Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-11-10
EDITORIAL ADDRESS.


While venturing this step in the universal
march of periodicals, lett be understood that
| am not anxious to declare myself u mental
Joan of Arc, bearing especial mission to save
the people in their noble wal against ignor-
ance and wrong. L simply prepare a plain
feast where the viands, will be of my W
choosing and some of my own dressing. i
hope if what j provide be wholesome and
relishing, | shall have Il host of friends at my
board whose kind words and cheerful encour-
agement will keep me in a proud and honor
able position at the head of the table.
Ihayc 6een too long known BY hos whom
! address to feel strange in addressing Them.
My earliest rhymes written with ~intuitive
impulse before hacknied experience OF polite
judgment could dictate their tendency, We're
accepted and responded TO by those whose
good word is a slower of strength" The
first active breath of nature that swept over
my heartstrings awoke wild but earnest melo-
dies which ! dotted down in simple notes.
When l found that others thought the tune
worth learning-when | heard my strains
llummed about the sacred affairs of domestic
firesides, and saw old men, bright women
and young children, chaunting my ballad
strains, then was | made to think that nv bur-
ming desire to pour out my souls measure of
music was given me for a purpose. My
young bosom throbbed with rapture for my
feelings met with responsive echoes from
honest and genuine humanity, and the glory
Of Heaven seemed partially revealed when
discovered that | held power over the affec-
tons of earth.
The same spirit which prompted nv first
attempts will mark my present one. What
| have done has found generous support let
me trust that what may do win still meet
the kind hand of help. | have full conf
dence in my friends, and believe if | offer
them the combination of retility and amuse-
ment, they will freely take the YATES | bring,
and not think worse of me for mixing freely
with them in the market place of activity and
labor.
am anxious to give my feeble aid to the
gigantic struggle for intellectual elevation
now going on and fling my energies and will
into a cause where my heart will ~zealously
animate my duty.
1t is too true that there are dense clouds
of Ignorance yet TO be dissipated-hugc
mountains of error yet to be reinoved-bnt.
there is a stirring d~evelopcmont in 'the mass
which only requires steady and free com
munion with truth to expand itself into that
enlightened and practical wisdom on which
ever rests the perfection of social and poIiti-
cal civilization and l believe that all who
work in the field of literature with sincere
desire to save the many by a~rousing genuine
sympathies and educational tastes, need
make little profession of their service, for
the people" have sufficient perception TO
, thoroughly estimate those who are truly
with and for them. a-f 4eis
! only ask a trial. will give the best INV
Judgment can offer the cooperation of heal
|, thy and vigorous talent and my own ~continu-
ed efforts. ELIZA COOK.
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October, 1919,