The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-08

his ley clutcn Is ON her nrOWt
o, God Of mercy, where art thou
On one who died this burden throw,
For cross OF Christ sooihes deepest woe.'
" Fond mother, from thy deep distress
Thou shalt arise, and live, 20 bless
And recognize, as sweet caress,
This blow that seems so merciless;
And thankfully, in accents mitd,
VIII say % God. Thou hast my child
'' Unspotted by the stains Of earth,
As pure al death a. at her birth,
Escaping from darker doom,
Spared from the ills for US 20 come,
The spirit child 90 heaven has flown,
To vie with angels round the throne.
" Though limited her earthly span,
II best accords with heavenly plan
That she should thy forerunner be,
Through realms Of Gods immensely.
And though, as child, she LEFT your arms,
You'll find her grown, with added charms,
Wrought out in higher, wider spheres,
To pay with smiles the old-time tears.
" And 10, beside you. ministering there,
His form transformed 70 angels fair,
The Man OF Sorrows-he, the Christ,
OF sinful man apologist
There is a oneness in the skies
Before which separation dies.
And sweet the thought that time nor age
Can mar our youthful heritage.
" To friendships altar have brought
These lines as tribute, all unsought,
And feel that they are not unblest
In closing with the name OF Christ"
Generally these tributes to the de-
parted are of little value to any but the
persons for whom they are intended,
and it is usually considered in better
taste to present them to the mourners,
who are directly interested in the au-
thor's manuscript, than to publish; but
the above is just now so applicable in
hundreds OF bereaved homes where this
paper goes, and where the scourge of
typhoid and diphtheria has been, that
we have no doubt but that it will have
many appreciative readers. The other
poem will be considered next week.
The discussion awakened by the pub
licatlOn Of "An Anony Opinion" a
few weeks ago has created so much in
terest among the legal fraternity that
the sensible lawyers are all destined TO
come over very soon to the fullest con-
ception Of the principles Of individual
liberty if the work goes on. By the
way, we wish the lawyers were not too
timid to allow US to publish their real
names:
"De0r Madam: I have read with
much interest the three consecutive
communications in your valuable paper
relative to the property rights Of wom-
en-, and must say that the lady who
had the last hearing has the best Of the
argument. / am almost afraid, In view
of the lampOoning you administered
over the shrinking shoulders Of your
last legal critic, to venture an adverse
opinion to anything you may choose to
utter; but as you mercifully veil our
names under the cloak of obscurity,
thereby shielding US from the derision
Of those more fortunate aud less brave,
who have not dared to advise you, will
venture to say that, while l recognize
the need Of the freest and fullest indi-
viduality Of woman in all things, I do
not regard the ballot as worth anything
at all approximate to the exertiOns you
are making TO secure it. l cannot see
that the men of America, mean the
masses Of them, are any better of with
the ballot than they would be without
it; and if they choose 10 withhold it
from woman, what Of it? She can sway
them better without than with il. And,
/ think, if you will stand a while on the
street corners, and watch the crowds go
by, on a bright afternoon, you cannot
help noting the fact that for every we'll
dressed man you may see at least five
well-dressed women. Now, If the bal
lot would do so much to ameliorate the
financial condition Of woman, why has
it not done more to better the financial
of men? You will pardon
me, but think that by laying so much
stress upon the ballot and its benefits, |
you only weaken your argument"
We do wonder if we're such mortal |
terror to evil-dOers as so many of them /
pretend? ? We looked in the mirror after |
reading the above efIusiou, and found, /
instead Of the fierce-looking virago we
more than half expected to encounter, a 1
mild-mannered and good /
looking individual, who returned our
inquiring gaze with a smile that was /
child-like aud bland. But to the argu-
ment. Our friend, with the usual in
of the advocates of mans
rights, processes his belief in the princi-
pies we advocate, but denies Us the only
means Of securing them. He is like the
politician in our late "uupleasantness,"
who was sin favor of the Union, but op-
posed TO the lOdr." IT. by some species
Of political ledgerdemain not necessary
10 indicate, he should find himself dis
iranehised, his belief in the power and
benefit Of the ballot would undergo an
instantaneous revolution. The old fable
oil the farmer, the OK, and the LAWYER is
respectfully recalled for his eonsidera-
ton. He says women can sway men
better without the ballot than with If
We sincerely demand the proof. The
weli-dressed women on the streets on n
bright afternoon do not by any means
portray the secret sfruwgfsu ,f .Hs /