Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-09

why, the world cannot understand such
an anomaly in this enlightened century!
One or two individuals might be for
given for having such quixotic notions
but whole community Ny friends,
the foxes are right We will at once go
up, and with a sharp pruning hook cut
down all their trees. -
Do you know the only keyword we can
have to turn the ponderous door of
selfshness and greed that shuts the way
to every unframed human. heart? 1t is
the keywOrd seIf-sacrifice. This princi-
pie does not make women vile, ignorant
or dupes. 1t does not make men selfish,
tyrannical, or lordly. 1t makes men.
humble, Obliges them to go to God for
wisdom to lead mis- family into the haven
of peace and Righteousness; and it makes
women forget themselves and their selfish
want in the desire to help others to be
happy and content. 1t is grand school,
developing all that is good and true in
both men and women. If you don I be-
lieve it just try l. for yourself.
It is the secret of the emancipation of
woman. The curse still hangs over
women-F'thy desire shall be to thy hus-
band, and he shall rule over thee. - It
is being lifted Women here are be-
ginping to love men as men love women.
Now don't let this crumbling of the
ancient oak and ivy tradition deafen you
to the tramp Of the awakening angel.
Love is of mans life thing apart,
IT'S woman S whole existence,
is being gradually done away with here.
Women train themselves to be happy
when their husbands are with them, as
he is with them, and when ne is away
her thoughts and interests go out TO her
home, her children, the greater burden
of which blessed burden that it
isl falls upon her. She is
not confined at home with the
never ceasing calls and wants of
the one wife man. But, gathering up
her little ones, she puts them into her
buggy Gall Utah, and especially polyga-
nous Utah, drives buggy, and away
she goes to neighbOr, friend or meeting.
Women have organizations for mutual
benefit and culture throughout the
church, with ramifications for juvenile
and youthful aids, also for. charitable
purposes in every ward and stake.
Temples and their labors also share her
attention. Every book, every school,
aud, if we could control our own terri
tory, every political office is or would be
open to her if she but chose to enter.
that her brother or husband
is or can be in her own
sphere, for she is acknowledged in
his place, she in her place-his equal in
every sense of the word The paths may
vary somewhat, but they run parallel
and some day may run together in one
common road.
Does this sound strange? Come out to
Utah; go into the society of our women;
take their testimony; visit their homes;
attend their meetings: read their own
papers, for the Mormon women have two
organs edited and published by them
selves and for themselves; make your
self thoroughly acquainted with us from
Idaho to Mexico. Shut your ears to
the howl of the foxes, and then-if you
still call our cherries sour-why, then, l
shall say your fathers have set your teeth
on edge, and you are not competent to
judge.
Who am l that speak with such assur-
ance? Study my name carefully and you
may make out nv secret for yourself.
l should like to tell you some of the
heart histories, the romances that have
darkened or frightened the lives OF Nor
mon men and women. Would aWou like !
to hear me? May l come to you at fuss
ture timer ~. ~