, 1874-02-22
"STUPID MIAMI"

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"STUPID MANI"
Reho old Where Thou Art Drifting !:
+ DECATUR, H., Feb u, 1874.
10 ths Editor u 7hs Chicago 11.bun<:
Sra: The writer of Woman and Her Tru
Mission, II in your paper OF Feb. 2, has stirred Il
my ire, and must free my mind, for will NJ
keep silent while one OF mT ovn sex laya the Sin
OF the whole world at womans door. Tha
string has been harped on long enough SO ha
the one that "voman's province" lies who'll
within the four walls Of
SOME HOUSE CALLED HONE.
| Why, bless you, that sa1ne old term has beer
rung in my ears eince my earliest recolections
| and Jet dare to assume tho position tha
| "woman's province" lies Just where she car
do the most good in the world. Now, I'm no
Of those that think ehe csn do the mos
good through the ballot; but il man, il
his stupidity, forces it upon us by making baf
use OF his especial rights, then hope wome1
will perceive it is her mission to make uBs OF ths
ballot, II she can get it, OF sny other legitimate
means to accomplish good in the land. There
are few women, think, who would care to help
| men make Laws, il We had
to mike them; but, 81 tie case NOW stands,
may the good Lord comfort the poor wives
and mothers OF our lawmakers il they
are to ba held responsible for al the evl-doings
Of those men. God has created woman, and
given her talent, the Same IS r.an; and her
talent best, be it st home or abroad, indoors or
out, preaching or docto1ing, singing or sewing,
wherever her calling leads her.
Tho great mistake hes in training up our
daughters to think the whole end and aim OF life
is to get married to make some dear Johns
bread, and cook his meat for him; to assume
the whole responsibility Of training up his chill
dreu, 80 that they may be an honor to him
mike his home tidy mud inviting in short, be q
good wife, and not complain it dear John does
spend all his leisure time at the club or saloon,
or some other worse place. Now. Ill this may
be the true mission OF some women, and have
no desisa to quarrel NTH such their lot in life
Is hard enough :; but, il others elect somo other
work to do. I shy, God speed them on their way.
Let us educate our daughters to know them
selves and their own capabilities, that they may
be able to judge what they
ARE BEST FITTED FOB
II It Is to narry and make some men happy, let
them do that: il to do something else, let them
do that something,-alwa remembering to do
well and thoroughly what6ver they attempt to
do, and to obey the Divine injunction to 'sHnow
thyself, that thou mayest ba able to Judge con-
corning thyseH."
IouI correspondents a1i1I1n5 1naE - women nef-
ciles8!y SANDER and Fuin their own sex" This
assertion rnay be true OF few, but not Of the
many, and T will not keep silent while such
things arc said OF my sisters. Let woman be
worthy OF honor, and all true women will honor
her. her Woman is quick to discern the right,
right and condemns the wrong. II man
would do tho same, our land would
soon be o1eansod Of some of tho evil
that is running riot in our midst. But man,
:. sELF-ntuHTEous MAN.
but rinRs at the shortcomings OF his brother,
and keeps silent,-thinl1ing, perhaps, the timo
may come Hhen he, too, will want his deods
passed over in silence,
Again, this writer Bays: j" Men always have
standard Of good that women too seldom reach.'
Does observation teach this? II so, why all this
thieging, cheating, and numbering even, in
circles where only men meet7 Do the men that
govern and rule over this fair lnHd teach US that
they have high standard OF good7 Il so, may
that standard. We will tako lower eeat, il
you please for ne prefer to ho honest, il not
great.
Your correspondent accuses Us OF not having
women OF our day claim that the women Of our
generation
FAB IN ADVANCE
of the men in this respect, and an quito will |
Ing to think as they do. I think the writer |
meant to asy "physical courage" II SO, it is ali |
light. Do the deeds Of those bands Of noble |
women in Ohio aud other places teach us that
women lack moral courage, when the, use the !
'nIy means At their command to save their hus-
'ands and sons from drunkards' graves7 They
;au pray wherever they choose, aud may their |
prayers be heard and answered, till every grog-
hop In the land shall be closed. But say,
shame on tho men Of America for allowing |
tate Of things that forces woman to such e1- |
1emltiea in order to save her BonB.
STurD MAN!
,ehold where thou art drifting! The woman's /
sod is God Of justice; aud. when thou shovest
nyseH unfit to make laws to rule the people,
hen will He find other ways and means and +
10 not the signs ofthe times point toward woman
8 one OF those means? The men Of America
re fast becoming nation Of drunkards in more
han one sense. As the father is. 80 will the
On be, is As true now rs ever. b1an can save
imsef; but, it he will not, then let him 20 to
be- wall, and let Us save ourselves. We Hhau |
ot make worse wives and mothers. The present
ueen of England is noble example Of
lis How does her clear mind, nob1e aud pure
to, compare with the life of the President of |
,ese United States7 His smoke befogged brain
only capable Of such mistakes As ne have lust
itueased in his choice Of Cllief-Justice.
IoNIA.