder, stood in
f -omi nnrtnn f ti.ia rpf falling asleep during the sermon, aud the doorway.
l.uu y, "-".". I'"'""" V . . " .,!..!.. liutoninir nnan.mnlltllul In I XT.. ot,,...l kon l,o oa.ir M.o rpaf
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pression of the then oppressed, but now e Closing i.ymn, ins careiras, unguu siauiung upon tue i eartustoi e, origin
oppressors. This female Jeflersonian face contrasting so oddly with his fire behind her, and the ke tie boiling
document impeaches the national ad- mother's querulous and tear-worn yis- cheerily. She nodded to him famil-
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ministrntion for the introduction ot the "" "" " i"v iwj. uuUt,..u .. u
word "main" in the Constitution, and Mmtou's rainbow. ing.
soul that he was deemed it incumbent
to make a call on the widow; and, on
charity bent, it is said, he unwarily
oflered to employ her services iu his
household for a season. He deemed it
points out other incongruities, which in
time, if not remedied, will result iu the
total dissolution of the social fabric of
the nation, and winds up with a pa
thetic appeal to the powers to accord
civil, equal, and political rights to the
memorialists and their uaugniers ior-
ever. Alter nuishtng the paper, -Mrs.
Stanton denied, in emphatic terms, the
docma ot the age that women were
made for men, but admitted mat tuey
were made for each other, and should
suller and enioy the burdens and
his duty to rousa the old woman to ac
tivity.
He did rouse her; and it is averred
that he never found time to call at the
cabin acain. Did be take her for a
common household drudge, or a low
born field hand? She thanked God
'Tom and I are acquainted," she
said.
".rlreyou?" responded the astonished
widow.
"Yes," said the girl. "I've watched
Tom many a time walking along shore
witli his red shirt, aud once he took me
and father out rowing. Tom, you
mother saved my life."
"Saved your life!" echoed Tom, who
never, in an nis me, nearu oi nis
mother's doing anything before,
Tom, stupid and staring, was hurried
lint, medicines, luxuries, and delicacies pleasures of life equally. She stated
that the paper was presented by her
and several other co-workers to Vice
President Ferry that morning in In
dependence Square, immediately after
the reading of the Declaration ot in
dependence. Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood,
broken hearts, dropping kind words of defenuing'tiie cause of woman from a
cueer auu eucuurageineui, wniuig iei- constitutional stand-point, said that
for the sick. Women unused to toil or
hardships left their homes of ease and
comfort to administer daily and nightly
to the wants of the sick, wounded, and
dying, binding up broken limbs aud
ters to loved ones at home, stooping to
catch the death message of tbe dying,
preserving and returning the money
and little keepsakes for friends.
Our selfish opponents say it is honor
enough for woman that she be permit
ted to give her time, influence, money,
and property for her country's freedom,
though she is not free herself. Enough
honor for women to be the toiling
mothers of the ruling sons. It is enough
that women gather the spoils and men
use them, needy as they are themselves.
It is enough that women prepare the
banquet and the men feast
the old fathers of '76 had declared that
all persons were made free and equal,
and she propounded the conundrum,
whether women were not persons ? Al
though this ceutury was governed by
brute force, she thought the next
would usher in the age of reason, wheu
the names of Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and
Julia Hutchinson would be written in
letters of gold for the services they had
done in the cause of suffering women.
Mrs. Matilda Joslyu Gage dissected the
habeas corpus writ, the safeguard of the
male portion of the commonwealth, and
demonstrated that it was Inappropriate
in its application to married women.
Lucretia Mott, apologizing for her old
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she had too much spirit left yet to put off in search of the missing garments.
herself uuder anybody's leet. He And meanwhile his mother betoox her
hadn't far to go to tind scores of drudges self to making a cup of tea for her
and niggers, but he might go further protcge. It was wonderful how a little
before he knew a lady when he s-aw warmth of human feeling had roused
her. this woman to life and activity again
It micbt have been the afternoon When Tom returned, laden with va
after the good man's visit that the rious articles of apparel, the two were
widow sat idly brooding at her cabin ouietlv sipping their tea together at
door. Her eyes had a wandering, far- the old round table.
aw av look, and her face was keener and , He did not return alone, however.
thinner than ever, iieyonn the bluil Following him came a tan, gray-neaded
which sheltered her cabin stretched a lair gentleman.
line of sea-coast, the white saud gleam- "Here's father !" cried the girl
itnr silvery iu thesun. Faroff agroupof sprincinir forward. "Oh, father, this
bathers, in nrigni uresses, ironcKeu be- lady has saved my niei"
tweeu shore and water. They came
from the great hotel down beyond.
