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nity of mankind is the power of sustaining one's sslf. The advoostes of this grest reform question are confined neither to s certain doctrine nor a certam seot, workmen, manufscturers, wise men, editors, ministers. The celebrated Stuart Mill, Hon. J. Bright in the English Parliament, and hosts of others. Alresdy in England have women the power to elect municipal counsellers. MARIA DERAMES.

DOT AND 1.—WOMAN IN THE LYCECM no. v11. Axn! neow you think of an educsted and refined womsan, upon an esstern lyoceum platform, charming by her eminently lady-hike manners, tasteful dress, pleasant voice and piquant esnays the fastidious gentlemen who shun the presence of most female orstors, from dresd of encountering one of those feartul creatures who are said tostride, soold and gosticulate Woman in the lyceum of the westers frontier is a different thing, but woman still.

Last Thursday evening. there were nine.een women present at the meeting of the lyceum, held in the log sohool-house, three miles from here. Grace was one of them, for the question of Woman Suffrage was up for discussion, and she was especially invited and appointed among the disputants—the first time a woman has been honored with such an appointment. I was invited also, with an offer of two horses and a sleigh to carry me there and bring me safely home again. But on Dot's account I could not think of it for a moment. Only with their sunt Grace, or with their father (still absent) would I leave the ehildren, and it was better every way, that Grace should go than that I should. I would as soon sdminister poison in some other shape ss to take my little ones into s crowd on a winter evening. Regular sieep is best for everybody, and it seems to me one of the insliensbie rights of children. But—will you believe it? five of the mimeteen women present were mothers, baving little babes with them, some younger than Dot! Every one of those five women, I believe, opposes Woman Suffrage, firmly belieung that "Home is womsn's sphere 1"

O consistency! One of those same women sometimes leaves four children under twelve years of age st bome slone, balf a mile from meigh ors, while she takes the baby and goo with her husband in the evening to roligions meotings This womsn's husband sssures me that if women ever do "get to vote," he knows that his “"womannever will go to an election. We shall see.

But the lyceum—it was gotten up by the young folks, and its President and Secretary are pupils of the district sobool. People of all agos take part in it, for evening entertain ments are soarce in this country. Everybody was awake to bear something on the live question" of Woman's Rights, and the lite sobool house bas mever been so crowded on any occa sion as it was that might. Three judges were appointed as usual. This time one man and two women, and the women both voted in the afrmative (for Woman's Suffrage) against the man's judgment. The srguments on the negtie. ul, took the form of propheey of evil sure to befall the family and gonersl sooiety, in oase the ballot should be given to women. Of course the Bible was mads s stumbling block.

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Grace made ber “maiden speech." Tt is the proer thing now to tol bow she was dressed. but I shall not sttempt t, for can employ none of thelususl terms—en train,"decoflete corsaze,"“s ls Pompedour. and so forth. To toll the truth, Grace and I are such hestbens that we don't know what all those thimgs mean. Nor can the French dictionary nor Webster's unsbrdged give us a very clear ides. Here i. field for missionary labor. I tried to do an elder sister's duty by Grace. I labored with ber, less than an bour. to convinoe ber that her arguments would not heve the lesst weight with the "honorable judges," or with any gentemen present, if sbe did not wear s more womanly garb than is her wont She lsughed as though she thougbt me jokimg. 1I told ber she must remember every minute that she was a woman, and whatever sbe said or did, be sure that everything was done in the most approved womanly fashion. for the popular notion seems to be that womanliness is s thing that canmot be trusted to take care of itself. while s woman simply tres. in the way that comes most natnral to her, to e the great commandment upon which hang all the law snd the prophets. It was of mo use, and I had to confess to myself as I raw the brave gurl setting out on ber walk of three miles through the snow, that she not only looked very sensible in her short brosdcloth dress just four inches below her knees. and with her "trowsers" (cut much like the peg-tops," which the incorrigible girl declares are the most comfortable and truly artistic coverings for the lower limbs on ordinary occasions) laced for the walk inside ber balmoral boots—but she really looked very sweet and womanly! There was no necessity for the school-master"to take down the rasl-fence (as be dd) for Grace to pass in, when be escorted ber to the house where she was to spend the nmight after the Lyceum debste. It must havo been pure ohivalry, for Grace can climb foncen as easily as he. And Grace in that dress!And be opposed to her on the question of Woman Suffrage Perbaps, after all, when we get to vote"all the gentiemen will not oblige all the ladies to stand while they sit in orowded public places, though some men seem to entertain foars of such results.

