Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-24

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idly and fully has the age ex-
emplified the truth, for they, the
man, | mean, do not even as
cend to Roman decency, that Of
commencing oneself in the 3rd
person. There was once a time
when the ancients declared that
there were giants in those days,
but, the future historian in
speaking of the 10Th century
will expatiate upon the medium
man as a wonder, for the little
man is the exception to-day
Then to resume, yes, the 10Th
century blazing with the light
of progressive science and mem
tai development, enriched with
the splendid glories of art, has
found the Eldorado Of moral
reiubvenesccncc, and, oh! won
IIerful to tell, has found woman
standing by it's edge dispensing
its putty. All! it is no longer
criminal nor weak to be wo-
man. No, the crowned and
honored sons of earth clothed in
the kinglyrobcs of thought, and,
likewise, the tattered pauper
come to seekhe blessing. Who
will contest the influence which
home and woman exerts from
one end of christendom to the
other? Who would deny its
POWER over the world; indeed.
woman's condition is the index
of national advancement and
refinement. Now, we next will
remark upon woman's compe-
tency to fill this honored, royal
position. Are you as worthy
of the place as it is worthy of
you? If indeed, Peace has its
victories the results Of such vic
tories are not beyond woman's
attainment. But victory is
more trying than defeat. In the
accomplishment of great and
lasting ends moral greatness
rises suprcmely above all other
considerations and the world,
always wrong in some moral
principle, deems this principle
more essential and fundamental
in the character Of woman than
that of man. This is wrong,
yet while it savors of a one-si-
ded progress, it contains, also,
the idea of woman's great moral
worth. She is priestess at the
affairs and fondly they cling to
the idea that the dispenser of
moral purity must be pure; they
are undeniably right. But, we
are on moral greatness, which
comprises within its wide no.
menclature all that affects, mod
ifies or fashions character, and
forms the true and beautiful life
adorned with every charm that
virtuous loneliness can lend, land
dignified by every noble trait
that characterizes noble woman
hood. And that woman whose
life does not fill the measure and
does not illustrate the beauty
and sublimity of spotless, chris
tian morality is a deformity, and
violates the prime law Of being.
What influence can she not
WELD, and, what will be it's eff
feet upon society when her
touch leaves a stain? Who can
relent such influence except by
his utter extirpation? There is
a fable, of a woman confessing
to "a priest that she had slandered
her kind, the priest gave her a
handful of thistle seed, and told
her 10 scatter them to the wind
and regather them the next year,
and, so futile, must be all at
tempts to gather up wrong done
our kind. But: be truly great
and fill your life with noble
works and deeds, that will bear
a rich fruitage hereafter; live
for something higher than
strands of ribbon, new hats,
and all the empty adornments
which heartiess and senseless
fashion holds out to you. Be
your lives as they may, whether
hey be to bear the crown of
thorns or the robes of royal
wealth,remcmber, who and what
you are in either position. And
remember, too, that VIC are hap
Ply in proportion to the amount
in which we contribute to the
happiness of others. The mot
to Of every noble and worthy
life is, live for something. What
miserable, pitiable soul is that,
which draws itself within its
own shell, receiving but never
returning the benefits and in
fiuences Of life. Lose not that
couplet as applicable to woman