Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-24
BEDINGTQN NEWS.

Miss Snapp, of New Jersey, was
the guest of Miss Mile Mayhem, on
Sunday last.
Miss Jennie Mayhem is visiting in
Leetown.
Miss Kate Merchant, of Vancleves-
vile, who has been visiting here, has
returned home.
Mr.. Ken. Poole has returned home
from visit to his brother in Wash
ington.
Mr.. J. M. Pyne is in the drug bust
ness in Martinsburg.
Mr.. Frank Myers picnic a few
weeks since, was quite a success.
Bedington S. S. picnic was one Of
the best ever held.
A son of Mr.. w. Nipe, of Haines-
vile. was caught by large black
snake few days since and complete
ly encoiled, when aid came and re-
leased him from his perilous situation,
strange to say, he was not bitten.
Mr.. G.. A. Means returned from
Baltimore, surprised many of us all
knowing ones, for he brought with
him his, elegant library, numbering
about 600 volumes of literature. It's
a pleasure to visit his home and see
the same.
Woman is to take care of worth
less men. To live and do for them."
The above remark was made in or
binary conversation by a woman
more advanced in years than middle
aged, and the thought that struck me
was-Oh! how true-but the ques-
tion that presents itself to me with
more than ordinary force, is,-does
she always do it? Does she always
perform her intended mission on
earth? With all due respect to that
lovely and amiable being who is the
mother of the races, / am compelled
by multiplicity of substantial reason
to answer in the negative. God Great
ed woman not to usurp authority, but
to be companion and help-mate for
man. I imagine, judging from the
circumstances and conditions of the
man in his primitive state that God
intended woman to be the refining,
elevating and moralizing element in
that class or species of the animal
kingdom known ashuman beings, the
refining influence of which was to
point, guide and direct man to purer,
loftier and holier ways, and inspire
him with pure and holy motives, and
to excite in him passions of love,
obedience and subservance to the will
of the Divine Master.
Taken as she is from man, she is
part of him, and most certainly the
most refined part of him. Not the
coarser and unpublished passion of man
was taken, but taken from the seat of
all that is beautiful in love, in charity
and piety-the heart. Can we con-
clude otherwise than that God was
seeking for purity and holiness. and
as means Of spreading it broadcast
among all people and nations, imbued
this element with a love of heavenly
things,-that she might use her in
| fiuence for good, wise and honorable
purpose. To elevate man, in fact the
human family. To shed her light in
radiant beams and with penetrating
force for the perpetuation of grand,
noble and high resolves. To exert
herself and sprinkle her intended
pious influence so increasingly and
with such fervor and alacrity that it
would be felt far and wide. By her
example and teaching inspire man to
rise from the sloth and mire, that he
naturally by his sinful nature, will
inevitably get into. To teach him
the ways of christian. TO cheer and
comfort him. Does she always do all
this? Echo answers no. For proof
of it, HE yourself TO summer resort,
Cape May or Ocean beach. Go into
the cities. Aye, go into the home,
and your gaze will meet that which
establishes and proves that she does
not always perform her intended mis-
sion. However to the credit of wom-
an be it said she is not boating alone,
man is there also. EDMUND.