Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-05-27
LADIES AMD KoMAN.

Some words have a magical effect on US, from
the mental pictures connected with them, or
from the estimation in which think the
things represented by them are held III tw"
or more words express the same qualities IN
an object and one OF these words implies
manifestation of these qualities more valued, we
are fattered when that word is applied to use.
What human female is not more pleased to be
called lady than to be called woman? When
the word is spoken, nobody, now, thinks of what
is said to be its original meaning-one O|l0
giUes bread. Neither. as commonly used in
this country, does one think ola woman of rank,
so called. But, lady is something nice, rc-
dolent of band boxes The word is suggestive
ofribbons and dress-making, delicacy and leis
ure, money and ease; and the puerilities Of fac
titious refinement so predominant in the mod
ern training of the young, that these things and
conditions are considered as the good oflife.
LADY, the word is full of softness and refine
ment, accompanied with weakness, and depen-
dence The white fingers, deXterOus in orna
mental art, glitter and tantalize the eye, 1nusel
to watch over the feeble, flashes to enchant; the
voice using cued words, ravishes with q sweet
ness never tested by corroding acids. Lady.
the word falls from the lips like the dropp ng o
balsam. But, sometimes we are amused by
its queer use. We have heard Of a coarse wo-
man who always calls her scrubhing-wOman
! 1.-The lady that washes for me-" Why not? Il;
Miss Potter lady mammal" asked little CIR
! of six years, who was with her mother visiting
| in certain city. Yes, Miss Potter is a rea
| lady, the mother replied. But mamma, she
cooks breakfast; how can she be LADY," Th'
ornamental only is associated with word lady
But lie word woman smacks Of nothing ar
tifcal It means only what the Lord God mad
for man to love and to live with as a part Q
himself-a dearer part, and part he will no
do without. Many men do in truth, live thei
whole lives apart from this half which woul'
make them perfect men; but it Is because som
lady has given them serpent instead Of tn
bread their souls craved, or the finer hall, has
the Transforming process of fashionable culture
become so changed to a lady that the str
pid men do not recognize in it the one designe
to finish up the structure Of their manhood
Perhaps, indeed, the modern schools have S
modified mind and body, that the "last best gi
to man. is no longer Il "help-mset" for him.
The rib is so bent that it will not fit; he dart
not say it is his lost one. So the poor hacl
elor goes through life mourning for his spar
rib. All that he sees seem too polished to
natural.
What female when called woman, feels
; ouickening of the blood? None. It is a cor
: mon word, expressing common object, simpl
t free and like all common things coming dire
n from Gods hand, Just adapted to q mans n
# ture. Woman expresses just the combn 'tit
: of qualities which fills the vacuum in tru
+ mans heart inst what is fitted to establish h
/ happiness, to perfect human existence.
i When a real woman marries real ma
n they can not be put assundcr God hath join'
d them. Ladies can never meet the heartWa
2 of man. If they marry, it is to their mutu
1t sorrow and cha grin. Ladies arc bcautil1
Ie enchanting. But the true man wishes to
lr through life natural being rather than an {
d chanted one. His highest earthly aspiration
eff to walk side by side through sunshine and
in storm with A WOMAN.