The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-02
From the New York SUM-
How Women Fail rs Warriors

That clever and kindly Old Bachelor who
discusses social questions with such genial
wisdom in the pages of Harper's Bazaar. tells
the following story to illustrate thu reason
why women do not usually prosper as well
as men in some of the professions for which
they would seem to be quite rs we'll adapt
eel:
! 1t seemed to me that women might espe-
cially succeed as wood engravers, so I went
to one of the most experienced and success
ful engravers in the city and consulted with
him.
Don't you sec the difficulty 2" he asked
with great kindness and interest.
mo !" said |, "you must instruct me-"
"Wcll,' answered he, II have employed
women here very often, and wish 1 could
feel more encouraged. but the truth is, that
when young man comes to me and begins
his work, he feels that it is his life's business,
how to cut his future out of the little blocks,
before him. Vile, family, home, happiness,
are all to he carved by his hand, and he set
ties steadily and earnestly to his labor, de-
ternined TO master it, and with every incite-
ment squirting him on. He can not marry
until lie knows his trade. 1t is exactly the
other way with the girl. She may be as
poor as the YOUTH and as wholly dependent
upon her labor for her living But she feels
and then she must give up wood engraving
So she goes on listlessly; she has no ambi-
ton to excel she does not feel that her
happiness depends upon it. She will mar,
ry, and then her husbands wages will SUPP
port her. She may not say So" said the en-5
graver, "but she thinks SO, and itspoilsl
work" fs#
The same is true with regard to msny en-
pigments in which Fwoiricn, have been en- !
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ington they are far less useful than men,
Their habits of work are much less accurate,
and they do not give their minds to their
duties with the same conscientiousness and
fidelity. The reason is the same as that
given by our old bachelor. They do not
feel thai these duties are the business of their
life, and that their whole success or failure
depends upon the manner in which they are
performed Whatever they do, love, mat
rimony, and the care of IL house OF their own,
are always at the bottom of their thoughts.
A letter from Belgium gives some account
of the state Of health of the Princess Char
lotte For three months she has never once
uttered the name of Macmillan. In her
most lucid moments, as in those of her great
est insanity, Mexico seems to have entirely
vanished from her memory. She never
speaks of her residence there-never in any
way alludcs to the country of her misfor
tune and sorrow. Her attacks of insanity |
have become extremely rare and last a very
short time. For the past few months the
only way in which her infrmity of mind |
shows itself in fits of clearing up. Sud
denly, while appearing to be in her usual
tranquil melancholy condition, the Princess
will rise and say. ut is frightfully dirty
here, it must be cleaned Immediately" Of
course in an instant servants are called in, |
take ont all the furniture, beat it, brooms |
and busters, and go through with the form
of cleaning up. The poor lady watches un-
til the work is done and then returns quiet |
~ to her books or drawing. There seems to
be no hope of a return to the entire posses
sion of her senses.