The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-23
WoNAN's cRUsADI,

entirely. A year ago every newspa-
per and periodical tee,ned with caus-
tic articles upon the all-absorbing
topic. Even the Review Of Reviews
the London Saturday deemed this
extraordinary episode in american
isn's, worthy column. Like ofhet
phascs..of tfanaticism, it wore itself
out, and very quickly. though tho
evil which gave rise 10 such an nm.
prccedented measure on the part Of
the women, must have indeed been
grave, and deep.rooted. Christiani.
ty we aver, md believe has placed
woman on more elevated pedestal
than any she occupied before ito be.
nefcent light shed it's glory on the
world, and yet to-day. there are
many instances Of harsh, and cruel
treatment by christian husbands,
which rival the brutality Of the saw
nge. Unfortunately, tho excessive
use OF spirituons liquors is not con.
fined to the West. II covers the
length, and breadth OF this laud.
There are men, and naturally good
hearted men too, who BY habitual
drunkenness, entail upon their ia,ni.
lies all the care, and misery, and
poverty which must ensue when the
man. who should be the head, and
sus,ainer Of his family, actually sells
the bread out Of their mouth to oh.
tain whiskey. Thonghtlessness. in
difference to the wife's comfort be-
comes a settled habit, and she works,
and pinches, and starves TO keep her
lord and master from .fretting, until
exhausted nature gives way-and
should some sympathising friend
family suggest that she is worked too
hard, he Indignantly exclaims. "why
she loves to work it is her life to
run around, and attend to her house.
holdv
This picture may appear over
drawn, but it is sadly true. I have
before me two instances, chow many
more there may be in this very Par.
ish God only knows) where msn we'll
to-do in ante bellan days, now spend
every day OF their lives losfIag and
drinking in q country sbop, while
their wives actually build fences,
plough, plant, drive up tho cows, and
milk them, besides Of course doing
their own cooking aud washing
This, in an enlightened ago, and
among Southern men, whose boast
has always been, that they united
brave, and gallant deeds. with chiv.
alrous tenderness to the weaker sex.
In saying thus, we would not have
it supposed that we are advocating
hc!plessncss, or laziness in a woman
far from ia we'll ....organized wo-
man has so much occupation in the
sphere ordained for her, in the sweet
duties Of life, as daughter. sister,
wife aud mother, that there il no
need for her to overstep tho bounda-
ry assigned to her, and appropriate
tho vacations that properly belong TO
man. Nor do we wish her to be 80
busted about her Rights, as to forget
her duties, in screaming for mora
Liberty.
We never knew one Of those who are
for upsetting the Christian order Of
mans precedence, who was not rest
less discontinued being and more un-
happy than the tinid shrinking wo-
man whose nerves have been shat
tered by the loud voice, and midnight
orgies of q brutal husband, because
they are iorgetful Of the duty they
owe even a bad husband, and with
peeysh discomfort would invest
Gods order Of things, and fancy they
can more rightly perform mans duty
than man himself.
"Those who rock the cradle rule
the world" In rearing her children,
and keeping her 'house in order"
she should remember that it is posi-
Die to combine cultivation of the
mind with fitting attention a home
cherishing life. In a review read