Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-30
THE DISCONTINUED WoMAN

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her duties and her destiny, may Away
be said TO be the exception rather thai
the rule in these days Of tumultuou
revolt from all fixed conditions, an,
vagrant energies searching for interes
In new spheres of thought and action
II seems impossible to satisfy the dis
conted woman by any means short o
changing the whole order of natur
and society for her benefit. And ever
then the chances are that she woul,
get wcaried Of her own work, and, lils,
Alexander, weep for more worlds I,
rearrango according TO her liking, will
the power TO take or TO leave, as he
humor might decide, the duties sh,
had involuntarily assumed, as sh,
claims now the power of discardinl
those which have been given her from
the beginning. As things are, nothing
contents her, and the keynote which
shall put her in harmony with existing
conditions, or make her ready to beal
the disagrecable burdens which sh,
has been obliged to carry from Eve,
,ime DOWNWARD, mas yet to be found
If she is unmarried, she is discontentod
.;, =. ;V a".;,.o m'T' ,oaioo ~ her % ii,o , nei
hnnso 'SoV Son = hoeH " eA'nSnse ns ner ia'her
,,u;Jn J w. = io"v ~ =, ner o"r noi
left an old maid unsought by men, and
her instincts rebel at the thought that
s,non''a., . 2 aD;', hoiv n sap" ., na'ornl'y, .n'
I,aVuSes' p,. ~, ue',io ~ 'hc avcruge woman
a;sea Az su. i,Jil ino oauses " % hc'
,,io",'nv .'I ''ta "iv "ui.'l'',ou inuoii'tciyi
& anu "noio 'no was ou. Vi harmony
I;aoa.J IT, J"v III 0ans.a''o' .'1 slo = noM III
u .an.oa ~ WIN nn a;Je .Ie'Si o ono - u'spon' ,
t1 ten.II VI a'i sluesi poeansc ner nus
vaau 20, - nVv ner rosvL anu ll'arri"ge y
no p,lhi" pHaPs 49,, S ne ,s oIoase ,; ~ M, -
i,'; ~ iii,o'o 'na' .lo .h WIN u nun m is iLhc
W. M"'A d'no',s 'hoins .pls II suo iiahos
lao.''an ,ne s'dNV I'M = - nan J'o,'u'n hsai VI
o..'ad po.auoS ~, nv 70 ~ niPen'uIpaoiy sn SoDI-
n"Siuu n'aI.i,. 'na' "o inauueIs noi nun n i'i'
s'oiiu,'y, anu '"nno' % ~ 'l'ec e J1al'
ous o'en mnen ,s sno iir's peipre ms
oyes' vi SUE is uiscon.elieu ,!s pecausc ..
sue mas 30 many houscno'u uutlos 10
perform, I,e u''llcr 70 oruer, the DOCKS
10 keep, 'ne servants 70 manage De-
cause she mas not enough hperty, OF
oec"useshe mas 700 hiucn responsibility
because sue mas too iew servants tnat
sne mas 10 WORK WIN her own hahus,
OF because sne mas 50 many that she Is
AZ her WIS end 10 hnd occupation ior
tnein all no, 10 speak oi ulscipllhe ana
gooa management, AS mother she
Is uiscontenteu at the loss oil personal
lreeuvli .o','Pciicu py her cohuitioh, ~
the physlcal ahnoyances ana the men =
tal anSletles Included IN IN 'he llst Oh her
nursery grlcvanccs 0ho Woulu prop
WY lro' srisN1us'y sue nau no
cnlidron ~ w. out sue lrets quite as
much wnc'l .ney , come IN the FORMER
ea7o sne 10 nu'''',i",ou, III ,nc iaVecr M
cJiivei'loneeu' y, inuoou' tne way III
wn,.n ,i,, 80 many women ue'''er up tnelr :
vnliuren 10 tnc supreme vohtroi OF
n'ieu nurses protes lraetlcaiiy enough
'no ucpNh VI their disconteht WIN
maternity wheh 'hey nave IT,
II the discontented woman is rich,
she speaks despondlngly OF the diff
cultles included IN the tt ordering OF
large means If she is poor, life has no
Joys worth having when frequent
change of scene is unattainable and
the milllners bill Is domestic calamity
mat mas 10 DC consclentiousiy curtalled.
If she lives IN the city, she laments the
want OF Freedom and fresh air for the
children, ana makes the unhappy
father, tolllng at the once, ieel himself
responslDie ior thc pale cheeks ana
attenuated legs winch are probably to
oe referred 10 lnlndlcious met and the
frequency Oh ulsslpatlois; BUT IL she
Is IN the country, then all the charm
OF existence Is centered IN the city ana
lts thoronghlares, ana not the hhest
scenery IN the word Is 70 DC compared
Win the attraotiohs OF the SHOPS OF
inc cro"us 'hroh glhg inc street. ms
question Oh country hVihg Is one tnat
presses hc'lv,iy @ on many u ielhale iilha
uu. We n inus' pe'leVe tha.' ID spl'e oi
.ho Plauslplc Reasons 50 oilell assigned
'se c.l,ei oauses oi J, u,sc9n.cn, are s want
VI e,ip'vsy ii,n. n,u nv ucauiiess VI -, interest
IN inc ,lie ,hat hes around 4 ne nus,
, oah ilahes ai n,'',seii ,, naPPy WIN nus rou