The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-05-26

ing color 70 the zhome-like Illusion: u u
had been SAID that the oppositlon to t near, r.
ing ladies' speak was deep ana Tesoilte;.
his q l1 NOT so: Cnarcnes were oPenea
as aIule neiess IIeely Inan as ..e Noltn:
MiaisseIs q Ginsiens Seaom,aaslens ItG
uus.ea .ne aesoIlona. eAeas,sss' ae H.au W. JUG
auuie'lce's .Mels ~ u1I M .sss uo
gLeesympatls.iS anuaai.u ssnsa Ies IA
pers were Gaiiea 3.or anu 2apeis cllcu.aseu -
WIZ, tne pleage Joe men anasWone1 tne
response was mucn more genessalln nsa.e lsnane
Win us. ~ is trle tnae On ene oagphsn
pastors 90 not 'yleid5 tneir pulpals, pre-
lterlng an afternoon an nolr ZOE tne temper
ance meeting; u rs also true tnas, as-a
.rnlei!We nave spoken 1romttne cnancel,1
and an a:slngle !nslance otpastori was
present; but tmss mas csometlmesbnsE
:pened at the North, aud sunday t1s WIFI
ministers q busy day: ss $50. - =.
It had been said that .theuexpectation;
of securing associated effort on the tenn.
perance line from Southern women was
quite Utopian bnt, instead OF this, they
have, been uniformly earnest and rsspo9i;
81 a1ye, beyond what =. .lsaal. az me NoI!n.
3lIue, tney nave gisen ammsalS.e 1I1;a nIItSe
.tlas tney soulu nos .,spsas ~ - P4pIe,
Wnlca lsL tne snal!es1 par ol .ae TStkit :sp
Dut, aL ,tne salue -. tiult, nave euteieu WIZ
the ntmoss INC lnteillgen ce ana 9earI1ess .
INTO our pans JOE securing pieoges, o.o:
and juvenile socletles, the circulation ;of
leaflets, lending out OF temperance booksl
planning for. public meetings, TO pc adj
dressed ~ gentlemen, etc: ts9, ID,
Bnt when I nav nave noticed the marTelonss
facility OF utterance, the varied Yocabu,
larry, the delicacy 7ot appreciation; ana
rare insight OF these ladies, n nave felt
that IN 1T al was q propnecy OF sucn
achievement IN the ART OF public as well
as private persuasion as wonld dim the
laurels OF. their Northern sisters, If q
sacred; emulation did mot rescue: us.,siI
could name women in all the, chief cities
of the South who are no. less worthy TO
be the leaders OF. q people than was, De:
borah OF Old They feel the 5stlrrlngs OF
benignant power; tns mother heart: In
them reaches out with 9. VIDE blessing
Tor humanity. .,.lsif. ~. slsf
Even from their point of vieW--cons
corning which I'VE hayesfreely spoken
the war was not an tnnmixed sfeyil. 1t
helped to individualize each woman's
character; it taught the stern, -butiroyai
lesson'of seif-heip; and, with, the spirited
gentlenesst and ldocility which are a;sure
sign of the highest breeding, many OF
these women, who had hardly ever walt7
-ed upon. themsei :. 70 the' smallest par
ticMar, tooE up dlmeeie tasks, 70 Hn!cn
they Drought no framing, out IN Wnlcn
theys nave granny succeeded. oome are
teachers, some Journalists, some artists,
and not q lew take boarders or s"ep
hotels. The. e.unwrltten annals OF their
heroism, often whispered In my ear by
friends, nave dlgnlneo my esnma!e. OF
human nature; Nor, dosA' ma the Dlttar.
ness toward the North which. was de-
clared;to betso characteristic of,the wo-
men who loved The Lost Cause. ineyl
approached this whole questlon loi ,tne
war from a standpoint aitogetne5 ainer.
ent from our own. Ihey oeilevea lnitne
inal1enaole figa.o ga ol a9.ase W oseceue.a
tne olion. iney haunesei,oesn ~ ISay's' "s
as we! hao, from PUPPY, Ples:, aIu ip'a'-
1orm, 70 o'speil na1'on VIII. q Dlg M
But, whatever may have been the case
in earlier years, sober second thought has
softened; either them or us-or both; per-
haps; SO thatewe can agree to press Tor
ward to the things that are oefore," with
hands clasped in loving sympathy. II
had been said, You must not speak lor
the col0red peoples" but in. almostie every
city we have done so, with the free con-
sent Of the Southern friends under whose