Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-19
How a Woman Writes about Men ana
Women.

: MO. A..sthe New York correspond
emf of the Springfield Republican, talks
thus plainly in one of her Inst letters:
What, do you. think That I read in o
NEWSPAPER ot1ong ago, Republican p
Speakinglof George William Curtis, re-
minds me to tell you. There was q
quotation from Republican letter
speaking of Curtis, crowned by an edI-.
torial notice that IN. G. A. was evident-
ly in love with Curtis, or she never
could have written on. him like thatt
Oh. you stupid When woman is In
love with man, does she proclaim It
ON the house-tops and publish it in the
newspapers? 1t strikes me that you
know precious little about women, or
YOU would know that the man that they
love the most is the one that they talk
the least about. Love is proud and shy
and waits for one to listen.x Admiration
is generous and general. and enjoys a
large congregation. Now it is utterly
|impossible .forvme to admire men gener-
ally. because, as sex, they fall so far
below the highest standard of manhood
THAT i hold larger admiration in reserve
to lbestow upon men In particular.
I know gifted men as concerted as
popiniays handsome men who are as
vain as Ipeacocks, thriving On the deirl-
sion that every woman who smiles on
them is in love with them; strong men
who are never tender; manly men who
are styrannical in all that makes LIE
| IoyclN good men who ignore the reli-
giofl of fine manners, the gentle courte-
sy which is charity. When ! behold an
harmonious man, / cry Eureka where
all may hear, Holding my admiration
ataawise distance, 1T discovers no flaws,
strikes no angles. When every other
school girl that know adored Curtis as
a literary Adonis, he seems to me affect
ed and, supercilious as Adonlses usual
liz. are. Now deep life-lines have worn
lfroIn his face some Of the early curves
which took school. girls captive. he has
grown to thoughtful, serious, earnest
manhood. without losing the fare charm
of manner, aad the exquisite percep-
ltion of the beautiful which made the
| grace and glory of the youth. l sup
posed il to be an eminentLy proper pc
.lnod to praise him as the most harmo-
NOUS of all our literary men, man
Iestletic, tender, strong and true; when
10, in spite of the cottage on Staten Is
land, the wife with the face at rest, the
eoat-drawn chariot with load of bright
babies, read to myinfinite amusement
in q newspaper that l am in love with
a gentleman, RI
/ what quality il it in society thai
makes it necessary for man to spice
his praise of charming woman whom
he truly respects with some disparaglne
comment, lest people shall accuse him
of being smitten, and which makes il
impossible that any woman under forty
shall utter hearty praise of raan wor'
thy of admiration, without mourning
, 1.-THE suspicion Of being in love What
) ever tue quality, it is mean and despic
able. III there can be no sincere ADM
ration, no true reverence and friendship
between men and women that does no
; degenerate into. shilly -shally sentiment
ana idle love making, the Lord pity TIN
, world :, But there can be, and -. :, Ia
| the course of my life / have found SO few
men to praise, that never neglect az
.iIopportunity when can. 1t makes Nd
manner of difference to me who says
am 'in love, while / know that | am
not. I dare say that Mr.. Curtis can be
ldisagreeable, enough; most people caI
be when they try. But while / remem
Der bis American Flag, land fine repos'
|, aud inspiration each month in the pa
thos, poetry and patriotism, the musi'
!, land the beauty which envelopes In
Easy Chair, shall praise him to my
small congregation from sheer gratitude