Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-04-19

herself away from the custodian OF the family
button bag and the cooky jar and tried to be great
even though obstacles, stone walls, and circum-
stances rose up to intervene; but the greatness
was recognized in gingerly fashion, till her son
appeared on the carpet and his greatness COM
manded recognition. At this point, the source of
his greatness is the inheritance from his maternal
grandfather. Women, however, set aside as they
are for reproduction, are more intense in their
feelings than men.
Many mother with lullaby on her lips has
chafed inwardly at some condition Of affairs as far
above and beyond her reach as the sky is above
the EARTH
Women are said to be deficient in logical reason
ing powers-they are credited with grasping at
justice by instinct. Now this is SANDER. The
chain of reasoning is formed with lightning like
rapidty-but it is chain quite the same.
Women are not supposed to know much about
craftsmanship. This is in no wise remarkable
there are few men who know anything about it.
We CLEAN from the daily press some one-sided
views of the political aspect Of the nation; we
hear of a boodler who feathers his nest, and of
stolen ballotbox, but the intrcacies of political
intrigue we generally concede to be beyond femi-
nine comprehension The illogical feminine mind
is prone TO establish standard of its own-un-
reasonable no doubt, but usually on the founda-
ton stone of right.
The Mail and Express of this city sent about
reporter week ago to ask some different notable
women what the would do if they were president.
Fifty years ago this would have been looked upon
as highly remarkable proceeding, but the public
is now so accustomed to woman interference with
rvth thn inf NIT bo,,
ing futter.
With one or two exceptions every woman dis
played large-hearted, broad-minded desire to do
something for the good of humanity thoroughly
impractical no doubt and probably fatal to Sec
ond term.
For example, one woman said tersely and briefly,
eff were president of the United States, should
endeavor to be president of the Union and not of
party. would put good men in Office without
putting good men out.
Politically speaking, she would be mugwump
of the deepest dye
Fancy the masculine uprising about the time of
the first message.
OF truth, women might make statesmen, they
would never make politicians.
There has been dearth of patriots in our coun-
try since the wars have become matters of history
more than memory. The soul-strring speeches of
Patrick Henry and Henry Clay have gone out of
fashion and are no longer called upon to grace and
dignity the commencement day as of old. There
are neither wars nor rumors of wars to make pa
triotism the fashion. In truth it is at low ebb.
1t was Mrs. Mary Hunt, of Massachusetts, who
did more toward the solution of the temperance
problem than any other one person. With her
pen, mightier than battalion of swords, she set
herself to the task. Her idea was an inspiration.
What though centuries of appeals, threats, pray
ers, tears, heartaches and votes have failed, we
still have left us one recourse, we will cultivate it
in the public schools. The youth of today are
learning from text book of Physiology the effects
OF alcohol and tobacco upon the muscles, and the
system generally In each chapter is woven insi
olously little temperance lecture, whose influence
can scarcely be reckoned
MY little son said t0 mo tbo othor L..