The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-11
WHAT mrs, GRUMPY SAID.
The Worthy Lady speaks Through
Dr. George.

The Worthy Lady speaks Through
DIR. George.
Or. George produced his lecture on
the subject Of "Whst will Mrs GEunoy
Saw" last night, at the First fresOy-
terrain church, in the presence OF very
larpe audience, who followed the lecturer
from the beginning to the end OF his wen
delivered and finely composed lecture
with an attention, and slr OF interest,"
that spoke well of his power TO please
Dame Ashfeld, in the comedy OF
"Speed the Plough" is continually ask X,
inc, "Whst will Mrs. Grundy say
Whatever size nay do or say is followed
or prefaced BY this remark, and TINS e1 .
preston of an imaginary person mas one
all over the world.
Mrs. Grundy is an al powerful poten-
tate She does not regulate all cLssSss
of society, TO be sure, for she HVeS Ia
houses with marble fronts, keeps car
rage. and is q residen: AID leader Of Inc
"arst society" All OF our tessts, our
political conventions, our gatherings Oh
various kinds, and even our funerals are
regulated by her. what will MIS-
Grundy say ?" will force the most ooaa'
rate husband or the sternest father 10 al
unconditional surrender. 1t Is not Wo'
men alone who are swayed by this soVeF'
eign. Men IN all the upper ranks OF HE
are too apt to bend the knee 10 hett
whether it be in our houses OF business
our Cor q .ess orany other body. re-
member in an Episcopal Conference
once a member let loose SIDE
splitting Joke. and the room far
" shook with laughter. The pre-.
siding officer, with q face expressive oil
apprehension besought them to be silent.
.:Tbare are some ladies in the next room,
.sid he. "and what will they think OF
this?'
Let US think of q nice young man
and there are many present VINO often
do think of nice young man. lie uoes
not dare TO attend social gatherlhg
unless his clothes are taultIess, MS mar
parted with great care and his crsVaI
tred with the utmost precision. Unless
ali these things are correct, wv nat VIII
people ssy?" 49,
4 his is Democratic country, but how
many OF US are anxious TO claim relation
ship with some one who's rich or famous.
Abraham Lincoln, Henry Wilson, Gen.
Sherman, and many other famous men
are not ashamed OF their humble origin,
but many a clerk VINO has nothing out
his small salary il. Louis PHILIPPE once
said he was more capable OF ruling thah
sry other sovereign of Europe, because
he had BACKED his own boots and
could do il again il necessary. When
the Grand Duke Alexis was being
shown through the cartridge factory al
Springfield, Mass, by Governor JeWeII,
he o. ked if any of the class OF men
whom he saw there Al work ever were
given offices of trust and distinction
Governor jewell replied that such was
sometimes the case. Odd you ever know
Of such thing YOURSELF queried the
Duke. "Oh yes, re lied the Governor,
with smile, myself used to work IN
a tsnnery rs common hand. Man
| should not be ashamed 0! the accidents OF
| his birth or fortune, but lift himself and
| those about him to u higher plane. A
| great mountain eleVstes valleys hlgh
| Cd into the aIr, and so does great man
raise others besides himself. We admire
| intellect and moral qualities IN this coun-
try. but sometimes We forget to praise
industry, and yet the latter IS the In
| spring force OF the other two. TO IN
dustrv we are indebted for all cur bodily
comforts, and the man who pays and ne
] -. n honor
| There Is scarcely snythlng OF great
scientific Importance that has not been
opposed by Mrs. GEundy. 1t Is not long
| since the great study OF chemistry was
under her disspproval. Not many years
ago al important surgical operation was
a fearful thing, but now through
anesthesics the operation is performed
without pain to the patient, and yet this
| too, was under her bsn. What rldlcuit
did George Stevenson meet with when
he produced bis first locomotive, and
with what scorn was Professor Morse
greeted when the subject OF his electric
telegraph was under the consideration oI
Congress2 To-day the telegraph Is one
of the greatest civilizing agents, tor II
bands the nations OF the earth together
| and by constant association with the cur
rent opinions of other lands. how much
We sre benfted. Finally the telephone
comes, and although Mrs Grundy's voice
was rather weak in its opposition
sIll it was raised. Perhaps, some
day, Wheeling gentleman CAL
ask his wife ut home, from the
city of Liverpool, how she is and when
the answer comes he Will acknowledge
It's authentic ", for she will be sure &c
add "orlng mo back something nice
| God did not intend you for duplicate
and the individuality which you possess
IS one of your most important gifts, and
! this should never bow TO Mrs. Grundy or
anyone else. The gates of nearly ali
professions have been opened Ct taGe to
women, and IN spite Of all the opposition
which has been spowered upon them,
they are striving honestly to gain i
! livelihood in spite Of Mrs. Grundy. Mrs,
! GruudY has a right TO raise her voice
on many topics, for there are social
usages that should be respected and ad-
! hered to. She says too, that there should
/ bC IilCNCAaNC SpCOO NstN III NAo"Atss viz
| train of innovation, that we should 90
slowly over the bridges, around the curve
and through dark tunnels where no
light of human experience illuminstes
the path, and IN this she is right. In
stituticns, however, exist for men and
not men for the institutions. Alter
speaking O! the founding of our national
credit by Alexander Hamilton, and sd.
yislng 10 means 70 be taken that :avored
OF reputation and would destroy our
credl! abroad, D.. George concluded by
saying that Mrs. GTundy was too apt to
give herself and her actions first place
and God 3 secondary one, and that this
was an evil to be guarded against by ev.
eryone.
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