Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06
Mrs Van winkle,s journey TO Boston.

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tiatn on bein sociable like with ones Teller critters
meet EN- where we will. | happen'd TO have seat
next 10 of your agents from away over in Wilmn
ton, and somehow it seem like meen old acquan-
lance, seen sperits must often have been put in
commandments Mr. Sunderland would say-thro
the readin in the Dimocrat Well we hadn't bin alkn
long when the stopped and intelligent matronly
lookn woman cum in lookin for a seat motioned
her 10 set by me, and she did. You see, Mr. Editor
my eye fell some knittin needles that stuck up out
Of her work pocket, and knew in mint that she and
had got dees in common And shure enuff she could
talk fast could and jest glad TO find some
body to talk to. And purity had out the knit
tin and took it for recreation. You when
sarii1 or my darer Polly ask me if want goin
10 take along my knittin work aud told her didn't
think it worth while, was cumin back and had
so much to du while | gone The fact was, MIR
Editor, l didn't like to it, but I'd begun TO feel
lcetle shamd of knn in company where every body
else sot still and thinks TO myself, I'll try it once and
see if It's comfortable way of passin time TO set
with gloves and put ones hands all nicely folded on
pocket hankerchcr Polly said I'd better take it aong
and, says shc "Wy mother, you wont look raj and
I'm glad wont be with you if you're gon to leave
your knittin at hum" Well I'd begun to be sorry
hadn't took it when see the knittin needles sckin out
of Miss Writings bag, and you may depend upon it
felt eff I'd got hum agn when she pulld out her
work and lent it TO me We had a deal of talk
about "irec sile-you all free-siers-and
bringin up childcrn-for we was all parents tu-and
last of all got on TO "Wimn's rights" and d like
TO ave addcd-wimin's wrongs! Now thought I'd
write off some of talk for your readers, but we
thought purity much alike it won't be necessary TO tell
which said this that only mind aint goin 10 tell
| anything don't beeve as true as the gospels.
! When | was gal | remember used 10 hear good
deal of dsputn about whether wmins intellectual fac
ulties equal 10 mems. 1t the young that
always raised the question: and they used to debate il
at least every term of the academy school, in their
lyccum, and invite gals TO go and hear EN-. used
to feel kind bad about it then, for thought it wasn't
kind in EN- TO appear TO know it, il it fact that
natur hadn't done much for us But | begun to
grow spunky artcr while, and seein that them that
Pretended TO bleeve wmin inferior, was gincrally the
ones that had TO fall back natur for their claims of
superiority, and always stood below in the classes,
resolved not TO argue with EN- dispute en- but
jest TO improve the faculties God had given me, wheth
er or less and trust TO time and the GROWN inter
est in female cdication to prove womans equality.
And tell you what, Mr. Editor hadn't worked long
in the Domestic Rule of Threc-you see got married
and had baby to take on-before | felt humbled
and ashamed of myself for havn INDUCED spert of
rivalry towards my brother man, if ither
man equal TO the work the Almighty had prepared
for EN-, the ono without the other And now I've
cum TO ii, I'll jest give you my views of the relative
position Of the two in pint of intellectual capaci-
ty and, as told my traveln companions I've larned
it from experience and observation Now dom mean
by this that I've had SIGH world wide and creation
long observation that can dcermin by facts which is
tho Eor ;ast l,,1-o &c W. ;tor
who arth will pretend that the powers of the mind
is to be measured by what men wmin hare done
dtSEt5cTcU, Jne progress inherent nations is so
unequal, and ecnamost every day, right in our own
country, another is shun ahead Of all that's
gone aore 'cm-some by steem and some by lightnn,
and some by air lines and bridges suspended between
the heavens and the mighty waters and the great ma
jority us, well as wimn, all establishment
1t would be jest reasonable to pertcnd that the fust
infant fair proof Of the ability of the us man
woman, as TO pertend that human critters have
now, proved what they capable of intecualy That
is secret known only TO the wise and good God who
made u.s. and the revelations of developing powers
will keep in uncertainty about it through time and
etarny-or we'll never find the eend of our ability TO
improve and TO diskiver tokens of infinite wisdom
| and love, till we have attained to Gods infinite knowl-
edge-and thatll never be- So hold that we can't
determine from the result of men and wimins abors,
which is SUPERIOR secin that it amt anyways sarn that
ither party has up TO the abilities they have by
tur. And another thing, Mr. Editor it's desput sight
easier TO dctarmn what the hands have accomplished,
than what the head has. And another thing; if there
was scales to weigh the influences of the sperit and
measure its powers I'm afeard there amt many men
that's got eyes mathematics cnuf to du it correctly
Well, then, Mr. Editor, can't to a conclu-
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cally and fust ask what is the relative importance of
the work which God has committed to woman as her
special business' Does the work which the Almighty
has for her du require much intellect
the work which he has given to du '-because if it
dus claim that any body who denies that she gifted
by natur with equal intelligence, scandalizes the wis.
dom and power of her Creator. Where is the man
who preend TO believe in Creator and Ruler of this
univarse, who will dare say that he has made any
thing not equal TO what he has required of it And
another thing Mr. Editor where is the person of any
l sense, who don't admit that womans sphere is dsn-
guished by her maternal relation eminently and
cessariy intelectua' Man may shirk intellectual du-
ties and pursuits but wimn must give character TO and
train the young immortal sperits, whether they chuse
tn or not because they mothers Maybe, now, sum
of your readers will try to eyade the conclusion by de-
nying that womans sphere is intellectually important
mans but I've got EN- there, for the ne
yer dying spert of importance than the perish
ing body surely is the sperts work important
than the bodys. And if any body wants any more
proof that the work of training up the mind the great
est work and employs the highest order of intellectual
faculties, I'll jest refer him TO the Almighty God who
works Ia .iz apLetu himself N~e,on- sphere is
Gods sphere, jest far her duties comprised in
edcatn mind. lie works with her, and, what is di-
rectly to the pint all his material creation is made to