Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-09-04


ture; the manipulation Of our vast
system OF exchange through the mer-
camille world. The management OF
our enormous foreign commerce by
means OF navigation. The municipal
governments Of our great cities. Is
all this woman's work? Clearly not,
since she plays but q subordinate part
in it. However she fully enjoys all
the blessings which our civilization has
not in this field it seems an absurd
idea to educate her for position she
need never expect to occupy. "Ohr"
the Alps. After the close of the war.
April 9, 1865. the South was in very
bad condition. The farms were all in
waste; houses were burne,s to the
ground; everything seemed ruined
beyond repair, but slowly we have
walked over the Alps. The people
had no money; women were left with
no one to depend upon. Their faith
ers, husbands and brothers were either
killed. or disabled for life. We had to
begin at the foot of the ladder and
climb up. Now at last we begin to
see our Italy; we begin to enjoy our
Aosta Of happiness with its pleasures
surro unding, with blue skies. sweet
songs and sweet flowers We have
been twenty y-nine long years crossing
the Alps-long weary years OF want
and toil-now at length we have
reached Italy.
The w. C. L. U. work when frat be-
gun, hedged in from all sides, made
slow progress Prejudice. ignorance
and superstition had for centuries
piled ur barriers, which from human
standpoint seemed inmovable. but
even as tho Angel rolled away the
stone for woman at the Saviour's
tomb. have these obstacles been re-
moved. Obstacles have been over
come which at first no one would have
dared undertake. Dangers have been
encountered which blanched the cheek
but the heart quailed not. Hearts
have ached; feet have grown weary;
but these fond hearts have ever longed
for the blue lakes, the sweet fields and
happy homes where no trail of the
serpent could ever be found. These
nj h~av,
on. ever on. smoothing the rough |
places, removing the briars. tearing
down the barriers which hurl thou
sands into eternity. until now our peo-
pie stand where all the attractions of
this fair Italy stretch out before us,
where the evils, the dangers once hid
den, can no longer be concealed.
And so we will finl-through life
the Alps seemingly impossible before
us beyond which lies Italy.
We can go around the Alps but that
will be shrinking our duty. In our
school work we can get some one to
read Cicero, to prepare Chemistry
Astronomy. Geology. Trigonometry
and so on and seemingly accomplish
tho same end Chat is make our
grades) but there will be a blank
page in the history OF our lives. After
we have finished school we can put
the burdens, the sorrows, the cures
and troubles on other shoulders and
seem to be bearing them ourselves,
but we will not be doing our duty.
Then let us always. when cares. sor-
rows, troubles. or anything of the
Kind arises, strive to bear them our
selves And by never going around,
but over we will finally reach the land
whore ''there will be no sorrow" or
care. where all will find srest sweet
sest" after crossing the Alps. Let us
not turn back, but press on-not
aronnd. Let us climb until at last all
around will be found safety. prosper
ity. peace and happiness.
ANNIE DEAN.
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