Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-05-22

WIZ ~" - |'EN
hHlftal. o. A. phJsifslly bfsa.
iina u ouF aiu W llls as don
iae tesiiy bunngi ihs daisy lesii.
f.t uur hair iuini nur ftffs 10
i.lis sol 80 des uia oar liscs satTihoc
hsalih. mini. heart anl sirsngih.
from tie cradle uo are taught
that nc musi d. lilaui'ml We are
slai az ia the honsg, away ffuin
ihu Glad saniishl anl pure air, "a
pruiorl oar isir f0inple sinnsi drossrtl
IN rorssts and Urinlliao a. Improve
our nsrmsi gailer,sl ani ihiniy hosed
ia the Winter, that our hs'l may be
Petite and attractive. Our hrOlhers
rnn, laugh loud whistle. get tanned,
NeaT sioai b,,Ols and warm elnlhes-
hat Nc don't-ii isin't 'laiyiike,"
rhey griN strong in the gymnasium
0r al lho w0Odpile, while Nc erOehot,
praeiiea tho last sang, behave with
priprieiY, and sometimes make
cake" They 20 10 collage, grow
independent ~ Onl lnlo tho world,
make their mark, while We who
ane aiira6giVe get married, aud We,
who arc not, teach soh00l make
dresses, and fade out SINE II as
live ia tho country. In that easo,
NO milk cows, make butter aud
choose help send our brothers 10
sohool, learn how 10 cook, and get a
husband sr|t.
Sometimes We arc ambitious TO
acquire strength of mind 10 stndy
and investigate for ourselves
'rweniy-thrce Orus .equesiod admit
taneo 10 Wabash College, Indiana,
hut wero refused because We were
women, II oherlln they have a
"Gonleman's Course" aud n "l.a-
dies Curse" because Wa have no,
thing 10 DO Ia life but got married,
while our brothers. you know, must
DO lawyers, doctors, ministers, &c.
Two or three ofns make speeches,
hut our brothers and the church
membors say that we unscx our
selves, that We are trying TO be men,
that We aro disappearing God for
making us women.
The majority Of mon admire us
for our physical beauty nlono, and
then wonder why wo aim nj nothing
else, .....t.-.-r. aar-rrr i
Iknow yonng lady, living in tho
vicinity of n College, who has not
II single bean because tho young
mon "wiil not 90 with the ugliest
girl in town." Many nm intelligent
man, utterly ignoring priceless soul
hid by ahomcly cxtci Tor, has nncon-
sciously welded virago, because
tho ADJOINING was pink and white.
Many wife and mother sits by her
hcarihstonc to night bcwailing the
lost charms which once hold him
who promised TO "lovc and chcrish;"
and there arc husbands and fathers
plodding their weary way from the
solitary board to tho counting room,
without sympathy, carly and late,
because their wives and daughters
will have the ADMIRATION which
fashionable beauty demands. III I /
We love admiration VIC seek it,
court il; dress three times n day,
ntersocicty, spcnd n hundred thou
sand and stoddlc down Broadway"
we take summer. trip, that we
may bcsthc "most elegantly dressed
lady nj Saratog, 'or "thc most beau
tiful lady at Niagara. We are so
trial apd delicate that wo must DO
cared for3 and protected, and, of
course, we never marry unless a
fortune $ offered us. iog
Our beauty lifts us and drags us
down. Itlifts us up by securing q
wealthy and influential husband
it drags us down by this rule, "thc
greater beauty the greater the prize,
the greater the snare" we cannot
protect ourselves, forsvarious rca-
sons. First, we are weak. Second
ly; we knownothing but to please
and to be admired. Thirdly, we
treat all men alike. Fourthly, it
dogrades us to entertain tho slight
est suspicion of evil. One of us
started, from Stsglouis alone, few
months since; she was bcwidered by
different. trains, and inquired which.
she would take for Indianapolis; she
was told. and entered The car dcsig-
natcd, when she found hersolflockod
intQan empty car with him who,
haddirectel her thithor. Her cries
wefe heard by policeman and she
was, saved.
Ayoung4lady wont from Califor-
mia 70 Denver City, taking with her
tho hjghesJ Recommendations, Shel
commenced atcaelling, but pupils,
wero fewand board was high. Thcrc
calnp : one wearing our countrys
insignia, wlio called himselfa friend
She was alone. No woman extend
cd a helping hand. No fathers
heart bIcd for her. No Christian
hand was reached out to,her hoaling;
they passed BY on tho other side,
She'is' nowt an outcast. God pity I
borj .0LsI fhhH aJhad
iWhcn we fall there is, mono but
God to ply. Our brothers gloryin !,
like sins, and stand upon the high
places Of earth, while we are trod +
uponyuhisscd at. No repentance
can remove tho stain; it is scarlet
always. We that arc pure and sim
less. tread, upon our fallen sisters,
We cannot so much as think ofthem ,
in their degradation.i We forget
tl,atmoney aud station boughtmany
of.uy forget that God sees behind
the marriage vow; forget that hun
drrds of street girls and trduiatas,
who's at this hour are selling their
virtue, were "once as pure as the ,
snow;p forget Christ's voice, "Do
unto others rs you would that they
should do unto you'll
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