Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-10-09

! A writer in some modern magazine. sneakino
ofhisl heroine said: She had an ideal Of
life and love, as all women have, but like ali.
most all women had neither the courage nor
the integrity to cleave to that idealp
| 1t is truth. lie was subtle student in wo.
I man s nature. And, had he generously added
that woman may not go forth and search out
her ideal as man may, and may not openly
strive to win 1t as man may, we women would
live in quiet, inland town, and know no.
people whose histories are called romantic and
thrilling. Sill j know stories of common lives
Which proves how difficult it is for woman un-
less they be surprisingly beautiful, or veal.
! thy, or eiltcd,5t TO obey their best impulse of
action, and to live up to the conduct laid, down
for them by men who think finely but have
never suffered.
If Amelia Hall had not the beauty which be.
longs to the complete woman, she had her ma.
ture and her peculiar genus. And Tshold it as
the most poetic order of genius which makes
home beautiful and happy place. The painter
ana the writer poet nave always exquisite and
abundant n aterial with which to.worl But
woman 1--WE speak of her in common homes, not
OF her in palacO) has often dingy things and
doled supply with which to deal; but. if She
has genius, she always creates place 10 which
man comes to rest.
All women are said to resemble some flower.
n
rose, one OF those roses which have q centre of
faint star color and single circle .f pink petals
MS they spring up wild on road sides and mead.
OwS but which burstout with gorgeous, golden
hearts and prodigality of crimson corolla il tey
are transDlanted TO cultured gardens.
She was an English girl, an orphan, and de-
pendent on the bounty of her uncle q rich old
man who lived in my native town. :.
think it is trait ofall girls, whether gay or
pensive, to tell to each other their aspirations
aud ambitions.
How often | remember what Amelia Hall
used to say, remarked friend last week, re-
counting to me the fates of various dreamers.- -
''Whiie some Of us hoped to be poets, and one
queen, and one anactress, and another traveller
and1many content to be rich mems wives with
splendid ward robes and jewel cases, the for
eigner used to say: 30 American girls! None
of you speak of your homes nor of your hus.
bands, unless to say they must be rich and
handsome. Hear how i could be happy
would have homo in village of white houses,
wide, cool streets, parks and many gardens and
fountains. Half mile from the village each
way, there should be woods, and everywhere
streams of water and,rustic bridges. Iwish
might have husband dark, tall, fine and ath-
leuc as an Arab chief chivalrfc as an olden
knight, tender in heart as a gentle page, and
gifted as the Greciau poets. And unless can
have such ahome and husband, II will always
remain Amelia Hall, and work in uncle'S dairy.
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s we used 10 iaoSi! at
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- t5s;I;.s4 anu ana
~ ~ @ t'I t.ie wte Pllare9 P ca poFico,
t. 80 aSenaes o. trees ana watch at
nS n1SlG sale, IoF!he nope one beloved; AS
Haa eoSly as u already atla1cea, she
a''e' O"eF me "ealthy- ana
'l0lstst st tk;n u. .lei. .lnz:,z,
a. .;.is stlO9 nel enee lost nlssProPerty ana
Ni!e; neh tney TWO were
ne ne a.. Invaa o,o man snea poor poor orphan
on tief lourth as sle walked
in-the orchard as usual at sun down, her uncle,
sa.lle anu q%eIulous, lolnca ner ana leaned on
I; saw hoPeon ms poor ol1 fnGs;. ace.
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9 ReSi oiI aIuhe IN !; In lN@enty:io9F 1his minute
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