The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-09

pale and weak. and the first unusual strain or
her nervous system tips her over into an un-
timely grave. and thus her little ones are for
ever deprived OF the guidance and care OF q
mothers love; and again her friends exclaim,
"How incomprehensible are the ways OF Provi-
dence." And MaIinda insinuates that every
woman who does not stay at home and carry
out this same programme OF self-denial and
suicidal confinement, is neglecting duty and
aspiring to masculine honors! Perhaps she is
correct and perhaps not. have been about
the world some, myself, and for my own salts
faction have paid considerable attention to these
two kinds of homes, and my experience has
been that the households OF these masculine
women Gas our sister would call them) are kept
full as orderly as are those OF the more femi-
nine character. Judge Hale says: The more
business man has, the more'he can accomplish,
because he learns to: economic time. And it
is just 80 with woman: If she manifests q
little interest outside her own home, its no sign
she has forgotten to care for it. Large hearts
and large brains are capable of caring for, and
accomplishing much, and "its better to wear
out than to rest OUT
Again, Malinda would fain make Us believe
that every woman who does not keep her toes
square to the mark, but dares to overstep the
fireside bounds that she has so generously fixed,
beyond which all the rest of her sex must not
move, q say rest Of her sex, for / know she
teaches by precept and not example), is aspir-
| ing after masculine honors. Oh my, what a
sentiment wonder if out OF the abundance
OF her own heart she gives us this judgment
also? Why, 1 always had supposed that among
both sexes there were some dear, good, philan-
thropic souls, whose almost every act was the
natural outgrowth of their pure and upright
natures-that out OF their intense love for
justice and truth they advocated these same
principles without one thought or aspiration
after honor or renown-that their love for God
and the right put all thought Of either mascu-
line or feminine honors out Of sight. When
Queen Esther, for the sake Of saving her own
nation from utter extinction, tasted three days
and three nights, and then at the peril of her
life went in before the king. was she seeking
for masculine honors, or did she do it OUT Of
her great love for the Jewish people?
When Christ entered the Temple a. Jerusalem.
and right in the face and eyes of an enraged
populace overturned the tables Of the money
changers and drove out the buyers and sellers,
did he do it for worldly honors or out OF his
zeal for the purity Of Gods house?
When Lafayette left the vine-clad hills OF his
native country and the peace and JOY OF his
luxurious and happy home to come to America
and help fight our battles for us, did anything,
save his great love for liberty. inspire his soul
| to the noble act :?
When Anna Dickinson, ere she had scarcely
passed the threshold OF childhood, threw all the
life and energy Of he- liberty-loving soul into
her antl-slavery speeches, and with such telling
effect, instead OF ascribng il all to her aspra-
tons after masculine honors, let's rather look
upon her as an instrument IN Gods hand. as
she really was, to help put away the accused
thing. II IN after years the world has seen At
to wreath around her fair brow some OF the
laurels with which il has been wont to adorn
those OF the steruer sex who will dare TO chie
or object?
Sherlock says: ITO be ambitious OF true
honor, OF the true glory and perfection OF our
natures, is the very principle and incentive of
ali virtue" Then let US each live our own lives.
think our own thoughts. land utter them il we
choose), and stand upon our own individuality,
as God intended we should
But 7 must hasten TO express nv astonIsh-
ment at Malindas expressions concerning Mrs.
! Stanton. How any one who has ever heard OF
seen her, or has ever conversed with any one
who has heard or seen her, could receive such
impressions, cannot possibly tell. 1t is Away;
! best TO De somewhat acquainted with person
history, before making such sweeping asser'
tons about them. The first assertion that
few wish to hear Mrs. Stanton the second
time was very kindly corrected By the editor
But the other one is more ridiculous and IN
truthful still. Speaking Of this same high
toned and refined lady, she says: =" She is mas
culne and alike disgusting to all men and wo
men" Why, Malinda, how could You make
such mistake Disgusting to everybody p
Well, let everybody think as they please about
that, [ will only reply to the masculine part
Says the historian 60 Mrs. Stanton's face i:
thought to resemble Martha Washington's.-
Her hair falls about her head in thick clusters
OF curls her eyes twinkle with amiable mis-
chief; her voice ia mellow and agreeable anC
her figure of the middle heighth. Her gift Of
gifts ia conversation, and her throne OF queen
ship, seat at the social board. Never a human
being had indlier heart than Mrs. Stanton
Charity is her besetting sin. She has not th'
heart to see chicken killed or a child punished
She is one OF the most facinatng, exhaustles'
and perennial companions-always bearing {
countenance Of good humor and sunny smiles
Five sons and two daughters sit around he
table, all as proud Of their mother az II she
were queen,
Ts not this picture sufficiently feminine AnC
yet. because she has dared to lift her feet on
OF the Chinese shoes of dwarfsh customs anC
would faia help lift her sisters out, some dare
to call her masculine and disgusting Because
with the same blood that coursed through judge
Cadys veins beating along her own. aud feed
ing massive brain Of the same texture. she
has dared to think and utter her thoughts, some
declare her repulsrve to all mankind. And these
same few il they could. would gladly steal anc