North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-12-02
WHOLE No. 633.
Little Women.

Little Women.
As rule, the little woman is brave
When the lymphatic giantess falls into a
faint or goes off into Mysteries, the little
one storms or bustles about, or holds on
like game terrier, according to the work
on hand. She will fly at any man who
annoys her, and bears herself as equal to
the biggest and strongest fellow of her
acquaintance. In general she does it all
by sheer pluck, and is not notorious for
subtlety or craft. Had Delilah been little
woman she would never haye taken the
trouble to shear SIMPSONS locks. She
would have defied him with all his strength
untouched on his head, and she would
have overcome him too. Judith and Jael
were both probably large women. The
work they went about demanded certain
strength of muscle and toughness of
sinew; but who can say that Jezebel was
not . small, freckled, auburn-haird Lady
Audley of her time, full Of concentrated
fire, the electric force, the passionate reck-
lessness of her type? Regan and Goneril
might have been beautiful demons of the
came pattern we have the example Of the
Marchioness de Brinvilliers as to what
amount of spiritual deliltry can exist with
the face and manner of an angel direct
from heaven; and perhaps Cordelis was a
tall, dark-haircd girl, with a pair of brown
eyes, and long nose, sloping downwards.
Look ut modern Jewesses, with their
flashing Oriental orbs, their night-hlack
tresscs, and the dusky shadows of their
olive-colored compilations; as catalogued
properties according to the ideal, they
would be placed in the list of the natural
criminals and law breakers, while in reali-
ty they are about as meek and docile set
of women as are to be found within the
four seas. Pit fiery little Welch woman
or petulant Parisienne against the most
regal and Junoic amongst them, and let
them try conclusions in courage, in energy,
or in audacity; the Israelitish Juno will
60 down before either of the small Phil
stincs, and the faculty of weight and color
in the generation of power will be shown
without the possibility Of denial. Even
in those old days Of long ago, when hu-
man characteristics were embodied and
dei6ed, we do not find that the white
armed, large-limbed Hebe, though queen
by right of marriage, lorded it over her
sister soddesses by any superior energy or
force of nature. On the contrary, she
was rather q heavy'going person, and,
unless moved to anger by her husbands .
numerous in6delities, took her Olympian
life placidly enough, and once or twice
got cheated in way that did no great
credit to her sagacity. A little French
woman would have sailed around her
easily and, as it was, shrewsh though
she was in her speech when provoked, her
husband not only deceived but chastised
her, and reduced her to penitence and
obedience, as no little woman would have
suffered herself to be reduced.
There is one celebrated race of women
who were probably the powerfully built,
large-limbed creatures they are assumed
to have been, and as brave and energetic
as they were strong and blythe Morse
women of the Sagas, who, for good or
evil, seem to have been very influential
element in the old Northern life. Prophet
esses, ply kic ans, dreamers of dreams and
the accredited Interpreters as well, cndow-
ed with magic powers, admitted to u
share in the councils Of men, brave in
war, active in peace, these fair-haired
Scandinavian women were the fit comrades
of their men, the fit wives and mothers of
the Berserkers and the Vikings. They
had no time for easy life Of it, if all we
hear of them is true. 10 defend the farm
and the homestead during their husbands
absence, and to keep themselves intact
against all bold rovers to whom the Tenth
Commandment was an unknown law; to
dazzle and bewilder by magic arts when
they could not conquer by open strength /;
to unite craft and courage, deception and
daring, loyalty aud independence, demand
ed no small amount Of opposing qualities.
But the Steingerdas and Gudrunas were
generally equal to any emergency of fate
or fortune, and slashed their way through
the history Of their time, more after the
manner Of men than of women; sup
plementing their downright blows by side
thrusts Of craftier cleverpess when they
had to meet power with skill, and were
fain to overthrow brutality by fraud. The
Morse women were certainly as large
framed as they were mentally energetic,
and as crafty as either; but we know of
no other women who unite the same char
acteristics, and are at once cunning,
strong, brave and true.
On the whole, then, the little women
have the best of it. More petted than the
bigger sisters, and infinitely more power
full, they have their own way in part,
because it really does not seem worth
while to contest point with such little
creatures. There is nothing that wounds
o mans self-respect in any victory they
may get or claim. Where there is absO.
lutely inequality of strength, there can be
no humiliation in the sel-imposed defeat
of the stronger and as it is always more
pleasant to have peace than war, and as
big men for the most part rather like than
not to put their necks under the tread of
tiny feet, the little woman goes on her
way triumphant to the end, breaking all
the laws she does not like, and throwing
down all the barriers that impede her
progress, perfectly irresistible and irrepres-
sitle in all circumstances and under all
conditions.
On the Democratic side of the next
House of Representatives, there will be no
lack of ability. Among the Democrats
elected this TALL, are James Brooks, Sam.
uel S. Cox, Fernando Wood, and General
Henry w. Slocum, of New York. New
Jersey returns Charles Haight, and elects
Orestes Cleveland in place of George A.
Halsey, Radical. Judge Woodward and
Samuel j. Randall will speak worthily for
Pennsylvania. Gov. Thomas E. Swami
will probably be the leader of the Mary.
land delegation. Gen. &. w. Morgan,
reelected in Ohio. will make himself heard
to some purpose in the next Congress-
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