, 1874-02-08

woman to be the presiding reo;ns y, ~, ooa.
generous, and elevating principles. TT eua ha,
lnele exert her influence for tie foryno t;o ~ ~
.he character Of noble men and women ~ ~
ho2[n %Jflu nay N slight measure. taint With it.
norr. ei but it can never wholly
colrupt Tue years Of good implanted by Ind;
,,l rlous mother Every great, talented, and uobJl
man has borne testimony that It wae tn ~.
notner ne was indebted fo- all that ha1 made
n1ln al nonor to his name and country.
| WohES AaA1S3r WOMEN
stah pioG,em thn;r IN none can Holve. Why do women
,., ssan ene1r o%n Ee1 30 mercilessly, y,-strike al
iatlosaly: Many pure, sensitive woman H. 20
eeen stung to death by such in;nst;ro -.+ao
u..en ~ nniounded rumor. Who TINT has ever
~ a., tue torrent OF rt1nor to its source did
~ facts and reason had been Lost in ,he 49,,
oiander e1f 1ears its hydra~head everywhere and
~ eooo. pure women-and. thank Hearey, !
tney are many-disdain to listen to a atorv
,yanaa n.srtnst another, unsupported bv proof. Ii
no;ntnd cJa ~ ,oly realize how paned and disap-
+ ponteu al esuo men are to hear too often moth
.ng: "hlle IN their society, but depreciation Of
encir own sex, they would bo nob]er and tr1ar
women. Men-eycn bad men-ueyer indorne a
womans trying to injure her own sex what
Men DER Dc M mo''So 1ta may be, it matters not.
~ ey & crave in Q 1ady's society. What
10 they do? Sect billiard-rooms snake c;rors
get besotted with atimulant5 zee and hear Syhat
oeter1osates oil that il good in them, because
notusu o'sapPo1nt them. as they ALWAYS haye q
81, standard OF good that women too seldom reach
There is, ~N~4'
NOTHING 60 ELEyArSa
TO men as tho society of q pure refined intel1t-
gent woman; and With women OF the high order
alone can this mucIl-neeled social reformation
rest. No wonder the frivolous women Of the
present day arc the mothers OF young men, too
w0ulH
away ava "oman's reputation at breath, losing all
Claim to genuine manliness. 3Ien, too. are, in d
measure, to blame for this, WHO think woman
alone protected only by her self-respcct, prey
who scruple to do honorable kindnesses, taking
iadvantago Of the e1igencics Of tho
hour to dcbase u and destroy. Let
men with Mothers, wives, and sisters,
guard them against being. cast upon the world
and hedge then, around With loyin; protection;
for, to the deGcately -n,rtured and refined it is .
life alone OF endurance,
IT tho majority Of women we're more elevated
In feeling, more fenient to others fa1lings, moro
sensible OF their own shortcomings, they would
have
VAST. USDouSpED swAY
Tor good upon society. Moral courage ia the
only tLlng needed. We run counter to our bet
ter feelings aud Instincts, and dare not do what
they dictate, for fear the world will not Improve.
Men and women so lamentably fail in moral
courage to do good. Women would be better.
truer wives and mothers If they followed the
noblcr sentiments OF their hearts without
reference to that portion Of tho world who
IRE 60 charming, so delightful when you can
give them costly entertainments, but who, when
hare changed, pass BY like the
Leylte, With curt bow and scant courtesy. tor
getting that, iu the hour of adversely, true
friends sympathy is worth more than gold.
Clristans-even clergymeu--are not
exempt from this stain Of worllliness s'Iho
rail Of the serpent is over all )" and Christs |
eaching is forgotten:- - Inasmucl as ye do it
o tho least Of these, To do it unto mo-" All! |
ct women be but nobler and
TRUER TO THEIR HEsT INSTINCTS;
ct them protect and ssmpathize with their own |
lex; let them to the many erring feel kindly, |
nd influence for good, thanking God they hare !
'een guarded from temptations; let society be on
better, purer basis; and these frightfu1 moral |
iseaSes would DO cured women would be
aore worthy to train immortal souls; their
aughteTs would not marry for dress aud dia-
londs, without affection or respect, tho only
afe bu}wurks of married life.
Women exert your influence rise to higher
tandard Of moral excellence; all the foul blot8
pom society OF our day, it not wholly eradicated,
i'll st least be redeemed from their worst, their
rowing tendency, to make skeptics OF all that
good.
The men Of the present day, SO great in so
lany things, the reverse in others, are great
cal
WHAT WOMEN MAKE THEM
y their direct influence; therefore, it is neces-
ary for the Inter to improve themselves, and
cvelop By the home-freside alI the better and
lore ennob1ing virtues Of the sterner sex, 80
mt they CAN look mp to them as protectors with
:ust, affection, and true respect. a WOMAN.