Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-09-07
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Mrs. Garfield.

The all ctjOu that has fallen upon the
pr,-iHru. and his family has brought it,
vri.u~ members more distinctly before the
nt.lul lu1n was ever the case before, and
a warm sympathy has naturally been
arHu r,l for The faithful wife and mother
W.o tlmust arose from her own sick bed
tu watch over her husbands. No doubt
.brrr : many wife and mother watching
N'h ,ql1l devotion The sick and suffering
husband or sun, through all the breadth oi
u.T and: the duties of family life are no
whore more faithfully performed than with
u,, t.e devoted wife, sister, or mother j.
the rule rather than the exception. But
800 hr-r are lost in obscurily in the silent
.olnl 81 private life. Their examples live
ouy in the memory Of their friends, and 1t
D, o' east Il source of consolation and in.
-rUrtinu wncn we discover by the stern
fight lllctIon throws upon the family of
Mr. Garfield that he is sustained and
watched over in his sufferngs by one
worthy the name OF wife. 1t is on the vir
,lrs uf private life that all our institutions
res. The sacred ties of family and home
give strength to the constitution and the
laws The faithful wife and mother edu
cate, u- a.l to deserve freedom, and makes
Ie,dum possible
A. the r,rm RS daughter, the pupil, and
uttcrwurd the teacher, in a public school,
- he wle of n poor man aboring at hi,
profess ion, Mrs alfeld early learned t.
Practice the virtues that form good wives
and mothers. Frugtlily. simplicity, and
qI.rt study filled up her early life. She
>Ulrrd with her husband a love of books
aai Snowledge; together they read re-
.'.c.'I. gathered facts, and studied to be of
u>r. Their minds advanced equally, and
,,,'tiurd each other. and it would be well
ir al American women could they pursue
..ioer not dlssimilar. How Of en- is the
..r..rt dea .enui amidst the early inhu
..a. of luxury. and the finer feelings losi
Wp tJ'a selti>hn, s.! In nothing is The fu
.u.r 1T American woman 30 doubtful as in
u- H'cu,ctual aspect. Are they rising in
,n'. 'yoncr ? are they cultvatng their
m'ru and mental natures? In many cases.
lnu.uJ,. they are: Il happy training the
M.H|pct aui the affections prepares them
.N .... Omr faithful wives and useful moth
cts. Bl for som" there is no such fortu
ul'r .lllence. They grow up without
r,s.r.iut. and can not teach what they have
Hv.r learned. Happy had they been born
upon farm, trained in public school,
anl hI brought inO early use their intel
.t., and thclr hearts.
II .- bec;tp-e she has been a faithful wife
,'1lou-, intelligent, refined by the love OF
.upS re- that IN the moment of her sor
toN al hearts lave softened and sympath
zod with Ms Garfield as she watches at
l.r husband ,s.Aide The scene is one that
,,nr,,l,l,l fHb.,
w.1.r nation, almost the whole world,
Wt,.l with her, enter the silent chamber,
an share her grief. 1t is no Idle curios.
w. Np transient interest, that leads our
muu.r to this eager sympathy; it is the
impulse Of Il commonwealth the feeling
.ut 4S family and nation we are one,
uur .iicnls are parts of ourselves, and we
>lrr, urr Joys and sorrows. Something
ot 'hIs feeling may prevail in monarch4l
countries where loyalty still fingers, but
tire Iarrjcr of caste shuts out the real depth
o. sympathy 1t is Uuly in Il common
Wa 90, 70 republic. where all are equal,
Nl.r..rv vile can feel almost as her own
III, 1tNou> cares of Mrs. Garfield us she
perform, her sacred duty, and every pat
up. 10 'hr midst Of his grief that in the
painful lght 50 suddenly thrown upon the
In,.4rn : family is witnessed the tender
affection, the perfect unity, that should
unNu every American home. The aged
mother. VINO watches from distance the
tlr Of her dItllul son, lends tender inter.
r,. tl the scene. Her energy and intelli
y"u'- have sustained him, it is said, in al
hi, Useful career. 1t is the American vile
the American mo her, who stand before
u.
From scenes like these" sang Burns,
"od >cJ'as grandeur springs;' aud
whether M palace or a cottage, true love
an. unity IRE The sources of national pros
p,rrl. The educated intelligent woman
soften the savior OF the state. In repub-
lc sine Is, VI alt, most useful. She forms
the niIzn. and guides the family. No
t.u't We are >till living in the infancy of
E,E.Imenls and politics. No doubt the
m..g',cIon> Of our social life will at last
be- mcujr,i; equality in knowledge. more
general industry and thought, will soften
mIca and alter much. We are far from
baU- Is wise as will be our descendents.
bl. u no period of the future will the ten
drr ru1Ic> Of the sick room cease to win
>Eu1 .uv, or the influence of the intelli-
-cl wife and mother fail to deserve the
popaHr esteem. The people offer their
,mpuhy 10 Mrs. Garfield because she has
shown those virtues which they most prize
Iary would tighten, If possible, her heavy
eu'-. and breathe peace to the home oI
'o'r ~. lhey sympathize with every form
o.ali Hion, ana would heal it. They re
'u". nr -rcred duties OF the family anc
homo EHgeHe Laurence, IN Hdrper'
H.tsy