The Cecil Whig., 1854-06-10

rs have read any remarkable genius. Hel
talent as an author seems to me no way strill.
ing This assertion we suppose no one viii
ever take the trouble to deny. That she wa,
ever capable Of recognising ''gcnus% ol
.'striking talent" is charge which no OH,
who knows her will ever think of making
against Miss Bremen. The insignificant glow
worm might easily enough say of the light
ming FASH ''it's no great thing after all; al
together too glaring 10 produce any pleaSur
able emotion, but my soft glow causes no one
to starle, and all may gaze upon my beauty
to ADMIRE The bol-lirr mas not hope t,
aspire to the briliancy Of the noon-day sun
it from us for Il moment.
4 few words in reference tu Margaret Ful.
Ter as Il writer and a woman and we are done.
That there are many things which We could
wish she had left unwrttcn we readily admit
But the intense. earnest desire for higher
purcr life, which is manifested on every page
of her works, her heroic devotion to every
thing good and true, the strong, bcautiiu
faith with which she gil,lcd and sweetcncd
every hour Of trial and sorrow, cannot but en-.
dear her to all who aspire to the freedom Of
mind and heart from the cumbcrings Of thi,
world, whether they seek it following in hen
lead, Or by some other path. Ol these til,
following passages are evidence:
..Oh God, take me! tah" me wholly! Thou
knuwcst ! love none lut Thee. Father an
weary RcaSSUn!c me i'r while, pray
Thee. Oh let me rrSt awhile III Thee, Thou
ouly Love- In the depth ofmy prayer sui:
fer much. Take me only while. No tcl
w-bcing will receive me. Take me awhile
and again will go forth on Il renewed ser.
vice. 1t is not that | r,p,mc, my Father, but
| sink for want of rest. and none will shelter
me. Thou knowcSt it all Bathc Inc in the
living waters OF Thy Love-
s.itrivr, strive. my soul, to be iimoccnt
yes bcniticcnt. Does any man wo'iul thee
not on'y forgive, but work into thy Thought
intelligence of the kinl Of pain, that thou
mayst never in.ct it on another spirit. Then
its work is done; il will never search thy
Whole nature again. O, love much and he
forYivcn!'
"What signifies il that Thou dos, not al
ways give me to drink more deeply of tlr
inner fountains And why do | seek a rca-
son for these rcpulsons and strange arrangc-
mcnts of my mortal lot when always gain
| from them a deeper love for all men. and a
deeper trust in Thee! Wonderful are Thy
I 1 1.
! coolest as Thou wilt
With all her great and almost masculine
strength Of character she was still the warm,
loving, trusting woman, as is shown by many
passages in her books. The following short
extract from her Christmas address to the
women of Sing Sing prison. which is all we
have room for, will in some degree illustrate
this.
"Thc world ssd Nv Woman once lost are
worse than men. and connot be rcStorcd.' 1t
is not so. know my sex better. 1t is be
cause women have so much feeling, and such
a rooted respect for purity, that they seem
so shameless and insolcnt, when they feel
they have erred and others think i'll Of them.
They know that even the worst Of men would
like to see women as pure as angels: and
when they meet mans look of scorn, the
dcspotic passion which rises is a perverted
pride, which might have been their guardian
angel. 80 Some may be SO faulty, by
temperament or habit. that they can never ON
this earth lead Il wholly fair and harmonious
life, however much they strive. Yet do what
you can. If III one act for one day. y.-yoU
can do right, let that live like point of light
in your memory; for if you have don" well
once you can again. If You fail do not lie
grovclng; but rise upon your feet once more,
and struggle bravcly on. And if aroused
conscience makes you suffer kccnly have
patience to bear it. God will not let you
suffer more than you need to fit you for his
grace. AT the very moment Of your utmost
pain, persist to seek his aid and it will be
given abundantlv. Cultivate this spirit OF
prayer. | do not mean agitation and excite
mcnt, but a deep desire for truth, purity and
goodness, and you will daily learn how near
He is to every one of u.s.
Such was she whom we as Americans are
proud to call our countrywoman and from
whose fair fame no cnvious foreigner shall
ever dctract.