The Kanzas news., 1858-01-23

fulness and forgiveness. Ii is so beautiful
and true, that it moves even the strong
stern heart with gentler sympathies, and il
such thing can be, effeminizes man. We
visited the library few mornings since.
with an Ohio friend, a lawyer of the grayer
sort, who seldom indulges In sentiment,
and quite unused to the melting mood
| His lip curled In scorn, as he saw that alb
ortiye masculine attempt to place marble
| face and form of a Webster before US.
'Wbat a-burlesque on greatness" he ex-
claimed. He walked on to the BEAUTIFUL
work of Miss Hosmer suddenly his whis-
pers ceased, and I saw him turn and wipe
the tear of deep and thrilling emotion from
| his cheek. He gazed long and silently and
as we passed away he breathed out the one
word beautiful
| Was it some masculine thought glowing
out in the marble, that pressed that tear of
feeling up from its deep slumbering fount-
ain and thus stirred the heart to holiness
and truth No, il was the exact opposite.
What masculine triumph of genius then
will Miss Hosmer claim? o, to use the
exact words of the kid-gloved, rose scented
poet, author of the "Lines to lady in a
Chemisette, with black buttons,' the tri-
umphant claim to masculinity of genius
made by this gifted woman is no where to
be found, except in the fact that she has
excelled even man himself.
Jean Paul Ritcher has said, s'It is the
rising of the wild duck, and not her cry,
that causes the flock to follow - and we glo-
~ in the uprising of the Unborn genius of
those noble women-in the genius of Lydia
Martin Spencer-the heroism of Mrs. Pat
ten, who guided her ship through perilous
seas-the love and faith and courage of
Mrs. Clemors, who saved the shipwrecked
sailors-and the fearless Harriet Hunt and
L. Blackwell, who dare. as physians, to ego
about doing good" Each and every one
will, by her earnest work, make the way
smoother for another to follow, and honor
and respect should reward the girl who,
true to herself and her convictions of right
dares find her place behind counter, in a
daguerrean gallery, jeweler shop, or
printing office, or any other position fright
within itself) where she may take refuge
from life of idle dependence upon the en-
ergies of others. Such are not masculine,
but true women, so long as they abide in
virtue and right, and live out life's highest
and holiest principle-self-relian
ing of the talents God has given them 9TH
er talents, according to their own needs
and capacities.
The mad-dog cry of masculinity, has
well nigh spent its force. The world will
recognize talent and power; and the wise
ones are fast coming to the conclusion that
sit will not pay" to let one-half the genius
of a holy humanity lie undeveloped and
unemployed, because the possessors, by an
accident of birth, are women.
The world will admire the statues of
Miss Hosmer, the paintings of Lydia Spen-
Ger and Rosa Bonheur. the oratory of Lu-
cy Stone. the song of Jenny Lind, the au-
thorship of Harriet B. Stowe, the tales of
Currer Bell, the poems of E. Barrett
Browning, the learning of Mrs. Peabody,
and the astronomy of Mrs. Summerville-
Women of rare endowments, are now no
longer rare, and the young men of our age
must bestir their masculine faculties and
keep in advance of these, or they will in
deed be held as the husbands of Mrs
Smiths; or they must follow the lecturers
advice and never marry a strong minded
woman, which, according to Webster and
Worcester, means ga woman of vigorous
mind"
And we do hope to live to see the day
when soft-pated man will not be called an
old granny, or a Mss Nancy-or woman
of genius and power, masculine"
F. D. G.
North St. Louis, Dec. 21.