Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-24
INSTANTANEOUS .
For the Grant County Herald.
The Unknown Tongue.
A WORD TO THE LADIES.

Although there are various ways for
sxpressing ideas, there is but one true
anguage in the whole world-that the
language Of common sense. 1t is compre-
lenbiye, unsophisticated, and untainted
BY afIectation. The heart is the foun-
ain Of the affections and if that be pure,
he language-which is but the outlet OF
hat rount-will be pure also; and II
here is music in the soul, the voice will
u nodulated accordingly. But there is
vast difference between "soft and gen
lie cadence, " and the silly, lolling, tongue
led speech which people seem so much
nfa uated with at the present time. In
Ihe parlor and in the church the same
Iisping accent is cherished and only in
the Kitchen (to our shame be it spoken
can one catch a word of pure cor
rect English. when you are with the
Ron do as The Romans do, is an old
stage bat if it must be observed as a
bit ID divine instruction, then, for the low e
Of Nuth, elegance, and all that is decent,
let II be confined to other circles than
thai, which, On the still Sabbath-hours
repsis 10 the house of God, there 10
pour forth the hus feelings Of the heart
in prayey and praise. There is some
thing far from solemn in hearing the
chah sing
Maud in the manning thou shalt heah =
and
"IauI wilt thou heah me when pray p
am foreveh thine''l
Nd, glancing around tie see if this
'acrlege has called up the ghost of the
rood, departed Watts, we are ready to
sxclaim with him,
WGud what is man-pooh, feeble, man,
Baum Of the cath at fuhst?'
Far be it from me to ridicule that
which is devotional but this soul-sick-
ming meditation is more disgrsceful in
his enlightened land, than the cries and
pros rations Of the followers of Jugger-
naut in that land Of darkness. How Of
ten scripture is profaned in this way:
Vic Laud is good 10 all; his tendeh
nehtios are oveh all his wohks." Be-
ware ye teachers Of education, for such
outrp gcs on harmony and good sense will
not prove harmless il renders the SEN
timent dull, puerile and senseless. For
instance:
the shall heah
lnlehnal thundeh, and for lightning see
Iack feh and horroh.n
Hpoor blind Milton had known that
hlssuJme numbers would have been
repeeted by such butterd lips, he would
have put ashes on his head and wrap't
nImseIi in sackcloth. And who is to
Dians for this "lreak of fashion pr
SONG sweet Tipped, fine iewel-of-a-girl
rsphes "suhly not l." Little thinking
snaf if there is anything wrong in socie-
~ he ladies' are generally the cause Of
p1esFat existence Of the fault. The grea-
lerpart of the power to make the world
}eneel or foolish, virtuous or vicious
'ies in woman's hands. There is no use
= nourning so much about "Woman's
hlghts," when we do not use the rights
20 have, some of which are the MODEST
'ver bestowed on earth-born Great ures.
I the ladies would unite their efforts at
home and abroad, to cultivate honesty,
slfs ue, and true gentility, then God and
'he angels will aid them; and ere long
we and aflectation, hand in hand, will de-
scRld to the bottomless pit. Then shall
vekave beauty without vanity; mus! c
Wy bout observation-disclosures without
F e, and prayer without incincerity ;
ea@ will earth be welded to Heaven.
XALERIA.