, 1870-04-10
The ShricktnK xastc-1

Whenever there has been verv deen and sir,-
reIe desire on the part OF n c1ass or an iniivid-
ual to do thing. Il has been done, not talked
shout, where the desire il only half-hearted.
where the Judgment or the conscience i not
quite clear as to the desirable Of the course
I proposed. where the rhief incentive is love Of
nntoriety and not the intrinsic worth OF the
action iteelf,-perronal kudos. and not the
| gooo ni cause Or the advancement OF human
| itT,-thcn there has been tall, much talk, hys-
ter1csi e1c1tement, long AMI prolonged
cackle and heaven and earth called to witness
| that an egg has been Laid wherein lies the germ
! Of future chlcL-with proper incnb.tiou,
| Necessarily the1e must DO much verbal asi,s-
| ticn if any measure is to be carried. the full
csnni cf which is public opinion II you h.vo
| to stir the dry bones ruu must pruphesv Ia
them in a loud voice. md not lesye OF till
they have begun to shaac. Things which can
| only re known b. teaching nnst b spoken Of,
bHt things which have to bo done, are alwava
| better done the feea fuss made about them.
and the more stenifnxt the action, the lass
NOISY the agent, Purpose ta apt to exha1e
| iteelf in protcstadops, and strength is smo to
exhaust itself b. tux of words. But at the
| present day, what Mr.. Csrlr1e calls the Slences
! are tho least honorea Of all the minor CODA,
I and the babble OF small beginnings threatens
| to become intolesab1e. We al think outsida
| our brains" and the result is not conducive to
| mental vigor. It is as il We were to set pfant
TO grow with its heels in the air, and then look
for roote. tlowefr, snd fruit, Ill by the SANS
process Of e1citation and disclosure.
Ono Of OUT quanels with the Advanced
Women OF our generation is the historical
Par.dc they make about their vnnts and their
intentions. It Fever ec2ns to occ.ar to thcm
that tho best means Of getting Whist they vant
is 70 take it, when not forbidden BY the 1nw-to
act, not 10 talk; that all this running hither
and thither over the face Of the earth, and fe-
vetieh unrest, and loud acclaim Is but the dilu-
ton Of purpose through much speaking, and
not the right way at al: and thst 10 hold their
Tongues and DE-. would advance them By -
many leagues aa babble puts then back a
eona osc nno o1 Tssn' ,Ss aan, IN
example One woman alone, quietly taking
her life in her own hands, and working out the
Ereat problem OF eelt-hesp and independeuos
IL worth ecorc Of ehrieking nistera fTanticalir
calling On men and gods 10 SEQ them mAla
an effort to stand upright without support,
with interlEdes Of repEoach to men for ths
wAnt Of help IN their attempt The Hlcut
woman who quietly calculates her chancea and
measures her powers with her diflculties ~
AZ to avoid the probabilities Of Easco, and
! who therefore achieves \ success according 70
her endenIors does mora for the real snanc-
patton Of her rex than anv amount Of PAM
shEiekiuE eisterhood can DO. Hers is deed not
| defamation, proof not theory and it car1iea
| with it the rrEpect alwayH accorded to success
And really It We think OF it dispassionately,
and carefully dissect the crest mosaic of hin
rncnt Of their lives, there is yey
| II they lite-and can. They h.7s
already succeeded to great extent in opening
to themselves the practice Of medicine, for ons
thing, and this is an immense opening, il they
know how to ree it. A few pioneers, unheped
for the most Part. steadily, and without Shrek
| ing. ttoEmed the harricaaea Of the hospitals
! and tiir.ecting rooms. heroicany bearing ths
4 81, nF H~r kho3 v4;1.
they we're pelted. and successfully forcing their
way notwithstanding, Iut the most successfql
| Of them arc those whn held on with least eI-
cite1nent, andwh etrove more than they do
| inE TO the shtiekinS rirtcrheod, have compara-
tiycly failed. and hare mainly succeeded IN
| rlsking Themselves ridiculous. After come
! PRESSURE, but very little eachle-for here. too,
the work was wnntea, the. desire real, and
the workers in ca1neet-femalc colleges on .