She could almost catch the sound of
tlie voices as she sat slowly rocking in
her doorway. It was a quiet afternoon.
The air was soft and toothing, aud the
widow's ITeart, so lull of bitterness, felt
itself sweeten and soften in the still
ness. This part of the shore, sheltered
by its overhanging rock, was seldom
disturbed by intruders, but presently
the watchers eye caught sight or a
Lady! The widow Minton wanted
to kiss the beautiful rosy lips that pro
uounced the word.
"Well, my dear," said the old gen
temau, cood-huraoredly, pinching the
plump cheek, "she has done it very
thoroughly, lou certainly don't loo
very near death just now."
Whereat, the story, with due en
largement and variations, was told him
with a pretty pout.
The father smiled, but also he rur-
better days anywhere, I shall bring
them with me, sure."
After that the sea loosed bluer and
colder than ever, and the solitary
woman lived a sort of hermit's life.
No cheery voice of gossiping neighbor
lightened the dreary cabin, no cniidren
prattled about her, and only Belle, the
bright, blithe-hearted lassie, seemeo to
remember to cheer her with a letter
now and then. Belle was away now,
visiting some distant friends, but in
her kindly heart she kept a corner,
t seemed, for the poor old woman who
had saved her life.
Three years four passed away, and
daily of a summer evening you might
have seen tbe widow sitting in the
doorway, eager aud hollow-eyed, look
ing out for some possible ship that
might be Tom's. Tom was not a good
correspondent, but occasionally up at
the little post otnee a wandering epistle
waited her trembling hand, bhe was
crowing very old and feeble now, but
Tom was getting up iu the world; Tom
was hrst mate of his ship; Tom was a
success; Tom was a gentleman; and oh !
above all things, Tom was coming
home !
Not every one watches in vain,
though we may not always be looking in
the right direction. It was so with the
widow. As she sat one day, with
straining eyes gazing on far-off, sun-lit
sails, aud seeing how some of tbem
hovered nearer and nearer, and some,
alas ! took wing farther and farther
away, the doorway darkened suddenly,
aud tliere came rushing upon her, as if
dropped from tbe clouds, a plump,
dark-eyed, rosy-cheeked lady, who
flung herself into the arms of the
watcher with a cry of joy.
"Ob, mother !" she exclaimed, nan
sobbing, half laughing, "oh, mother!
don't you kuow me ? Why, I'm Tom's
wife, and I've brought the captain with
me!"
"Mother," said Captain Tom, that
night, "you've seen better days, per
haps, but I never have."
"For didn't 1 tell you," said Mrs.
Tom, archly, "that I was in love with
Tom? And father owns half his ship,
you know; so if Tom's captain, I'm
second mate, you see. And we'regoing
to take you away to where we round
better days."
upon it. age and weakened voice, in tremulous young girl splashing anu ironcKing in lively wiped away a tear.
of the tones reviewed the history of the move- l wul" , uc , t"c """""' i " j" u,'ji
-, ment, aud said that there is no law in a pretty sight, the rounded arms, the "accept my cordial thanks for looking
pnrviiiL' Kiiouiuers. tne awaviii!f. noat- nicer mv nine mau-can uene. one's
Shame mantle yOUr brOWS, yOU WHO op- "cu ui una uvvi imicno Li,,aL mej uuuuccu lliu ucuuu Ui ucutiai in
pose woman's equality before the laws occupy very prominent supporting rela- who refused her application to
that "derive their just powers from the tions to the government, though they ed fne J?" indepei
liberty aud justice on the part of women
Is no new idea, as some suppose, no
fungous growth, which begins and dies
in a day. The desire and power of self-
government began with Eve, in the
garden of Eden. Though long buried
up by the ignorance, superstition, and as the forefathers did, and as the pres
aristocracy of sex, yet these latent pow- ent fathers would were they so treated,
ers have lived and become more deeply must be froced to see repeated auction
rooted in the hearts aud heads of Amer- sales of their property that is more than
stolen from them. Surely houor enough
Spencer to recite the incideuts of that
Interview. Mrs. Spencer, who fulfilled
the same duty at the Ciuciuuati Con
vention that Miss Uouzens did at bt.
