Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-09

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comment upon. thesaddest delusion
iof all-that it is needless to edu;
cate woman. 1t can be only those
grossly Ignorant whoudare, to cop.
pose her intellectual endewments,
and | venture the assertion that
if you deny to man the restraining
] Influences of Woman, that that
peryclass of metiiwcdld be ifsstin
becoming 1.-THE IIsayage, and7jthe
| vagabond, Her mission here rs
an holy one,. and her sphere of
labor an exalted and important
one. She has right, and thought
limited in the great object Of her
creatiopiSyetsthey are rights new
ertheless and Of the purestqasd
most sacred character because she
lis iheipmeet for man. She comes
to strew your path way witfPrbses,
and with fragrance to kiss from
your teEered' brow the, perplexities
Of life, and to soothe, and woo, and
win, you with her soft and gentle
mien from the cares that environ
you.I She is to rear your children
and make your home z happy.
HoUasi what pafhos. what depth of
affection fingers lovingly, around
that word-and that is the spot
made hailowed by the hand and
presence of womaila. 1t is the cas-
ket of your treasures the nest of
your little nurslings. It.is your.
Eden, your Mecca, and, woman is
its light. She's your friend, your
counselor your compai ion. She
laughs for you, and talks for you,
and how necessary togiTe time to
her laughter, and time to her talk
ing. In her tongue is her power
and pleasure of life.
1t is her weapon of warfare,
and her wand of peace. With
that tongue she sewS'up in theiob-
livious folds of forgettulness the
sad memories of the past. She
patches up the present, and cuts,
out the great future. Educate
her mind, for it gives her scope
for thought an unlayedi field for
reflection, beauty and symmetry!
of expression, and higher and
grander conceptions of ,,woman's
purity and woman's destiny. But
the last thought introduces the
obligationto educate yourchildfen.
We are taught thatthis life is but
one of probation, were we sojourn
but few days, and prepare for
the great hereafter. Then you
mould that infant. mind for eterni-
ty itself. Your every word, your
every act is like pebble thrown
in the ocean of infnity, where
the waves circle and widen until
lost in times boundless gulf. That
child, was given you asa link be-, !,
tween angels and mana talsnt
of trust, a loan to be rendered back
with interest. Its mind is but
smooth blank tablet. You may
scratch the green rind Of a sapling,
or wantonly twist it in the soil, and
the SCARED and crooked oak will
tell you Of it for centuries to come.
And that babe though delicate and
feeble how, will one day curse or /
bless yourgrardianship. Itspeaks
in the sweetest, the most solemn
strains that ever swept over the
heart strings Of a father /
You may hush, you may stife that voice
Gsa if you may, SsGss'ti .9ui2ips1l
And sow not the harvest in mind of that 4
I child,
But heaven, we warn you, of the approach
+ BIS of that daya0i3o3 sB eos y zI.i
When your talents demanded en- and gh the yields
80. not found.
Again, it is your duty as 'citi-
zens to school yourselves in the
knowledge and practice Of virtue.
Open your eyes to the teachings
Of heaven and the light Of. expert
ance, unravel the hidden secrets
of human happiness, and human
greatness, and the golden chain
of virtue is entwined around them
all. It is coexistant , with the
Great Eternal, and its simple i'm
press upon the heart is the rarest
boon to reereant man. 1t sprang
like a crystal brooklet fromrthe
bosom of the Great I Am, and
sought the behighted channels en-
rapt in darkness, and meandered
its placid waters through the.
dark gorges. and deGles OF heath
enlsm. -. ...-.u 49,
"As some bright river; from fall to fall, gal
In many maze descending, bright thro' all,
Finds some lons'region when, each labyrinth
passed. % gSfi s1a y3-lIf Z 4
It sweetly fingers to aluminethe last,g ooI
It is yielding, retiring and un-
obtrusiye-dalIy only with the
blighted rose OF lily that bids its
kiss. Like the mystic grass of the.
Ganges. that bonds ifa. hoo1 an. 4t,a