, 1870-07-03


Escr since the world besau, it has been the
fashion to accuse women Of falsehoo1 and de-
ceit. IL there any Justice in the charge SO
lnng ago az the days Of Chaucet, that loet do
c1arcl
"That half 80 hotliy can there no man
Swear alsl lie e. ~utl,au can"
Charles Iseade roitcIatcs the same assertion
when he AvcFH "tfiat woman i'll : liLiculty
runs 10 a lie ~ naturally as rat to hole =
and John Stu.r; Mill. the champion OF WOMAN
lind. makes 1iuo statement. that
delus1cn is they suppose that lea.ling quest
tiuHs Put to the ladies OF their families, Or O.
thtis acquaintance, will elicit their resl sensi-
n. 1t*. or will bc answered with entire riuccri-
ty ty one worlan in teu thousand" Not long
since, III our oWu country. and at . Woman's
lights Convention, the Ket. Rowland Coonor
raisel storm Of indignant protest, by de-
clasinE that tie wCalols Of women were sub
te.frec, Strategy, aud deceit Must We admit
that ihrzc IL some foundation for
| tbs ACCUSATION asaiuat ~ome:4s Ne
| fea- NC u1ust; bu: We nust also iusist
| tlat women arc not uutzs1lful By virtue
| OF theft rex, but IN colsequrucc Of their COM
mun hIuaaity- We're absolute. unuitigs.c1,
u1s, &11lished truth to be ;hr ozder u tut one
| ,2ay. in any community, who can imagine the
hnl,bub and confusion that would enaae,
| What ruptutss in business relations, wL1t up
| acata.E in social cl.tles, whAt sunucrlaGs Of
ssrisndehil.s, what aistuIba:.cea in the family,
would be tho result: Carried to an excess,
the virtue OF trulh-telliug. like all other viE-
tues, may bccoue vice : for it involves ccs-
tain amount OF selhshness and 1isresara
for the feelings Of athGrs- Women tave
lsrycr app1obatiyrpess and 4 finer SEN
si1ivcutss to what will woun1 Others, thau men,
aud \ natural fcpuenAn.e 10 the utterance OF
painful truths. II costs woman moro than
it tioes man to say 4 disaEfeeahle thing. II
! il instructive with her to III 10 soften i 3ac
which hho feels will be painful and this il
stinct, excellent in itself, has been by hex posi-
ton and education cultivated Into undue pro
PORTIONS Said I woman past middle ago TO u.
Lot long since, wonan IN when tho instinct
Of t1uth.tellinE WAS st1one, or shc would no
! have made tits copiosaon: IL hav,
lycl very happy with my husband.
have had III exceptional freedom Of e8
nj, s.iug nv opinion allowed nc By him, bps
! hay, had 10 withhold many truth and ute
! m,ny n falsalloo1 to secure peace and hsppi
| ncss in nay nome. And all women, II the
: would tell the Truth, would bo forced to aani
. the uano ignou1inious faet: !hackeIaS . =
Q keen observation the mood Of her husbsn
Q and adapts herself to it at once; WHO hushc
8 the children II his counten1nce Is tutled, an
( hastily changes the conversation Il sho feel
! that it win not suit tho autocrat 6
! ! ~ shs hopsehoId; ,, who alwa5a l,ngts
q coa1cs the lord and master into good humor-
& il reyslAtion Of the aecset history Of uauy
q home circle. It 10 tbs old atory tho st1ugg
It Of weakness against strength; ot tho helple'
J, against the powerful the a14ye agzInst u
. mastes; astsuggio deluorslizinS to both ps
10 tics, in which she who wins, loses, and he VI
ty become what it should be until husbands II
= wiyea shan recognize c.eh other - equal
L. will the family tise to the high ileA Viii
W Gc-1 and uaturc hte ses IN before it.