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

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1t causes no novel sensation in woman's breast
to be assured that all the vices of mankind are
generously rolled up at her door. That she is
either directly or indirectly the source of all evil
The Bible makes magnanimous statement about
the love of money being the root of all evil.
Presumably woman enjoys that distinction. Upon
this subject since the world began philosophers
and sages have left their opinions craven in stone
'Twould take volumes to contain their ideas of her
power for evil. She has for countless generations
been bluffed into believing it was all the power she
had.
Ii the substance from the vices has adhered to
her skirts, she has brushed it off as best she could
and been glad it was no worse. Her resources at
cleansing and skill in remodelng are great
After telling us that 'there is no suffering, no
injustice, no misery in the earth but the guilt of
it lies lastly with you,' Mr.. Ruskin goes on,
"Men can bear the sight of it, but you should not
be able to bear it. Men may tread it down with
out sympathy in their own struggle; but men are
feeble in sympathy, and contracted in hope it is
you only who can feel the depths of pain; and
conceive the way of It's healing. Instead of try
ing to do this you turn away from it; you shut
yourself within your park walls and garden gates,
and you are content to know that there is beyond
them whole world in wilderness-a world of
secrets which you dare not penetrate, and of suf-
fering which you dare not conceive"
And this great power whose negligence and
ignorances are so justly rebuked is woman.
The declining years of the nineteenth century
have sought to impress this upon her mind. They
have turned new light upon her powers and she
has set to work with will.
She has been thinking out the salvation of the
world. If the responsibility is loaded onto her
shoulders and has come to stay she looks it brave
ly in the face She bids her tears to stay them
selves and her chin to stop its quivering. What
will this world be when woman's chin stops quiy-
ering?
They say so sweety of us: ''The hand that
rocks the cradle rules the world" The grown-up
masculine world has never sought to usurp this
inoffensive power. Perhaps next to self-preserva-
ton the first sentiment the boy gives utterance to,
is his appreciation of his superior position as
boy. A lady in Ohio who had four sons was the
recipient of some expressions Of sympathy from
friend on the subject. "What pity one of your
bows had not been little girl was remarked.
This was overheard by one Of the juveniles, who
burst forth in high dudgeon: "Well, now, I'd
like to know who d "a bin 'er; wouldn't "a bin
'er; Tom wouldn't a bin 'er; Joe wouldn't "a
bin 'er; Ed wouldn't "a bin 'er; and I'd like to
know who'd "a bin 'er?'
As rule the sterner sex is willing to forego the
honor.
But well we know that the supremest virtues of
life spring from the mandates issued at cradle
rocking time.
If this is true, why shall this gentle hand that
rules so wisely, the while she lays the foundation
rock of truth for the world, abdicate so early?
1t is to no ordinary hand that falls the BOOKINGS
and spankings of future presidents-and never yet
was there gifted, successful man but back of him
was the energy, self-denia and inspiration of some
good woman.
'sThe guilt of it lies lastly with YOU" What an
accusation to be lowered upon the heads of help
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