Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-02-08
ter\ came on. But her ambition has to

be satisfied, and the question was how
was it to be done? A woman would be-
condemned as guilty of unwomanly con-
duct # she made speech or went into
business. Who was the most sought af
ter, the girl whose duty it was to cock
or the greatest frt of the season, the
most successful coquette or girl who had
a whole train of scamps attached to her
train (laughter). or the girl who could
take mans heart aud twist It round
her hand and play with it as with a foot,
ball? That was womanly! A wom-
AZ who had a lie ON her lips, a lie 10 her
face, lie in her dress-that was WON.
anIy! (Applause.) She stood there
and would say TO the young men. am
here to defend your rights. A man had
a different heart from that of woman.
A woman's heart may break, but she
could gather up the skeins and make it
sound; she may 60 about with sore
heart, but take man and let his bea,t
be wounded by a woman, he loses his
faith in wOmanhood and in humanity,
aud in God! Would they not tell such
one to let her go instead of working
mischief to herself to others. Were
she (tbe lecturess) young man, she
would confess that she would not feel
compimented bv being looked upon by
such women az these. 1t would seem
that the chief occupation of men aid
women were to deceive one another
daughter Men would not give woman
the same choice as they had. She spent
her time in The only way that was left
to her, and she deceived them 1.-THE mcn)
She thought that women look to men rs
they were taught to look TO him. and
thew arranged matters so as to make sure
of their game. She Ohs lecturess) did
not deny that women like ffaltery, and
they like bon-bons done up in beauti-
full bcx, bot your man would set down
and eat sizes of bread an inch thick
with butter, and not think you are fiat
tering him. (Laughter.) She has seen
in the newspapers record of the great
number of divorces. There was one di-
vorce for every four marriages in this
State, aud in Massachusetts it was stated
there were sixteen hundred divorces now
pending. She could not take up any
country newspaper without seeing intes-
tine divisions in households. What wns
the cause of this state of things? One
cause of it may be found in the fact that
men expect love from their wives without
bringing their own love into the partner
ship. If man lived in q discontented
house. unhsppiuess must exist. A man
may go to his home, and feeling that he
cannot talk over bis trouble with Smith,
Brown or Robinson, lac talks them over
to his wife who says, 'Hhat do know
about this; don't know anything about
them and the man Thought hs h~d
rig to complain; be had sought and
m FRIED a ID Iusekeeper, and not a COM
panicu or friend. Was it the woman's
fault? Did man complain that he had
not the home he desired? He had Sc
lected the woman, and he had found out
that he required something more and Of
deeper feeling than housekeeper. du.
" which was second to mona. If men
wanted home maker. they must give
their wives knowledge of life and an
education suitable TO her position. Mrs
Dickinson concluded with enforcing Ihe
observance BY men of these duties in
the family and domestic circle, and de-
cIared that she stood forward ~ the adj.
vocate OF their rights, and of mems best
interests.
THE Ruling Passion. Henry Ward
Beecher's philosophy is rather embarras
sing occasionally. IL wonder" he sail
the other day, 'if unlertakers look on
the world with professional eyesG Do
they listen to their minister with an un-
der thought of what splendid funeral
he would make? De they take mems
Lengths as they meet them? Do they
classify them ms first class coffin men.
second rnte coffin men, chenp coffin men T.
Undoubtedly: for, in the remarkable
words of the universal friend who 70.
wards your confidence BY cheating you,
business is business" Ii is told Of some
of our rough soldiers during the late war
that. meeting isolated members of the
spruce Seventh Regiment, they wonId
survey them complaeenty, spit on their
nice boots, and remark, with the air of
artists who understood their business,
"Whst pooty corpse you'd make, any
how" This WAS business too; and there
is no place, from cradle to a grave.
which is free from il.
The following extract lie from the pen
of Theodore Parker:
Like dropping. dying stars, our loved
ones go away from our sight. The stars
of our hopes, our ambitions. our prayers,
whose light ever shines before US. they
suddenly pale 10 the armament of our.
hearts, aud their place is left empty. cold
aud dark. A mothers steady. soft and
earnest light. that bealned through all
our wants and sorrows; fathers strong
quick light. thai kept our feet from stumb-
ling in tbs dark and tescherous ways; a
sisters light so mild. so pure. so constant
and so firm, shines upon US from gentle.
loving eyes. and persuading US to grace
and goodness; brothers lght. forever
sleeping in our soul, and Illuminating our
goings aud conings; y friends light. true
aud trusty-gcne out foreverl No! the
light has not gone out 1t is shining be-,