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Woman and her Mission.


St'e'y. then. | may claim f,r woman
mission, and what shall it be- A com
pleie renova tiOn OF the ''powers that be, :
as Fanny Wright, Lucy Stone. aud others
seem to wish; or shall claim for her tn,
mission the Creator gave her. when he
placed Eve in he gerlen' OF Eden. with
Adam as companion, helpmate, and
soother OF his sorrows? Undou 5tedly the
latter. Trace the history of the world
from that time down to the present, as
portrayed by writers, sacred and proflne,
and you will find that woman has been,
and s;iii Is. mans solace IN the hour OF
trouble, his guide star ger the weary mo-
rass OF life, and when despair has seized
upon his heart aud sttiven to drag him
down into the Gathomless depths of lis
dark abyss, the pure. vet ardent love OF
woman has extricated him from the fell
demons gasp. has been rs u lamp to his
feet. Illuminating the path OF the future,
pointed out the silver lining of the dark
linz cloud, renewed his energies, ana urg-
ed him onward to strive, and win the
goal OF his hope and ambition.
TO cheer the labor worn, TO refine and
induce to virtue the thoughts of youth.
clearly indicating the pleasures that must
await those who hold themselves amena
bic to the laws OF God. smooth down the
rugged points ia life weary sleeps. con.
sole and comfort, those who are in distress,
and heart faint from the cares and trials
that attend the path of all from prince to
peasant. To perform The same UNMARRIED
round Of irksomr duties. with perfect alb.
nega,ion of self, visit the poor, and sick.
the needv-th0se who arc thrust aside as
outcasis from society-,he lepers whose
touch Is contamlna.lon--lo raise tho
dropping head, urge a return to a life OF
truth and rociitude-tO hover around the
sick bed. wipe the cold drops from the
paIlid brow. cool the burning lips. whis-
per words of sweet comfort aud peace 20
the unhappy mourner, assist each and
every one to bear his burden OF sorrow.
AMI attain quietness of their own hearts
by the sympathy they display for others.
This is wdman's mission. and It's glor.
Gus one-a mission that angels might re-
jocc in.
Then. with this wide field Of work be
fore US. that Is so plainly indicated by the
laws OF nature, why seek for other and
foreign duties? Why not leave law max
Ing. lecturing and Gomineering, 10 that
sex which ought. as the strongest. TO be
the most competent to fulfill them? We
may depend upon mans Justice il we
place confidence in him. The day has
gone BY when woman was regarded as an
inferior part of creation; the evidence
given by various females that woman
may at least equal man in sagacity. judg
ment, wit. learning, Imagination. firm
ness. courage and refinement, has done
away with the old time notion, that wo
men we're only step above the brute
creation, toys for mans pas;ime, play
things for his leisure hours.
Then, let woman rest content with the
perfect assurance that man, though The
stronger. exercises that strength under
the influence Of woman, aud that If she
fulfil the mission her Creator gave her
she will have done what will rebound far
more TO her honor than all the harangues
the strong minded s;sterhood ever gave
uiterance 10; for | cannot think that wo.
mans mission is rightly understood by
those strong minded females who have
lately donned mans garb. who III STRIVING
20 eqJelize sexes have unsexed themselves
and alas. made no improvement upon what
they copy.
The close cut hair. short dress, and
trowsors Of Lucy Stone and others. have
gained little save ridieule; and It's evil
dent that they, while creating so great a
fHrore upon woman's rights and wrongs.
have but little real heart interest in the
true advancement OF their sex. in all tina t
really pertains to their intellectual and
immortal welfare. 1t is the egotislical
craving for notoriety and applause they
have usurped from man, without at the
same time attaining those qualities that
might increase their usefulness.
The heart should be woman's province,
the domain over which she can rule SUI
premc. There she can attain an influence
which no man, however gifted BY nature S
God, can possess. The untiring patience
of mother, the manifest devotion OF a
wife, which can freely offer a sacrifice OF
self-snd requisite neglect, and austerity,
with love, and Kindness truth and
fidelity of 4 sister, who will cling around
you. as the ivy to the oak, when all else
is false These are some Of the ways in
which woman can fulfill the mission al
looted to her. She can live for. hope. for
suiIer for. and if need be, die for the dear
ones O! her love.
But. to appeal Immediately 10 that in
nate sense of decorum that must harbor in
the breast Of every female. What woman
of delicacy and refinement would not
shrink from the notoriety and eclst nee
essaGly attendant upon polilica. lifea-
WHY make law making epicene? why
seek to grace the halls oflegislaiion. when
We can SO happily render our homes love
spots where our brothers, husbands and
sons will eagerly haste to seek relaxation
from carel Where we can gently exer'
our tacit influence. welding them to oul
wishes, and where they, while they seen
to rule. are yet ruled by the firm bands o
love- none the less firm that they are hid
den under fowery foliage OF mildness
and affection. Is il not better TO away
e,isntlv than to force from MIN his uR