Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-06-19
AN ECHO.

Mn. EDIToR:-l read lliram's
Crowded Out in your last issue and,
unlike him, in regard to bcing called
egolistic, | beg leave TO supplement
his remarks.
When u strong-willcd man with a
strong right arm depending on his
physical power, pushes his way
through the crowded thorough
fares Ur life and loltily assumes his
position at The top Of the hill he is eX'
IolIed, n brave, great man." But
where is the applauding voice for the
weak, gentle woman who has striven
hard IN the upward path? This time
she requires less space, physically,
than man but see how they crowd
her! Conventionalily chains her TO
degrading dependence.
Read the records of the past, has
she not been hampered, bound by
cable cords TO certain post of duty
in life? Yes, considered Il connecting
link, as il were, between the vegetable
and animal kingdom of the active
world, possessing animal attributes
but no power of locomOtion. dc
nothold up AS models Susan Antho-
ny or Belva Lockwood, no, thrice no
for believe there are two distinct
separated spheres of action in the life
of duty where man and woman may
perform each their respective parts
yet | contend for common arena
also where face TO face they may cross
the swords of possibilities.
Allow her some liberty of thought
give her credit for originality; and
do not imagine her but tender vine
clinging closest in the storm, Of nc
service whatever to the sturdy oak
but to blush upon its quivering leave
and TO bend its slender frame to thu
caresses ofits strong supporter.
Let her feel and know that her sym
pathy is appreciated, her suggestion
worthy of consideration and her co
operation needed.
But come not here to plead TO
woman only. There are spirits, re
gardless of distinctions of sex, tina
ase constantly crowded out in thi
stormy warfare. Peculiarly cOnsti
tuted, they shrink involuntarily frol
, closer contact with the selfish nature
crowllng around them, and are al
; ways those who fail 10 find on
"where the fish bite best" Wrappc
f in their own unfortunate conditio
: they never accomplish any visibl
, results always yielding to more push
, ing minds. How woiully awkwar
/ are the attempts to throw off this ma
: tural enveloping cloud. George Elil
calls Il girl selfish who says, alway
f people do not understand me, neve
/ do not understand other people.
. This may be 4 species Of sellishne'
+ but it is certainly not cultivate
' variety spontaneously it springs u
: in the Individual and grows deflantl,
s There is now no room in the woll
\ for individuality; genus will erclon
f be an absotete word having no plat
!. in the current leXicous. These "crOwt
q ed out" natures might be genuis'
f often times, mad, eccentric creature
+. to set on fire the mighty throbbin
4 pulses of the vast world /; but the
? have not the will force complet
;. choice is decided but volilion
r wanting. They endeavor to prote'
Il themselves from the sharp elbows
v the joslling crowd by hiding in the
. narrow shells, !, who write this, a
n one of these unfortunate creatur
not only "crowded OUT from Con
mencement Sermons, from the larg'
Il division of spoils, from hearing nev
d first or from quietly swallowing Il
v glorious southeast corner ofa chickt
d (pie p but from all the joys of Il
IT present social system.
h hope to profit by Iliram's GOO
v advice and to appropriate to my oW
Il use many of his sunny suggestion
L.