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ed to witness, and think their lives must
be very disagreeable, because Nature did
not intend me for physician aud have
no taste nor inclination for being one.is
no reason why should object to other
peoples fancying the title Of "dear doc
tor" Ifa woman has the nerve for .
Doctors life or thinks it is her mission to
practice tie "healing art" (so called
that is her own affair, not mine. 1t 10
not my business either whether she sees
fit to be homeopathic doctor,or medi.
cal doctor, or Thomsonian doctor, or q
dealer in "roots and yarbs." should
not concern myself even if she carried
saddle-bags. If she understood her pro.
fession, probably she would do some
good in the world. III was sick and
wanted to employ doctor and believed
she was the oest one to bs had and il
was convenient to get her and all that.
l should employ her.
If a woman chooses to be a lecturer,
we will 90 if convenient and give her .
candid hearing. II we like her views
and sentiments we will give her all due
praise. If she wants to be q minister
Or lawyer or anything Of the sort, let her
try it. All candid people would judge
her according to her ability and conduct.
We shall no. quarrel with mother Ma.
ture, as many seem disposed 10 do, be-
cause she has given different capacities
and different feelings to different indi-
viduas. That is matter to be settled
by mother Nature herself, and she will
settle it whether we interfere or not. We
were not consulted in the making Of the
varied styles Of character which have
been allotted to TIE denizens Of this
raised up world. Therefore it would be
very foolish for US to ask mother Nature
why she did not fashion such and such
women according to our ideas Of femi.
ninity. Because do not admire what
are called masculine women is no proof
that they snould not be admired. They
are very good in their way no doubt and
very useful. l confess no particular
liking for what are called strong-mind.
ed people, and il was sick and weak I
believe | should have nervous dread Of
them and should pray to be saved from
the hands Of the strong-minded Of either
sex and to be left to the tender mercies
of the gentle and persuasive, however
firm the latter might be. We like a
good pro portion Of the softer qualities
in a person nature. We do not believe
in applying so many arbitrary rules and
artificial distinctions to our test Of peo-
pies character. We judge individuals
by their individual character, not by the
accidents Of circumstances or of eek
We like them more or less according a.
they appear loveable to US, generally
finding some comnendablc traits in all.
49, -i,, .hun all we'll IN VIC .uslracg
and want them all to do as we'll as they
can and have all the rights they can got.
If women are our sisters, men are our
brothers, and if men are our trothers,
women are our sisters and "rice versa"
Do we believe women have all their
rights ? No, sir. but We believe they
Will have. They are better off now than
they ever were before and have more of
their rights acknowledged. We believe
Time will Sc. everything all right. We
b-iisva the ought to have chance to
support themselves and if they can do
an equal amoun: OF the same kind Of la.
Dor equally well with man, we believe
they should have "equal compensation"
That is doctrine that can't be gainsay.
ed; We never heard a reason that was
reason brou 1ht against it and don't be-
lisve there can be. Ought women to be
allowed to rote There are two rar-
ties on this question, one predicting the
,ireful effect on the country Of allowing
women the right of suffrage; the other.
the happy results Of such an act and its
influence in bringing on the Millenni.
um Now We don't believe either party
knows what the effect would be, or will
know till the experiment is tried. In
our humble opinion it wouldn't make
much d ference i'll our blessed country's
laws. women are 30 much like men. or
perhaps l should say men are so much
like women. For you can judge by the
character Of man the characters Of his
female assoc ates. If he is in the habit
ot associating with intelligent and re.
fined females YOU may observe evidences
of that association in his habits and ap.
pearance. If, on the other hand, his fe-
male asso. iatcs are coarse and unrefned,
he will betray that fact in his conversa.
ton and manners. Women elevate or
degrade men as the case may be and
whatever tends to elevate the character