American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-10-21
lFrom the Ohio Farmer.l

~. lFrom tue Univ rhtmehI ~ 1
Life sketches Of Heart Histories.
"H arts are not rocks, and rocks are rent,
Heaats are not steci, ahd steel is bent"
The history Of our heroine Mary Murray
Ia an ipstruotive one. Her family was
truly one Of the first families Of Virgiuia;
in latter years and it is no; matter whether
they wers descendants OF ship loads of
girls who were brought over and bartered
safof iDu,ib tobacco Apeiceior not ~
iS sufficient for historical purposes to know
that, by good conduct and industry, they
had made themselves eminently respecla'.
BE and wealthy. They had city property
and lovely residence called Rose Hill,
., in the suburbs, where our heroine was rails
= ed in all the ease and luxury common to
pirls in the F. F.gaV.! o.. She was accus;
TONED to have bouse.keeper and several
maid servants to wait on her, and keep
T, everything in exact order. Her constitu.
ton, naturally delicate. Instead Of being
strengthened BY vigorous exerercise at the
wheel. on horseback. in the garden and on
the hills, gathering berries, was as feeble
as a tender plant, grown in the shade
Alta suitable age, she had a governess te
y, aid in teaching her all the proprieties Q
'S9a . young lady born to, expectations. Sn'
was never allowed to ride on horseback
-,s becau .e that was the only way poor people
4 had to ride. and was therefore Vulgar
Her teachers never inculcated the sentl
ments Of Sir Walter Scott, who had hi
III staughtto tide over fesrfulprecipices, tomak
, them brave and honest for said he ''it oil
ten requires great courage to speak II
\, the combats ol life. asa.pei
When our Virginia lady took exercis
il was in a carriage with her mamma o
ooverness maid servant and black car
+. riage driver. She was taught il was WI
h' gar to work except on q little sewing
She must never allow the SUI rays I
ligh. on her brow, or er lilly white hands
she must be taught early at lhe branche
o. modetn education; but mathematics. an
ali the profound studies, which are cali
lated to strengthen the mind. in tho'
DAYS were not deemed suitable or necess
Nv Tor q female as she must yer exc
20. herself for living. Ifehe grows up feb
in mind and body, is she not to be pittie'
and are not her parents, teachers, and 2u
lie sentiment wholly to blame Tor the
Eaerors Of female education? Look at o
Virginis, which has SO many noted cole
es tue education Of her sons: what edihc
cd has she erected for the education OF b
m rl daue ebters? and yet many of them, desp
their want Of faculties for leaving, ha
9" irOdesmsd their sex forever from the cha
az imbsciliiy. But there are very lew i
"a. idea. in the beautiful romance Alone
who have the innate moral courage to co
fort old logy teachers, guardians, and
rents, ,6and aarika ont ii an origiCnal IN
s1lpeudeut course, regardless ofpubiic sci
Ient. aud Be equal to any occasion.
or poor, married or single. There is
reason, religion or. aFect!o /, in thus era
ping the powers Of woman. and teach
m her that she must ever live in 4 stas of
=, pudence, bound down at home, by q
shackles Of society, "while the world u
opan before her brothers to chose when
81 they viii, ''aas.n5s,sl 49, 81 wa 4.d.
-sl The Creator has implanted in wol
capacities aud powers which should
cultivated and strengthened, to EN-
them 70 adapt themselves to the ever "
,asInR duties and conditions Of lifesbi But
seems like depression from our hist
but it has an important bearing upon i
We shall see. The effemins,e educa
which is generally given to girls; the
Of travel, aud freely miugling in the