The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-11-23
YazoO Democrat.
WILLIAM ErrEnsoN, EDITOR

aItlcte written Dy the gifted Harry Hunter, which
we find in one of the back numbers of that most
excellent literary paper-the ''Ilustaated Family
Friend" Itis intended as relutation Of many
silly charges made by female writer of some
notoriety against the mascu7ines; and we deem
it SO complete and satisfactory that we cheerfully
lay it before our readers:
I" We don't desire to enter into controversy
with your lady 'knight of the quill but we do
most heartily object to such whole sale charge
upon mankind as she throws upon our shoulders
We do not believe the race Of man is guilty of
the crimes alleged against US, and did we suffer
the eimputation thus cast upon us to remain un.
answered, we should be doing injustice to our
own hearts, andsvi0lence to every noble feeling
and manly sentiment we entertain concerning
the destinies and duties of the human family.
God has implanted in the breast Of man afeel-
ing of love for his fellow, that prompts him to
acts of genuine kindness towarns every member
Of the race. This virtue may be buried beneath
vast deal of selfshness and pride, but at times
the true spirit of sympathy may show itself in the
character of every man. But when woman is in
the case it is far different Man always loves
woman, unless hissoul has been scared by contact
with the world-unless bis heart has been DESC
laIed and every hope that cheered his dreary life
been sacrificed by some fair though cruel priesess
For every woman that has suffered from the
| Eheartache, we can name ten men who have loved
faithfully, though vainly. But woman is s'too
proudly noble TO complain, and so is man: ssOne
owe lCrn damsel III Bo ston,". it seems, however.
is not too proud to 'bewail the loss of her hus-
band and three or four faithess suffers in the
Boston papers. This incident mentioned by your
fair correspondent contains world Of inGoima-
ton upon this subject. The great trouble with
woman is that she thinks "lovers are not so
plenty as to warrant her in throwing them way
and consequently desires to retain dozen at one
and at the same time. The maxim that incul-
Gates the importance of having two strings to
your bow, is in many cases an excellent one, and
yet we believe the practical use of it causes more
heartaches among the fairs sex than all other things
united
/ BY the constitution or society, the female sex
tare on higher ground than the men-they are
looked upon with reverence BY the great mass Of
the latter. We can we'll remember when we es-
teened girl as some thing but little inferior to
an nangel, and we should have problobly continued
in much the same mood through life, had we not
by mingling with the world and observing soci-
ETY., discovered that ninety-nine out of every
hundred of these beautiful angelic creatures pos
sesses no hearts
Talk Of "clasping trembling fingers and gazing
in bright eyes," if you will convince me that
there is heart that sends the life blood to those
fingers, or a soul beneath those bright eyes, we
will join the Shakers and never lookat bright
eye or touch saper finger again.
Woman decorates herself in all the colors of
the rainbow, smiles so sweetly, and seeks by
every means to allure the unsuspecting youth
within the spere of her attraction. If he ven
lures, her syren voice and sparkling eyes binds
his soul to hel own with power that makes his
escape impossible. He does not desire this
whole life is bound up in the happiness of his
idol. Her slightest wish is law to him, and he
seeks no better, nobler employment than that OF
making her happy.
Very condescendingly SO, she offers him her
hand to kiss as a rewrad for all his devotion-bu
he must not s.clasp her fingers" for if he does, ii
may send thrill to her-I was going to say heart
but she has none. After the most devoted at
tentions and the most Inreserved surrender of his
whole being to her, he seeks her hand, and Is
plainly, fatty denied, and may be forbidden all
social intercourse with the syren. He is toe
proud, it may be, to tell the world of the desc
lating blight that has come over his life path
too proud to tell her Of her cruelty save by the
quivering lip and trembling voice as he bids hel
farewell forever. That man may recover, but j
he does so apparently-there is still bleeding
broken heart, that wildly throbs in his bosom fo
rest, the quiet rest of the graveyard But il
most cases the man is ruined for all the duties 0
life, and in too many cases his end is the tai
loom or the maniac-asylnm. And while he i
dragging out miserable existence, she is flirting
as bravely as before, and probably laughing at hi
misfortunes. There are thousands of such in
stances constantly occurring unknown by th
: world; but if a woman is wronged, the outrag
upon her feelings is the theme of every group AM
every social circle. We love woman in all he
relations to man--but we do solemnly protes
against the rnasculines being Tilted, and then toll
that they are the '.Coqnettes."
&C. BE slow to choose friend, and slower t
change him; courteous to all. intimate withfew
scorn no man for his manner, nor humor any fo
his wealth.
! n~x- A driver in Cincinnati has been fine
TWENTY-FIVE dollars for driving against pedestr
! al who was crossing The street. The judge rule
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