The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-08-04
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~ MR.: EDITOR: Since writing my last let
tsF ! nave o had host q my young friends
70 visit me, all anxious 10 know how st h. A
oe useiuls The girls, however, thought.
had not said enough. for them, and so.
/ promised to say more 10 my next.
will tell you something-of the. converse.
ton We had together, for there vas I free
] expression of opinion. stsiar nasftssssa err
/ George, with cunning look and -
shrewd grin, said: II don'E know What
the girls have to do with knowing hlosv, II 10
be useful;-they are not worth anything bat
/ TO cOo'E and wash snybow.'s 1.-as,,r-bas "a
ThegeupOn, you might have seen . storm
of Indignation 10 dozeb faces at George
remarks. saw that some management
must be done Orawe would have uoisy
interview. for do zen clamored to reply.
"Order. orders tapping the floor with
my cane, you must not all speak &c
once" go they agreed that Susan might, +,
reply to what George had said. She Was
selected because The eldest aud most capa-
BILE of doing justice to the cause. All
being quiet Susan began, s''a. z, !, o1 q
''oh, I amrgalds uncle, you dispos.l
ed TO give the girls fair play. and letus,
speak for ourselves. 1T seems to me aths1:
girls are Of a great deal, Of use. aud II,
don't go down well to hear any one say
they are not: You saidin your last letter
that the women Wers the girls grown ups
and yon may know whether they are Of any.
use By suhAs.tlssy DO. Il tue eesa: sslsa
| that ever lived to do great deal Of good
had mothers that made them what they
were. For instance. General Washing
ton. President Adams, Lincoln John
CALVIN, all had good mothers that taught
them what they practiced in after life.
Thesa men were all blessing to the
world. tell you the women ara moth
ers of all the good in the world. They
not only prepare the men to do good but.
carry on large part, of what is done.
The benevolent societies are principally
managed by the ladies. You remember
the Sanitary Commission-how they sent
great supplies to our poor soldiers; how
they canned fruit, made blankets aud knit
socks. Who did this? T he women.
mostly. The women do more for the
poor than the men, because they are not
so hard hearted. always heard ii. said
that what the women all took bold Of was
sure to eucceed, for they work With
heart in whatever they do. When. men :
do anything they must have the govern.
ment to help them. but the women. can
move all creation when they try,
by talking and feeling. The very. same
things said by woman is better than if :.
said by man. 80 ~. 80 90
AS to washing and cooking,I .am not
ashamed. for the doing these things only
proves that the wom5n prepare tfs msu,s
for looking well and doing well. We have
to feed and cloths the men to make them,
worth anything. I wonder how all the
men would look without clean shirts.
think they would appear like the Indians
very soon. Asto cooking, 1t is one Of the.
most useful arts of life and creates half
the enjoyment of -mortals. Prof. Norton
says. IN his speech. that good cooking
would remedy many Of the evils Of man
kind and make every body better i think
/ lie will surely teach that artFin order 20
do the greatest amount of good to, the
greatest number. think that good pies.
butter and bread are certificates of useful
ness The world over 'i ''0''12Y- go
think the women are just as smart
as any bouy. Look there in uncle g libra 81
Try how many books aie written by ther
ladies'. (Books on cooking, bst, said
George. who was called to order.) Yes,
Miss Beecher on cooking. Of course.
There is Uacle Toms Cabin, which has
douslmore than any other book to make
the slaves free. There is a host of bseks
| Of poetry written by the ladies, Then r,
the sciences are all being studied and.
taught by them. They are filing the
| professors chairs with honor aud dig ity. %
They write many Of the articles publish
ed in the magazines aud periodicals Nhsg
are occurring TO large audiences, on the.
Ieadig questiong of the day, aud are Civ.
ing TONE to every great interest. No
doubt they will soon manage. these mat.
teT5 at the pools. 80 youlsee they make 3
the mea--prepare their food and dress,
besides doing a great deal, of all the other
good that is done. / wonder if George.
thinks we are OF no use now.'' Susan
took her eseat~ith feeling of triumph y
which was shared in hugely By the other Z,
girls. srbe - yin. - bsg .Easzs. .,s
! = George made no reply except to say
dryIy 'fhe girls could make speeches
anyhow" I-'lN VIC sax ?
need not say much for you. girls. :.
You can say SO much for youFselvss.i
Susan has made speech showing, hoy,
useful you are. and has saved me- tba.
trouble. She encourages. me to- think
that girls can do much moro than cook
and wash sai ~ st0aHsitslo1 7isj3 &c So
GOOD, good. goodP T. cries slithsgirlsDo
''uncls is on our side" ..s.- g
The boys did not laugh but looked
earnestly to see what my coaassashes s.
indicated. cams e their rehsfandrs- aa
no rI-aDI "a foIIons.