, 1875-01-24

/ THOSE "WAYslDE FLOWERS"
| TIT il usually the case, my dear, said m
friend. that man Of genius does not desire
OF need. strong minded, energetic kind OF
woman for wife; be wants = truating. timid
confdine little creature, who can comprenen
his superiority over hersalf, appreciate his gsn
ius, aud will adore him for it. In short, mau 0
genius always passes over whole gardens Of cul
tivated and rare blossoms to gather and wear i
bis bosom one Of those little wayside flowers tha
will spend its frail life With him. shedding it
perfume and beauty for him alone"
The remark was familiar one; but my frien'
had little habit OF gathering choice, and es
pecially pretty-soundins, sentiments from every
where, aud using them on all poss1b1s occasions
-disdaining even the slightest use Of quotation
marks 1t Was, therefore. impossible to tell .
first il thiA we're an extract from some OF th'
great essayists, OF il it had been de1torousl.
extracted from the pages OF sensational novel
But minutes reflection waa sufficient TO recall
to one's memory that it had done active servics
in the cause Of both essayist and novelist; il
| fact the idea has been so much used that il
ought to be pensioned on account Of great agt
and past service, and, better than any other tea
BOD, its present uselessness.
| In the first place. charming fovers
/. Do NOT GROW ~ TIE wA1s1DK.
! Being possessed of IN idea, COMMON among
sqhoo1-grls that choice flowers awaited out
coming in the woodlands, We made vigorous
search for them,-often disappointed, but never
] quite despainng. the sweet Wild roses may have
/ grown IN the woodands, but they we're faf from
tho b1sg haunts of men, aud farther from liz
| Busy baunts Of women Bfush-roses, pauaies,
| aud heliotropes, aud rare goraniunb, we
never fonod, except in state OF cultl-
| vatlon; xpd then they wero not 80 common
away we generally tonnd that 1t took more than
| simply the asking to obtain them. Wild vioiets,
| llue-bells, and anemones we're found after less
searching, but they ate frail,. perishabte, aud
| scentless. Fennni and dand.liun we're the
familiar flowers that greeted Us IN our walks; but
| folks. We never discovered but one flower tnat
| was both beautiful and fragrant. and waiting
anxiouely for sutne one to aouae md gather It !;
and tint vas so beautiful pink, rich and deli
fragrance that was delicious but it was the her
aid of such bitter fruit, and grew among thorns
It Was the blossom Of
THE WILD cRAB-APP1E.
Reading the lines Of the men Of genius, me
come to the conclusion that this WAS the typical
flower. Many men OF geuus Lave gathered just
such blossoms, and woru them in their bosous
ThR. they haye fully realized the thorns in tho
surroundings, and the difference between the
fragrance Of the blossom and .he bitterness Of
tho fruit, no ono will doubt. especially it they are
well posted ID the newspaper history of the do
mestic life Of Milton, Wesley, Joaquin Miller.
and The good Bishop who rocked the cradle.
But that is not our concern: IF men Of gen.
ius have preference for that special line Of
Hover, and thorn, and trnit, no one but them
selves should inake tile slightest objection. For,
since Nature gives them a preference for these
things it is undoubtedly but one OF her wise
provisions for curing some Of the manifold dis
orders to which they are subject. But it is our
concern II We are expected to cultivate the same
taste as they In this particular. Shall the world
learn to
DEsrnE WHOLESOME THINGS.
or take remedy for apothe1's ills? There are
50 few men OF genius that the American eagle
would never consent to have them eet the exam
by tha few. The world does not like tho natural
flavor: It prefers tho peach to ths almond,
and the pippin to tho c1ab-apple. Science
and religion unite in denounclng tho
natural man; but, strange to say, disciples OF
Of the defects Of that lar greater abhorrence,
the natural woman. The world Is sick unto
death Of the nanby-panaby natural women
which are constantly held up for its admiration
and example. It 1Ants, and needs, Botne-
thing
STRONGER, AND swEETEn4 AND BETTER,
and it has the right to it. There is no need OF
making things weak, last they will not BE- so
pure II they are Strong: Weak sugar and wnter
will sour muen sooner that honey. The riddle
Of swestnees from strength is being solved every
day. Tho women Of the Colonial DAYS we're quite
the equals OF their descendants the everyday
little simpictona who ire but heip1eas dead I
weights around tho neck OF the nearest mau, be
ho huabahd, father, OF brother.
We appeal to you, novelistB, easayists, and |
quoters aud disseminaters Of the opinions Of |
both1-we appeal to you to change the compare |
son. II women have to be always compared to t
something in the vegetable kingdom, give them |
trial at something else. The wayside flower ia |
weak and frail; il. Is coarse and COM |
mon; 1esists all efforts at cultivation; dwin-
lies Ut approach OF mldnisht-ol; perishes |
when transplated In better soil, leaving but |
little bit Of formlees, scentless, co1orless rub |
oiah; very trying to witness,-an eyesore and
nuisance, yet extremely difficult to ret nd OF, |
.Ithough it cumbers the earth with its presence.
Don't crente demand for anything SO lack
uE in beauty or use. Don't set tho standard
over; raise it us. Paint your ideal woman as
BRAVE, TaUE, srRosa, sELF-RELLANT;
nd your picture will be as often COPIED 4nd bet
er worth copying. II women must vegetate, let
be after the manner Of roses that will grace
cottage walls or palace-gfout,ds, and, with eAch
eason of kindly culture, will gain leaf and lose
) thotn,-but will yet hsve thorns enough topre-
ent their being gathered carelaasly, OF being
'laced IN Al unsuitable vaae. RuTH.
MISCELLANEOUS FEMININE ITEMS.
There ia vile hypocrita in Bethlehem, Pa.
10 actually entertained company in honor OF
be anniversary Of tho birthday Of hts uother-in-
1T.
The Maysville Bulletin aagely remarks The
eason Tor s!ayi nR hogs and aleshing girls is At
md. The difference is, the girls like 1t, and
he hogs don't"
A Fteuchman is about opening an ''hymenes1
cadsny" in CoVington, Ky., at which young la-
les will be taught marriage service, with Iii the
roper sobs, aighs. and hJaterics, in three leg
DIS.
An Iowa lady concludes an ansi-sudrage letter
! follows: "iou may look at thus matter 10
hascVsr light you will. but simmer it down aud
is but quarrel With tho Almighty that we are
OF al men.
The women love to prate about men carrying
,volyers and razors, yet no longer ago than
sBterdsy ne eaw delicate banch Of lace, rib
ona, and lily white ''cut d man dead " On MAin |
Eeet-1tare Rutte Gazetle.
Les Peties Abscaes (pa1s) contains the fol-
wing announcement: An orphan, aged 19,
fourteen millions, wishes to marry
reneh Prince. Address by letter, postpaid, in
osiug stamp for reply" etc. |,
4 wife tn Springfield, Mass, nav her husband
hiking With another woman, and ut once started
r the river 70 drown bersaH. On the way aho /
Iangsd her mind, got piatol.. sought tbs ot-
pdfpR bAif And forced eonfAadon nd rQpAnt4