, 1879-07-05

sne senturca on SONG ooitl 1nilosHtlpns In re-.
Grmatlon is added to th,a by d rcliabio
inscription that she waa bansahed and fed to
Sicily. ste may, indeed. have takcn tart tn
Which agitatel her nntive island. but 1t seems
more likofy that she would gtse offcnse by try
INK to strlko OF some Of the Restrictions whch,
In l,cr opinion, l,arassed or degradad her se1.
We cnnc por 10 the Atlenians. Tim
phenomenon that presents Itself hero Is rs
peculiar aud striking a. ANYTHING VIC have yet
examined. Ia Athens NO find
THO CLAssE3 or WOMEN
who we're not slaves. There was ono class who
st could scarcely sea-, more a :teP from ths'r own
every possible may. There has nnothcr clnss on
whnm no restrictions whatever wcrc lnd,
who could u,oso about ,atNi do wbat-
ever seemed good III their own eyes.
bilisy have exchanged places with tho restricted.
and many Of tic restricted envlcd the frcr,on,
Of the other memLurs o[ tlte,r sex. We tro-
ceed to the explanation Of this phenomenon
First Of oil. tic suctent idea of State t,as to
bc firmly kept In mind. The ancient ttrccka IT'D
not dream, a. We laye said, Of any political con.
stitutson more extended than d city. Athens
was the largest Of tfIcsu Cisy'htatrs IN Grccee,
n.U0 citizens These ci.izcns, according to ts.r
Greek idea, rrere oil conpeclct by tics of blood,
mora or less distant; they all wotslIiDei tho
saule gods ia the same temples; nntl they pus-
seassa IL sn' feat d privileges i
tH,rLaucc that, Ia the continuation of the State,
only true citizens should be. ndmittedi
;,, a,n, accordingly tho general nrlncio'e ras
,a'u ao"n. lhat honp could heeomo c'tt
been the ch!!dsrn Of etifzeus. From this IL fol'
ipHed that The utnlost care should be tnketl
tiiat no spurious oi!sprlngs should 1e pa!lned
poa e n ~. ae ts women 1s'. could nt sa
psrops,ety. II was i'atarnl for woman to lore.
Even fhen were powcrlcss before trstsistlblo
!ote. aEu nucn iehs seis"coiitFol could &c OK
nsa H. .iUs sI.oa Meak ~ women: Means taaa. nSf
apythiu9 going wrong. and oecorilrrly
T,,r rIr,y-v.uo,,.,,
lau special aoartments assigned to them,
i,,;,, gSnsra"y ian ~ .'c % nnpcs s.ofy' that ney
na ne tnent ,hen sec ,,n St .ney xen.ute oat.
s HcS wese 10 >; q my
selYss, rstl'er ttlah eSposo thesr wives to theIr
hetRM9or'h Eazs. Ahd' "a order to deiy all
@ noseny o. Ictnptn.1' h % sne women Mdss Wrap
up every pasi " .ae,s pou'es. IN nds'tlon 70
hueh as tnisas uetGr tiic most senil'rcsome.
cnK!et-wo otnah eoala nave almost no ot.cr assoc
;,ao w't tar e,t,ze tan marriage: Ie most
81 marriage, or was followed by severe penal
Lies; anl she gould not marry any but citizen.
Association with stran2cr never could become
mart'aga. Anu, alter slo was married.
terrible disrrnee. Her husta'ul was com:
pclled to send her Away No nun could
On such course, he was thereby disfrnneh!seti:
sl,e va. prssti1'l' etm,'ea irom soeetJ and
any one could tear hGr dress oH, aud ,nultreat
her 10 any extent with tnpunits, provided he
ttoppcl s!loft 81 killing lcE. Her aeeompllco
also might be put 70 oeatn II the husband
eauEht htm. Restrictions OF the tnostr etri!l-
gent hatufe htia puhlsAtneute Inc most terTplo
"cre enlploTcd to
KEEr THE clTizENsrfr ruRs.
To help further to realize the position Of tho
Atllenlan vile, We have to add that Fhc was
generally married nbollt the age Of 10 Or lC.
Up to this time she had seen mud heard Us lltto
~ possible. ana hadAinqufrcd about nothing:
Her acquaintance with the ouutdc world had
been inadc almost exclusively io religious
professions. "Wlfen l was ycars Of ace,f'
taY thc chorus Of women u the "Lysis-
ccsson; then, when I wrA 10, ground the
cakcs for our patron goddess, and then, clad In
4 satIron-colorcd robe, ! was the bear Ut the
brauronlan festssnl; aud ! carried the sacred
basket when became beautiful GIRL" Snch
were the great external events in the life OF II
hleh,eosn Atnonian mail. When sbe married.
her ]ite was not mush more sar1Gh. Her dulles
lay entirely within the house. They were sum,
mnncd up IN tue words. 70 remain inside md
to bn obtdtent TO her husband" sso suDcFin-
tended the female B!arcs who rardcd tic wool
she male. OF nsslsted ~ making, the gar1lscnta
of ller husband md children; sho l1a1 cla1so Of
tho proYision4; and she was expected TO dcynie
sonlc time 10 the lnInnts. sl'o
went out at all, 1t Was 70 SONG
Religious procession Or 10 1uneeals mt, II oEa,
st'c might occasionally visit ienale fEiend nNt
take breakfast with her, Or help her In Romu
hour Of need. For the discharge OF tho duties
which fell to m Athcninn woman no great intel