Woman's Nerve

A tall hidv with a saturnino counienance éni n.to the Virginia (Nev. ) Chronicle offioe and demanded of one of the reporters if Virginia City offered a nood field for a series ot' a duzn leetures on woman sul) rage. '' I dou't think the Comstockers have thought muco about female mffrage," replied the reporter frankly. "Dun'tsay female," said the tall lady sliarply. " Why not? "' asked the reporter, in innocent BupriM. " Because, sir, a term that is ued to de scribe sex in animáis should not be applied to wouieu. " The reporter admitted, in great humiliation. that the point was well taken, and lüoked up iu some alarm as the severe countenauce of the lady, who was a head taller than himself, and manifestly able to thrash hiui in the interest of progress, if she feit so disposed. Thestern countcnance softeoed somewhat at the signs of conresMd inferiority, howevcr, and the lady continued : "The cause of woinan is the cause of humanity. The cause ot' humanity embraces all praftMM. Why, then, should the people of Virginia be indifferent to woinan 't " "They'renot ! " eried the sruall repnrtor, hastiiy. '"Far f'roiu it. Womun is the boss in tliis camp. Everylhing Ae wants she gtts, and not one in a hundrud has to do a lick of work." " Mere loy" aid the tall one, with doep scorn. " Piaythiugs lor an die hour. You cover woman with silks and gaudsand sink lier iool into insignifieance by circumscribing her sphere and allowing her uo mis.-ion in life." "Well," admitted the smail reporter, " that's abrut the way we look at it up here, that's a lact. Wotnen haven't got the nerve to rastle ior iheuiselves like the men." " Ner-r-r-ve I " She uttered this word in a terrific tone, so terrific that the small reporter half rose from his chair. "Merve I What is there requiring nerve that you do that I aui incapable of?" " No, offense, madam, no offense. I meant nothiug pcr.-onal whatever, I asaure you." "Am I not atronger than you?" ibe demanded, scoruing the apoloy. "Am I not gified with as grcat a brain ? Why do you de.-pise myaex? Wc can bear moie pain, and are, therefbre, your superiors in courage." The small reporter was gazing fixedly at a dark corner of the rcom, and made no answer. "Nerve, indeed!" continued the tall lady ; " why, woiuen have inünitely more nerve than men. Only yesterday I saw a w ornan - " " That's the biggebt rat I everfaw in the office," said the stnall reporter, staring intcn-ely at the corner. The scrcams tliat rnt the air brought in all the printers and suveral citizens Irom the strect. W'lun thuy anived the tall one was standing on a chair with one hand ccverinu htr eyes and the other convulsively clutching at her skirts as she gathered them olose uroond her. The sniall reporter wisely took advanlage of the crowd to slip out, and he telegiaplied from Gold lliilthat lieas goillff down