Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-24
Unpopularity Of WcAfsf.

Unpopularity Of WcAsf.
A writer in the London Globe ha
male s discovery in social science -
He says there is no denying the fac
that women are not 50 popula
among men as they used to be. Mar
riages are not 50 numerous in com
parison with the population, and, !
we may infer anything from the di
vorce court, they cannot be so sue
cesstul. What il the reason Of it all
Are men more exigent or are womcl
less loving? Is it our fault or theirs
No right thinking man wishes wome,
to be ignorant or silly; but no MAI
wants to see their intellect cultivated
to the exclusion Of their affections
the ceadefing OF their instincts, Of
the annihilation Of their sense OF du
ty. 1t 10 one thing to have for q
wife a mere brainIess doll, who's.
ideas of lite are bounded by fashion
on the right side and pleasure on the
left, and another thing 10 hsve Z
learned mummy, whose heart has be
come aarophied in favor of her head
and who has dropped the sweetes,
characteristics of her womanhood. II
the class room. 1t may be quite
right and proper that women should
understand comic sections anI the
differential calcucus if they are strong
" infpelled that way-that they
should even put enthusiasm into the
study OF losarithims, and find enjoy.
ment in digesting some of the
stiffest doctrines of political econo.
my; but it is better that they should
be tender to men and gentle to chill.
dren, careful housekeepers, kindly
mistresses, pure.toned leaders of So
ciety. 1t IS good for them to have
knowledge, but better to keep love.
Yet this is just what 30 many OF the
advanced" women have not kept
The odd antagonism to men profess.
ed by them, aud the painful deprccia-
ton of all the home.lite, both in its
affections and its duties, which they
declare has created almost q distinct
class among them; and it is not a
lovely one. They are enthusiastic
for the franchise, aud passionate tor
an cqnal share of the so-called privil.
eges Of men, but they are only scorn-
ful OF the disabilities and obligations
alike Of sex in all that relates TO mar
riagc, the home, and children. In
their regard tor intellectual ambition
they have ceased to respect the emo.
tional side of human nature and in
their demand tor free trade in the
work OF the world, for leave to share
in all the spccialties OF the mans lite,
they have forgotten that part OF their
own happiness which lies in minister.
ing to his. This, then, is the reason
why they are not SO popular among
men as they used to be. Rivals, in
the place OF helpmates; antagonists,
not lovers csn it be wondered at il
men haveifollowed as they have been
led, and have left off adoring group
Of intermediate persons who only de-
sire to be feared !?
This is one class OF women Who
are unpopular with men, aud deserv-
edly so. Another is that of the wo-
men whose whole souls are centered
upon getting on in society,"" and
who regard men, - husbands, mere.
ly as stepping.stones to that end
Marriage means with them . bank
er's book, and the liberty accorded
to the wife which was denied to the
maiden. The man counts for moth.
ing, provided always he is not excep.
tionally stingy, tyranical, or jealous.
Granted moderate amount OF lib.
erality and easiness of temper, and he
may be ugly. old, vicious. utterly un.
lovabls throughout. What does it
matter2 He has money; and money
is the Moloch Of our day. So the
woman OF this class passes through
the sacrificial fire all her best affec
tions, her poetry aud aspirations, her
hopes, her dreams, and sells herself
for 80 much year sterling-"gett,ng
on in society being her reward. It
IS not because the grapes are sour
that poor men dread and dislike this
class Of woman; and it Is only be-
cause human perceptions are 90 east
ly blinded by vanity and passion,
that the very men who pay the price
ignore the worthlessness-ot the thing
they buy. Sometimes knowledge
comes too late, and the stepping.
stone awakens to the fact that, though
money may pay for youth and beau.
ty, it cannot buy honor nor yet love;
and that the woman who sells her
self in the first instance has rarely
anything to give in the second. How
can We wonder, then, that with these
two sections of wortianhood, 40 large
aud important as they now are, wo.
men should be less popular with men
than they used to be, and marriage
held thing to be shy Of, Or under
taken only under extremity? To be
sure, We men are poor fellows as
bachelors, in spite Of our freedom
aud tho desolate liberty Of the latch.
key. That traditional button of ours
is always coming off, AID we sigh in
vain for the deft fingers Of the ideal
woman whilo We prick our own iu
our clumsy attempts to sew it on
again. We are badgercd by our
housekeepers, neglected by ou'
landladies, and cheated by both. W.
fare vilely in chambers, worse in
lodgings, and Stub living is not eco
nomical. The iingy room. unswept
and i'll -garnished, IS but miserable
kind of home, as we sorrowtully con
tess to our own souls. If we are
afraid to carry the secret further
As yet live on in growing discon
tent, hating much what We have, puI
dreading more what wo have not
| Meanwhile the country swarms will