Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

We arc glad to note that V. l. Con-
verse is making q good record at
Pierre this winter. So far as we have
been able to learn he Is, practically as
we'll as Theoretically q pure, good
hearted. honest man.
Col. Colby, an attorney of Beatrice,
Nebraska, and who had charge OF the
state militia during the Indian trou-
bic at Pine Ridge Agency, has adopt
ell the little Indian baby found OH the
battle field OF Wounded Knee. -Four
babies We're found alive by the sides
of their dead mothers, four days after
the battle. All died from the expo
sure except this one. who, though its
ears and feet were frozen some, is do
ing nicely now. Col. Colby's wife is
editor of the .Woman's Tribune and
is i'll Washington for the winter. In
the meantime, her sister, DR.. Mary b.
White of Beatrice. is caring for the
baby. Col. Colby has named it Mar
gucritc Elizabeth, but Mrs. Colby in-
sists that it shall be known by the IN
dian name of Zintlla Lanuni, (Lost
Bird). 1t is described by DR.. White
as a bright. happy baby Of eight Or
nine months, whom no one could help
loving.
Many of you women arc depressed;
you brood over your wrongs; you
say, 81 cannot forgive" You arc on
the wrong road. This is the way.
"Forgctting the things that arc be-
hind" Stop thinking Of the past; as
one thinketh, so is he. Act in the
"livng present and think Of the tu-
ture .'Ah" you say, :.lt is that too
that troubles ne. wonder what
will become of the children. won-
der how we shall get along; dread
TO think Of it all. :ln getting older
and am not SO strong as used to beg
Well. il there was no God who calls
Himself our Father. should not Won
der at your thoughts and fears: but il
| were You would find cut what
He says about weak people. and oil
people. and poor people You dreac
; poverty yet il you searched the scrip,
lures you would find lie says, ''Bless
ed be yc poor" And then with re
gard to age read that when VIC sc
old lie will .:carry'' us; and il You tea
. YOU may have to leave your childrcs
He says. ':lcave them to me. ''-Mls
Margaret Hottomc. in Ladies' Hon
journal.
We often wonder how many mel
have ever really tllcd to put thcmsclvc
in q wonan's place. Fancy Il man pu
on trial before Il court composed en
, tircly Of women. Fancya man goiI!
ycaraftcr year to pay his taxes Whcl
: he was denied representation. Fame.
!, him bearing, year after year. the bur
don OF work for the churches with IL
voice in their councils. Fancy hin
sitting quietly listening to the aver
aga Fourth Of July speech, dcclasin.
this to be {; government Of the peopl
when he knew half the people Wer
distranchised. Can any one lmGgine
5 man in such Il situation holding Iii
c peace, and would anyone respect hin
i for it if he did? Yet he has no NOR
at stake in government than a Womal
has. 1t involves his dearest interests
but SO does it hers. She is equally
Z amcnablc with him to every law
Who is more concerned than u woman
I III every law affecting the home. prop
crtv. marriage, and divorce and viii
> has a greater stake in the war? Il
: short. though woman cannot lift he
Z finger to change the law, she Is no
II therefore exempt. The law does no
N let her alone. Ii intcrtcres in ever,
step from the cradle to til
grayc-Woman's Standard.
;. According to the report Of DR.. Vim
cents recent address to the lnstitut
: of Sacred Literature lie has not ad
vanccd much from the days when Ii
used to say in one Of his famous lee
" lures that he thanked God there wer
= few such women as Mary A. Liver
morcand Frances Willard. 1t seem
, strange that this otherwise much t
be admired man should have taken I'D
on himself the authority to scparat
into two classes the women who's
characters arc recorded in Holy Writ
> Gods women and those who are no
Gods women. Miriam. Huldah au
n Deborah he classes with the latte
1t while Rachel, Ruth and Mary are {
F. the former. just why he puts God