ibers, though he read it himself (under
protest) regularly every week. Strange what a fascination evil
things have even for those who minister at the altar! He advised
me to strangle Train, gibbet the financial editor, snub the
proprietor, and to say no more in the paper on the questions of
political economy, until we had one and all studied the subject.
Dear _Revolution_, when I listened to those things, I had the
same sinking of the heart that I used to feel when neighbors
complained that my boys were running over their house-tops,
dropping stones down their chimneys, ringing their bells then
running away, throwing balls in their windows, and teazing the
girls on the sidewalk. Now, I do hope, dear _Revolution_, you
will not bring my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave, but turn
over a new leaf and adopt some Christian means to get back these
five hundred subscribers. The reverend gentleman said one thing
that was like balm to my bruised spirit. He liked everything over
the initials P. P. and E. C. S. _Sub rosa_, P. P., we must try
and circumvent Train, and fill the paper ourselves.

I met some grand women at Bloomington, one who has been a
successful merchant in the dry-goods business. She has not only
supported her self and a family of children, but cleared $5,000
in five years. Another lady is a furniture dealer; when her
husband died she went on with the business, and although he was
so much embarrassed that every one advised her to close up and
save what she could, she has paid all the debts, saved a handsome
sum of money, and been every way more successful than her husband
before her. A lady is the head of an establishment where music
and pianos are sold. She carries on a large business, and has
been very successful. All these women with their intuitions seem
to be doing much better than many who can boast the gift of
reason. I should not be surprised if, in the progress of events,
men should come to think that woman's gift, after all, is the
more desirable.

E. C. S.

TOLEDO, March 7.

DEAR REVOLUTION:--A bright, crisp morning I found myself seated
beside Mrs. Livermore in the train for Milwaukee, whither we were
going to atten