The New Hampshire Gazette

PORTSMOUTH.

To incur the Displeasure of the Ladies, by not allowing them the Privilege of a Reply, when they only imagine they are injur'd, is not consistent with Generosity and Candor. as they are in general of a more delicate Make than the other Sex, and perhaps not inferior to many of them in Understanding, good Sense, and Volubility of Speech. They are not to Rule, its true, but if join'd to those who are not capable of governing themselves or others, they may take the Place of Prime Minister, preserve their Consorts Reputation, which will also be for their own Honour. Such an Usurpation, if it may be thus term'd, ought to be wink'd at, Provided,-they have the Command of themselves, so as to act the Part with Gentleness, Moderation and Discretion: This must serve as an Apology for inserting the following Performance, which I doubt not will be agreeable,

Mr. PRINTER,

Please to insert the enclosed in your next,- in Compliance with which you will oblige your constant Reader and sincere Friend.

As I was looking over your Weekly Gazettes, I found one of December 19th last, wherein was a Piece addressed to all the Widows, Wives, and Spinster in New England :-Myself being one of those, I thought proper to give the Men a little Instruction, if they be not too headstrong to take Advice ; for I really think they want as much tutoring as the Female Sex : For any Man that exercises Reason, will not look for Perfection in a Woman. if he considers from whence she derived, viz. from that imperfect Creature Man. We were caution'd of not being over sanguine before Marriage ; but we imagine it was the Case of the unhappy Consort of the supposed Author ; for had it not been so. he would not have been join'd in the hard Bondage of Wedlock with the Tyrant she is.--You mention'd we should not rule our Husbands ; but if many did not take that Part upon them that did not be long to them, their Children would suffer, and their Husbands starve. I imagine you would have a Woman an Angel, and indeed she must, to please these tyrannical Sort of Men : for after teazing their Wives all Day, their voracious Appetites leads them to the Tavern, where they riot, and come home disguised ; and at that Time 'tis dangerous for the Women to leave Tongs or Shovel in the Way of these unthinking Wretches.-

Now we will conclude with a little Advice to the Men, which is.-Not to use the Severities of the above- mention'd ; but make Use of the soft Perswasions and Intreaties which the Delicacies of our Sex requires.-- I waited with Impatience a Fortnight, and found no Answer to your's, which made me think the Females were all asleep.