Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-12-10

behalf. Your work is not less Divine be-
cause Greenlsnd's icy mountains have
settled down by your own doorstep and,
the heather, in her bliudnesss, 10 hang
oul clothes in the back yard What NE
can do for the heather on the other side
OF the world is predetermined, except that
il is certainly very little; hut when. they
separate themselves from their idols, and
come into our families and under The In
hucncc of our daily lite, then Is our time.
There is the foreign field tor every o.
man. There IL an opportunity to go into
all the world and preach the gospel TO
every creature. That is woman's work
in woman's way. To run hot smooth
ing-iron over 4 garment is mere me
chanieal labor. 1t IS tiresome and mo-
notOnous. aud absorbing and unproduct-
i've. hate TO see woman doing it who
can read, and write, anftalk, and teach
and draw. and paint But il sIie she is
obliged 10 do it, or see il 90 undoncr 1t
her husband cannot afford TO hire work
woman, If. 10 be freed from il, she must
giyo him up altogether, say not that
she does not do well in accepting ii, and
il she accepts il at all, OF course she
should do 50 cheerinlly, and even out OF
a ilat.irou she may resp Il hundred'ioid.
But il she docs il, not being obliged by
the res augusta don,i, the narrow purse,
it wholly certain that she does we'll? Is
shc quite free from the guilt Of undue
sell.indulgoucs Is she quite in the
plane of woman'S legitimate work? IN
stead OF wearying herself with hard, but
simple manual labor, would she not be
more truly fulfilling her beings end and
aim, by teaching some Ignorant and
awkward woman these simple arts.
That which is drudseIy to her is higher
lie TO her lowly sister.
The untaught hand.maid tries her pa
thence. draws upon her benovoleuce. dis
turJs her serenity, but all this is in the
line Of her eaven-commissioued duty
1t j. something she can do with peculiar
advantage. Women were made to be
pa,ieut, and benevolent, and serene, and
to make other people 50. ThOy were not
made TO iron. They have no special fit
ness TO the wash-iub. Taere IS nothing
IN the female muscle or siuew that partic.
ularly adap.s i. it to the broom or mop.
No subtlety OF organization CONSTITUTES
woman better cock than man.
But by slow and gentle moral manip'
ulaliou to fashion the h2man soul into
symmetry; this is peculiarly in wo-
mans power Unto this end she was
born. and for this cause came she into
The world To secure her coaecration
TO this work WAS she. by endowment
with inferior physical strength, disquali-
fed TOT rough manual labor. just Is
fast and Is FAR rs women are able 10 enter
upon their higher duties, ought they 10
diScnga.s themselves tSom the lower
and more simple ones. No minister IN
his pulpit. 10 missionary in 'hcatheneSSe'
ever received OWNER call 10 4 more 81
cred work, than Womau's call TO teach
with love and patience. to ignorant, care
less. stupid. unsrateiul servants the com
mon ants OF life; TO endeavor. 50 tar ~
possible, 70 bring taem into the higher
realms OF consideration. justice, graft
tude. loyalty, honor. The worN is slow.
anu progress sometimes mpVrccpubie,
but 40 good WORK sh:I! retuvu Void. And
il a woman needs nul their service her
ssll. IL Shs i, - free that She can dis
psnsu with their aid. would she not better
employ her time in training servants for
those oyer.worn aud over. burdened moth
ers. who have no space nor heart for such
training, who need the skilled labor with
out the preliminary apprsniicsship-rath-
er than in the mechanical and Compara
lively uulruitlul toll OF the household ?
Tho claims Of husband and children come
first, bit they do not necessarily exclude
the claims OF the outside world. Every
Que is responsible not only for what he
might attempt hoods Household.