The Penn's Grove record., 1883-05-05
woNESs WORTH, PATRIOTISM,

The hand that rocks the cradle is the
hand that mvoes the world" Emily
Pfeffer has beautifully written. u is
not too much to say of the women ola
nation that they are the molds In which
the souls Of lis men ara set. Women
are often called the weaker vessel
and they tell Hs too, that the devil
whose knowledge is almost unlimited
took advantage of this in the days of
old ill-faied Eden when he tempted
Eve aud captured Adam. II this were
so size has cancled it all for she gave
birth to a Savicr that has redeemed the
world. It has been said to all, great
men have had great mothers. Wesly
had a RENAL kable mother; Washington
never forgot his. Sir Walter Scott has
told you something in their favor. Ike
Marble says, ''BLssed be mothers"
| The old quaker lady lives in history
who when her son must fight ia. the
revolution said, ''Jphn thee must never
get shot in the back. We have all read
of the Roman mo her when a royal
lady visited her and asked TO see her jew
elry, she brought up two beausiful n
and said these are my jewels. In the
last rebellion, a Woman was seen stand
ing with her broom raised in Union
Army. "Granny, what can you do vii
that broom" said one. at viii show
which side l am on" said she. Bar
bara Frietchie is embalmed in song
whose deeds of dur ing, gave the poet
whittier, theme and inspiration when
at Frederick, Maryland; the Union
flag was torn down by the rebels, she
waved it from her window after they
had shot away half the sash. A great
writer has not forgotten in his history
of wars TO place there the bravery of n
devoted wife who carried water to her
husband while Ne fired the cannon and
when he fell, she stood four hours by
her dead companion and fred the can
non herself. And 50 q Thousand her
oins might be pointed too, who are
nucleus around which cluster daring
triumpbs and achievements. And In
the mist of long past years their good
deeds shine like stars and CLEAN over
the trials and tribulations of the brave.
The Legislature of South Carolina and
Louisiana did not forget Thomas jeff
erson's only daughter, when they voted
her S10,0 00 and the stocks they created
sold for S2l ,S00. At Austria in 1872
down in a dismal cell thirty feet deep,
LAFAYETTE the defender of American
liberty lay chained aud his wife In
prison at LaForce. Mrs. Monroe Wis
tied her the day befO.e her execution
and risked her Hfe and her husbands
position to save this martyr. which Was
accomplished and through her influence
Lafayette also was liberated. Madame
LAFAYETTE went Immediately taher hus
hands prison she WAS told IL she enter.
ed she never would be released. Then
I will die with him." was the heroic
reply. But America said no-a noble
mans beautiful Young wife MAS to be
beheaded, her gallant husband offered
to die in her stead. This SC pleased
the savage monarch that he released
them both. When they were safe and
at rest, lie said show beautiful the
King looked" 81 did not notice him,
l was thinking of the man who would
give bis life for mine" Look ut our
authors and women in the high walks
of Journalism. Don't tell us that our
girls are gay butterflies, ignorant of
the duties Of life. See the toiling mil
lions with fingers on the loom, and
needle whose self denial has cut their
comfort down TO a shaving and the
mere pittMice goes TO feed the barefoot
ed children whose worthless husbands
have brought into the would. See the
salvation army with pledges, banners
badges to head off the throngs of yousig
men bending their way TO ruin. There
was a time in the worlds history when
women was idle if The country was in
peril and humanity asked help, she
placed the Uniform on her sons and
unsheathed their saddles. Her infiu-
ence Is in the bud and the next century
will carry her doings far, far into tie
glory that awaits American history.