The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-21
1t seems too obsurd to be printe,

1t seems too obsurd to be printed
when two months ago We noted the en-
gagement of Gertrude Blood, OF New
York. and Lord Colin Campbell, whose
baother married Queen Victoria :
daughter, the Princess Louise. Yet
who can control the passion Of an Oil
fool tempted by young Blood? The wires
announce that to day, July 2lst, Ger
trude will become Lady Co,lu Campbell,
sister inlaw, of the Governor-GeneraI
Of Canada, Lord Lorne! 1t is further
stated that Princess Louise, and the
nobility will attend the wedding. Here
after let ANYBODY speak of British arris
tocratic exclusiveness, if they dare
Miss Gertrude Is the daughter os Vie
toria Woodruff, who with her sister.
Tennie G.. Ciatfiin. published VODd
huU and CIuDHin's Weekly, a sheet that
few decent persons would admit to their
families. One of the editorials becam'
"a matter of national notorlety, II argu
ed that Henry Ward Beecher wa un
doubtedly chargeable with adultery IN
the case of Mrs. clifton, and two OF three
dozen other "Elizabeths, but that it
was no crime, because "a man OF his
physique and vitality could not attain
full usefulness and vigor without having
the loving ministration of many wives.
The effect of this sort of thing was to
Danish Vic and Ten from respect
able society for several years. But both
are women of extraordinary force of
character, aud as they were successful
in business, and declared that they did
not write the obscene articles, (clalmlng
that Col. Blood and Stephen Pearl An
drews wrote them, and signed the .
mems names thereto In their ab,cnce),
the storm soon blew over; and Victoria
took to the Lecture field with greater
popularity than ever. Her Lectures
would create a sensation down South,
out there was enough of common sense
in them to make us regret that all wo-
men could not hear her. She talk plain
ly; and made many pretty eyes open
wide with astonishment. 1t was the
Natural destiny of all women, she said,
to become wives, and mothers; and
were under a solemn responsibility to
Heaven namely the duty OF rearing a
noble progeny-human beings fashioned
in Gods image, Lords of Creation,-
designed to be only a little lower than
the angels" She portrayed the effect
on the intellect, the passions, the tenn
permanent, and the physical beauty, OF
every child, by the conduct, and the feel
tngs, of its mother for half a year before
birth then asked how some women
would answer. at the bar Of @eterpal
judgement, when confronted with the
the fact that they had Brought into the
world a number Of Gods creatures,
who instead of being sound healthy,
handsome, intelligent children were de-
formed in mind and body, by the i'll
humors. the negligence, the vanity or
fashionable frivolities of their mothers.
Pursuing this train, and picturing
the glorious Queendom of Wife hood
and Motherhood, she aroused great en-
thusIaSm among the women OF the
North, and of Europe, taking front
ranks as a woman Fighter. La 1876
she announced herself a candidate for
President of the United States, and re-
ceived some thousands of votes. We be-
lieve. Meantime, she had procured a
divorce from her legal hu. band, Col.
James Blood, after "a long fight in which
both sides were badly despatched.
Victoria then went to England, and
changed her name to "Woodhall,
claiming consanguinity with a country
family of responsibility. By some
means she got into good society, aud IA
few months ago we received a large and
handsome sheet, with a life size picture
OF herself, and some 40 columns Of de
nunciation Of her late lord, (the bad and
base Blood together with Stephen
Pearl Andrews, who she says are try ing
to drag her down, damage her reputa-
ton, etc. CHANGING over her Broad
side We casually called to mind the
old saying-"Hard to spoil bad eggs"
But as the woman has, in latter
years, dropped her public indecencies
of speech and pen, and seems to be
really Jealous for the uplifting of her
sex, and as she has recovered a position
of responsibility we regard her as the
most wonderful specimen Of her sex. at
present before the public.