Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-06
ceased husband aud living widow.

Now, that Is a specimen Of unjust laws In
all the states concerning womanhood In
stead of flying of To the discussion as to
whether Or not the giving OF the right of
voting to woman will correct these lawS, let
me say 10 men, be gallant enough. and fair
enough, and honest enough, spd righteous
enough, and God loving enough to correct
these wrongs against women BY your own
masculine vote. Do not wait for woman
suffrage to come, if it ever does come, but 50
far Us you can touch ballot boxes, and legis-
latures, and congresses begin the reforma-
ton. But until justice is done to your sex
by the laws OF oil the states, and women Of
America take the platforms and the pulpits,
and no honorable man will charge Nashti
with having lost her veil.
Again: want YOU this morning TO con-
slider Vashti the sacrafice. Who is this that
sce coming out of that palace gate Of Shu-
shani 1t seems to me that l have seen her
before. She comes homeless, houseless,
friendless, trudg;ns along with u broken
heart Who is she! 1t il Eashti the kacra-
flee. Oh, what n change it was from regal
position to u wuyfarer's crust. a little while
ago approved and sought for; now none 20
poor rs to acknowledge her acquaintanceship.
Vashti the sacrifice. All, You and have
seen it many time. Here is q home empal-
aced with beauty. All that refinement,
and books, and wealth can do for
that home has been done: but Aha
snerus, the husband and the father, Is tax
ing hold on paths Of sin He is gradually
going down After n while he will founder
and struggle like a wild bsa.. in the hunters
net-further away from God. further away
from the right. Soon the bright apparel OF
the children will turn TO rags: soon the house
hold song will become the sobbins Of broken
heart. The old story over again. Brutal
Centaurs breaking up the marriage feast Of
Lapi,he The house full of outrage and
cruelty. and abomInation. while trudging
forth from the ,aare gate are vashu and
her children. There ars homes represented
in this house this morning that are in danger
of such a breaking up. Oh Ahasuerus,
that You should stand in a home, by
dissipatei LIE destroying the peace
and c-mfort of that home. God
forbid that your children should
ever have to rim; their hands, and have pco-
pie point their finger at them rs they pass
down the street, and say, There goes q
drunkar,is child God forbid that the lit
tic feet should ever have to hudge the path
of poverty and wretchedness. God forbid
that any evil spirit, born Of the wine cup or
the brandy flask. should come forth and up
root that garden, and, with a blasting, bills
terins, all consuming curse, shut for ever thu
palace gate against Vashti and the children.
Oh the women and the men Of sacrifice are
soin. to take the brightest coronals of heavenl
This weman of the text gave up palatial resi-
idence, gave up all for what she considered
~;r Ta thar,
sublime. 4 steamer called the Prairie
Belle. burning on the Mississippi river,
Bludso, the engineer, declared he would keep
he bow Of the boat TO the shore till all were
o.f, and he kept his promise. At his post,
scorched and blackened, he perished, but be
saved all the passengers. Two verses Of pa
thetic poetry describe the scene, but tho
verses are little rough, and so changed q
word or two:
Through the hot black breath Of the burning
Jim Bludso's voice was heard,
And they all Ind trust In his stubbornDesa
Ana s s-1s's nI ,1s ne &c H %"Sn I ta1y al al got on
Aforc the smokessacks fell;
And Bludso's ghost went up above,
In the smoke Of the Prairie Belle.
He weren't no saint, but ut Judgment
I'd run my chance with jim.
Lonsside OF some p'ous gentlemen
ri, tna. ~ou,un Wy. 49,. s.s s..I na ~ mn
A Ia a.n, Sor n ,h-rs .r.i shsn
And chris, IA no. going TO he too hard
On q man that died for men
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the silent You do not hear any cutlery from
this woman as she goes forth from the palace
gate. FROM the very dignity Of her nature
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The phiiosopher, confident IN ms nSwiy q.
covered principie, waited lor inc coming o.
moro Intelligent generations willing tnei
men snooid nnSn AZ tne hSneninS Eoo
and cotton gin and steamboat-waiong ioa
long years through the seomnS o. Pniio
sophicai scrools' IN grand ena mesn,neen'
silence. 1aiieo' condemned oy matnens,
hcians, and monks, and cardinals, caricatured
uy"nefe' yet "eithS ano "s'cninS "to
his telescope to see the coming up OF stellar
I reenforcelnents, when the stars in their
courses would fight for the C0pernican syS
ten; then sitting down in complete blindness
Al d deafness to wait for the coming on Of the
gs aerations who would build his monument
aud bow at his grave. The reformer, exc
Grated by his Contemporaries, fastened in o
pillory. the slow fires of public contempt
burning under him. ground under the cylin-
ders Of the printing press. yet calmly waiting
for the day when purity Of soul and heroism
Of character will get the sanction Of earth
and the plaudits Of heaven. Afiiction, en-
during without any complaint the sharpness
OF the pang, and tho vioIencs Of the storm.
and the heft Of the chain, ard the darkness
Of the night-waiting until a divine hand
shall be put forth to srothe the pans, and
hush the storm, and release the captive. A
wife abused. persecutcd. and q perpetual
exile from every earthly con,tort-waiting,
waiting until the Lord shall gather up his
-desr children in a heavenly home, and no
poor Vnshti will ever be thrust out from tbe
palace gate. Jesus, in silence. and answer
ing not word. drinking the gall, bearing