The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-11-11

lOtlO0 tn1c 11tef III IL ID tnelI own 1ault,
,r at least Ii. fault Of nature. They
ought lit il tsnci&d) to have been mar
RED !; or .t.least they 'ossht to have
been good-lookiog enough and clever
enough to 30 married. They are the
exceptions, and for exceptions We can
not legislate,: We must toke care Of
The average srticle, and let the refuse
take care Of ITSELF I have given but |
plainly, it may b somewhat coarsely, = |
belief which I believe many men hold,
though the, are too manly 70 expressi it.
But'the belief itself is falss 1t
false even Of the lower classes: aAm6ng
them, tho clevercst, the most prudent,
tho most thoughtful, arc those who,
either in domestic scrvice'or a few
very few. alas !-other callings, attain
aud responsible posts which
they do NOT care TO- leave tor any mar,
ri.ssc, e-Pec,any when tk.ts nif6sga
puts the savings Of their life At the
mercy Of the husband,-and they see
but too many miserable instances Of
what that implies: TIE. very refine
:ment which they have acquired iu do
nestle service often keeps them from
Iwedlock. ~ shall never marty said
an aduiabfeI nurse, tie aaushtar!of a
common agricultural laborer. latter
being SO many years among gentlefolk,
I could not live wi1h.a man who was
not scholar, and lid not battle every
day. !. ~ = ~gy ~ i,
eAnd if'this beltrue df ths1oxer clas
it is still more true of some, at least, of
the classes above them. Many :'lady"
who remains unmarried does so, not for
want OF suitons, but simply from noble
meas of mind ; because others are de-
pendent on her for support; or because
she will not degrade herself by marry
ing for marrying's sake. How often
does one see all that can make woman
attraetive-'.len., z wit, eaue.don
health, beauty possessed BY ono Who
never will enter holy wedlock. "What
loss," one says, "that such woman
should not have married, if it we're but
for the sake Of the children, she might
have borne to the State ''sPerhaps,*
answer wise womeR che could not CON
descend to marry.
land thus il Is that very large pro-
portion Of the spinsters Of England, SO
far from being, as silly boys and wicked
old men fancy, tho refuse Of their sex,
age tie very es;ss thereof i thosse who
have either sacrificed themselves for
their kindred, or have refused to sacri-
fee themselves to that logging to marry
at all risks Of which women are 50 often
aud go unmsnlY scc6sed; 2(;ll{) !,
Be all this a. it may, every man is
bound to bear in mind that over this
Increasing multitude Of "sp,nsters," Of
women who arc either, self-sqpportiug
or deeirous Of 80 being, men have, by
mere virtue OF their sex, absolutely NO
rights At all. No human being has
such right Over them u!sks husband,
has Gustly or uoju,tly) over the vile,
or the father over the daughter living
in'bis Shouse. miJsare inlattia>si
add self supporting units Of tho State,
owing to it exactly the same allegiance
as, aud neither more nor less than, men
who have attained their majority. They
are favored by no privilege, indulgence,
or exceptional Legislation from th.
St'tY ,,pqdl they AK ~ p9oe. TIE, e;
fectnd tr6tsMon Efiol tie. es<its id4zs
that protection for life aud property
which every man, even the most valiant
expects, since -. the be- carrying q side:arme
Ia. gone out Of fashion. They prove
thcmselve. daily, whenever they have
simple fair play, just as capable As men
Of not, being burden :! tho State.
They ate in fact iu' e1aStly ths s.his
relation toohe seytatg Y p.9y, Why are
similar relations, similar powers, and
darie. ioss 10 ehty With atbea ii@iAE
rights! To this question tho common
scnss and justicso Ct p; Esnsghudxill h,1e
soons 70 fnd "a. answer. u haze eufd-
cisnt faith 10 thst common ,hsense md
Justice y England xllt ha!ys,T.cgaaly :. =
an answer i ,ha,s suf6eisut'o fsitk IL
that; common sense aud jsseiss, svbsn,
ones awakened 10, fsee any s,qu ~ 81
fsirly,eto .n,icipats,ox hat 9bsts answer * Il
will boz sd T. sS gtsIs 49, d .s Sr1
=. woman. xsfl ~ ixonsi "A cai.s,i. :1a.ss
aect'os, p 1v'ti adj III bssr-- roitat9g1 10 osaa
+"wdm.n' Work sndH eaAniy CULTURE u ssh.
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