Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-04-04
From tho LADIES' Garland
Grandfather Tyres Lecture.
~ MA. LYDIA JANE PERSON

paper, wifc' said Uncle John Tyro, look
ing up with mischievous expression on
his broad face.
! Aunt Patience did not lift her eyes from
the garment which she had spread upon
her lap, and TO a rent in which she was
nicely adapting suitable patch, but she
replied
That is a good paper, husband. and
contains many excellent articles. Read
the one in question. il you please.
'Oh,' he cried. i have got past it now;
get rusty-the two first immatcrial, the
third-A woaIAN's TONGUE.
The flush on Aunt Patience's meek
face deepened perceptibly, as she answer
ed in low tone
The editor who admits such articles
into his columns is afflicted with bad
heart or weak head; and ought never 10
hear the tones Of affection from the tongue
of mother. sister. wife or daughter
/ oh, no. thought this was good pa
per- cried Uncle John. But you make
it good, anyhow. Your tongue vii! never
grow rusty
Aunt Patience crumpled her work into
her basket. Lighted an extra candle and
left the room. But as she turned TO shut
the door, big tear on her cheek flashed
in the candle-light like diamond.
Old Grandfather Tyre sat in his easy
chair. amid the soft cushions which Aunt
Patience had stitched and stuffed for him.
and comfortable in the easy clothes and
soft woollens, which her dexterous hand
had fabricated for his use. He laid down
1 I~t>,,
addressed Uncle John:
NV son, listen to me now little while.
| shall not be with you long. to counsel or
reprove. do not often lecture you. but
now must speak. You are not naturally
wicked or cruel, and vet you have wan
tonly inflicted cruel injury on the heart
of an excellent and unofiending person.
She said right-any man who. by publish
ing such an article, adds thong to the
scourge Of tyranny, ought never to he ar
the voice Of human love. Man has rob-
bed woman Of every Independent right
and privilege-and standing with his foot
upon her neck, rails and reviles because
he cannot take from her the freedom OF
speech also. Don't interrupt me. John.
am speaking for your good. and you must
listen But tell me, did Patience ever re-
proof-did she ever advise but for Your
good-did she ever complain without jus,
- enFioiant 70 ,~~r.' '' "..d ans
wer.
1T is well-she nerer did. And | am
confident that few women erer did. Mark
mel saw women-not children or idi OTIS
WHY is it, then. that the spirit of man rises
so Indignantly against the voice ofwoman
In the beginning God said, 1T is not good
: for the man TO be alone Let US make
an help meet for him. Certainly, then,
the Advise created woman. a meet or sui
table companion fer man. But man has
made her s!ave-the most oppressed
and burdened OF all slaves. read a few
weeks since in a newspaper published al
Utica and entitled Christian Contributor
an article head Charles Manly and his
slave Prmus' The writer. in slletchina
the affectonatc intercourse between Mr.
Manly and his slave. has depicted the most
perfect and tender conjugal love. There
is not a wife living who might not envy the
situation Of that slave; or say. 'oh. thai
my master was as indulgent and affec
tiona,e as his And vet the writer of thai
article laments over the fate of poor Pri-
mus. and says. all inflicted bondage is a
war waged against the highest life Of man
j, and at once an usurpation and abuse o
the preroaative of God. Wherever a ia
Guilty is given. its freedom is implied
God never gave power without the char.
ter for its largest exercise. consistent with
the functions Of the whole being. and
whoever in any way mutilates another
. life. is in open rebellion against the sove'
reign will Of Heaven | wondered. as
, read that sentence. whether the writer hao
his foot upon a woman's neck while he
, was writing it. If he is husband. mos
, probably he has a human being in worse
bondage than that of the slave Pr!mus
: whose life is. as he says. mut.ated, ant
> from whom he would gladly wres' ever
the freedom of opinion.
: Il was a young and thoughtless mar
once. John. and your mother was one o
T.. the best of wives and mothers. Yet. John
! ! made her a real slave. and houted he
tongue as YOU do that of poor Pauence
| She brought me a good property. | wa:
g. prosperous. and in a few years we were
: wealthy. You remember when we livet
: in the great house and kept our carriage
and horses. Well. l was persuaded II
2 Join in that foolish speculation which
proved nv ruin Ny faithful wife be
sought me to have nothing TO do with II
!, assuring me that it would be our undoinS
o Mind YOUR own business. woman | ex
: claimed. what do you know OF such mat
q ters.' Il know she replied. that thos
;, who look on. generally see deeper into tn
: game than the PLAYERS. and as for mind
h ing nv own business. | think it is my bus
,. mess whether have home and bread 70
! myself and children Hold your FOOLS
+. tongue cried, in pet. Il will not b
IS dictated to by a acoman J. nave AWAY
y provided for YOU. and shall do so still
y lSee what falsehood-I had only farm,
i ed her money-but knew she would neve
n allude to that. We have got her Sex un
: der such nice subsection. that they deer
such illusions wholly out of character
). Well, | went on. and was utterly undont
. Your poor mother found herself with tout
: -laI... car herself and childrer