The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-15

NaAAAaltNEA III - - Ahi lAAsALAs s-LA6 ~ -
no exception To The rule. The writings
of Goethe can never have any such at
fractions for n.e as Shakespeare. because
nearly all the womanly characters of tho
great German have some kind Of turpi-
tude. There Is lis Mariana. with her
Clandcstiac scheming. aadhiS Mignon. Of
evil parentage. yet wOrSc than her anCeH-
tors, and his Theresa. the br1zen. and
his Aurelia of many intrie's"s. u his
FliliIa. thc termagunt. aud his NCl.na.
the taruisl.e-i. and his Baroness and his
Countess, ami there Is seldom q wou.auly
character in all his voiuminous writ
inES that would be worthy Of resi-.
dencC iii u respectable Cutl cellar. vet
pictured and ~draDlatized and cm1iazoned
till all the literary world l. compelled 10
see. No. nos Give me William Shakes
pcarc idea of woman: and | see il i'll
Desdemona. and Corielia. and Kosalind,
and ImogeD. and Helena, and IIermione.
and Viola, and Isabella, and Sylvia. and
Pcrdita, all OF them with enough faults
to prove them human. but enough kindly
characteristic 10 give us the uthor'
idea OF womanhcod. his Lady Macbeth
only a dark background 10 bring out the
supreme lovclines> of his other female
characters.
Oh, women Of America! rise 10 your
opportunity. b no slave to pride, or
wOrldliness, or sin. Why ever crawl in
tho dust when YOU can mount q tEroncl
Be queens unto Col forever. Hail
Fashti.
Again: | want YOU To consider Nashti
the yelled. Had she appeared before
Ahasuerus and his court on that day,
with her face uncovered, she would have
shocked all the d,iicacics of Oriental
society. and the Very mon who in their
i~ntoNication demanded that sh" come. in
their sol~r moments would have desDised
hcr. As some flowers seem to thrive
best in the dark lane md in the shadow,
and where the sun does not seem to
reach them. 50 God appoints to most
womarly natures n retiring and uuob-
trlsivc spirit. Col once in q while
docs call an Isabella II the throne.
or a Miriam to strike the tiulbrel "a
the front of a host. CT a Marie hu;Oinctte
To qncil q French mob. or a Deborah 10
stand 1t the front Of an armed battalion.
cry inE out: up! up. This is the day
in which the Lord Will deliver Sisera into
thy hands" And WHEN women ar" called
to UGH outdoor work and to such heroic
ltions. God prepares them FOR it; and
q have iron in tIoir sonl. and liaht.
ninys in their eve. and vhirlwirds IN
,hoir breath. and the borrowed strength
Of tie Lord omnipotart in their ri,,Lt
arm. They walk through furnaces as
though ,icv were HODGES Of wild
flowers. and eros seas as though
they were shimmcring sapphire. and
all the harIic5 II loll Sink down
to their dungeon at the stamp Of their
womanly INDIGNATION. lut these arc
exceptions. Generally, Dcrcas would
rather make "A garment for the Door
Lov: Rcbccca would rather fiji the
trough for the Camcl: Hannah would
rather make a coat for Samuel: The
Hebrew maid would rather give n
prcscription for Eaamau's leprosy.
the woman Of Sarrrta would rather
gather n few sticks To cook n meal for
fami5hcd Elijah: Pnclc would rather
carry a letter for the Insured
apostle: Mother Ioi, would rather
educate Timothy in the Scripturcs. When
| see "A woman going about. her daily
dutv-with cheerful dignity presiding mt
the table: with kind and gentle. hut
firm. disci-linc presiding i'm the nursery.
going ont into the world without any
blast Ct trumpcts. following in the foot
STEPS q him who went about doing good
Il say: This is NaShti with n veil on"
But when ! see 4 woman Of unDluShing
bOldncs., loud voiced, with a tongue of
infinite Glitter chatter. with arrogant
look, passing through the streets with n
masculine swing, gavlY arraycd in a
very hurricane Of millinery, | cry out:
WASN'T has lost her veil When l see