Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-29
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and 80 on. Laughter. do not recollcct
the rest; but. taken altogether, it seems to ME
that that poem is the uoblest tribute to woman
that human genius has ever brought forth
jlaughterl l-aud l fool that it were tn talk
hours could not do G,y great theme c,,npeter
or more graceful justlc; than | have now done
in simply quoting that poets matchesS words.
Renewed laughter The phases of the wo-
manly nature are Infinite in their variety. lake
any type of woman aud you shall hnd 10 1t
something to respect, something to admire,
something to love- Aud you shall hud the
whole joining you heart aud hand. Who was
more patriotic than Joan of Arc? Who was
braver? Who has given us grander instance
Of self. sacrificing devotion? All, you Der,
you remember well, what throb of pain, what
u great tidal wave of grief swept over US all
when Joau Of Arc fell at Waterloo Much
laughter. Who does not sorrow Tor the
loss of Sapphn, the sweet singer OF Israel
Laughter v no amohg Us does not miss
The gentle mnistrations, the softening iufu.
cnces, the humble piety of Lucretla Borg,a !
Laughter. Who can joiL in the heartless
libel that says woman Is extravagant 10
dress whcu he can look back and call to mlnd
our simple and lowly mother Eve arrayed IN
her modification OF the Highland costume !
koars Of laughter. Sir, women have been
soldiers, women have been painters, women
have been poets. AS long as language lives
the uamc OF Cleopatra will live Aud, not be-
cause she conquered George | L. laughter =
but because she wrote those divine llnes-
LET dogs delight to bark and bite,
For God hath made them 80.
More laughter The story of the world is
adorned with names of illustrious ones OF our
Own sex-some of them sous OF 81. Andrew,
too-Scott. Bruce, Burns, the warrior Wallace
Ben Nevis laughter the gifted Ben Lo-
muud, aud the great new Scotchnlan Ben us
raeli. Great laughter. Out OF the great
plains OF history tower who,e mountain ranges
of sublime women-the Queen Of Sheba, Jose
phiuc Semiramis Sarey lamp; the list Is
endless --llaughterl but | will not call the
mighty roll, the namcs rise up IN your. own
memories at the mere suggestion, luminous
with the glory of deeds that cannot Ole; nal,
lowed by the loving worship of the good and
true of all epochs and of all climes. lCheers ]
Suffice it for our pride and our honor that We
iu our day have added to it such names as
those of Grace Darling aud Florence Nightln.
gale. Cheers. Woman is all that she should
be--gentle, patient, long suffering, susttul, un-
selfish. full of generous impulses: 1t Is her
blessed mission to comfort the suffering, plead
for the erriug, encourage the faint OF purpose,
succor the distressed, upit the fallen, betriend
the fiiendless-in word, afford the healing OF
her sympathies, aud a home in her heart tor
all the bruised and prosecuted children OF mis-
tortue that kuock at Its hospitable door.
Cheersl Aud when [ say God bless her
there is noue among US who has known the
enuobliug affection of wife or the seadfast
devotion of a mother but in his heart will say,
Amen LIQUID aud prolonged cheering. /
London CosmopoLiun.