Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-08
For the Journal.
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DEAR EDITOR You will please have pa
thence with this short reply to the vagarles
of your correspondent, "Halo.' He seems
to have perfect contempt for the female
sex, and yet he will beslaver US with the
contents of his filthy mind, and call it a
sermon. He, no doubt, intends an insult
ing burlesque upon that mighty moral en-
gine--the pulpit; that is, if he knows what
he does intend, which, | think, is very
doubtful. He says that woman's 'sstrong-
est weapon of defence" is concealment,
deceit and hypocrisy What an insult TO
woman, to common sense, and to the facts
in the case, this would be, if it did not en-
anate rom an added brain! | need not
insult your readers by refuting this SANDER
on woman, for every one that has capacity
to distinguish between tea-kettle and a
frying pan, knows it to be false. On the
contrary, woman power and strength lies
in her frank, open, and artless manner; in
the undlsguised, ight-forwardness of
her conduct; in the unhinchIng integrity
and virtue of her purpose; and IN the un-
mingled scorn and contempG with wncn
she treats any undue familiarity. ANY de-
Walton from this path, any false lights, ans
concealment of fer true character, her dis
position, her habits, or her preferences, is
almost sure TO be raLsi TO her happiness.
Most men have some discernment and care,
and will detect a deception, for the every
day clothes will leave their mark, care not
how well the Sunday clothes bit. Woman'S
bane has been her open, frank, contidlng
disposition. This is what base a. ID God
less men have taken advantage of TO ac
complish their hellish ends against her per-
son. Under the cloae of Friendship and love,
they maze amazing havoc of woman S hap
piness; they constantly approach woman
with deceit upon their tongues, and con-
cealment in their hearts. Did they truly
and freely contide to woman their heartless
intrigues, their drunken riots, their md
night gambling brawls, and in short, their
utter debauchery, she would avoid them as
she would the smallpox, and spurn them
as she would the serpent.
Now, +" Halo" if your pen is so utterly
prostituted that it cannot but derIde, insult
and slander woman, you had better drop 1T.
Perhaps the women that you associate with
are hypocrites and liars; but, certainly, it
is a great blemish in their character, and
one which no gentleman should publish to
the world, which no good mother would
train her daughter 70, and which God, re-
ligio" ard purity cannot sanction.
In conclusion, would say that | think
they did not get good bake ON you the
oven was not quite hot enough, or they did
not keep you in quite long enough. There
are some soft spots there that look like
dough. Also, would rather trust myself
in the hands of that man who thinks | am
capable of gracing position higher thal
the one now occupy, and who THINKS my
mind susceptible of farther developments,
and prizes 1t as my greatest ornament, than
him who thinks me toy a d playuhlng Tor
his amusement; thing fitted only TO graft
Fly his appetites and passions, and withal a
liar, cheat, and hypocrlte, which seems
to be your idea of woman.
Rose ABELL.