The Red Cloud chief., 1876-06-08
Pile Woman Tempting.

How evident it is that we are all de-
seconded from Adam! We do not need
the subtleties of ethnologists O the
dOgmaS of dOctrinaires to make the
thing certain. A fathers face is re-
peated in his child, his gestures are, his
habits of thought. his tricks of speech;
it is unnecessary for an angel to descend
with the living coal in hand to lay upon
some prophets lips that he may declare
the parentage: it is unnecessary for a
philosopher to make deductions and
draw parallels and cOnfute impossible
tiles to the same end: the thing is
manifest; they are coins struck in one
die. And certainly We hardly need
anything q especial To demonstrate
our descent from the man who hid HIM
self behind Il Scantier fig leaf than the
fig-tree bears when he declared. in the
face of his accuser, "The woman gave
me. and l did eat" for it is the first
excuse that rises to the lips Of most of
Adams sons to-day. Moses, if he had
not had greater messages to bear, would
have needed, for that one masterful
stroke in masculine delineatiOn, no fur
ther inspiration than that given by his
own observation and his acquired knOwl-
edge of human nature, which taught
him that the not-unSuual man will
never fail to shelter himself behind the
object that there is, for shame's sake.
tacit compact to leave innsbruck, and
belongs to some corps like that old army
which went into battle with its children
and its gods in front, on which no gal
liant enemy liked to open fight.
The Spanish King who always, when
any trouble arose, asked, who is sbe?"
originated nothing; he only followed in
his %forefatheris steps. He held that it
was impossible a man should make a
fool of himself unless there was a
woman in the case. and he advised all
men in all difficulties to get behind that
screen. And others do as he did.
Does a young man lead a dissOlute
life? NindicatiOn is ready for him
when it is said that he would not lead
it if there were not a woman to hold
out temptations: he could not lead it if
there We're not a woman to allure. No
body has 4 word for that weman. who
could hardly create the Youths demand.
Does an older man live days Of self
indulgence. neglecting home and his
duties there for gay life and wine and
cards? The head is shaken in pity for
the poor fellow whose home is made so
unattractive by the woman presiding
there. or so unhappy that he is driven
to those haSer hauntS. Nobody saws
that his home is unattractive, it is his
duty To make it attractive; but neither
law nor nature gives him the right to
hold himself like an Eastern pasha for
the women to fawn upon, to sOOthe and
hatter and delight: that there is a mu-
tuality in all things and if he would do
a little of the soothing and delighting
himself. he would find his home grow
ing more attractive every day, instead
of less So. Does a man commit one dis
honor and another, barter power for
gold. sell his fair fame for money? Not
a voice is heard declaring that the man
was tired of honest poverty. with its
labOrs, needs. struggles. tumults: that
he wantad the comfort which assurance
of wealth gives. preferred it. and took
the risks: that he loved his costly wines.
his luxurious dinners. his fast horses.
his fine mansions. his full bank account.
Everybody without dissent avOws that
his wife wanted her diamonds and her
Worth dresses. and To sweep like a queen
through society. Even when the charge
is not openly made in outrageous words,
the dark innuendo supplies its place,
and we are given To understand that it
is the pettiness. the gross appetite, the
vanity. of the woman that is at fault !
it is never the sin of the man.
In all this there is a horrible injustice.
1t is the lion that writes the book, and
reads it too. For ever were it true. |
which we are disposed utterly to deny, |
it is also true that oma is at present
only the mirror of mans wish, and what |
she IS he has made her If she has not. |