The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-13

| coHuition. Sh0ulu lie 40 inns INC f"Piu
nothings" of l.. 5. and others OF her lK
would soon cease to trouble him.
| However, some portion OF our frlend Iet-
| ler-such a nice, w0manly (n0 offtnse IN
tended letter as IL is-prOye that he mas
! upon the whole thriven upon the food set
before him. while yet, il Is pity thar , ne
should have been sufficiently contaminated
| by force of example 20 rush into PRINT.
As to the standpoints from which eacn
| Sex judges the others characteristics ana
feelings, they are SO radically different ana
| antagonlstic that il seems futile to nope that
| they will ever, in this world at least, be rec
| onciled. 1t does not appear unreasonable 10
think, however, that as most mothers come
into so much closer relationship with thelr
sons from infancy to manhood than fathers
often do with their daughters, woman ought
really TO understand
MANS TRUE CHARACTER
Better than he does hers. 1t may be that L
am mistaken in this view, and | willingly
confess that the best because truest dellnea-
tons of female character which | have ever
read have been written by men-gl1ted
men, that is, not the average specimen.
Now. as to the distinguishing traits OF the
sexes, listen to RuskB, who says:
We are foolish and without excuse foolish, In
speaking OF the 'superiority'' OF one sex to Inc
other, as II they could be compared III similar
things. Each has what The other has mott each
completes the other and Is completed ny the
other. They are in nothing alike, and the happi-
ness aud Perfection Of both depends OH each ask
Ing and receiving from the olher what The DINER
only can give
Could any definition be more explicit or to
the point than this?
That the wearI d book-keeper or business
man enjoys the sight of bevy Of ladies,
even if their errand be nothing better than
one OF those fearful Ordeals" which are so
SarcaSticalsy alluded to, is doubtless trge,
for it is generally true that the wearled
seamstress or teacher rests her eyes, if she
may, upon the gladstone gambolS 81 children
or feasts them, if she can, upon the beauties
of
SOME FL0WER-DECKED GARDEN
The sight of beauty is ever restful to tired
eyes wherever seen, and no feeling or envy
need accompany the sight, for to the I'M
selfish another's happiness Is always graft
flying
If Bachelor were n Benedict instead; II
he had ever watched the inner workings oil
even happy home life; witnessed the many
veXa,ionS and annOyanceS which are con-
stantly incident thereto, and which not
even the truest conjuga or parental love
can always avoid or prevent; telt Win the
Psalmist, ooh, that had wings like dove,
for then would fly away aud be at rest.
and then, donning his hat-all that is uSu-
ally necessary in mln's caSe-leit this
heated home atmosphere and hied him to
fresh fields and pastures new" for
game of billiards" or ''to the lodge" he
would have better underst ndtng OF the
minor "immunities" or privileges" of man,
and some of the pains and penalties OF
woman, whose duty 1t is to remain at home,
bring order out of chaos, pour oil upon the
troubled waters, rock the baby TO sleep and
right W" generally. She has not even
THE soLACE OF A CIGAR,
And if she thinks. for time, strong
| thoughts she must by no means elothe
those thoughts in language, lest she unsex
a Fp mar
las a matter of fact-if it exists at all
woman's special woe is char9eable to her
| SELF" and so remain silent True woman
is weak creature, full of faults and foibles,
an enigma, bunch OF contradtc-
| tions"-but If she were perfect and the law
of the Survival Of the fittest' were en-
forced, where would man he? Would she.
the woman, not be ike the lrshman In the
story, riding alone?'
In reference to the treatment Of "the
down-irodden and unfortunate OF their own
| sex" by wUmaakind, Bachelor is most GER
tainly right While mans inhumanity to
woman is prolific and unfortunately un-
| falling topic OF conversation among women
| of all classes and all nations, in castle or
| cottage, drawing-room or kitchen, with the
| brilliant us with the stupid, there is another
| equally important factor in this worlds
| misery, and this Is woman's inhumanity to
HER SISTER WOMAN.
Much as every true man and earnest,
| thinking woman must deplore this it is i'm
| possible to deny its truth. Happily for
| these unfortunate and down-trodden" ones
| the more noble women OF our times are
realizing. as never before. the depth of their
necessity, as well as of their degradation,
| and are extending helping hands 10 upIlft
| these. their fallen sisters. Socetles arc
| being established to aid and sucCor them In
| every possible way, aud very many more
women would gladly assist with heart and
| hand in this work were it not for their
moral coward ice-I can think of no more
| appropriate term-the fear of contamlnat-
! ing influences and the knowledge that, no
| matter how pure woman may be, men are
almost certain to judge her by those with
| whom she associates. Even If the associa-
| ton be only casual-au erraud OF mercy,
! perhaps-yet busy tongues VIII still be ready
to place an evil construction upon the most
| innocent motives. Many women who would
willingly give the contents of their purses
| to this cause dare not throw prudence to
| the winds and risk their regulations.
These are base and selfish motives, L
| know, but
ESSENTIALLY HUMAN.
Men. asserts Bachelor" as a rule show
| these uDfortunates more consideration"
| and well they may. The woman who mas
| fallen from Virtue-l take 1t for granted that
| lie refers to this class, though there is many a
down-trodden" woman who is as pure, as
| spOtleSs and chaste as her most immaculate
| sister can be-is usually tempted by two
| foes. The one, an inner foe, the strong
| love within her own heart for its unworthy
| object; the other, an outer foe, whose sole
thought as far as she Is concerned Is the
| qualification of his own evil desires. What
wonder that the frail bark thus tossed be-
tween Scylla and Charybiis is so often en-
| Quilted in this maelstrom.
Men do well to be kind to their erring
sisters, if but to cover the sins of their err
| ing brothers. AS ye SOW, so shall ye
reap" and, while nearly every woman has
undoubtedly sometimes wished that she
were masculine instead of feminine, it may
be that the reaping- time-the haryeSt-will
change this regretin;O thankluneSs. L. S.
san francisco, March 3, 1891