Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-01

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and won, and kingdoms overthrow
or built, by her sweet, subtle, and oft
times dangerous influence and her
gentle voice has nerved men to deeds
Of heroism and renown.
What is woman's sphere she is
naturally ambitious. Would she reign
a queen? Then let her be queen of
her husbands affections? her throne,
his heart her kingdom, his love-
Could there be sweeter, holier earth
ly ambition for true woman? She
instinctively turns away from the plan
dts of the multitude, public gaze and
criticism. as well as the hollow assem-
blages of fashion superficial gaiety, to
the retirement and pleasures Of home
life. She is the presiding deity of her
house hold her chief aim is to render
home happy, to cheer and encourage
her husband, to rear her children in
the love and fear of God, and to diffuse
an atmosphere of purity and peace
around. Men admire the splendid,
brilliant dahlia but they lore the shy
little violet and the blushing rose /;
they futter around and f1atter beau
tiful heartless votaries of fashion, but
they marry sweet, tender home wo-
men. Like the sturdy oak, they re-
joice to shelter the gentle, clinging
vine. Woman is by nature dependent.
She glories in looking up to one she
loves; to respect him as the embodi-
ment of all that is true, noble and good,
to r,pose confidence in his Judgment
and to feel that in every care and trial
she will find consolation and sympa-
thy. She does not desire to be set up
in a niche and worshiped as goddess
She prefers descending from this ped
estal and prove that she is not a
"Creaturc far too good
For human natures daily food"
But assert her rights for modicum
of smiles, caresses, kisses, blame"
But do men understand women .
They confess the opposite sex are fire.
quently puzzling enigmas, yet all the
more charming for their apparent in
constituencies, little exactions and ca
prices. Men are generally, or at least
too often, so absorbed in business that
they have no time to study, or give
due consideration to their wives
Some argue if they give them pleasant
homes, and plenty of pin money, what
more could a reasonable woman desire :?
Never considering that woman's heart
pines for love and acts of thought
full attention noac as well as in the hap
py coleur dc rose days preceding mar
riage. She should not be expected to
give up her books, painting, music,
etc, and descend to mere household
drudge, although it should be with
her that "she looketh well to the ways
of her household and eateth not the
bread of idleness." Who has not read
Irving,s charming little sketch of the
true wife? How nobly she bore the
trial of descent from wealth to pov-
erty, cheered and solaced her despond-
ing husband. who had dreaded the
change of circumstances more for her
sake than his own! DO men uaaer-
stand acomea,' We can only exclaim
in the language of one of Dcken ia
nous tales, Blind, blind, bAndT'
In that deeply interesting volume,
stepping Heavenward, which should
be found in every household, young
wife makes the pathetic inquiry,
What is married life? An occasion
al meeting; a kiss here; caress
there? Or is it the sacred unon of
the twain, who walk together side
by side, knowing each other sorrows,
and going Heavenward hand in
hand p Surely a true marriage has
the promise of the life that now is
and that which is to come"
But have women whom Providence
has not placed in the position of wives
nor upon whom bestowed such sweet
ties and duties, no aim or object in life ?
Most asuredly women have no right
to buy their talent, to waste their
time in hours of idleness, dissipation
and gaiety. 1t is truly said lit is
the blanks in life which women feel
most,-not its cares and griefs. -
They need something upon which to
expend their superhuous energies like
imprisoned birds they will beat out
their lives against the bars Of their
cages, any time, any where, to escape
from themselves, their tread mill exist
ence; or 81 'e they often sink into
automatoms, loose their individuality
and become mere slaves to fashion,
Give her work, healthy out and in
door work let her put her influence
in the scale of all that is noble, good
and true, that she may feel the world
is little better for her having lived
that she has left foot prints on the
sands of time. She may visit and
administer to the necessities Of the
poor comfort the Borrowing, smoothe
the pillow of the dying, and point the
soul, trembling upon the brink OF
eternity, to the Lamb of God who
taketh away the sins of the world.
Is not hers a high and holy mission ?
Do not become dolls, painted butter
flies, mere nonentities What true
man would care to i've to airy MOTH
,ngs local habitation and a name :?
Be ,Domen, living, loving and lovable
Christian women cultivate all sweet
womanly graces Beauty, wealth,