Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-13
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
whats DO YOU THINK ABoUr,r.

1t is impossible TO decide which
sex was created superior, or which
inferior, while the condition OF the
two remains as mixed as Mt pres.
ent. Dr.. NJ, who is female, would
weigh fifty pounds more than DIR.
H., who is male and could lift him
in her alyns ont Of any difficulty
that his Littleness might fall into.
His eyes are blue, hers are black.
His hair is fax color. hers like mid
night. His voice is piping and
chIld-like, hers a full round bass.
He passed into his profession hon.
estly, she with great ecldt. He has
n small practice, she one that il
overwhelming. lie ia soft, docile,
amiable, smiling, has pretty white
hands and little decision Of charac-
tar, while she il stern, decided, res.
olnte, and independent. He wonld
turn white while ampntating a
limb ; she wonld not blanch.
But what does it all provei-
Nothing! She is woman, be, a
man ; she is superior in some things,
he in others. Why should he be
granted rights and immunitie on de.
MED to herr Which is snperiori
Bessie sings soprano, aud Willie
sings alto: which il Superioii Tom
eau plough, and Hattie can coos
and weave He might cook and
she might plough, would It prove
anythIngi A woman may II q
farm or drive caftle--she may take
charge Of a saw-mill or learn the
blacksmith s trade, and may I've per-
feet in her art in each and all. Yet
it would only prove that a woman
could do these things: nothing
moie, not her superiority, or in
ferior,ty, or equality. Nor does it
prove that a woman, in following
these so.called masculine employ
meDt,' needs or can use, for her
own benefit the right of Suffrage or
the privileges Of equality hefole the
law any more than she can so use
them as a maker of biscuits or of
dresses.
Mr.. Pntney inherited n large
home with stock, farming uteus Is,
and money in bank. He was faith
Ell of seven children, lived fast,
gambled, drank, and wasted bis
substance. One day he made IA
will, and willed away all but one of
the children, including one unborn,
to strangers. All the property he
left to his wife, and, like a man,
locked himself mp in n tavern room
and blew his brains out. His will
of course WAS not legalized, and bis
cred tors came together to consult.
The wife said to them: Leave me
the farm aud my ch ldren and / will
try to pay you all, in time" And
the heaviest creditor said, Let us
do it and save this mother of seven
children, the eldest not twelve years
olo, from hitter poverty and toll
And SO it was agreed. The wife
took the place of administrators,
carried on the farm as head mana
ger; WAS mother, houoekeeper, nurse
farmer, miller, Stock raiser, aud
book. keeper. She paid off the
mortgages. When her children
were ready to go out into the world
their portion was ready for them,
and they were ready to rise up and
call her .lessed. Was he or she
superior?
A Indy hal two sons and one
daughter; each attempted college
studies. The boys failed; ole from
stupidity, one from i'll health. The
girl we,it through triumpnantly.-
That WAS NO proof that boys should
not go to college. What do You
think about 1t ?--FraaceS d. Gage,
an HOmun s JOurHdl.
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