“We believe that personal independ
ence and equal human rights can never
be forfeited, except for crime; that
marriage should beau equal and per
manent partnership, and so recognized
by law; that until it is so recognized,
married partners should provide
against the radical injustice of present
laws by every means iu their power.
“We believe that where domestic
difficulties arise no appeal should be
made to legal tribunals under existing
laws, but that all difficulties should
be submitted to the equitable adjust
ment of arbitrators mutually chosen.
“Thus, reverencing law, we enter our
protest against rules and customs
which are unworthy of the name, since
they violate justice, the essence of
law.”
(Signed) Henry B. Blackwell,
Lucy Stone.
West Brookfield, Mass., May 1, 1855.
THE JOKE ON HIM.
A first glance is not reassuring at
what “Osian Dyfed” might term "an
animated conglomerate mass of quiver
ering edible matter of a translucent
nature, yclept jelly,” but what in the
classic language of the hills is known
as "y peth sydd yu sight” says the
Cardiff Mail. At a soiree a young man
was served with a jelly of some kind
for the first time, and was horrilied to
oltserve all the evidences of torture in
what seemed to be a part of some
creature not allowed to die before be
ing eaten. Gradually, however, it
seemed to die, and when its life atus
extinct he put the kuife to it, but was
shocked to find there was every sign
of life again.