Louis, said that she, together with the
fathers to taxation without representa- committee, applied to General Hawiey
tion a century ago. Honor enough for
the great Smith sisters, of Glastonbury,
Connecticut, that they pay more money
into the town treasury than anybody
else, and because they show resistance,
inghgure. And perhaps tne oiu woman
recalled with a sigh the time when she
was young aud blithe too, and had as
cheery a voice as that with which the
fair swimmer nailed her companions in
the distance.
Gazing absently on the silent scene, a
reverie fell upon her, and, when she
looked again, the young water-nymph
had disappeared. She had probably
swam ashore behind the rocks. The
widow turned away, hugged her thin
shawl over her shoulders, and thought
that the sea wind was chilly. Hark !
What was that ' sue surely heard a
cry. JNo merry snout or ringing laugh,
this. Jt uiicnt be the cry ot a wild
bird on its way toits mate.
She couldn't have gone beyoud her
rlontli Miaf. vninif p.renture. surplv
I' -j . r -- : '
But la ! what of it if she had 7 Dynn
my only child, you see, aud as full of
pranks as any dozen."
Belle playfully put her hand over his
mouth. "I won't have my character
traduced where they have been so good
to me," she cried. "And, oh ! father,
isn't this a beautiful place such a view
of the water ! I mean to come down
here every day and do my sketching."
"I'm afraid," saiu tne sire, snauing
his head, "that this good lady will
have cause to wish she had throwu you
overboard."
'Oh, no, father; she likes me, and I
like her. And I have fallen in love
with Tom long ago, you kuow."
Tom blushed painfully, something
strange and new stirred in his mind.
Compliments did not sweeten his
thoughts as they did his mother's, for
can womanhood.
In our historical research through all
the decades that have made up this Cen
tennial that is to-day being celebrated,
we have found representative women
daring to demand that which God and
for them without the power of saying
how their money shall be appropriated,
and like honor to the State of Connecti
cut, when these women receive 24 let
ters a week and 150 newspapers in Eu-
natureiustlv entities them to. betrinnine- rope and America proclaiming the
I i . .. r .1 e ii l . i. t
a hundred years ago with Abigail i" meu ui uiusiuuuury. xu
Adams, wife of John Adams, theu a like manner are the women of New
mpmhpr of Mir PnnHnpntal flnnirrpas. York honored in the erection of a mag-
To him, we find a petition his wife's nincent marble statue of Liberty ou
petition addressed, asking individual Mieeiioes' island, representing freedom
for the privilege of presenting the Dec
laration without word of mouth to the
meeting in Independence Square, and
that the General said her request was
an important one, and that he and the
committee who had the celebration in
charge realized its significance. "We
know," said the General, "that it will
uc luo event ui nic uay . uijut o 'ciu- . , , -, ', ,i. i i.
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tpnil tn pp p lrntn w int. h!is hppn lionp n .yuuuK, " uuujr kcio iimu u. ' iui ; c ;... ""J i
.. i. i .i t ,!,. trouhle. And ves, surely that was a felt as if he were being made a jest of.
has not been done, we must refuse your scream ! The widow looked sharply A week passed, during which the
request. Your petition may be in order out. Would Tom never come? The young gir strolled almost daily o the
- i -.., i,. it to tirip was risinc auu anu sometuinir caoiu. wiieusiiB waa mcic iuui ei-
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spired us," said Mrs. Spencer, "and she becuoneu iranucany 10 u e uauiers sny ami su.Ky. e t u
how we determined tnen. in finite o u""" "JCJ CVV"J" j
WWMTS S. one. not one soul at hand, and OnemoTning Belle and her father de
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minute she stood still, listening a
feeble old woman, with a haggard,
scared face, to whom no one would
have dreamed of looking for help.
T cau't stand this," she said
"Seems I might pull out that old scow
diately after the reading of the Declara
tion of '76, and Vice resident .berry
received it from our hands with a grace
ful bow of the head. I was not sorry
that the President of the United States
was not the presiding officer, although,
if a woman were ever to fill that chair,
jcc.iuco io.cuu, iC1,.raCuuuS .iccuuui - - r. .. . v , r ' mvmlf "Tom t
rights for women, and predictinc a gen- ln a majestic lemale form in a btate """"V fnrtna ,,!., rhi veil that held th
eral revolution in the irovernment if ius- wherenotonewoman 13 free. Mr. Fprrv sympathizes with our cause. f ten years. But no Tom appeared.
