Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-11
A Plea For Eve, and an APrafRn
ment OF the Sons OF Adam.

we naroly need any thing TO demonstrate
behind . scantier fig-leaf than the fg-tree
bears when he declared, In the face OF his
accuser, "The woman gave me, and did
the lips Of the most of Adams sons, to day.
The Spanish king, who always, when any
trouble arose, asked "Who Is she?" origf-
mated nothing; be only followed in his fore
father's steps. He held that 1t was imposes
ible man should make q fool of himself
unless there were q woman in the case, and
he advised all men in all difficulties to get
did.
Does young man lead q absolute life?
Vindication is ready for him when IL is said
woman TO hold out temptation; he could not
lead 1t II there were not the woman to al
lure. Nobody has word for that woman,
Does An older man live days Of self.ingulg-
ence, neglectfng home and hts duties OF CAV
lie and wine and cards? The head is sha-
zen IN pity for the poor fellow whose homo
siding there, or so unhappy that he is driven
from IL TO those baser haunts. Nobo ty saws
that, II his home is upattractive. it is his
duty TO makei attractive; that neither law
nor natu gives him the right to hold him
self like an eastern pasha for the women to
lawn upon TO soothe and fiatter and delight;
that there is mutually to all things, and,
II he would do little OF the SOOTHING and
delighting himself he would find his home
growing more attractive every day instead
OF less SO; Does man commit one dishonor
and another, barter power for gold, sell his
falr fame for money Not q voice Is heard
declaring that the man was tired of honest
povetry, with Its labors. needs, struggles,
tumul's ;; that he wanted 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,
bis hne mansion, his full bank account
Everybody without dissent avows that his
wife VENTED her diamonds and her Worth
Or esses and to sweep like queen through so-
made in outrageous words, the dark innuendo
pies us place, and we are given to UNDER
stand that IL is pettiness, the gross appetite,
!, me e vanity OF the woman that is at fault;
IL is never the sin OF man.
In all this there is horrible Injustice. It's
Inc lion that writes the book, and reads IL too.
For even were 1t true, which we are disposed
is at present only the mirror OF mans wish.
and what she is he has made her. II She
has pettiness, 1t is because the heavy hand
is unattainable by her. What grossness she
has was not hers In the beginning; 1t has
grown by ministering to grOssness OF those
oSe or and sss has
but men are responsible for 1.-THE men
VINO give their admiration, their attentions,
aaeir time; their good report. TO the pretty
ana well dressed woman, and let the plain
and quiet woman, who is not SO agreeable
an OBJECT to the eyesight, and so pleasant a
stlmulant TO the sense generally, 60 to the
1t Is after all giving too much potency
70 so feeble An instrument to claim that ii
ibis man makes q fool OF himself, and that
one makes wreck OF himself, and the other
dishonors his name and bis life, q woman
ts at the root OF it all. "My son. said an
OLD Grecian, sis the ablest man In the state,
for be has his mother In subsection, his moth,
er has me In subsection, and have overcome
nlluades." The same principle applied
here would make woman WELD q power
which none In reality accord her. She Ia
not the lord OF creation: and, II she had but
her equal fplace beside that lord allowed.
we should hear no more of this cowardIy
cry: "The woman gave me, and did eat.D