Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-09-25

thousand dollars, according TO cir
cums.anccs, but her own, for which
she accounts to-herself Would you
know why. you gentlemen who
make your wives account for pins and
fssrthingsl Why, most especially and
particularly for your own sublime
peace aud prosperity. Do you not
think 40? Well, then; 4 maid.scr-
want knocks down q tea.c cup, . servant
breaks glass, or suddenly tea pot,
cup and glass, all ut once fall to
pieces, and NOBODY has broken them.
and ~ on. The wife who has not
her own purse, but must replace the
nps and glass, goes TO her husband.
rcla % tho misfortune, and begs Tor u
little money to make good the dam
aye. lie rcolds the servants, his
wife. who ought TO look after the
servants. Money, indeedl little
money; money does not grow out OF
the ground, nor yet 10 It raincd down
from heaven--many small brooks
mako great river" and such like.
At last he gives q little money, and
-
Again, II the wife have her own little
purse, then such little vsxations
nevcr come near him. Children.
servants, miss0rtunes, remain the
same; but no disorder is remarked I;
all 10 made right as At frst; all 10 in
or,ler; and the head of the house,
who could, perhaps With the greatest
case, lay down thousand dollars At
once, need not for few pence,
squeezed out at different timos lose
the equipoise Of his temper, which Is
invaluable to the whole house 80 to
himself. And dost thou reckon as
nothing, thou untoeling nabob, those
little surprises, those birthday and
names dag surprises, which thy wife
can give the delight Of surprising
t,ee-those thousand small pleasures
which, unexpected as falling stars,
CLEAN like them on the heaven oil
homo, and which must all come TO thee
from the affection OF thy wife through
"A LITTLE MONEY, which thou must
give to her In the gross, In order to
receive again in the small, with rich
interest OF comfort and happinessy
Now, is il clea.. yet? To every true
woman's heart IL Ia indeseribably
delightful to ofvl--to ( oil itself alive
in tho satisfaction and happiness OF
others; il is the sunshine Of the
heart, and is moro needed here in
the cold north, perhaps, than else
where. Besides, this little freedom is
refreshing. MARY EowIrT' /
Good, sweet Mary Howitt. This
last touch of thine Is exquisitely
REFRESHING. Thy whole plea falls
to tho ground by one single LAPSUs
PESSz; ono unconscious outspea ing
OF the 80 OF nature, in thy . Besides,
this little freedom Ii refreshing"
We could not ask more genial
statement OF the question at issue.
A woman, wife and mother, tender
and exact in NIL her relations, asks
for 80 mneh freedom for her kind. not
guaranteed by mems inalienabIe right,
but granted from the generosity OF
the masculine half tho race so
m 18Th freedom as will enable her to
be genial aud provident in her own
household. She Gays. in the sweetsst
manner of the woman'y Desdemona,
"why, this 10 pos . boon;
'ris .. should snsr~st you wear your sisvss,
Or feed nsarshins dishes, or ks p yos warn,
Or sus q y',u 3. do particular prcdt
To your own person. Nay, vhsn have slit.
whs sin mean 70 touch yeur love indeed.
Il sh,l be fai Of polss and dinsalus
u
So we moan at some day 70 ask Of
our brothors cquIl rights. not on the
score OF justice, but love.
Now, II such are the class TO whom
her plea must be addressed, If the
well to-do need nm appeal like tho
ab,ve--if they need protection who
have an everyday abundance, what
is to be said for those who cannot
even protect thoir own earnings? who
toll and starve, because Of IMPROVE
don't or d-bauched husbands?
The wife should be honored equally
with the husband In household.
She should no moro feel restricted In
her benevolent affections than him.
self When sLe is tho trusted and
equal companion If her husband
when legally hor right to property
and representation is acknowledged;
when her toll shall be Thoroughly
protected in all depart 40 Is of
human industry and science when
the whole world of art, and all the
professions, may challenge her high
est ambition in tho same way that
man is challenged to noble effort, and
she il politically acknowledged a.
citizen OF the Republic, then will
woman train citizens nobIy for the
Republic.
IL IN To woman that tho country
must look for its regeneration. !
would give moro for ten women,
wives, mothers, true to tho mselves
anI their destiny, would each train
househ I'D upon the principles OF
human justice, equality and freedom,
than would for thousand clergy
men. Make women your equals,
brothers, politically and legally, nd
you will Iavo no reason to talk Of
''pin money" or Of granting allow
ances." Such things are for children,
for menials, but your honorcd friend,
sister, or, all in one, wife, knows no
language or traffic, no n,eum ct tuum
in her household. what il mine is
thine, and thine is mino" Becker.
ing., discomfort, infideIity, will pre-
vail where the wife is held ms a
ch.ttel, while sho is allowed loss of
freedom than tho 8lak!I3a
"eI that doss The ms~asss chores" "a s
who takes her pay at stated intervals
for her honest industry, and expends
il in her own way; while the wife.
who by her providence, economy and