The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-10-03
LADIES COLUMN.
HARoL1NE HAROLD, EDITOR.
Women as Ministering Angels.

Whatever may have been the
feelings existing between the people
previous to the terrible scourge
which has draped our whole country
in mourning, the generosity which
the Northern people have ex-
tended to the suffering South, will
60 far towards bridging the broad
chasm that once yawned between
us. Men of wealth have fed from
their homes in the infected cit
les, leaving their next door neigh
bors wanting aid which they re-
fused to give, while the people of
the North have opened wide their
hearts and pockets, and the sympa
thy and money therefrom have been
bestowed with no nIggardiy hand.
The former are the ones who should
have felt the greatest sympathy; the
latter are the ones who should have
shown it. The bitterness of the past
cannot be cherished for people who
have proved such friends in need.
We have been like high spirited,
querulous brothers, who turn their
backs in anger upon each 9th
or, but when affection comes, anger
is forgotten and side by side and
hand in hand the trouble is met.
We have had an opportunity from
the Detroit Free Press of knowing
something of the sympathy and
feeling among the ladies of the
North for the afflicted South. For
weeks The Household has been
talking of grand picnic where all
the contributors could meet, but it
has been postponed or given up en-
tirely on account of the yellow fe-
yer. One lady from New York
says: "Dear sisters, would it not
be an act of charity if you we're to
take the money you were going to
the picnic with and send it to the
yellow fever sufferers? We can send
what we can spare to the sufferers.
/ will cheerfully give what l can,
for my heart goes out to them. "
Another dear oldIlady says: "The
North is full of sympathy for the
sick and suffering of the South.
Much has been, much more will be
needed. Let US convince our South
ern friends that we are friends in
deed, and that all enmity is laid at
rest" She too says, "send the
money intended for pleasure to re-
lieve the suffering" The editor
heartily approves of the scheme
aud adds: "There is need of wo
mans heart down thereof kind
words-tears of sympathy-soft
hands-of everything we can spare"
Yes, there is need of all these, but
that our own brave women have not
been lacking in zeal the following
article will go to prove.
Noticing Gen. Shields warm eu-
logy of Northern women for their
work in behalf of the yellow fever
sufferers of the South, the Augusta
(Ga.) Chronicle says:
When the true story of the yellow
fever plague shall be written, it will
be found, we think, that the most
prominent part, North and South,
belongs of right to the women of
the land. We have the testimony
of Gen. Shields as to the sentiment
and action now pervading the wo
men of the North. Every record
from New Orleans, Grenada, Vicks
burg and other smitten places, is
redolent with the heroism and sac
rifice of the devoted women of the
South. MANY men have been &C
cused of cowardice in leaving their
homes and families to the mercy of
the world and the raVages of the
scourge, but we have seen no we'll
authenticated account of such base
ness and treacheIy on the part of
any woman. On the contrary, wo-
men OF high and humble station,
women in the gsrb of religion and
in the apparel of the world, women
pure as the dream of angels, and
women-God pity them !-soiled
with sin, but with true womanhood
unextinguished, have braved death.
starvation, misery, and all the woes
that wait upon the plague that
spares not by day or night. We
NAV not believe in the doctrine of
total depravity, but.if it is ever ex-
emplified the unfortunate being who
illustrates il is pever female.
God bless the women of the whole
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