The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14

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Dum - AutocrAi Of the Bresk'aI Table, in The
Atlsnpc Monthly for October
Yes, that WAS my last walk with the
sekoolmntvess II happened to be the end
! d D term and before the next began q
very nice young woman, who had been her
assistant, was announced a. her successor
and she was provided for elsewhere. So it
was no longer the schoolmistrcss that
walked with, but Let US not be in un-
seemly haste. | shall call her the school.
mistress still some of you love her under
thAt pane.
When it became known among the
boarders that two Of their number had
Joined hands to walk down the long path Of
life side by side, there was, as you may sup
y pose, no small sensation. | confess pitled
sour laudlady. 1t took her all of u suddin-
she said. Had not known that we was
keepin' company, and never mis,rusted any
thing partic'lar. Maam was right to bet
ter herself Didn't look very rugged to
take care Of femy, but could get hired
hsalp, she calc'lated The great maternal
Instinct came crowding up 10 her soul just
tNpxhhd her eyes wandered until they set
ud d her daughter.
r No, pocr, dear woman--that could
not ave been. But, am dropping one Of
my internal tears for you. with this pleasant
smiie on my face all the time.
The great mystery Of Gods providence is
the permitted crushing out of Towering 10
stincts. Life is maintained by the respirs-
tion Of oxygen and Of sentiments In the
long catalogue OF scientific cruelties. there
is hardly anything quite so painful to think
'of a. that experiment OF putting an animal
under the bell OF an air pump and exhaust
ing the air from it, never saw the ac-
cursed trick performed. Law Dec 4
There comes time when the souls Of hu.
man beings, women perhaps, nose even
than men, begin TO faint for the atmosphere
OF the affections they were made to breathe.
Then il Is that Society places its transpa-
rent bell glass over the young woman who
in 70 he the subject OF one oil its fatal expert
ments. The element by which only the
heart lives is sucked out OF her crystalline
prison. Watch her through its transparent
walls her bosom is hcavng but ii is in
vacuum. Death is no riddle compared 10
this rmenber q poor girls story in the
Book OF Mar.yrs." The dry pan and
the gradual fire" were the images that
frightened her most How many have
witbered and waste( under as slow a tor
ment in the walls OF hat larger Inqnisition
which we call Civilization
Yes, my surface thodth, laughs a, you,
you foolish. plain, ovesdressed, mincing,
cheaply organized, self satu.ated young PER.
son, whoever you may b., nex readjug this,
little thinking you are wha, | descritc,
and in blissful unconscIoasness tha, you are
destined 10 the lingering asphygia n soul
which is the lot Of such multitude. w0rther
than yourself But il is only ny surface.
thought which laughs For that tks, great
procession Of the UxLovgp. who no only
wear the crown OF thoens. bu, must hide Il
under the locks of brown or grsy,-u.der
the snowy cap. under the chilling turtan.
hide il even from tbemsclves,-perhse
never know they wear il, ttough j. kiia
them,-there is no depth d tende-ness in
my nature tia, Pity has Tot soUuded
-sotneshere,- is ip store
for them-the universe mast 10; be allowed
TO fool then 40 cruelty What infni.r
pa,ho~ 10 the small hall UNCONSCIOUS sr,i.
hos by which unaitrse.ive yOong persons
sesk TO recommend themselves TO the favor
Of those toward whom oar dear sisters, the