ticewa8 denied her. And foronebundred
years these fires of freedom have smoul- and
dered aud burned, until the volume is all the unjust laws that rob her of not fuiflii the duties incident to citizen- w'(lo,v' herself, who, straining, tugging,
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to extinguish It? Yea, many
name is legion;" but who can
cbeek of her friend, aud that was all
For. when mention had beeu made of
he nine substantially, tne widow nan
drawn herself sharply up, all the lady
shining in her eyes:
"I have seen my best days," said sue,
"Tom !" she screamed, with a "but I haven't come down to that yet
e concentrate energy And, u I need any reward, i nave it
:nt. nn TVim nnnpnrpil I now " slip nddnd. as she felt the hot
mr. rerry syuiuaiuiica nnu uui uuim;, - .1 -V 1 ui
Yet notwithstanding all these wrongs aud it was gratifying to put the paper And it was Hie widow herself, with bloon
. .7 , in his hands " Lillie Devereaux Blake those withered old hands that disdained Belle
id usurpations practiced upon woman J. jf.ffte idea thTt worneu coula the minister's kitchen work-it was the Lo,
"Je uujuai, mws mat roo ner oi uot fulflll tj,e duties incident to citizen- widow iiersen, wno, siraiumg, luggiug,
onpv finrl nrnnprtv. nnd mnrp nf timt. ni.tn nrwl tlimifrlit. flint, tliptr ,ml,l and. witli her gray hair fluttering in
; "their inalienable right to self-government serve the country in time of war as well the wind, unloosed the old dugout from
cmenPh guaranteed to her bv God and naTure as those men who obtained substitutes its moorings, and trembling, unskillful,
quench guaranteed to her by God and nature, d , , fighting in the Bebellion. armed with a rude paddle, went spin-
now,
bloom mantling on the cheek that
had kissed.
Lone after tbe two had left, Tom went
about with a cloud on his face, and in
his ears were ringing these mocking
words: "I'm iu love with Tom." A
disL'iist for his fishinir life, and for him
self and all their miserable surround-
powerful, and must sooner or later pre- flict, but will persistently plead for jus- euce in Rochester, where she was
m-
oi. tl.ntifrh nno nnialiprl tn flip nortl, .l ,:!, f tl.n !.. !,!- lliotPiI Hnil pnnvicted for Vlo atinc t ho I uroheu uauuiB iiuu nic i.cn.ji uuu
' " . . ... '" nvc ouu iihuuvi . u uuiu iu , , ul k.ii., fitmltv i t camp, dri f ti ntr ou t bl indl v and darkl v broodi n
and trailed in the dust, it will rise again power our rights. Though we have f '5w" " i;,i,v tn t.h ohieo.t of her search. A said vou were
. , , , .. , , , , .line ueuerai eieuiiuu, uuu, wuu Buurt v . , -tr. . . " .
because 0'erruled by the great Omnipo- waited through one hundred years of LiU-pcp- hv m Rtnntnn nH nihpra plump hand, with a glittering ring you makea
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it? Ko man or set of men. Truth is we wage no cruel war, no bloody con- C,0o n A.,ti,nnv rointwi hr omri' ninir out dizzilv over the water. It ings of poverty, filled the lads heart
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"aioiner," saiu ue, one u, us uc sa.
a: over tue nearin, -you
born a lady. Why didn't
centleman of me?"
anv money lett wuen you
came;" said tne wiuow, orieny.
"Then it's money that makes people
crentiemen and ladies."
"I don't know," said the widow, puz
zled: "thev somehow mostly have it
One day Tom came and told her he
was going to sea. There had been a
man down looking for hands, and be
had taken Tom gladly, for Tom was a
Spirit of Abigail Adams, wife of one will still wait and watch. The doors of
President aud mother of another, could justice refuse us entrance, but still
wescall you forth from your Puritan we will stand at the threshold and
grave, or Bummon you from yur celes- knock, and knock again. One hundred
tial home to witness tbe scenes of to- years is long to wait, but if another
day, or in some way convey to you the must be our lot, O Centenuial women
near approach of that Justice for woman Tof 1876, be patient, be firm, be strong,
for which you entreated a continental be active. Let us educate the daugh-
assembly one hundred years ago, how ters to hold the fort that we to-day
would your sublime patience, your lov- are storming. We are making Ris
ing Kinacess, ana tender mercy stand i tory that must live in tne hearts and
Times.
TiieLessonofLife. CharlesKings-
ley's farewell to a child is the great
lesson of life for us all :
Mv irentle child. I have no son" to clve vou:
No lark could pipe to skies so dull and gray;
yet, ere we part, me lesson j. can leave you
For every day.
