Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-08-22

We make the following extract from
one of our exchanges, and would add
the simple remark. that that woman--be
she maid or mother-who has the NOR
al courage fearlessly 10 speak and write
such natural, primitive aud god-like sen
timen,s in this age OF fashion. folly. and
girlish Irritation, deserves monument
TO her integrity of calling and station.
dnexcelled in beauty and grandeur, by
those reared 10 the deeds of any other
class Of persons Ed. Ledger.
minnie Moulson' says we have ..not
sufficient moral courage 10 remain sim
gle." agreed with her as TO the abb
sence of anything attractive 10 the large
portion of men we meet, but think we
wish to marry, in the abstract, even il
we do not lind men worthy of us, tha.
tits part of nature, that women, with
warm, rich hearts, and cultivated minds.
should look for the comforts and charms
of married life. / mean not those who
are ambitious and seek to be the head OF
an establishment, but those who desire
to be loved and known at home-and
such are the large majority of us. Blu,
would say that the grand Office and
destiny OF our sex is nlafernity--thal
every woman, not spoiled by some silly
vanity, which becomes stronger than her
nature feels this, and feels that, while
| she remains single, she is doing violence
to nature, and is deprived OF the dearest
charms Of life.
Wei feel it was intended by an all wise
| Providence that every woman should be
a mother This is not merely ply sical,
but is part of our heart. True we
long to be pressed to the breast of the
man in whom we see SO much purity,
Enoblenes and generosity-the ihan we
so much love--w6 dream that his cheek
rests against ours-feel the soft pressure
of hands--we have sweet dreams OF
love, but, by far the deares, pleasure that
ever real woman felt, was when The
child OF The man she loves lay upon her
breast
La this world of brainless men, bu,
few of US can ind men to love, at least
at all like our ideal; aud that is shown
by the fact that SO many do not marry
the first man tina. offers.
Most women--even girls yet in their
| teens--wist. for their own child to love.
Atleclation may say il IS immodes., bnl
| 1t springs from "higher law" Than ol
Society--il is the law Of God.
Seeing that nature intended us for par
ucalar purposes, can see in Florence
Hay, the true woman, when she feels
that single years are wasted.
| lhInk Minnie Moulson part right
when she says "Nine-tenths Of the we
a.en Of the present day marry with no
other feeling towards their husband than
sheer indifference. But many women
are mol capable Of a high and holy love,
and much of that which they can feel is
The result of association. But no wo-
man can look with '.sheer indifference
upon The father of her child,
| have written SO much that shall
scarce have room for what took up my
pen 70 say.
am inclined to think the fear superi
or women have, OF seeming immodesl
in showing preference for such men
as they really admire, has tendency 10
drive many men away from them 10 The
lighter sort of women. | do not mean
she should offer herself; but when she
sees one whom she admires. she should
evince plainly that she is pleased with
hS cnmnony and conyprsa llon and moi