Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-06-26

that there IS nothing to be expected OF
them' and SO they DO not try There
lore men know no more than they do
whether it is IN them Or not says
George Mcdonald, and had never be-
tsre seen woman so seriously affected
with this plague No doubt in all her
LIE nothing had ever been expected Of
her, and her capabilities and reasoning
faculties bad become indignant at her
want OF faith IN them, and were dormant
within her. twas almost more than l
could DO 10 refrain from saying, WHAT
a reflection upon y0ar womanhood .
What gross injustice to Ihe reasoning
faculties with wnich Gel has endowed
you. What right have you TO throust
the responsibility oi not think'ug ioF
yourself upon Your husband: Is not
every creative soul responsible to the
Creator FOR thsusht and act. and staGas
he not singly responsible in death ??
Gan III '"sWcr for you then ; And if
noi' "ha' rs"l ." 80 - thrust upon
hi'" TIE FoN''''i''5 10"
And Why was it, in centuries past
that men rarely ever expected anything
o! women from an intellectual point Of
view: For their Justification women
aust be candid and admit that, COM
para'Yeiy speaN'u9' VAey haa very lc"
ih'eilcc'0ai productions oi Hc'S " '''"so
them 70 lAinN ol'letcn'iy-'no "' 'ne
same time she would iiHe On 'hclr part
equal candor IN acknoWledglh3 the Iault
was more theirs Than hers FOR IN
past centuries nearly all oi INC S'erhe[
sex misconceiyed the true character o.
women they regarded them merelY as
complement % theH SEX spee!aliy 70
attend 10 thef wants; 'no so'c ."'ns 70
be consldeied was l"eF col'.oi' anu
friendship consequently no'hln. was
expected oi women sut 10 iooN pre1ly,
marry and bask IN the smiles OF thelr
husbands and contentedly spend Tue
rest OF their days IN sewing on oull0ns'
oIe"ins ana O'~,"7' ~ S-';,.as w. ~ r,.ra m
cu'''''i0" ''''' 80 - .,'s" - -.
',i''" " ,''J ''"''
'HI'0 1t =
Some Of the most se'ilSn ana "'pi''a'S
Of the sex sought TO keep women III thc
same groove by bringing rehsioh 10
bear upon the cohlfeyerSy' ana tne
question was o''eh aaAoo "h''Her '"e
pursuit oil literature Oy women was 10.
Incompatible with Tue 'al1 ana cneerlul
performance q heF soci"l anu "o"ieS''
duties : 4hose wou'o'Oc 'O'us ., '''"
ton could uhoer''"Hu """ ''S'"n' :
learnelV upon phys'c"I SUI '"''U"' ""u
yce' at tue same ''ii'' r'"1''O''--' .'. ~ ~,
aolso " s'ai = no" nv Fc'S ''',l. e..'"l
las''li2 ID 10 I. ~ - '''''' -, '' 1,
ing h'eicc'u". pO"''' 'u" '''' s'o"
but steady "l'norlnS q '''o i'"S0"-.s
faculties consequent ~pO" '''''' '''''S'
Thus did men in by-gone ages rom
theirse iancled imheasuf'Die he'S"' VI
superiority take upon themselves 10
define Weman's sphere; clearly an III
lawful assumption ct power upon thelr
part, for they had no inherent rlglt to
lay down set rules and maXims. fer
women. They forgot the great iact'
that every created soul stands slnsly
responsible to the Creator, and nat a
mental cndowments are his gifts and
that a service is required from each.-
Had they thoughta at all upon the SUBJ
ject, as they should have done, they
might have had Their IDEAS Vohaerlu'ly
enlarged 10y the more hoerai ones q
the Greeks. 4 more perfect rehec'lou
OF nature Is not 70 oe loOnu Ina" ',"'
shown in their mytholsgy' Ihey ue'
vised an inhniIed variety Oh spneIcS lo'
women. We have Cho' Inal'a' Oeros'
Diana, Calhope' Minerva Melp'meus
aud a host OF others yet eacn c"a'Sc.e'
is graphically define and retains dlS'
tinct indiylduallty oil her own Ia
Minerva we nave inc goddsSS oi
wisdem and science; III MS'poincne 'nc
goddess OF dignity ana e%Vel'ence Q
song; in Ciio the Sodae'S o. history
in Juno the domestic queen Is graphic
ally portrayed. The different cAar-
acters imply divers iaien'S' ye' IN eacl
we find the lall ana vigorous play Oh al