Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-01

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bats silently fought and won, IN
the great t~hrobbing heart of wo-
man, han man dreams Of. Daily she
practices the divine virtues Of charity, and
with grand sel~f-abnegation, goes about,
following her Masters preC8pts TO do
good. Hourly she "knits up the raYelsd
sleeve Of care," and ministers to those
whose necessities demand her efforts.
l. What mother, training her little flock,
does not daily find 1t necessary 20 contend
against sell, against pleasure and ease, in
order to do her duty by the jewels in
trusted to her care.
The fathers task is light in comparison.
True, he must procure the means Of their
| subsistence, but that duty calls him out
l from the narrow limits Of the home circle,
and gives him Oom for a broader range OF
thought. 1t calls him to enjoy the free cir
Of heaven, to enjoy communion with his
kind. He sees n hears what is stirring
IN the great world; mixes in the arena
where brain Wrestles with brain. He has
a vast field ia which TO choose a vocation.
The press, tho pulpit, the bar, commerce,
speculation, ali wave their tempting
prizes. and bid him select; and such is
mans versatility, we often find him occu-
plying all these positions in rotation.
WOmsn must e0nhne herself to mar
rover limits. The close economies, the
petty struggles that so jsr and wear a fine
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when, overcome by the grie6s and cares,
she sinks into the welcome grave, no
monument emblaz0ns the deeds of the
domestic martyr, and ere the sod is green
above her she is forgotten as a song that
| is sung.
at vas not designed by Heaven
that man should sgand Alone" Nor
does he. No true man was ever yet
denied q WOuan's active sympathy and
love. no man ever rose TO eminsnce but
in his heart Of hearts felt that he owed his
success to woman; either his mothers
prayers and admOnitiOns, his wife's low
ing smiles and warm praise, or a sisters
ambition helped him to climb the steep
where Fams's proud temple shOne affair.""
Most men are generous enough to &C
knowledge this. Women nave contrib
uted more to mans victories than at first
sight appears; but it is like her generosity
TO permit him to gather the lgurels, and
weave them into gsrlands for his brow.
DO men, as a class, appreciate and en-
courage the efforts Of those women who,
in the great field are driven to gain their
bread in the sweat Of their brown" Is
! not Mr.. Snob-the son of the man who
had an army cOntract-Rshamed to be seen
in conversation with Miss B., the mill
in6r's apprentice, though she be v%irtuOus,
intelligent and lovely? Is not Mr.. Shoddy
altogether of higher caste than Miss c.,
whose father fell in the great struggle,
and left her TO fight against poverty sin
! gl6-handed, and so Fate made her take 10
the needle to support herself? Sound
ing brass and tinkling cymbals!" like
that; it shows familiarity with the words
of the brave old saint who wrote it.
II is easy to besJOW borrowed epithets
upon others.
He quOtes Andy Johnson. Little as I
honor him, 1 know he never intended
that sentence as a sarcasm. He owes too
much to woman for that. HIS Ufe taught
hin TO read. What q poor, ephemeral
class Of women must have fallen under
the learned Doctors observation. He only
meets them in the concert hall, the ball
room, the theater. A very wise man ouca
said, "Thers is a time for e~verything;''
and in all prOpri6ty there are times when
wOmsn's presence in these places is nee
essary.
What man, wesried with the cares of
the day, has not been strengthened and
| refreshed by an evenings intercourse
with refined and intelligent women? n
sensibly the clouds are lifted and he finds
himself transported to a purer atmOs-
pbere.
The hospitals, the asylums, the Sunday
/ schools, all bear record to wOmau's d6vO
ton. Who that passed through our time
Of trial can ever forget the self-sacridciug
women Of our day2 Our mothers, our
wives and u daughters bOth knew and
performed their duties gyaudly. Was
theirs an idle or an easy part, think yOu2
II is in u scenes, the voice of ambition,
that lures man to do snd dare, is unheard.
Only the purest motives actuats such
hearts, and their name are not few, but
legion.
Not q city in this great continent but
boasts its bands of noble women, wEO
leaving home, friends and all that renders
life beautiful, take upon themselves the
VOWS of Sisters Of Charity, because they
love God with all their hearts and their
neighbOr as themselves. And there are
many Sisters OF Charity, who wear no out
ward insignia and are known only to
Him who sseth in secret and judges not
as man judges. Ii is quite time man
ceased to preach the beauty and dignity
Of labor, and begin to practice it. Exam
pie is always more fOrCible than pr6cept.
For years past the press, secular and re-
ligiCus, has been urging upon woman the
gracss of LABOR. Now, the pulpit has for
gotten is mission and taken up the echo,
and soon every pulling school boy, IN want
of a theme, viii re-echO the advice. When
men say, "COme, let US labor together"
then viii they find willing help-mests
but while it Is ego and do your duty, and
l viii approve" small wonder women
decline such seyere exartiOns for such
slight rewards. To-day many q merchant
employs a staff of clerks to do his duty,
while his wife, uuaided, performs
all the household labor.
Is that right? Is it manly? Women
are not ashamed of labor. Go into our
most polished society, and you viii find
the delicstely reared familiar by daily
experience with all the details of domestic
duty. 1 think the alarm expressed by
the Doctor at the prepOndsrance Of
women over men really unnecessary.
There are quite too many men in the
world now. As the gentleman suggests
that we are wandering out of the path,
perhaps he viii kindly retrace his own
steps, and so prevent the serious calamity
with which we are threatened.
Very truly. NJ I