The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-04-03

broom, or broil over a hot stove. Obi
yes, it must be delicate and white to dis
sipate the clouds from that broao, or draw
soul-stirring strains from that deep toned
instrument, to tame the bearish nature
into anything like comatableness.
Why must this be so? What right has
a man to go down into the depths of
degradation, to be won back by the exer-
tions of the elevating portion Of human
ity, the women? Is it manly to add this
to the innumerable other burdens her
weak shoulders have to bear? What hor-
ror and disgust would fill the mind to
hear profanity from a lady's lips, or see
her enter the p%arler in a half intoxicated
state? Yet this is almost the rule, rather
than the exception, among American men
of this fast age. 1t seems that women's
mission on earth is to allure men from
every form of wickedness, wretchedness
and sin.
l claim men have no right to be won
back from their evil ways. Don't be
startled at such a remark. We have al
ways been taught to the contrary, it is
true. They have a right to let vice alone;
and it is their business, when they have
just as much knowledge, and just as many
opportunities to be good, as women have
to be so without her influence, as she has,
not only without his, but in very many
cases with all his against her.
The idea never strikes the gentlemen
they could make home a paradise. No,
never for a moment did such an idea
struggle to light through the conglome-
rated mass denominated, generally brains
For my part l think it Just as much their
duty to come home, looking pleasant, as
it is for those at home, who have their
trials and vexations, to be SO when they
come. They don't think it necessary, if
dinner happens to be a little late, to put
a good face on the matter and wais prop
erly for it, but must put in the time fault
finding, Of all things, I do dislike this
continual fault-fnding. The men deem
it their special privilege to find fault with
everything and anything at home, a good
place | suppose they think in which to
vent their ill-temper. | would suggest
another way: if nothing else, strike the
gate post a few hard blows as you come
in; or, better, give Mr.. Is conduct for
the past ten days, a close and careful ex-
animation. 1t won't hurt to try it gen.
tlemen.
Our present system Of education resem-
bles gossamer wings, SO very fine is it,
A little French, less German, a few o.
the lower mathematics in rare cases Latin
and Greek,an great deal of music. By
the way, these boarding-schools are q
delightful place to learn music; magma.
ton cannot supply reality; to have al
idea you must have experience. I sham
tell you how the lover of music eultiyates
her genius on instruments, at the very
best less attractive, [ was going to say
than our new gong; and then a dozen O
these going on around her, with just space
enough between to pass comfortably. ]
really think Beethoven would have be.
come disguised with music under the cir.
cumstances. Of course we are expected
to come out of this Babel finished mu.
%sicians. We are finished sure enough
l would advise the insuring of the ears
before commencing a musical education
in o. boarding schools or colleges.
Paint? Yes! What lovely combina.
tions of red, yellow, blue and green; tc
be sure the sky is anything but a SKY
blue, and the man larger han the tree il
the yard before the old ruin where he i.
standing; but what of that? the paint il
there. 1t would take volumes to enume
rate all the things that must be learned
SO I'll not try.
Young ladies, you are being educated
expressly for the home circle. Ny ad-
vice is, throw away Jour books and 60 to
the kitchen. Commence your education
right. Be educated for the sphere you
are expected to fill. This is the depart
ment in which your accomplishments are
expected to excel, by the gentlemen, after
the snowy vail, white Kids and orange
wreath, the trip to Niagara and tour Of
the lakes.
Gentlemen, | have read Gail Hamilton,
her New Atmosphere, and approve it.
believe when we have two Gail Hamil-
tons for. every gentleman 10 the world,
We may then look for the dawning of the
millennium morn, and not till then. &.