Well, the debate held till after eleven o clook. and no one felt then thatt was over. It in to be continued st a future meetimg. Grace passed the night sieepimg on the fioor with a fair young heiress of the grest Tomity Church property., who lives nmear the sobool-house, while 1 4id what 1 conld for the csuse by leing awake with Dot on one mde and Birdie on the other. I had written an essay (by invits- Gon) gving plninly and concinely as 1 coul an affirmative argument for Woman Sufirage. and this was resd by a young girl who is cslled the best reader in school."

1 wa intorestad to see the question which is now working through the whole buman ciroulstion bresking out in thes apot. 1In it h, oe the same Divine promise of Equality and Brotherhood which has been apparent in all the mtory of the roe. pping ome one shape and sometimes m another. ad glow ing in this movement for the freedom of wo. man more itly th vr ore ho hike to see bow it all comes out, not Woman Suftrage simply, but the won derful bumss story of which that is but s mugle ohapier FAn Roon ———

Tas following from s venersbie and untrine worker in the camee of reform i publied bere for a purpose beyond what the writer imtea Young recruits in the army of progress a po know that New Engisnd. the Me and the Wost or tt o thi i Mp were won over to the csnse of Anmt-Sivery by iong years of far more wearying and vexstions isor and Giappointmets than o riend veals in bis letter. mot to pen of . marked the period as sMsrtyr Age"The isithful and persevermg orts of Mr. Gof to secure Mrs. Stanton a besring. will reonll to many an Anti-Siavery worker's recollecton. lecturers and others. the woomes of twenty an thirty yesrs ago. when sisve-botdmg wes the sin of the south snd fugtve sisve-bunting and sisve-ontohing were the biasting whame and dGigrae of the porth. But to ou le ter r.

Czpas Rarme. 1o7a. 9th April, 1870. Dxs REvoLomonMrs Stanton bas hed some recent unpleasant experiences in her loeturimg tour in this state. The osuse and owcumstances of which, wo far as I have been oonnected with and cognizant of them. may be of some interest.

Mr. Gerrit Smith Stanton, im hs letter to his sister (e Ro pae 16). p leading osuse of opposition to s mother free course"in ber efforts to enlighten the peopie. Politicans of both partes are str of ber; that in, of her swoness in efiecting woch enlightonment. The reasons of such fears wre sufficiently expressed im the lettor aluded to. But this will mever be owned up to by wmy member of the fratermity, “washed" or wewashed ;"beosune they cannot divest themwelves of every doubt as to into whose hands they may fall.

Who I am. and why 1 heve had suy oognnanoe of the perplexing expeorenoes of your e turer, ete., a few words will explsin. 1 m old man, well sdvanced in my seventh dernde o yoars, worn out and mrm. with exposures of pioneer life and the mevitable toil of the roughot. hart p of N York, Pennsyvamn. wndlows, wuonevely Have slways boen s Womans Raghts man simee your Editor and. Proprietor begen t tono the dootrines. Partly from hsving socopted the Golden Rule as docree of God ns perty from an experiene thet the auion ora t wome w the world meoded as mothers of on res

1 live ma mates from on O (Ca R and seveon miles from o county t M Have but sligt poro people of either ow. og are guite igmorant. in the m sion. motives and labors. And a the ome patriotie and too wesithy wne fn oin in igo County whd Tows Stnte When thorotor lonred tht pens. should bave the bonot of he lbor them. Ans mot boeving thet y one o county would wrie e A A t propose age r o to Ma. Curte at Ann Ao on the n we