The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-07-26
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Fashion kills more women than toll and
sorrow. ObtdtnCt TO fashion Is 4 great
tran>grr>>ion OF the laws OF womanS nature.
A greater INJURY to her physical and mental
constitution, than the har!>hip> OF poverty
and NEGLECT. The slave woman AZ her tasks
will live and grow Ok. and >,r two GENERA
ions OF her mI>trc>>c> .aIc away. The wash
woman, with scarce ray OF hope to cheer
her tolls. Will live 10 see her fashionable -i>
'cr> all die around her The kitchrn-mlil
; hearty and strong when her lady has ro t.,
nur>rd like SICK baby. Ii is sad truth
that fashion pamprrrd women are worhlr>,
.or all the great ends ot human life. They
have but lI'fle force Of character they have
still less power OF moral will and quite aS liz
lie physical rncr.v They live for NO great
purpose IN life; they accomplish no worthy
ends They are only c.olI-forn.> in the hands
OF ml.tlnrrS and servants, ~ br dressed and
fed to order. They dress nohudv: they feed
nobody they bless nohod, and save nobody
They write no books: rh,v set no rich cx-
amplcS OF virtue and wonIrIv iir I, they
rear chlIdrrn, servants and nurses do it all
save To conceive and glve them lilih And
when reared what are they : What Io they
even amount to bat weaker >ron> OF the old
stock Who ever heard of ta>hionah!.
woman 5 child exhibiting any virtue or pow
or OF mind tor which II b,rame euireni :
Hca! the hio9: 9:apilIc> o onr urcat and oood
men and women. Not one ui them had a
fashionable mother They nearly all sprung
from PLAIN, strong minded women. who han
about As little {" 90 with t,>hon az with the
changing cloud>.-G. s. IIeur,r.
a EE"hEN llFAEI-"p!d he strike YOU
asked a udys in Cincinnati, of a witnc>, who
had testified that her husband abused her.
NO, sir, replied the modes, and ,iclicaf.
locking woman. "hc has never struck m.
tl"uyh he has often threatened To do II. II,
abuses me, and | am Obliged to flee from h,
presence.
"Dld he break any of the furniture .
asked the Court
No. sir. responded the witness. as a tea,
dropped from her eye, and She placed he,
hand on ber bosom, No, sir, he did not break
the furniture, bat he has frequently threaten
ed to break my hcart-and he is doiuc II
SIR
Poor womVn, she evidently spoke til,
truth. The hloatrd monster WHO stood be-.
side her. though he had once >utmnly prom
I>cd TO love and project her. |, now her mos,
bitter per>ccn'or. her sOrr>t trouble y,
doubt he once did love her-no doubt but a,
one time he would rather have died than
cause bitter tear to start from her soft blue
eyes, but intcmperance has unnamed, bra
tailztd hun. and he is now breaking hen
heart. Heaven help the drunkards wife
President Lord. o! Dartmouth College
who is known to have a craze on the subec,
OF slavery, has forbidden the formation of
Fremont Clubs by the students of that Cot.
lege. His prohibition, however. is dlsrecar.
dcd. lie also for bade one of the literary so.
cletes Of the college inviting the Rev. Mr.
Chaplin. Of New York. to allreSs them at
the approaching commencement The so~l.
ETY., however. paid no attention to the funny
Old gentleman, but s"rured the services OF
the eloquent New York divine. President
Lord Is clever old gentleman. but unsounl
IN tue upper works-somettlr lrg like Mr.Mid-
shirran Easys fathe.- yoyeN Cru1er.