Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-03-06
Heroic Women |.

Heroic Women. 5sa
Tho following beautiful comments in re-
lation to the inviolate virtue and true pat
riotism Of lovely woman, we take from the
Lafourche Union: s E7E '7s- -.
'By heroic women we mean not those
whose lives formed part in the history
Of the nation to which they belonged
whose courage was displayed in the battle
field or whose judgment and sagacity gui.
ded council chambers but those quite,
gentle spirits who in time Of war lifted
their hearts to the throne Of God and pray
ed that He would strengthen the weak,
and lead them to victory. We mean those
women Of our own glorious revolution,
who, when their husbands and brothers
were engaged in the deadly strife, and far
away from them, earnestly. invoked the
blessing Of Heaven upon the American
arms. We mean those wives and daugh-
ters, who in time Of adversely and misfor-
tune bury their troubles At tho foot Of the
Cross. and by the abundant grace which
God in his mercy pours upon them, diffuse
happiness and resignation around the So
cred hearth. These are the real women
ofthe world, enlightened by the knowledge
which comes from above, and not from be-
low. They are our second Ewes formed
and perfected BY the benign sway Of Chris
tianity, and who surround u, to repair the
mischief of our first mother Eve. They not
only know what are s'woman's rights"
but practice them and her duties in her ad-
|dition. ssees ssslf asaE 75t ,sa5g
Their time is not frivoled away in vain
empty words, but in deeds Of faith and
charity, which although no herald is sent
to proclaim, live in their effects and are
registered in the Court of Heaven.
These are the women who by their vir.
tue have and ever will sway mankind
They possess true energy Of soul true
principles Of faith, and the sure means Of
rehoving the luTfTpws Of SORROW from the
distressed, and Of posakng out to those
around them tsue happiness. They ARE
lot proud in their possession, but gentle !;
they are not forward, but reserved; and
every man Of psrception can, # he will,
readily reoog gnixe them.
These thoughts have been saeeestel tc
is BY the perusai of III iaaefestlne PARA
pragh ID tho history of ffsiia1a While
10 are paying our tributs Of respect and
reverence to the father d Amelican Lib
eEty, Waslington, and tothe Champien Of
New Orleaa1. jackson, While the patriot
SIN OF oue countrymen il yet kindled and
afresh, letls not forget tie heroic women,
mothers, wives and sisters of our anfes-
eestors; snd if the ladiet who formed the
&iumphal procession upon Gen. Jackson'a
entry into New Orleans xss wo1ely Of re-
collection, and that they IRE, - oshtor
las fully sAown, let US remsuber hose
lf.denyinx souls and nest-mindedwo.
1nendesignatedb tho f6l0xing paragraph;
When the Eaglish army was advancing
on New Orleans to tho cry Of ''booty and
beauty" !" in 18l Is, the NUNS placed on theil
altar the ssstatute of Our Lady Of Promp'
Succor," which Mother Gensoul had had
blessed in her time Of trial in France, ant
had brought with her. Around this toker
Iof divine favor they, with many Of tht
lpious lsdies ofths city, knet, imploring tht
lGod Of armies to bless the American cause
and nerve the arm Of our soldiers. Afoel
the illustrious jackson had repulssd with
slaughter the foreign Invader, tho dasgh
tiers Of St. Angela turned their schoo
rooms into an hospital for the sick AM
wounded soldiers, and for three months lAv
ished On them every caro-.
II A DRAn.AT1c JUDes.-"Jndge, you
thine, / know, i precious, rs must b q
lease With 90 valued . member Of society
This case i perfectly clear, and know
i lJur lkarning and lucid intelligsnce. SFo
| me to argue would be not only Z waste q
time, but a insalt to yoar penetration.-
!, Much might be said, but nothing is needed
| Before any other Judge l would lay dow
!. Ito rules of the law,. but here i know the
81