, 1879-03-15

eau. believe It Is woman who io'as la'@n III
this world.-It Is woman behind the wall cast't1E
oil on the tltc that burns brighter and brighter.
This world has always been busr In shutting /
could stop into wealth, except the t1oor OF mar.
riagc. All rfgor or energy, such as lnen put
firth TO obtain this golden key OF 'ife, Is con-
demned mud secuted Is aiiitetnittte, at WON.
m of the upper classes who unlcrtnkeh 10 ret |
wealth, by ier own honest cxcrtton or industry
10 condemned by a thousan voices. NcutiE nil
wolIlen want eotnethInE Of tlIeir own. They
worth tlotMg, at1d they want money that they
ran use as They please, that they con give or
withhold and dispose Of as absolutely theirs,
and not anothcr's, but all The warld seems mr.
ranged SO rs to hinder woman from getting Il:
II seems 10 nc TINT onr sex Es elouRh weighted
by uature, and That, therefore, all the lava aul
institutions OF hoetety ought to act In 1ust The
contrary direction, anil tend to t'nld us tp,-to
widen our Way, to encourage OUT efforts. occanso
We nre tho weaker party and need II most. The
whrId 10 now arranged for lhc strung, and
tlIiuk It ouGht to BE- rcasrangcl for tho weak
willie ashes in s!lcuce AMI repression. Now Il
appears to nc tEAt the taking for granted ilut
oil women, without respect to tasto OF tcmpsra-
tnent, must hare no sphere or opening for their
absilrtlIty ia orr modern, civilization us the
stupid custom oE halt.ctvtIlzei nations by w.iic!
every son, no matter what his character. must
conano himself to the trade. Of his father. No
OF station, or support, or worldly position, but
simply and only IRON tho most holy affection.
And u,Y theory Of litc would be to have society
20 arranged that woman would hare cscry tae'l'
acit that man has. and overv onpurtunity for
acquiring and holding property, Tor securing an
influence, position, and fame, 5nst as nnn 70 does.
tho two We, sexcs They ought 10 hcin aud not hin-
der tho wenkcr patty.. Then man might fee!
that his wife canle To him FROM the purest and
| highest kind Ut .ovc-not driven to him rs
mind to him brcausc eIse muss marry somcboly;
hut choosing h!n intc1lecntly anil freely bc-
cause hcts tlle one nrc to her than al ".
world hesidcs. a superior woTnl. Esttch With
personal attrattions who Is forgetting lcrsoIf
in the enthusiasm. VI some calling or pro
icssion, never becomes On old nuid,-
slc does not wither,-s'c advances rs
longer tnan tl,c u'atron, exhausted by, fu'n!ly
mottcr ii Sex. there IL the female element in
| grand, powerful forms, ne we'll at IN gentle
"" " sfssasqs sesf sPe 1s' ers ttrrble e %a S% %
tnnlablo than the male. Greek my
ts,oIp0y was a perfect reflection Of Mature. y
didn't fit every woman for Que type, but clothed
grace. Minerva d rIal IN celestial ar1nor, lend
il, The forces Of the Greeks 10 battle. There is
ylgor In thcts tmpersonatfon OF Dlana. the
woman strong In herself, srorn!ng. physical pas
sufficient, victorious, and cnpable nf grnn', free
lite OF her own, nut needing to drpcna Oil nlnu.
They also had tl,ctr plump llttlo AphrodttG alla
their god,i,ke Venus, and there was their Juno,
the t,nusckeeper nt,l domestic queen. In short,
the Greeks conceived varluty Of spheres tor
wo,nanhood, but wo iu modcrn times hare re-.
d,ceI all to one-the vine tint twlncs; rs II
there wcra not female oaks und pincs US well rs
male. 1t takes all sorts of people to innkc up
the world, nlM there ought to be provision. tas
Grafton, mid frco course to MI aorts. People
dun't rrnlize whnt II IL to starvc faculties They
understand physica! starvation, but tho slow
fanl!ng md dyinY oftlcsIres a1id capabilities Tor
want of exercise il What tn.y do not understand.
rllrrc Is pu point that requires more careful!
hnalng, to discriminate right from wrong,
extcnt It is q virtur, mud the uubcst one, hut
the1c ure rights Of the Individual tlat ought not
u 10 sncriIcrd,- cur own happiness tins ITS Just
place, all canuos see II to , 1o 'aore t.EIt to
i hut oe ono s'G owes es it " to " COD ds' an IT, IT,
world to bceon'e all that one can be ana to &c
soning authority tint |orbids this ought to u.
II W. would help another escape from an un
reasonable tyrnnny, We ought to do tlntt tnuel
iu rurual.car, sud we can't lutp !ts earrylnr
lis on even II we don't like tie places 1t take:
us through mid It takes v9urage to get out alunt
nl Rulnr dcsnlaic wav-station and pttci, our TEN
ie syrrnniuE renlonstrsnccs or laughing at you
The most of us will sthy In tl,r eur and Wish VI
| hnd1.'t, ui wish It was gDinE better way.
tlont think the cause u woman Will oc advance
III this world US much by mcrtlns together mt
talking about It Us by each individunt woman pro
DosIng to herself soinu Eood work and settnt
= ! nhout IL pot{cntly utu tIuictlv. Thr lives O
r!rs frot, the time they leave school till ,c la
. oi ty,r marriage SHOULD not bu Buvh waste q
1t ts now The girls Will beur beng made grca
u dcal morr self-susta!ning than they nrc or eyr
+ j,nys been. DO not think by this that arn at
i, yucatinE vornan's rights tn lle counnn acccpta
+. ton OF The tern, i mean wonun's Rights IN 8
jnr IA it ia her rjuht to support and u,aIntenanc
T. by lie cxertlop Of hrr own hands. tliuk tie
ara rights, utjd that Il ia very important for til
@ ruod Of society tilut tlese rights sl,oul
ii i,e rrsnectci. nm not IieUoscd
j. instat az, tie Immediate granting OF rulittct
u rirhts in womnu. 1 wvultl<a great teui raths
e rnr,n to tint by cFauual evolution thun by i,
= str,trtiyn revolution. It would n0t be rlrht
j. fnrs, il,rn, whrtl tcra ia so itttu proDnrotiu
~ nlnonr thu women tint they roulu do thetusrlyt