Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-29
The Unweddsd.

/ working tor their daily bread, and before
the taking of the next census this mum
Der had increased by more than half a
million. The average number of self
supporting unmarried women is not so
great in America, but it is rapidly adding
to its figures, and in few years. if not
now, The problem what 10 do with the
single women might became as trouble
some here as it is in the mother country.
but for the new currents set.in motion by
| the woman cause.
These are the redundant women that
| philosophers scorn. If they are not
good-looking, or skillful enough to mar
ry. let them die, say they; ii matters not
what becomes of them. Only tho for
tunate married or manageable woman
deserves a thought. She who cannot Sc
cure man is the pitifu exception to the
rule of nature, not worthy of being con-
| sdered.
John Stuart Mill speaking of the
higher classes, says: Many a lady who
remains forever unmarried does so. not
from want of suilors. but simply from
nobleness of mind. How often does one
see all that can make women attractive
talent, Wit, education, health, beauty
possessed by one who will never enter
holy wedlock What loss one says,
that such woman should not have
married. if it were but for the SAX e of the
children she might have borne the state.
PERHAPS answer wise women Of the
word, she did not see anyone whom see
could condescend to marry. And thus
it is that very large proportion of the
spinsters of Eng and. so far from being
as silly boys and wicked old men fancy,
the refuse of their sex, are the very elite
thereof-those who have either sacrificed
them selves for their kindred or have re
fused to sacrifice themselves to that long
ing TO marry at all risks of which women
are so often and SO unmanly accused
Jean Paul. in one of his mos. beautiful
and pathetic essays, accords the highest
honor to the woman who is brave enough
to live single from noble motives; and
all those whose observations of life are
worth anything. well know that multi
tudes of the most gifted and lovely OF
the sex from the peculiar circumstances
of their To-, or the impossibiIity of find
ing true mates, live unwedded. a wo
man may match herself ever so nnworth
ily, may live in fact life of LOCALIZED
shame, and vet be ranked in honor above
the purcst and noblest single woman,
who has kept her ideal bright. aud
scorned TO accept any base reality in ex
change. For her fidelity to her own
high nature she has been doomed TO the
position of inferior and dependent. the
tirsless, patient, forbearing un lerling,
who must answer to everybody's needs
and whms, and know no rest and utter
no complaint.
A GENTLEMAN's DIARY OF HIS WJFE's
TEMPER -Mondav-thick FOG, no see
ing through it. Tuesday Gloomy and
very chilly, unreasonable weather. We'd
nesday-Frosty, at times sharp. Thurs
day-Buer cold in the morning; rec
sunset with flying clouds, portending
hard weather. Friday-Storm in the
morning with peaIs of thunder; air clear
afterwards. Saturday Cleans of sun
shine, with partial tha~; frost again al
night. Sunday-A light soutbwes.t
in the morning, calm and pleasaet al
dinner time, hurricane and earthquake al
night.
A COOL mans life, like the mountain
top, looks beautiful because it Is nearer
heaven.
Garments Of beauty may cover, but
they can never impart worth to abandon
ed character.
As the tiger preys upon every other
animal, both y lid and domestic, so does
seIfishness exterminate every other emo
lion, that it may reign undisturbed in the
soul.
There are three things in the world
that know no kind of restraint, and are
governed by 10 laws. Tut merely by pas.
sioDs and bruially-civil wars, family
quarres. and religious disputes.
Look on slanderers as direct enemies
to civil society; ms persons without hon.
or, honesty or humanity. Whoever en-
tertains you with the faults os others de-
signs to serve you in the same way.