The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-07-11
Cur Women.

truth OF what has been said in yoUi col
umns Of late about Winchester and its
claims as "hcallh resort" Neither
would we question the appropriateness
vt the remarks about the beurdIcss
though harmless boys who, with the
reckless pompoSity Of bondholders, per
ambulUtc her beautiful streets still We
have wondered why somebody has not
said something about thut which to the
stranger, perhaps, is the most prominent
feature Of your mountain town. re.
fer to he noble, handsome women and
"wiusomc lassics,' for which Winches.
ter hus SO long been famous,
1t is well enough, we think, at the
proper time to give prominence to crcry
phase of society, and in turn bring into
relief The different elements which enter
tie warp and w0of Of home as well as
public life. Each class and elan cxcr.
cIScs It's own separate influence in the
great balance Of human effort, either up.
on one side or the other, and if the press
Is IN fact the mirror of modern times.
why not reject this influence that all
may recognize it in its true proportions,
aud thus be able to give honor where it
is due. There is no doubt, ! suppose
that women are the homc.makers of the
world whether they ought to be or not.
! fear that man has been constitution.
III shlrk in this matter from the time of
Adam down to the present day. His
forte lies in breathing and enjoying the
atmosphere Of Il quiet, happy home at-
ter some one else has made it. Men
will fight for their homes and die for a
woman, though too busy to bring in Il
.cuttlc Of coal.
Can it be true that men display all
their snavity and poliicncsson the street
n at their place Of business, and save
Ill the storms and sulks for her whose
heart leaps at the sound Of his football ?
And i true, is 1t JUST OfcoCrsc none
If the good women uf our town crave
the notoricty Of the newspaper, nor is
their power ut all dependent upon its
reports, for We know that in the unset.
isl devotion, the cheerful affection of
mother ora wife, and the innocent trust
If sister, there is an influence that
speech cannot voice, nor time eil;icc;
silent, invisible something that, playing
upon the chords Of the stoutcst heart,
will awaken II melody whose music
rills the very soul No matter how
humble or obscure the life, the memory
# it will rouse the slumbcring con-
cicncc and inspire to better effort the
most obstinate misanthropc. So long us
Beauty is admired and goodness and pu-
'ity rcvcrcnccd, the true woman will
'eccive her need Of praise, and whether
published or unpublished, her life is Il
chronicle written in uniading lines upon
human hearts. But should this fact
lebdr IN occasional acknowledgement
Among the girls of Winchester we do
not notice that any one style Of beauty
prevails, for we discover every varia-
lion, from the "dark-cyed girl Of Cadi1"
to the blue.eycd blonde Of Scotland.
And this is us it should be, for who
would have the flowers all one hucY
How strangely monotonous if the lilies
md violcis Of the valley were all white.
50 in these fields orhigher beauty, if all
he eyes were blue, the language which
hey speak would weary us with its ten
lcrncss, Thank Heaven for the bright
Eyes and light hearts Of our girls.
But while youth is the lovely proba-
ton time Of life, the grand years are
those which follow the days of prepare
ton. When the bloom of girlhood has
ripcned into the fruit Of womanhood;
when with firm step and conscious power
she mounts her waiting throne and
yrasps the jewelcd sceptre to sway the
Icarts and ride in the realm of home
when every silver thread, and furrow
N the brow, tells Of gathered thought,
lew treasures of human sorrow and SYM
oathy; when there has been acquired
utility to struggle with real aliliction,
md, if conquered, to sit patiently down
ill the storm has passed, and when it
shall have swept by, rise up and move
N, looking up to that pure azure which,
% the brave heart, is never long invisi-
Die. Winchester is blessed with this
highest type of Gods most beautiful
,rcatim. Upon her streets can be seen
he taircst in form and iace-womcn
whose pure hearts and cultured minds
have made this world brighter and bet
ter.
Let us join in shout of "honor to our
romcn." But while we thus render
tribute to their virtues let us not forget
that if our shoulders are broad and our
arms strong it was intended that We
share at least the burdens Of life, pro.
tcct and defend them against harm and
shelter them from the pittiless blast Of
Indifference and neglect. u