American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-11-24
Grace Greenwood on the ''HsrOic' in
Common Life.

delphia, mora generally known as Grace
Greenwood. Wa make q few extracts
from the full report OF the Boston Bee:
REFoKAis -THKiR FRIENDS AND FoEs.
Never. since the world began. has
erander warfare been waged than that now
going on in our very midst. though the
great reforms OF The ags-a warfare blood
less. yet terrible. peaceful. yet deadly. Il
Is the struggle Of a soul discouraged
Sighting against world It would BLESS,
humanity it would redeem. Iuto the fight
they fling themselves with matchlass aban-
don of faith and sell, cii6ce-the, purest
hearts. the clearest intelligence Of the age;
all the most manly and wonanly and Chris.
tian spirit; the philosopher, calm and far.
seeing-thO orator. who speaks for nations
and the centuries; the scholar. securing
learning and culture; the post. whose brain
beats into rythm: whose heart throb+ int
the eternal harmouies OF God-Trulh,
Liberty and Right. All too many OF
these gentle and Catholic natures, and in
deed The fight; for il has been not alone q
hand -to.hand gra2pls with falsehood and
wrong. but heart breaking strife, bit-
tsf contending with decent friends. with
the friends amsuities Of life and tie sweet
associations of the year. They plant trees
whose branches may never shelter them.
They sow where they NAV not resp: They
may all fall At ThermopylS, bnt humaui
ty shall not miss Of the good. the blessing.
The victory, nor they Of the glory at last.
fLoud applause.
Among our peculiar reforms. the Wo-
mans Dress Emancipation is perhaps the
leasl seriously thought Of. i has Against
it. fashion, taste, custom. dealers 10 dry
goods, uudertakers. aud the sentiment OF
the street (LaqShler.) 1t claims for al
lies, only health. comfort. ecoDomy and
common sense Laughter and applause.
II has fought gafiihily an Unequal fight,
and Has given examples Of kind Of hero
ism to be respected. il not initiated; ad.
n1irable. Il to q degree wasted. 1t takes
more nerve, often. TO is6e isering rsbble.
than line Of bayonslS. I have had my
lSeroic moments, when even dreamed
myself equal to the role Of Joan of Arc and
Or ace Darling; but never in my utmost
efaltAtion have / felt capable OF leading
in this desperate effort 70 row against the
wind and ti1e--perchancs the mountain.
Gus billowS. Of ridicule. mig ht be tor
tured by the pin pricks Of newspaper wit.
and "smile amid my paIu," l might be
cut by high fashion. end survive; but /
must confess young Ameri,a" on the
street corners. woald appal me |!
THE HEsoIsM OF PRIVATE Lire.
| The heroism Of private life, the slow,
unchronicled mar!yrdoms Of the, heart.
who shall remember? Greater tGa1 any
kuightly dragon alayer Of old is the man
who oyercomes an unholy passion, sets b is
foot upon it. and stands ssreDe and strong
in virtue. Grander than zenobia is the
woman who struggles with love that
would wrong another or degrade her own
soul. aud conqder5. The young man. ar
dent and tender. who turns from The dear
love OF woman. and buries deep 10 his
heart the sweet instinct OF paternity, to
devote himself 10 the care and support OF
aged paren'sor an unfortunate sister, and
whose life is long sacrifice. in manly
cheerfnlness and msjestic unoomplaint,
is a hero Of the rarest type--the type OF
Charles Lamb. have known but two
suuh.
The young wrmsu who resolutely Stays
with father and mother in the old home,
while brothers and sisters 60 forth 10 hap
py homes Of their own, who cbeerfully
lays upon the altar OF flial duty the cost
lieM Of human sacrifices, the JOY OF loving
and being lovsd--she is a heroine. l
have known many such. (Applsuse. j.
The husband who goes home from the
weary routine and the pc. picking cares oi
business with a cheerful smile and loving
word tohis invalid wife; who brings moi
against her The grievcus sin of long sick.
ness. aud rsproaohes her not for the cost
and discomfort thereof; who sees in hel
languid eye something desrer than girlist
laughter; in the sad face and faded cheeks
that blossom into smiles and even blushel
at his coming, something lovelisr than The
old time spring roses he is a hero.
think know one such. Laughter ant
applause.
The vile who bears her part in the bur
den Of lie seven though it be tire larger
part-braVelys cheerily; never dreamine
that she is a heroine, much less martyr
who bears with tho faults Of busbant
not altogether cougepial with loving pa
: lience and large charity. and With no
BILE decision hiding them from The worlc
who makes no con6dents and no conf
! denoes, who refrains from brooding owe
shortcomings in sympathy and sentiment
!. and for seeking for perilous "affini,ies,
;, (Iaughter) who does not build high trsg
y edy sorrows on the inevitable. nor feel a
= earthquake in every family jar. who see
a her husband united with herself indisso
= lably and eternally in their children n--sh
: !. the wife in every truth. the inward as i
the outward. is a heroine, though ofratbe
4 an unfashiouabIs type.
!, i.. { BACKBONE.
). Mrs. L. then spoke Of what she Gale
n the undeniable fact that since the heroi
9 days Of the Revolution. the women {
o America have woiully degensrated i
J. blood, muscle aud backbone.
!, Now. for a moment. continued Mrs. l
9 let us suppose the city Of Boston besiege
Il by some powerful force, and after makin
y g brave resistance. as I have no doubt sh