The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-03
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NE AMERICAN OIHl.
He Self Reliance. I-odep0adsnes aaA Pr
denee In Love A0ainL
The English girl. with her bloom o.
rugged health. her physical vigor ;ha'
grasped the alpensiock and tramped
through Switzerland. her skill in horse.
mAnship. turned the current o! public
opinion in this country. knocked the
Old ideal from 1t. pedestal. and suhsti.
tuied a new order o. being. The crisp
air became bracing. dyspepsia and
neuralgia were whistied down the
wind. and In their stead came the love
of exercise. a generous appetite. ply
steal and mental poise. a certain dash
and daring which. added 20 the natural
endowment o. beauty. hare rendered
her irresistible. The education o. the
American girl throws her on her oun
resources. develops self-rc.iance. makes
her independent In England u girl
i secluded; IN France she has little
freedom. aud rarely faces the rcaii-
ties o. lie until she is married; ia Ger
MANY she bows 10 the decision az her
parents without q thought % question
ing its wisdom. In a. the older civil
izations the medi9yal notion Of her in
!~eriOri,y uEconsciou-ly prevails and
gives color TO her social relations. Ia
this country she ID babiiuaiiy In the
company OF gentlemen. and 20 famil-
iarly that the u the situation
very 500 gives way 20 practical Iudg-
mcnt. American methods have shown
b advantages " AN early association
Of the sexes. While there may be
some loss in this there Is certainly a.
overwhelming gain. The American girl
does not become mannish. but simply
prudent There i. no change 10 the
fineness Of her fiber. though We some
times detect "a degree OF worldly wis
dom which seems a bit premature. She
very early learns To ~!orecas; her future
and make preparations for IL with due
regard TO the necessarics Of l!fc-a
comfortable home aud a fair bank sc-
count. She is not, m~ercenary. but sim
ply .elf-produc;ive. She does not give
love in exchange for wealth. but merely
holds her AFFECTIONS In allegiance until
the providential opportunity presents
itself. making herself the sole Judge Of
Ahe providential character Of that OPP
~pO-tunity. II would, however. be un-
just in an article Of this kind 10 forge,
the claims OF the American wife { O our
consideration. She is too frequently
neglected in the literature OF the time.
This arises partly from her own love OF
retirement. but mostly from the fact
that her daughters occupy nj the space
in the foreground. In mos; countries
this order OF precedence is reversed.
and the matron is the center o! observ-
alton, while the young ladies remain
in b shadow. The pecullarities O! our
ma;rons are well worth study. II will
repay us TO break through the bevy
OF gay girls and examine the live. ~
their mothers. There are few spot. on
earth where the wife il more truly 4
heipmeet 10 her husband. She is full
W. ~. NV" su XIV - w b't
resources. able To comprehend a mans
energy and enterprise. and practical
enough TO become his confidential ad-
wiser. a good wife is always the bes,
part OF her husband. TO employ "a Hi
bernicism. and the American wife de-
serves the admiration and reverence o!
the world. She sacrifices without a
murinur. endur-s without n cry OF pain.
makes the best OF poverty. and adorn-
wealth. She worships her children. IL
unspeakably proud Of their t~riurnphs.
scorns all mercenary motives IN her de-
sire Tor their happiness. wears the
crown Of old age with grace and
and by patient endurance ~
and Christian resignation under the Ills
OF life earn. the alteration which every
true man gladly lays at her feet. While
are exceptions Ia this rule. they
only serve the paltry purpose OF prov
ing it TO be- generally true. Take il for
all in all. We eoubt II there is u spo,
on the green earth in which more hap !
piness abounds than in an American
Y. Herald.