The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08


And this good 5amaritan--lhis fine praell-
cal Christian, was woman ard In the uni
yensl character Of woman, ~ one niembeTof
ahs entire female beI. Florence Nightingale
stands forth Ia bold -@a startling relief 10
that inhuman tlgTeAa the Hanee. Each the
hsrolns Of two great wars Of recent years.
each gaining celebrity la her oWH way--yet
how diderenIy--ths ons Ia he remembered
10 all agss, and the other blotsd out with
utmost haste from the page Of tI''ory and
the memory Of mankind.
Varied ~ the lowers Of earth is the eharae-
trrof woman to large garden may the whole
sex be compared rank weed, are found there
the sharp atiugiug neltle aud the poison
Gus nightsaade but likewise are seen blooms
Of rich hssuiy--plants of graeefll FrUwth-
tho scented rosg, and climbing Jnsmine-ihe
painted tuiiF aud thg modest ily, ais net IN
the srs.t p.rtrTs Of the ~odI b.somiug .idv
by siqs. niinSlius either frsgranee or poison
with tlls ir sround And the inlurnes Of a
woman l. - diyersiasd m her eblrretsr,
whether Ia dousstle or public point oi 's-.
Two women nay be PLACED IN prsei'cly the
same circumstances socially, the ole Wlll dit
fuse happiness, the other destroy IL the one
~ill gi,e perfect charm to lie, the other
make Il almost cuTsrI and simply hy di'
vesily Of temperament producing different
rcsults,
An ill-ismperrd, quarrcsoms woman I. q
nuisance on thU earth Au III tempered man
il bad enough but ths perpetual "nigsle"oi
a sour-trmperet woman "a insagsrah.v, ihers
IL a mcsnues, absUt her Variability which nsu
generally do not possess. 4 r'-n may s-ssr
nnd behave Lac bfoto---sueh sundusl ia a.
common as daisies Va sUnimcr, bot uule.. be
be solnsIhiag below even tie level of bully
and that il lov enOugh-Ao Sout Seep NJ
an iuerssInl small-shot charge of hint and
iHuendo, aud prttIsh rcJoindsF-inr that -
thg style uf these nctteS Of humanity -
cross.grained women, Such wou,rn, Nith.
out having any Thug 81 positive vice la their
composition, do al ia,mvbs,ty oi harm ihrre
1, sorrow aud iriAl enough Ia the World, with
out i,l-lemper adding 10 ,He burtheni cheer
iul heart, and cnevliug word Cf coulV,t Il
is womau's prvrosaIi,e to bcsIow, aud II she
tii TO c2crt her prrroguIiNc, she lo,rs, unu
deserve, TO lose, that supremacy over man
slg il born aud destined 10 hold. ~ h,lp
meet tor man." - did ber Creator decree. y
"help" for him in tho time VI tr.Al, wheu mis-
ivltu",s sharp tooth may be guaViug at HE
tortured mini a "hglp meet Tor him." Win
her gentle hand aud soothing ,yuice, 0hcu
sickness LAYS hlm PROSTATE on la. bed aud
reduces h,s strength below the meter OF hrr
Mr,knrss. - hcip lneel iur him," With LH
words OF counsel. ald her woman Judgment
between right aud wrong, when temptation
casts her bonds around him, bidding him
trr..d ths temi.ting paths oil ain, iufing hnn
TO dishonest gam Dy dishonest ncans-theu
must woman be help meet fJr man. one
to "hclp him" from tne danger u the lortuuus
palh-"nvet lyr the o!iee" --mcei' TO be ne
guide, in the day OF her moral sIrcngta ana
las moral weakness the disease VI the
soul threatens proItraiJn TO that soul even as
the mortal sickness casts doSn the poe.
body.
~ help meet for him IN his hour Of joy,
one to participate in that joy, and listen to
eacn iota OF narration Nheh belongs 20 it,.
sympdtmIiug friend. second se,i-Nueh j,
NuuIau's ,ucItioni such the character shr
should struggle for, and its attainment WiiI
produce nur greater honor. thLtf-ii our lrsls'
lators would Drslr themselves to ae>Eowieug,
"ner rights" (aecording 10 somel aud gi,
her an opportunity of display ing her rhe1ori'
ia thl house uf legislature.
la u country, somGM here ia the world--uC
matter wherr--4t the North pole probAh y
or may be at the SOuth-or perchanee Ot
tween the tWo-thrrc rose a large aud flourish
ing citN its munuticturits were noted ioi
their extent, aud the uivrchuut. princes OF thai
place rev,led in the wealth thrsr nauuiacto
rles produced. On the outskirts OF the toNr
were built two housvs-allAe IN iofin, IN c&
tent. ia value. Two peas or 1.-TWO nuts,
or 1.-TWO pins, had frequently described theii
similarity. Now in these Two houses lNGl
two brUthers-.wins, the only sons OF tn,
builder of those two houses. II had been
fancy OF the old man to have the boys, as h,
called them lodged alike, ahd his means be
hing ample, he had the pu~er of indulging hii
fancy, The boys married, and on the we'd
ding day the first stone Vi either home wa
latu.
There are unccasing anXietics in moth
cr's lot" said the good wiic OF Ralph, "bu
unceasiug pleasures too and she smiled a
the innocent face OF her s,ccpiug babe.
How women eau like lhe bore OF ehildreI
/ can not imagine" remarked her sistel-In
law as her child WAS nasIily given to II
nurse.
Years passed on--as they always do--ant
| the young wives became middle ugrd women
sons aud sdaughters clustered round them
( and the grandfather, old and feeble, nov
/ leamt on these young thing. for support.
Time had worked "A wondcrous cnange il