, 1870-02-23
BRONSON ALCOIT.
"A Characteristic Conyersa.
lonn by the New Eng
land SaRe.
Woman, and What He Thinks OF
Her and Her Sphere.



u.,sachutctts cctogensr.au, talked last evening
IN the pr.yu.r1eetitg room OF the Church OF the
Mr.61sn II woEId be iUrrorer to say that ha
1tc,U.cd lie II not une ol rae lecturtn1 kind.
After the room Ind become veil rlled With =
Urge assemhlage Of ladies and gentlemen, the old
man made his appearance, seated hlmseu In tbs
atn CAT bJ the table, u dih:Ean 10 talx-st lfast
tegtn to make what Al 1rst eeemtd to be \ few
casual observations. which cou not be susr ectei
Ct con- rt1ta.ltg 8 dlcoaste Or noniiy. II would
be d'tncut 10 convey By description
"A .dea Of th- a!1..F; even a
ntr!c'l5 ttrtdtim report Of what was sad would
fall steri, Ole must sit IN the presence OF the
whiieLaisetr genial oil man; lauat hear th1e &c
c*hltc, q1r1u ous so!ce aGd 1uauCer. the curteuI
fadecfio.a, the touLd nR of tie periods 10 way
VII q s1yxe.s 70: tqsat:.x q 81 a. ? euele: must
cla.p,s s ana Lusgt.g 18th utner. now st.okl:g
The Kr.r. - y i Nrse k'itea whose taT mus:
Dr td ts sssS xi10k he Ronhk
rctt had gwen 'us tra' he "nuit talk ahoat
*-Monen," tu', lest any shnu mistake htEn Tor
a.1c,urcs, he tooE ocs:sso.s. q, be ocgan taking
to couvetse; spu that 70 tutust ones idiosgu-
efsr:ts or nuaaes q pcoale 10 forc.1.s, po'o'ed,
<iosnat1c tort Of way. ~a4 rot conversation, bat
argument, and te a'an's PROPOSE to argnr- |.
wasn1 the best way to ctt aoaK; p.rfuszlon xAs
pe1sasata. ] ] vi le mau "a ,SseiNtae sssni; Doas
that tne aixays snceeeord Ia pessuad!oP, had
sateed nef po:nL na:eas 13an n pes.usds ne naa
soa YES eupren-, possessing nner or Ike riff
tufes 10 mar. b1t becdrd into nnef hRrmo1y. In
h;ors, without reference 70 logic, women tlao-
s;esd .;na. m.p ana u.s aAi more ~a: ssn,e5s ~
fLLu9bs, ps1hsrt, 70 man, bat Lot Woman uu!est
setnment leads thought. Some Homeu hsd
impressed us n MN, and nelcs ws didn., nke
them. SoDe mtr had W0Een'a hehfs upou thef
Shoulder, and possrsted the Attributes ot women.
atu hctce Wc liked Them better th2a s3nie
wonep. Here he dwc,s upon the responsblttJ Of
px1eLss Ter the chafacse1A Of their cniidreo- 1t
Nss true tina: family srai.s often disappeared tur
real oerder were TO be punished fur bal taluRs ID
1ae i:tie onea. .e should naye 10 vialt Judgment
s5rsps .se n9 1as on pddops
sto We must take things ns vt found then.
Ever. par oaznt 70 conal1er themselves Adsu
1ci ol lne P.redlRe into .h!cn t.cy were born.
Woman, lie sad, u1lnod:cd tue parity snd sen-
t'mert Of eumanl1y. Wnen there wAs o7n 1Av
wAa oteyed 81 bplh- then We could nave pA'a Ire
l!.h1td, MD TO. Ill sneo. Wonrn bad the r-ht
iht mstiVes we're ned, aud tLs tine was c9u,pg
Rltn xn1nau Nuulu tefnaLu purity, apu htr
ccmand would bs 1tspecttd. Il wAB. az u7m,
vLp d venture thought things cou oaI be any
lie ttouhle woull be shat n a lev Iears tha
puE An'e rnnHt nltnt rcut,t he 80 fasalooao= tnat
r. 1hs a "o%e9 s95 ,S;1 w;Td ~ on, 100
would sle With each Other IN endoEslhR H.
