Show ANCIENT FOR FOB WOMEN in england therk there wa was formerly a a punishment for scold and shrews which consas consisted td of duck ip them in the yaten the apparatus used was vi caled the he acl url ill iri ia iloh tir br or dickin stool and was was wal formed by a char chan fi r or sto sool beir belr behe bens ik placed at tiie ile elid end of a rn role pole in tho the ie f fei male maie was placed and then mersea iuri lari mersed aged awed fri river or pond tilis tills 11 is t in the london evenin PS post nf April il 1745 in the following 1 she dast last we elc a woman oman that keeps keels the Que queens eris etis i alehouse ale house I 1 at kinc Kinz kingston ston in surrey M as ordered by the court I 1 to ef ducked for scolding scold cg and was accordingly placed ace inthe n the chand chandra rd ducked in the chenier riter river thames i under kingston anton bridge in the pre presence of two or three thousand s aw people when done dohe ulder a blidge the chair was generally held beld by a pulley polley fastened to a beam ani and the waman woman woman thu thus let down into the water jt it ivas was customary to get up thee these chairs with w ith taste tase and to the backs of thena thera with wilh drawings of devils dels laying hold bold of scolds ax c various records cf ed judged to thiv hrent brent are to be found amon among the proceedings s cf the court of areland Er eland the trie c a accounts at K estor eston n n stor ston upon thames for the tili veal year 1572 contains s it a bill for the expenses of making one cf of these clicking st ool col r 01 wll wil which ch is is a iliin dinits ay tle cost w wa a 23 ad ster iff lff nr thi hi p aphea appear s to have 1 been cf of remote arizin and was under ahe he names of turm tumbrel tr arld arid nd their theer it floed riot heern see M to hae beerli confined to Ela elani eia land band nl but was pr acted in in scotland at a very early day what effect it hed upon the strong minded women of those times we can hardly now row determine but stapp it appears ars probable mald that it was quite effectual the following line paid to have bave been anten by benjamin wet west of northampton chire shire england contain the only poetical description of the cuck m in stool we eer ever encountered though h gray refers refes refe s to it in in oni one of hrs ITS pastoral 5 1 C th le vw ctr CTT frio friol l in a yonder sender wi i 1 rf f A 1 a fw ine lne cat eat called ed a firmi mimmi abt ool I 1 ns DI lemi leml perer down do all tji 1 y a and nd error auvy airty gh or fir T att the coif culf if ralpy lofv thetus orco gnep b xin gin T drie drle ili ill the house houe with wish horrid din nir avav arav they cry ace tiie oie alvil teach ron rom how bow yur y ur NT greto e the fair fa ir of tender TeDder 03 qani the iho eat nat in ili suilen pullen crea P wn in tio the stool tool cf esam cfaft nut put herps at art frt we nilas our en she sheli shell ni ita iti atala an aal I 1 raws taws rae nac s nide rine n than 4 vrr vr n r v sn it ril dil rii belo e S thron nt water tt atar anthe en the fi kyi mak idd s it bam bpi i tip hp asip hs iP if BO so friand pT ariet arlet her ler taske tame krucon on 1 irria m into the lake angl anil an r rth rb r tb than thai an wi pi patience tience loos ioos 1 chr ce ani ani again rep at tile dose yo no brawl n irr urta urda z ni n no ico fire so bota ilot liot but water d ater 1 D bilde baide side thi there was wai another fr I known ao hv the na eon ton si sited of a pec enclosing the head of the otter offer off fryler pier and rf cf a harp harn iron iron that teat ei entered the umi uit aby 0 and ft tha tongue it was fas fa teed tead te led on hv by maans manns of a padlock pI pai lock ock and WAS literally a bridie bridle on the tondie tongue the women condemn condemned id to this punishment were compe compelled nned fled to promenade through 1 the town wearing the instrument attesi ded by an officer and it was not taken off until they exhibited signs of humiliation and amendment N Y sunday time tine |