Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-09-10
saturday Nighttime worth of wOmnn's
Only another week, ,

SntufuNy NtgnJ--(Inc M0rtn OF " OmNns
ssi .ss Love.
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Only another week.
How short II has been-sevcn days
seven chapters OF light and happiness---of
Joys and sorrows--of hopes and fcars--of
trials and conquests--of births and mar
riages-of sickness and of health. But a
| little thing is week--but II Is g life TO
some, IN she results IL doth bring.
Tonight we were made 10 feel sud, yet
happy. On, the way home we passed a
woman IN calico leading by the arm a
weak, tottcring, trembling old man. His
step was hardly a step--he could hardly
| lit his feet from the pavement--lhs face
| was wrinixlcd with the lines of nincty.onc
| winters, Willie his scattered hairs were
| silky and white as the purest snow
| And the woman was past fifty. Her face
was kind--hcr eye told volumes, The
crowd on the B0wery turned usldc as ii
hurried by to let the old man toddlo ON.
Good evening, good woman--can we
help youY"
80 kindly at us, 1--WE are almost home--a
few steps farther, and you arc in Il hurry
going home too, perhaps" ...H
| Almost h0mei
| Yes--that old man WHO Ilttle heetIod the
crowd and who looked with mazed and
puzzled gaze on the busy scene was almost
home A few more Saturday nights and
he will be there with Him, and then he
can walk, and run without stumbling or
other support than lie. g-.... .......
| And NC passed on to think, and think.
aud we thought of woman's love, and the
worth of it, How she cared for bim--wC
should think her father. Perhaps he was
cross and pctulnnt years ago, If not now
yet she was kind to him, and with care
stcadied his steps lest he fall and the busy
crowd trample him under feet. And We
thought of thousands and thousands o
I good women in different places who love
arc good, and true, and pure, and kind
who deserve Happiness here and Ileavef
hereafter.
| All over the lind we saw them as W.
walked home. The entire line of clouds
seemed to be rolled back by some grca
hand as somebody said, "Look at Then
everywhere"
And we did look into thousands 0
/ homes by the farmers fire and IN th'
woodman's cabin. BY the sick bed ant
knccling with gricf-hden hearts and tear
wet faces, beside corpscs and collins. w
saw them In calico and homespun by thou
sands, and they all told of woman's worth
love and devotion.
r Little do men know of womau's sor
, rows heartaches, hungerings for love
temptations and rcsistings. Men 90 am
/ come. They are busy. Avenues of hbo
and amusement are open to them, for the
. have the power to open tOsuit themselvei
! They plunge into business, engage in en-
: terpriscs, hunt, fish, sport, idle, dissipat,
20 and come, mixing, talking, eager to b
interested. When tired they rest, bu
woman's work is never done, and she mus
u labor on, n prisoner within close wall
/ like Gagged bird seeing the world but M
. mixing Herewith lest she be lost.
. We know OF n home where woma
works cheerfully, for those she loves
: works like us. She wears calico, an
= knows nothing OF opera. Her heart is
- her home, her loved ones she is kapp,
/. for they all live for her as she does IL
!, them And oh, the wonderous depth
v her love She is by the bedside, the tabl
It the chair, everywhere. She is monarch
u home, queen of hearts, and willing tribute
y do her subjects pay.
Il Her hand stills pain, her lips greet wit
such pure, earnest, loving kisses. HI
words are ever so kind and gentle viii
her life Is not lost in sclhshncss She
!, not u vain beauty, cold rs marble, indi
/
. for position and the outward adornpicr
u of her person, tyrlnnizing over heart.
: compelled by the ukasc of society TO pa
J, VOWS where none are due But she is
\, good woman, loving woman, n loving
- auectionate, gentle, carCssing woman
v man always loves, and is willing to cal
u for, protect and defend 0l.t
II We love good warm hearted woma
- Not one of these simple beauties who Al
~ ~ gay, painted, padded, bcfrXcd and bciri
:. 2led adornings of fashion without heart {
= true worth, Such arc very nice to loo
', upOn-- good to tlirt with--nico to take
u the opera the races, the theatre, or To ski
/ mish with when the coast is clear an
:, willing ones seek for adventure, but the
y don't wear for keeps like the good, phil
!, sensible womcH who have hearts an
!, whose worth is more than pen OF tongr
" can tell r.
y Women would be better and happier
II men loved them better and We're moi
:. true to them. Ii men would strive
~ much to make home happy as they do I
= seek happiness elsewhere, the world woul
Is be better.
II Hours do come when men admit IL
y power the worth of woman. Not in sun
shine SO much as in shade and storr
lAWhon enGrossdtl business and rolliu
~ on the ssea oflsnCeess, we too often forg
~ the ones without whom life would be
% blank, and only fly to the havens and she
!, tcrs--the love and gentle caresscs of w,
" man-whcn the waves are high and to L
main abroad is 10 perish. -- -. ., .
u Then comes the hour when all admit Il
y power of the weak. II is the care of W.
= man which makesmillions ofhomes boaut
> ful, and makes loves palaces of laborer
u cottages, II is the love we have for Nv,
y mn-the love they have for us men, tn,
u drives US ahead to conquesLs and yictoric
y The words Kindly spoken, the smile
> those we love the commcndaton of tho,
! we respect of women, mako menofall wi
y are not dchsed, and draw our hearts
- them with irresistiblc power And as "
- see them day after day patiently, earnest
u toiling 10 hdlp others walk, aS WI see the
81 leading the weak, aiding the untortunat
y and by the wondrous power of their &c
y given love, and the magic of their smil,
~ CareSseS and prayers, we wonder that q
u men do not pay more tribute to the wor
y of woman's lOyo.--Aelo iSk DemUarR.
's Birds on the Wing.
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