Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-07-16
THE WOMEN OF TENNESSEE.

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Parson Brownlow has lately been attend
ing Conference Of the Methodist Church at
Nashville. He thus describes "the sisters
with whom he communed:
THE most remarkable feature Of the ca-o
was the crowd of ladies in attendance young
and old. Tho curiosity of women is far grea
er than that of men. similar curiosity
leads every lady who visit Washington, whiip
in the gallery of the House. to have the ol
Mormon delegate Bernheise, pointed out {,
them They really desire to see and gaz'
upon a man who has twelve wives, supposirs
him to present some extra appearance over
and above the man who seems to be conte'.t
with one wife.
And now, if old Brigham Young Of Utah
could have an appointment at Nashville, the
public square could not contain the ladici
who would attend--and ladies Of respectabi
ty at that. They would want to see AMI
hear the great advocate of polygamy, and the
practical preacher of free love, whose atfe-
tions are divided out between twenty-fotr
women, called his wives. Such is woman.
And yet these dear creatures affect to b,
greatly offended when article appears in
secular newspaper bordering upon the vulgar
They turn up their very noses in scorn, and
still send out servants aud borrow that paper,
and pass it round until its contents are read
by every lady in the town.
must, in conclusion, be permitted to say
few words about the many beautiful ladies'
in attendance upon this conference. The
attractions Of Nashville, the modes of con
veyancc, and the wealth of many of the South
ern Methodists, induces them to come hero
with their wives, sisters and daughters and
added to the resident ladies here, have new
er seen so many elegant, beautiful and lovely
women together on any occasion. l have
gazed upon them, they gracefully glided
past me on the pavcments--as they have as
cended and descended the several flights of
steps in the captol---as they have been seated
| in the galleries and at church, and still the
| wonder grew that so much sRk and so many
hoops should encircio the angelic forms of so
many lovely and beautiful women All | re-
gret is that skirtdbm is still expanding, and
the fashions in vogue are still increasing the
distance between man and woman.
At one moment feel like exclaiming, "Oh
that was a boy again !" The next moment
feel indignant at the hoops, and feel willing
to join regiment of good men in vigorous
assault upon the rattan, wholebono, cords.
brass and steel, that have put asunder what
God hath said ought to be joined together
Only think of the display, on our streets, in
the State capitol at church, and in the par
/ lor, Of the grand, graceful and undulating
| skirts, looming up all around one, fascinating,
charming, and swinging TO and fro like so
many things of life Talk about the gran
dcur of a first-class steamer, or a train of
cars propelled by steam Give me train of
hoopcd skirts, under the folds of which are
so many living, breathing locomotives, stand
ing five feet ten inches in slippers, fred up
by the blood of warm hearts, and putting and
blowing with love, kind words, and winning
smiles, and will show you a sight that would
run young man crazy, raise a dead bachelor
to life, and make an old widow commit sui
eide | cannot trust myself upon this glo-
rious theme must desert or go crazy"
CuRfsrtAN SUBMISSION" Submission,
said my father, " is very different thing from
insensibility; it never was intended, Grace,
that trials should be unfelt, for then there
end would be unattended No trial for the
present seemeth joyous, but grievous; and
pain, sickness, poverty, are in themselves
| evils. Yet if We are walking in the way of
Cod 8 commandments, we need fear nothing
that shall meet us, not even the passing pain
for with it God may give such views of the
rest that remaineth, that all intervening la
Dor and wearines shall seem but sweet
preparation" lone must have strong faith
lor that" said Mrs. Howard, with half sigh.
"Yes, and strong love. Do you remember
the account given Of lady, who, when she
was about to submit to dreadful operation,
gave to one of the physicians the last
letter she had come from her husband,
asking Kim to hold it before her : And with
her eyes fixed upon the open page and love
traced characters, she sat unmurmuring, un-
fainting. through the whole" Z" So let a man
keep eve and heart fixed upon the words Of
Christ. AS my father hath loved me, so
have loved YOU, and Lo am with you
always. even unto the end of the world; and
they will gid even tho deepest sorrow, how
much more such trihes as besst us"