The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-10-13
For the Democratic Advocate,
WOMAN.
Written by request, by Milton Day.

In entering upon this brief essay it is
not our purpose to laud woman unjusti6-
ably, but to deal frankly with her in all her
attributes.
As il is written 'He placed before us
good and evil" it may not be regarded as
sacrilege to say that with her many good
qualities she may inherit some evil propen-
sites. Sacred and profane history warrant
this assumption, and yet tits but just to
say that her evil qualities are most gener-
ally brought to the surface by outside in
fuences Deal gently with her and she
will help you bear the burdens of life and
never slack trace, but if you attempt to
force her and she should shake her head,
unhitch. Touch her lightly and she is
harmless, but jar her and she will go of,
and the place that knows us now will know
us no more forever Where woman leads
by her charms of love and virtue man will
go, and when she leads him by the nose
he's got to go. She is the sunshine of
home or tornado of domestic strife. Her
smile of appreciation would make hero
of coward, while her frown of condemna-
ton would disarm Sampson. Without
her this earth were but lonely barren
waste; with her, a blooming sphere of
thorns and roses. In brief, her influence
for good or evil is simply irresistible
When 'the angels which kept not their
first estate" conspired to thwart the designs
of Omniscience, and waged war against the
Kingdom of God, their efforts proved
abortive and they were cast out of Heaven !;
but, when their commander in chief came
down to earth, and in guise of the serpent
called women to his aid, the fearful work
was done and the conquest made, and, il
Sacred Writ be true as translated, part of
Jehovah's heritage will be held in subjuga-
ton, while the "smoke of their torments
shall ascend up forever" In the darker
ages Of the world woman's influence was
circumscribed, but as the light of literature
has illumined the social horizon her sphere
has been distended and her glory spread
out in fuller bloom, and now she reigns
supreme throughout the civilized world.
She sways the sceptre in church and state.
Principalities and powers are subject to her
will Kings and potentates bow in sacred
homage at her shrine. When in the early
dawn she sought the sacred sepulchre and
cried with heavy heart "who shall roll
us away the stone?" even the angels from
above were at her behest We might
dwell at length upon this subject, but suf-
fee it to say that woman is lovable because
she is mother, sister, sweetheart, wife and
daughter. As mother she will wipe away
all tears from our youthful eyes, and guide
us by her counsels in after years, As
sister she is the ever faithful and loving
companion Of our early manhood As
sweetheart she is the morningstar Of hope,
upon which we rest our future prospects
for better or for worse. As wife she is
adorable as the mother of our offspring,
and as such she will "lead us beside the
still waters of fidelity and devotion, or
with an cratic temperament drive US to
destruction. As daughter our heartstrings
encircle her, for when all others forsake us
she will wash away the Sediments of sor-
row from our furrowed cheeks with tears
Of affection, and as the evening star escorts
the retiring sunbeam behind the curtains
of the night, so she viii brighten the twi-
light of receding life, and with tender
hand close our eyes in death and lay US
away to rest. In conclusion, woman is
adorable because she capped the climax of
creation and became the priceless gem that
formed the keystone to the gigantic struc-
| ture of the universe