Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-03-28
written 10 us Green Mountain Freeman.
What Young Ladies May Accomplish

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We are tod in aeady every print We take
up what young meH may accomplish, aud
certainly these young bipcds, il possessed
0f half common sense, ought to be a race Of
giants in intellect and stature, or, at all
events, ihcy should thank ,heir stars that
there is a continual watching aud preaching
tor their good just as though young man
with mustachcs, pricking like pin-icllhcrs,
and passions loves hates, ambitions, rivals
and impotence netting and squirting him,
could not or would not accomplish anything
in this side, great, pleasant and fruitful
wo-.d.
Bat what have the young ladies, brought
up to do the dishes, and other all sort Of
things in the kitchen, told how pretty they
are, or how soyeny, with no promptings, to
accomplish beyond baking, brewing, mend
Ing and making, busting aud visiting, aud 10
expectations that they will accomplish be.
You'd this and the usual routine life Of their
good, old, quiet, harmless granlames We
wish here no reflections upon grandmas, nor
mas, for their quiciness o. patience or c)n-
,antel-with.thelr-Iot air which always seems
to pervalc their abodes.
We bate a scoll, al hough we s9motimcs
wish She had been dressed in pants, and gwen
her don cut Of doors. Sls would nave
accom- shei witbou, all these wise say
ings Of Old College PreXos, or daacous, or
disappont ambitions Tie scold is aot
contcu. with her lot; 81, is the one who
should have been ,od to accomplish anu
how. she had Tie fire Of Fanny Fern
a d While We hate the scold, We sorrow for
the 4pronstfins which tied her to life
which would not let her accomplish
Bat what can youag lady accomplish p
asks some mamma who believes that size
knows almost cyerything. We'll, you need
not be tod You would not heed it if you
were told, But in this age there are young
ladies wao know ,rlat they can accomplish,
if they were aided 50 to do They know
that while the young man is told he may be
an aSthor, they may be authors too; that
while he may be a preacher or a lawyer, She
may be comforter, a wise counselor and
help meet to him IN his pursuits she may
administer to the wants of the SOU, as well
as the body Does a sensible man marry
senscess woman? does he want an IDIOT
does he love the society Of an ignorant wife
does he want bis children trained up by
novice May not lady accomplish more
IN rightly training the young germs she has
to tend, than the germ itself can accomplish
Cannot the mother direct the footsteps in the
right path Cannot she uoint out the bea.
con-siar, and pursuadc the young eye to
keep ii his marx May not the wife open
heaven to The hush nd's gaze? May not
she bring angel vistlnts to his study, his
socia circle aud his bedside? Then why
ask what young ladies may accomplish ?
Why not rather furnish your daughters with
the culture OF mind and body which will
enable them to accomplish Tor themselves
when their tiae comes to act.
Fathers, don't work your wife and daugh-
ters to death; give them few hours for
mind labor; give them the opportunities to
make glad their own hearts in those refined
pursuits which every woman's nature loves,
and which will fit them ~. ,ao teachers,
eounselorS, aud equal of any man.
BELL WALTON,