Be good, sweet child, and let all who will be
clever
Do noble things, not dream of them all day.
Ions:
And so make life, death, and that vast forever
uue gruuu, sweet, suug.
nearly oversetting it. A young, eager
face, with streaming hair, looked up
from the water, and gasping, shudder
ing, half-drowned, and wholly scared,
the young water-nymph was presently
aboard tbe old craft.
"Ob. how frightened I was!" she
cried. "I felt sure I was losing all my
fitrpntrth niifl wntltri frn tn the bottom.
Oh. vou cood soul ! you dear soul ! how handy fellow at almost any kind df sea
' . . . . . t. - I r. j ..1.1 .. ....... I ...
ever did yOU get to me in tins waier- craa, auu wuuiu buuu uiaoc u Buuu
inrrrroil nrnfr.?" man.
"it. has sppn Us hest davs. certainlv." "And vou must bide here patiently
said tho widow, tugging at the oars. till I come back mother; for, if there's
Tie Social Evil.
If to be forewarned is to be forearmed,
we have reason to be grateful to the
Grand Jury of the Court of General
Sessions of New York City, which has
made a presentment in regard to houses
of prostitution in that city. They affirm
that the evil is "impossible to suppress,
but easy to regulate and circumscribe."
This Grand Jury state the case from
their point of view, and close as fol
lows :
"It seems wholly unwise to forego the
benefits that may be derived from such
a system through a sentimental dread
of appearing to countenance evil. This
inquest beg to submit to the court the
following resolutions:"
Resolved, That the Legislature of the
State of New York be earnestly request
ed to adopt as early as practicable some
system of laws calculated to confine
houses of prostutiou iu tbe large cities
of this State within certain specified
limits and to subject them at all times
to the careful aud vigilant supervision
of the boards of health aud police.
Resolved, That this court be respect
fully requested to forward a copy of this
presentment to the Legislature as soon
as it shall be iu session.
Edward Van Volkenbcrgh,
F. H. Chapix, President.
Secretary.
There is no sin that so debauches the
soul and ruins the body as this, which
the Grand Jury of New York proposes
to "regulate and circumscribe." "Such
scheme for the practical perpetration
aud encouragement of social vice, for
tlie enslavement of women, and for the
degradation of men," should arouse the
opposition of all friends or virtue every
where.
The plain language of this proposition
to every man is, "Here, where prostitu
tion is legalized, you may sin with impunity."
The pern oy wnicn nuuureus oi men
are deterred irom practical siu is re
moved, a hd temptation directly offered.
To tlie women who share the guilt,
whose crime it is proposed to -"regulate
and circumscribe," the plaiu language
of tills proposition is, "Tlie law will
shut you up for the use of men, who
may come to you reeKing with disease,
aud against whom you shall have nn
protection. The hands of brutal men
shall search your body to see whether
it is safe. The law shall tax you for
these privileges. Tlie tax shall be used
to cure you of disease which you will be
sure to contract, and you will be sent
back to contract it again, and so on till
you die. If any tiling is left of the taxes
you pay for such unspeakable degrada
tion, it win airmail a revenue to tne
city."
Tins Is a very meager statement or
what legalized vice means.
Shame on the Grand Jury which pro
posed it ! Let their names be published,
that women may flee from them.
There should lie vigilance committees
appointed in every city to watch the
tiMl signs ot an attempt to "regulate"
such a sin. Sin may be established and
guarded by a human law, but a law be
yond our manipulation holds a penalty
ror every sm, and no device ot ours cau
escape it. Woman's Journal.
Ax Engaging Manner. Politeness
is to a man what beauty is to a woman.
It creates an instantaneous impression
iu his behalf, while the opposite qual
ity exercises as quick a prejudice
against him. The politician who has
this advantage easily distances an tne
rival candidates, for every voter he
speaks with becomes instantly his
friend, i'oiisued manners nave oiteu
made scoundrels successful, while the
best of men, by their hardness and
coldness, have done themselves incalcu
lable injury the shell being so rough
that the world could not believe there
was a precious kernel within it. Had
Raleigh never flung down his coat in
the mud for the proud Elizabeth to
walk on, his career in life would
scarcely have been worth recording.
Scores of men have beeu successful in
life by pleasing manners aloue. A
pleasing trait of character is well worth
cultivating, lads. Never forget the
value of true civility.
It is thoughtlessly claimed that a five
mouse is better than a dead lion. Con
sidering ,tlie utility of both, the state
ment is wrong in the maiu.