St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-05-26
A Plea for Eve.
AND AN ARRAIGNMENT OF THE SONS OF
ADAM.
From Harnprs Razar


ADAM.
From Harper's Bazar.I
We hardly need anything to demon
Strate onr descent from the man who
ma himself behind IL Scantier tig-leaf
than the tig-trcc bears when he declar-
ed, in the face of his accuSer. ..The wn-
man gave me and | did eat" for it is
the first excuse that rises to the lips of
the most of Adams sons, to-day. The
Spanish king. who always. when any
trouble arose. asked. "Who is she ,"
originated nothing he only followed
IN his forefIther's steps. He held that
1t was impossible IL man should make IL
fool of himself unless there were Il wo-
man in the ease, and he advised all men
IN all difficulties To get behind that
screen. And Others do as he did.
Does Il Young man lead Il dissolute
lie Nindication is ready for him when
it Is said that he would not lead il if
there were not Il woman to hold ont
temptation he could not lead it if
there we've not the woman to allure
Nobody has Il woId for that woman,
who could hardly create the YOUTHS de
mand. Does an Older man live dayS of
S"lt-indulgcnce. ncglecting h"mr and
his duties there for Il gay life and wine
and cards ! The head is shaken in pity
tor the poor fellow whose home is made
81 un;IttractiVe 10y the women presiding
there. or 81 unhappy that he i> driven
from il to those haScI hauntS. Nnhody
SAYS that. if his home is unattr:lctivc.
| II Is his dutN to make il attractive ::
| that neither law nor nature ~ivcS him
Il, i'll, / 4 L IL.
| pa>ha for the women to tawn upon. to
>oothc and tiattcr and delight that
there is Il nutaulitN III all things. and.
| if he would do II little of the >oothng
and dcli"hting himself. he would find
/ his home growing more attractive,
| every day. instead oi less 50. Does Il
man commit one di>iionor and another
| barter his power for gold, sell his fair
/ fame for money ? Not IL voice is heard
declaring that the man WAS tined of
| honest poverty. with its lahor>. needs.
struggles. tumult>: that he wanted the
| comfort Whicha>>uTancc of wealth givcs
/ preferred it. and took the risks that he
| loved his costly wines. his luxurious
dinners. his fast horses. his fine man
sion. his full bank account. Every body
/ without dissent aNoW> that his wife
wanted her diamonds and her Worth
dresses. and to sweep like Il queen thIo'
society. Even When the charge l. not
openly made III outrageous words. the
dark inucndn supplies its place. and We
are given Ia understand that the petit
ness. the gloss appetite. the vanity of
the woman Is at FAULT 1t l. never the
sin of the man.
In lll this there i horrible injustice.
1t i> the lion thai writes the book. and
reads II. too. For even were il true.
which We aIe disguised utterly to deny.
II Is also true that woman Is at present
only the mirror of mau'> wish. and " hat
she l. he has made her. If she has pet
tinc>s. it is hccause th, heav,, hand has
kept her down 81 closely that largcnc>>
l. unattaimahlc 10y her. What %r">>r c>s
she has WAS not hers in the beginning {;
ii has grown 10y min>tcring To the
CUISINES of those W hu could enforce il
If She has Vanity. and love of dress and
display. not women. hut men are Ir-
>p"li>ihlc fnI il the men " hu give their
;dmiIatinm. their attention. their time.
their good report. to the pretty
and Wcll-drc>>d woman. and let the
plain and quiet woman. who l. not 81
agreeable an object to the cNr>ight.
aud 81 pleasant Il >timulant To the >,n>,>
generally. =" Ia the wall.
1t i. after all. giving too much pn-
tcncN To 81 feeble an instrument to
claim that If this man makes Il fool of
himself. and that one makes Il wreck of
himself. and the other di>hnnnI> his
name and his life. Il woman j. at the
root of il all MY son" said an old
Grrciam. is the ahlr>t man in the state.
for he has his mother in >uhirction. his
mother has me in >uhlrctinn, and have
overcome Miltiade>." The same princi-
Pile applied here would make woman
WELD power which none in reality
accord her. She is not the lord of ere
alton; and. it she had but her equal
place beside that lord allowed. we
should Hcar ho more of this cowaullN
cry: "The woman gave me, and did
eat.