Whoever MS. eoukht and got It would @la the
a.d ~stn cid tEey ever fail TO gut xha: thsy
wantco II wss tfac that woman might des :ecd
loser tnAu a nan, but II .As oni, becau-c sac ~As
~cuAo that We hoi!Ced tae osep dss.ais:-a1
wh:ch 10 a1ran ~ua.tl nnt asl1ac: a:.eaao1. IL
poslrR WOMAN so-tny had tLe sht!fsre. Toai Let
vote te cast 1tf an fbttm?er%te ctu1Loa!e fss
. MANI { aLS%Nf FktFF FGt&h =
II will be orc Who Truly re75tseols bel. II 30 t.=
We1c TO Better III lusa iuvie .iaSl < 10 = i.-cs
Sou;a .eaet roliucs ~osss sa4a sas: ~: at; -, Lev
the reruit. Plate ~as IN tas.r Of us,t-Q 2
woman Easslrd. ',.sr a.n1li ftu1y-"n.
borE c.size1e-aul a:t.E this bad octu .i,a* IL
1uke her = ace teste as. husa45d n tee 'ss'ra''.
SonLCf tEan We fuplcst, Woa,eu are Ro'nc to haze
whn. 1Iry a8k lot, II :Aey kts1w TO u IT
The hes: xomtu tell ttein how 10 ass Tor II. A
lev ,et1s bgu Garrison Hnl 2aiips w;ul::a; cat.
o q %e,e ,e1 IS sner III S
wEh tee lew soalen ron on tlsc pasforn.
Al snis po1ns, ~. a so:s n.v.aS sagss.:et tna:
we'll II sotce one e!ss wETn 10 tase past In ios
conversation, Rev. T. l.. Caller took m the :4Is,
Qbee4y.pz <ha: he 1a.!ed 10 HapreC,ase tae4e "be,i
for suErere. The racf for EoaIsn Vas a. h'11n.
and no msulS man cou Il lore VI admire ~onau
who uuNoMNo Ed herst1f.
MI+ AlcotL Must women who thus fcldet
tht1useheB rfuMicezt, Do 70 axSAuse theF l.re
Eo:c ont Of tne't households t.tl.ns tacntelfes
A Gentleman. How is II that as civilization has
aosanced, Hrnan sphere mas been en!arged II
~ouAn's aoss:cenenr nas unwomaaizei her,
how Il it that tits t.Bte Of tnlngA nSes Of the
present advancen srate OF civilization:
Mr.: roer: Her sphere isa's ENLARGED: Is is
rCt,rlctel. The pfcMist Are beyssl-.nc facts
are oher ziae. Ia oIirn t:u1ta NO llsn lid every
thirg that nan did. worked " his sds In the
o an Is ss ID
snAt woEnn tlu!ls euen ccmpe tive stru9xies
With m4p, AID becomes alone the queen OF tne
nj. A.cost- l agree witt yoa that the higher,
ttuEt spLert OF woman will he At home. wa.le bn
aiew vii 30 ont. Il ~in oegtn 20. ous ~ rE1
Iii. cclfer clo,ed tie ditcuss,on py remarkInt
eTs reilly ought 10 labor tot VA not ! paper oal
LOT. wh!cn never old and leyer would raise on
Sat 1hs Price q Sas snsy = .a91d gns sent
al1 Ton atu the dissipation OF tnat "conseatIona
stspects1,ltt5" whlc1 hox tebass yo11l girl
f!cm learning TO wosk And become Independent
nj. A.cott nasins retired, Nj Golfer suzgcyte.
that SOME sltgnt Testimonial tnoGld be tepdered Il
the Uli m2p, whom IL nave heArd and talked ~;ts
was al escEi In cues lifetime. A!cott, he sid
Has IN nistor:ca Character. ari IN after yeaTt
lie Illustrated tae Fecuiarttc4 Of 1he Venesso,
SAGE III is1TAt!uG an incident which tranypse
koms Jes1s sgo ID Massachusetts, wacte KAp
WeldH Etpe1so1 500 l!Eo1s0n Alcott were clos
1r1e1dA Tnese twr, vita theft curious coIoat
1nce came 10 tue i ileEa conclusion that the ide
<f psyfng tRxeA wh4 Ehniy WRONG, huu t1kt the
Honio psy no tAxes. Emerson bad \ little prop u
~, and -hsn the nat:er was enforced upon ht.l
paid The tux rather iEan hzva hfs rsopetty a
lAched. u ntle Alcot., Who Wal gu.tess Of wca!.t
cheeIIusly went 10 I4il rather tnau yIo!a:e a y.
rrpcip'e- Learning Ct b:s Incarceration, Eme'
fon went to pay him VISIT. nad. on enlc:t1g IA
jail, EXCLAIMED: "btonson, how are 1ou here :
xslAocinx Ip luto his face. the old martyr scnt.u
t!eus!r rcp!ed: "KH:pn, eay ate sou ant hcTe
Tee GLcc.lotc produced mnrn metE1neat, AID tn
suggestions OF The pastot we're complied with
thL sh8pe Ct good toant oE-sirs to the dlatlt
R1.khGt n1h c1tyersetfo1,a:. MF. Aac0t. talks, Il
nEhr. IL rri.y church. On the auh5-c. Of "cu