The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-06-21

called, 6rst crested the ear Of the public.
and even dsthronsd reason in many an exc
ciIAbls brain, Scotch lady. venerable in
years and of answering pisty. quietly
remarked to the writer that ''it would not
be well to suppose for one moment there
could Be any great good in this new sx-
element, fog if there was it would be
placed in bettas hands,
Now, ithas been painfully apparent |
from the outset of this great struggle for
female suffrage, that the msiority OF sgita-
tors in the movement belonged to class
proud to ignore the great truths which
alone can keep society pure and uusullied.
Spiritualism, Free Love and Woman's
Rights, have mingled tremendously in
certain brains and been kept before the
public mind as a loving aud inseperable
trio for such length of time, that the
latter has lost much of It's merit By asso-
citation. There Is certain old fashioned
volume held in high reputs by some PEG
pie, which commands that woman shall
keep silence in the churches, for it is
not permitted unto them to speak" Nov
certainly If it is not proper or decor Gus
for the tender sex to speak 10 the sauclu-
airy where the 'odOr of sauctity'' would
take away much Of even the appearance
Of improperly, how much worse must il
be where no such sancti6ed surroundings
are percepiible. OF course it will be con-
sidered 10 bad taste aod be pronounced
old fogyish by the devoted followers of
Lucy Stone, for any writer to quote from
the Bible, for did not Miss Autonette
Brown seizs the above quoted direful tex t
ard preach almost her irst sermon from il?
Aud of course made it all clear TO her
hearers, in her own estimation at least,
that Paul Wase. either . humbug or o!
course not under inspiration when the
sentence was pronounced by him upon
the gentle sex.
Instead of adding peculiar charm or
halo 10 the political pathway were she
permitted to tread in its ''foWery mazss"
and by her refining presence do so much
to purify society we trenble lest neg
lected home duties would rise up like
sheeted spectrss, and go far toward over
balancing all the good she might accom-.
plish in leaving the charmed home circle
to miDgls in politics.
We know it is becoming quite fashion
able with certain class of strong mind
ed women to ignore, as too trifling and in
sipid, the monotonous routine of home
duties, looking down from their high
standpoint With extreme disgust a. the
cherished "nothings'' which some "weak
minded sister" may be forming to rem
der her home attractive and beautiful. to
make cOzy, bright and happy little bar
Dor of safety for those her heart holds
dear, and she, as the presiding genius,
may all the while be doing more for the
good of society than her steruer sister
sitting afar off, amidst bare walls and a
comfortless home. She disdaius to give
up her noble train of thought, or to ex-
change it for any thing SO silly as makiug
a room look ''pre,ty." Fle! that is too
effemiuate word for her vocabulary. We
very much fear that in many nests where
WOmau's-Rights loving birds preside,
peace aud domestic bliss have not
Folded for aye their wings,
Wishing nv more to rove"
Respectable AUD LANG SrNE.
Chase Geaaiy, June lst, 1867.