lil,cral and extended system Of education
have been eetAbIirhed. and ynung women
haze now m opportunity 81 showing what they
car do in FRAMEWORK. It ia no leus~r by tho
! Hisganlliuefs Of mer and the fan1t OF M in-
n rtect system II they prove intellectually in
fcrior to the stronger sex they have their
! tlinamometer set up for them, and nll they
have to do il to register their relative strength
! and abide the issue. All commerce. ontside
wits men: and there is nothing to prevent
I their becoming merchants, ~ they are now
petty traders. or setting M as h'll-brokere,
1 commission agersta. or even bankers !: which
~. profession, according to = contemporary,
they hbve actually adopted in New York, eoma
| ladies' thero having actually established bank,
| which, 90 far A. they have yet gone. they ars
said to conduct with deftness and ready srlth-
metic. In literature they have competitors IN
men, hut no monopoliste. indeed, they them.
| tho whoie section Of - light literature" and
hction: while nothing but absolute physical
and mental incapacity prevents their taxing
the charge OF journal, and working it with
female elitcr. sub-editor. manager, reporters,
eomroeitors. and even nersrguia to eel tho
] second edition At omnibus door. and ratlwIT
stations II \ set Of women chose to establish
4 newspaper. and work it among themselves,
against them; md II they made it ~ pli1o-
s.phical as some, OK as gushing as othc1s, they
might enter into : formidable nvalr! With tho
old-cetabhshed they.Nould have 1Afr hetr-
unused ' or hustled and they you'd Set tust
as nnnsh sneeets ~ tGey deserved 70 ee
F'ead at'he bar they nre not N Parliament, and
.hey arc nos even snteIs; ~. I,. "hie. as married
Wtmen WITH nn1nena.s NJ husoanas and no PEo-
lection order, they have :oulethiagto complain
o. ana 3fohgs that ale IN ialf WY o. pong
nenIen J. .ne sni1ekmE slsaesnoon T aoss .s nus
fHGhten the world Premat1fely' Nmt, despite
these restrictions, they have WIDE CIRCLES wharf
i'll they can display their power, and witch tho
world with noble deeds, Il tllcy ehoose-snd rs
some have chosen.
" the representative :, working women m
England, VIC find none who have shricked On
platforms CF made Al hEateE1eh parade
q tier Wo1k; Qu!etls, anu with the aaen&t1
Which comes By self respect and the conscious
ness o. stfen8tn ihcF hase none "Ias u HAs
III Their hearts 70 Do. leaving the world 70 fnd
out the value OF theE laeors, AMI to srplaan
or de1ide their independence: Mrs. somer.
vile asEed no mans leave to study science and
HlIae Aetsei uH.ln SeEIeo Asnls az sne ~
hElts nor d,d che tind inc need e. q any m9sa
slceGst oreaA.a,son e.! .nan "nat !ne pest poeA..
arise Ptess; a", hte AL, asana.ne 'saeIa's
oEerea. MISE AaItsnean d!sed WIN more or
| leg success mo tue 1otui0uen aepths q tne
, "'aellA tc1enee, a. shne when p94uea1
economy was shiIked hy men, and considered =.
! ia,co: ard che Was confeszeslly an sdvanced
| Liberal when to be high Tory waa part OF
: | lie whole dute OF woma1i Sli.s Nightingale
| undertook the care OF wounded soldiers with
! .e!utely neceesars fur the orgauiz at;ou
] | II hef star. nnd With not 20 mach
~ one rLrick. Icea Doutcu, laughed
1t those who told her that animal painting vsz
| nnveman1y, and tl'st she had be;ser rsstsiet
;r,ne dtn,oi-tNr of conventional life: but nhe
did not pnblieh her programme Of indepen-
.. Lcnce, nor take the world into her confidence
i. . mad tell them ct her difficulties and defonce
! The ssds turezintcndents q ous own varteui
. and performed their works Of charity viii
: very faint bIsre OF t1umpets indeed; and y,
, might enumeratc many more who have quietl,
= | li1ed the life Of action and Independents
"a Of which oti.err have only ravcd, and VII
. have done while their eisters ahrieked. Thee
,re the women to be respected. whether v
> ! svmpathize With their line Of action or not
= having shown themselves to be truc workers
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