News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-11-02
A TRIBUTE TO WOMAN.
HOW TO WIN THE AFFECTIONS OF THE
FAIR SEX.

HOW TO WIN THE AFFECTIONS OF TIE
FAIR SEX
heh May be Oppressed Into Obedience, b
Woman is Only Won by
| Justice.
A most eloquent speech at the la
reunion of the Army of the Potomac
Detroit was made by Col. John Atki
son, of that city. Col. Atkinson rose
reply to the last toast, "The Women
America" and poured out his sent
ments in language electrical that hi
rarely been equaled. Here are som
extracts from the speech
Women ale always loyal-loyal
God, loyal to their country, loyal t.
men. They are always patriotic.
They mingle the love of country wit
their cradle songs, and pour into tn
ears of childhood the story of thei
country's glory and their country
wrongs.
If you look over the map of the worl
tonight you will find the women o
every oppressed nation doing faithful
work for liberty. They are teachin.
their children the traditions of thei
race, and inspiring them with hatred
of their tyrants. They are preparing
the way for the overthrow of the Tarl
in Bulgaria, of the Russian in Poland
and of that more cruel despotism in Ire
land which has turned her into garri
son and filed her prisons with her mos
illustrious citizens. Men may be pressed
into obedience. or bribed into allegiance,
but the heart Of woman is only won by
justice. She never despairs in cause
which has her approval.
During our wars, no matter how darh
things looked at times to the soldiers
themselves, their mothers and sisters
and wives were always hopeful. I can
not recall single instance during the
War of the Rebellion where Loyal
woman expressed a doubt as to the fna
result.
Mans part in wars ends largely with
the return of peace.
Not so with women. They are left tc
weep for husbands and sons who will
come no more ; for comrades who take
no part in our reunions who fell on dis.
tant fields and sleep in unknown graves.
They are left to nurse and take care of
the wounded and the sick who return
from the struggle.
Often amid the general rejoicing over
victories they gather their orphan chill
dren to their hearts and think only of
the fearful price at which they have
been won. Ours the glory. Theirs the
sacrifice.
There is only remnant left of the
grand armies which marched up Penn
sylvania avenue in 1866. A large ma
jority have since passed in review before
their God, and in their last moments
have been cheered and comforted by the
presence and tenderness of woman. In
the heart of woman they have found the
soldiers home.
A few that remain of us are growing
with q blanket for a covering would
send the most of us to the hospital.
While our joints have been stiffening
and our blood growing cold, the women
Of the country have been training the
grand armies of the future, in whose
hands our starry banner will be carried
10 heights too dizzy for US to stand on,
md to victories greater than any yet
achieved. They bave been teaching
men tenderness without taking from
heir courage, and making them pure
while adding to their pleasures.
But great as woman's service is in
var, greater still is her influence in
peace.
That which We call our country is
,nly dear to us as an aggregation of
ZONES.
Homes are only dear to US for the
heIter they afford us from the world,
md the love that dwells within their
walls.
They are dear to us as family re-
oublics, working under constitutions
lirect from God; where neither treason
Tor tyranny is possible; where man is
he chief executive, ruling through
Voman as head of the cabinet; where
IL the subjects are regarded with tender
less and solicitude, and where the only
axes imposed are paid in affection and
steem.
But the chief blessing of home is the
7oman who presides over it. It is as the
enter of the home circle that 1 love to
her.
We love our mothers, and can see
mes of grace and beauty in every
vrinkle on the dear old faces. No
oubt we all loved our sweetheats-
vhen we had them-long ago. But
here is something holier and tenderer
till in the regard in which men hold
hose who are their wives and the moth
rs of their children.
In that relation they never grow old.
'he roses give way to wrinkles, but man
ooks through them to the soul, where
il is grace, and beauty, and truth.
If the country would have brave men
,t it teach its sons true knighthood.
let it fill the hearts of its youth with
aspect for woman as Gods best gift to
IAN. Let it be remembered that while
IAN furnishes to his country the bone
nd muscle, it must look to woman for
be heart and soul.
I am speaking to men no longer
oung. Our best years are behind us.
looking back, can any one recall
reat achievement or good deed in do
ng which he has not had woman's en-
engagement or an evil one in which he
as not felt her earnest opposition?
We are moving onward to the river
yhich lies on the confines of life. Our
omrades are mostly over, and we, the
ear guard, must soon cross.
May the years that remain to us be
o spent that we will merit woman's
mile while here, and meet her when
fe is over in the gardens of God
Great applause.
AN ANCIENT maiden lady in passing
he Continental Hotel was suddenly
topped and embraced by a young
Gentleman who called her Mrs. Blank. 1t
7as soon explained that the gentleman
lad mistaken her for relative, and the
pinster passed on satisfied. While