Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-10-10
WOMAN.
From the Atlanta New Era.l

From the Atlanta New Eral
Woman is an institution common 10 all
civilized countries, in one Of which we are
proud 10 have our birthright and local habi-
tstion. As an institution she has been
praised to the topmost pinnacle Of lofty
reputation, and she has been cursed in a
DEuIAH, a BORGIA, an ANNA Dickinson,
and q few others Of an infamous sort OF
character. Writers, who have mentioned
woman at all, have made il their special
duty 10 praise or blame her They fancy
that the dilemma has but two horns, and
that they are obliged to lay hold on one or
the other Of them.
But there is an interesting betweenity
which is emphatieally worthy Of honorable
mention, and which has been allowed TO suf-
fer from neglect. We allude to the common
place woman, who is not ilustriously good
nor notOriously wicked; but one who gets up
a fellows linnen in an unimpeachable style,
and fries doughnuts accordingto Mrs. HALL.
These are home women, and their sphere Of
action is limited by the fence around their
yard, but their influence extends much fur
ther.
Our recollections Of this class OF our sub
iect commences very early. IL was one Of
them that first introduced as TO "huckaback
soflened with soap" that polished the sur
face OF cur face for Sabbath school, and
spanked us for interfering with the setting
hen. or trying the bounding qualities Of our
ball upon the surface Of the parlor mirror.
II was one of these commonplace women
slippered us into the mysteries Of CoRSLY's
spelling, and gave force 70 the catachism by
a vi gorous application Of ''oorset-board."
"Spare the rod and spoil the child" was not
illustrated in our Juvenile management
Hence we are justified in advocating this
special class Of womanhood.
Il is by no means an Insignificant class;
but. when kept out Of books and "blue-stock-
ings." they are the most useful and inhuen-
tial Of their race. Il is TO them thai the
sex who has the bills to pay looks for the
genius OF his household. No man wants a
JOAN of Arc 10 sew on bis buttons or dish
tea. A JENNY LIND woulk cut poor figure
in the commissary department of well
regulated household. A BROWNING or a
HTMrNs would be sadly away from HE'LL
cox in attempting the regulation Of ''well-
sprinr Of pleasure No, the high-pressure
women are not sought after TO ill these
inches in life. They are comets in the home
of galaxy, and their tales are not good lul-
labv for the baby, nor do they answer we'll
for the larder.
But our betweenities just Gil the bill.
They are mistresses OF the art Of housekeep-
ing. They are the genii of order. Chaos
cannot exist where their fingers are free.
Put one Of them In bachelors apartment
for half an hour, and the poor brute who
owns the apartment would think he was an
intruder on somebody's premises, when he
returns. They are glorious set Of crea-
lures. They spank us, and kiss us and scrub
us while Young. caiole as when we come TO
he bows. tilt and iirt with and tantalize and
finally marry as as lovers, then make them
selves slaves 10 our wardrobes, and spend our
loose change ad li5ih,m II is this class of
women that buffers our toast darns cur
socks. restores our buttons, brushes our cas-
tors. scolds us for staying out at night lee
lures ms on each Of the articles IN the code
OF prcpricty. tweaks our noses for smiling
too fondly on SUSAN JANE HIoHFLNER; in
abort, they are our guardian angels, the
moulders OF our morals and cur manners,
the spenders Of our money, the everything
thai elevaies the nature of man and makes
him feel that he Is not altogether lord OF all
he surveys--especially inside hislown domi-
cile.
The public may 90 mad over a RIsToRI
ar an IN0Haow, or a SIGoURNES, or q
RRApDoN; but for all practical uses and
wholesome influences, give us Mrs. JoNEs
ar a Mrs. SMITH, or Mrs. JENF1INs-es,
peoiallv the one who fries our paseakes and
scolds irs for not coming home in time 20 eat
thep, hot. We would rather have our hair
pnlled and our socks darned by ono Of them
tban 10 be the possessor Of piece Of hu
p,onitv who could write sonnet but could
,,ot manage a son or SOW on a button.