Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-25

Gays now past, but my time has been to
fully occupied to contribute much TO il,
columns, and 'dging by the dearth ui
correspondence | should suppose all o.
the contributors of this department hev,
been equally husy. But autumn Is her,
in all her holiday robes, and with the long
evenings before US hone that we shall
each find leisure 10 i>t down a fevr
thoughts occasionally % Instruct, amgs.
or interest our sisters of the housnha'4
To nc O,tohrr is the Iovnliest month
ia the year. P0.dl', ~ sgyo'd o'L.r
days in this month hiyo taou. +.
perfec'. wish tha. lha dwcllcr- in cities
VINO A1ck tn tho country in july ana
August could stand with nc 10 lay OF
Prospect Hills anl soc the long stretch
OF m)untain, hill aud valley sprca before
me, glowing in all ihe varied hues ot HE
rainbow, and the soft azure SKY wi,hom
flock Of cloud, over all, aud hry would
never rave over the beauties Of ~aSnn
again. But perfect O;.ohar DAYS clr7o
always last, and soon Novambs. c.'H
and drearg," vii &c. 4aro. AMI f,!'nHiac
iari after W. r1an EW.s.s cl,l au.
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apJ;t.S. ps;..s ll - vs., MIA "
wife toiling for q thankless husband, an
''the loving husband working to su@sart
in luxury a frivoloas, doll wife so mucl
that one would amoSt suppose lhan f.. be
the rule and not the exception; thu, here
are selfish, indolent husbands who allow
their wives TO do their work, and indolent
selfish wives, who shirk all responsibilities
on to tn sir husbands, must be admitted
but in comparison to the whole number
the cases are rare.
And now may be allowed to qu,., :
whole paragraph of Miss Taplin's article
rs have something to saw on the subla u,
or subjects she treats?"
"If woman's daily round Of dat,
seems dull and sordid, it is because sht
makes it so. 1t is Just as easy for Abigia
in her cotton gown, to have prlpI
thoughts and noble aspirations as for Mis-
Flora MaeFimsey in her robe of satin
Love and duty will gild the humblest lives
And after all, what can be a greater dos
tiny than that of wife and mother? Sh,
holds in her toil.w hands the kcvs o
a nations greatness. Man builds foll
walls and she makes it home. She hold
the fate of the little lives entrusted 10 nel
charge and moulds them at her viii
While her husbands business urosperit,
depends entirely on himself hi, soci
position depends on her. It was wei
enough for 'rennyson to tell his "sha,loN
hearted Amy" that her husbands grossurs
would have power TO drag her down; he.
Amy been u true hearted woman ,ha
would have raised him, or remained llon
on her higher level. Our lives are wAa
we make them; whether for good or evil
our paths are before us; it only depan.
on ourselves which we tak9. .'-E,1ig
Louise Tapltg in The Para'.
Yes, no doubt it is elsor for " Abigal
in her cotton gown. if she be n womn
of mind, to iujo &c in noble aspiration
1.-THE cotton gown l. no clga that car
confine a erand snu) than for Miss Flor
McFhmsev in her satin oavr, for Mis-
Flora McFlim,,y is the type of a clts
who do not indulge in aspirations Of Nh .
kind, their only aspiration is to be fashion
able. But the satin gown is no bar t.
noble aspirations or grand thoughts, TN
noble soul will indulge iu mob aspir,
tions whether dressed in cotton or silk
There can he no higher or nobler ds 8. /