The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-04-07
THE WOMAN QUESTION.
ST.. PAUL March 28th, 1870.

ST.. PAUL March 28th, 1870.
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.dy mo has charge Of syo1r' 'sWoI.
nan's Column" doessnot furnish for II
our pext naek my thing esess cfp,esl 2
,riats than The enclosed, which appear. "
ID in the St. Paul Pioneer of the Goth a
nst., please give it place. 1t is bare q
, possible that some Of hs-..promiuent g
aides in the woman's suffrage move. t
neut' (of tho foreign mission flannel
'hirts for the Hindeo children typall.
might get few. common sense ideal
from {. careful reading u this. ,artiol,l
'"'~''S Yours truly, 49, II
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70 tie Editor Of tie St. Pssl Pioneer. +
And SO our Legislature adjourned
without fully deciding the question Of
woman's suffrage! What a waste Of
Of eloquence in all those resolutions
adopted in the House and confirmed by
the Senate! Our Governor however,
has no doubt come to the conclusion
that life is too short to spend any time |
on such matters, like the man who was |
asked to spend day in Minneapolis
with a friend !; he declined on the score
that "Life was too short to spend 81
whole day in Annapolis" 49,! "a:
Now, if the women who consi der
themselves so badly treated, and the
men who sympathise With them, could
only BE- persuaded to take up the zeal
burden OF life and not seek to: shirk the
responsibilities Of domestic life, 80 call.
ed, and cease to waste their intellectual
sweetness upon tho desert air, their
fiue thoughts would have; . healthier
range, and the noble work they dream
Of might erystalize into living powers
for actual good. It's to be regretted
that there is NO proper sphere for those
restless, unhappy spirits. to circulate
in. Theysare floating in the shadows
Of IN imaginary cloud that will some.
times lose its spac;6o gravity, and 'le'
them down most T. uuoeremoniouslv
among tie so1'd reslitiss Of every ia,
life aud work. Let them take up th'
real burdens, Of life and see if the,<
are not sufficient for them without tax
ing the imagination over > tanciei
wrongs. ::,.:s -: =, ~: g.; d..
There Is . visible evil under the suu
and one We have encouraged and pam
o pered BY our OWE patronage and until
u has assumed very formidable shape
:. and threatens seriously the we'll sbeiu,
!, Of society. I know I stand|on delicat
q ground, and this will read offensivel
y to many Of my fair sisters who enjo
% the slavery Of fashionable life, but:
10 must believe that among the best {
e' them, at least, there are lucid interval
g. Of thought in which, they realize th
Fe emptiness and folly Of dedlcating the
G. immortal souls to dress. ,q
My mind has been exercised for som
p time upon. this subject, and while IL
n ''strong-miaded" arc urging the
Il. claims for the ballot and other m.seulil
Is prerogativea, 1 have wondered how fe
u voices called for emancipation in til
to direct ion. Not that fashion should,
h anuihil.ted, by any means, but that
Dir may not annihilate Us. The time '
re sacrifice to show and nonsense, shou
cir be given to better things. Our on
aw souls culture, the souls Of our ch;ldr'
ge looking up to us for light, the duti
Ire We owe to society, to our own HON,
nv the relations we sustain to our Faith
en- in Heaven, our eternal destiny
rn- these great, present and common rea
zen ties plead with US solemnly, yet in. t
, a language of the Infinite, to improve q
lie. present, and make it tell for eternity.
Oh. Woman, in her place-true aoon,
be is between man and the angels. &
be- work is not alone noble one, but
'ect its unlimited possibilities partakes
I to the divine, and when she see Ks to
all. tain her womanliness in all its pun
to and truth, che stands in the very 8,
p.u light Of God, and his approving :su
eek floats like measures Of music thror
>od her soul! Why, then, should We, :!
peh come wiling slaves to the king, Of e
Or ion enth.oned in tic high places Of
land, and hinder our .ddvanoement
ues progress by devotion to dress :? It
i i worse that wicked nonsense. i
o.t. dress we'll, even elegantly, yet exp
very little time upon their toilets.
I. ., contend that woman can do The q q
and thereby gain: time for oultiv,.',,
-; her mind aud affections, and 10 cont
am. Ute mure to happiness and the
=, ~ dividual demands Of her family.
- have given scarcely an outline