Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-07

tinct charges, I will reply to them to heI
entire satisfaction in the manner provided
in such cases. But SO long as she "prefers
darkness to light" SO long the public will
know her "deeds are evil" While fol
myself "smile audibly" as read Debor
abs TRADE to my friends, saying, "behold
the weakness of our opponents, who seek
ing argument against us, and finding
none, flee to the old time-worn tricks o1
the slanderer" And as for Caesar, he sits
at my elbow, without the least apparent
grief in his face. Should 1 ask for some
evidence of his concern, he would doubt.
less reply in the wordsSof Enobarbus to
Antony, "The tears live in an onion, that
should water this sorrow" Perhaps he il
seeking just now in his reading of ''The
Problem of a Physician" for some solu-
tion of the question whether slander
is one of the transmissible vices, treated
of in that very interesting work, and his
pity is reserved for the children of third
and fourth generations of Deborah. Just
across the room sit my daughters, taller
than their mother, reading the evening
papers, just as if no Vermont woman old
enough to be their grandmother, accord
ing to her own belief, had been Ethrowing
vitriol at their poor mamma, when they
have read the withering words too, from
Deborah's frey pen too, though l must
confess they did it with very irreverent
grinning.
Something is said by this woman, SO
mature in wisdom and virtue, about "lay-
ing aside her husbands name, perhaps"
What pity that Deborah of cid, sitting
in the strength of righteousness, under
the palms of Mount Ephraim, summoning
the tribes to war and issuing marching
orders to Captain Barak, or in person
leading to battle and victory, should have
so degenerate a namesake, who dare not
come boldly out and tell lie, but must
need get behind little "if or perhaps
to do it. 1t is like the ostrich running
its head into the sand to hide its huge
body. The ostrich here is very visible
with its horrid digestive qualities, COB
bling up regulations without any appar.
ent discomfort of conscience.
| have purposely refrained from saying
anything of my colleagues" as it would
be simply impertinence, since they are
quite able to take care of themselves. In
my previous article, what 1 said of them
was in reply to a paper more worthy oi
reply than this of Deborah's, in which ]
made general defence of the cause and
its advocates, repudiating the charge that
they were shallow and thoughtless."
Lastly, have no thought of following
the advice of this person, even though she
is sold enough to be my mother" about
remaining at home. presume the sum
mer climate of Vermont is very refresh
ing one, and Providence permitting,
hope to breathe the air of it's "glad green
hills" in the coming warm season, in CON-
pany with my husband. whose name
propose to retain so long as he takes such
good care of it, and hope to take along
with me other household gods, smaller
vessels, the little Bowles, that they toe
may be filled with refreshing drafts of the
pure life, of which, fortunately, Deborah
has no monopoly. And expect to strut
many "hours" before Audiences of both
sexes" unless men shall very soon decide
that in none of the affairs of life is it good
for them to be alone. Till they thus de-
eide I shall work, even though it be sc
long that Deborah, from sheer old age, if
compelled to pass out into that clearer
light in which even the blind shall see.
A. G. BowIEs