St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-01
''Nain was the man, and false as vain,
Who said. were he ordained to run
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''Vain was the man. and false as vain,
Who said. were he ordained to run
His long career of life again.
lie would do just as he had DONE
And the woman was equally vain and
false, if she ever said so, which she
probably did not; for a woman's retro
spection is more regretfui than a mans,
her remorse more keen, writes Mrs.
George Archibald.
How plainly the CHASTITY records of
suicides prove this. Men die because
they will not face the result of their
evil; women from the agony of remem-
brance and shame. 1t is woman who
comes to say in the light of maturity,
and from moral standpoint, elf | were
to live my life over l would do thus aud
so, amending"
What would she do?
Having been woman of conscience
and honest purpose; having learned
wisdom from her mistakes, and charity
from her own weaknesses; having eS-
capped the sins of premeditation and
repented of the errors of circumstance
and impulse: having been neither saint
nor sinner; having faith in God, in
human progress and ultimate victory?
What would she do at the beginning
of womanhOod to make the best of her
own Individuality, and thus do the best
for the world?
What would she do if she were girl
again?
She would remember that the germ
OF every high. and holy, and tender, and
generous, womanly quality is in her
own heart. This knowledge is inspira-
ton, Is hope, is comfort, strength and
power. But. lest she bear herself with
too lofty eminence, she would remeIn-
Der that the germ of every cruel. base,
treacherOus sin is also in her own heart.
Ihls knowledge. at the beginning, is
humility, prudence, admcnition. pro-
lection and gentle patience with the
errlng.
If were girl again, should know
there is no life better than that which
includes the common lot of woman-the
joys and sorrows of Wifehood and
motherhood. While lives may be noble
without these, no life, however humble,
can be ignoble if it worthily contains
them.
here can be no success without con-
SclOuS or unconscious preparation. The
successful wife and mother will have
both. UnconsciouSly to her, the disci-
love of childhood's experiences will
teach her. And consciously the discern
mentS, activities and observations of a
true maldenly heart. With the con-
scious preparation l would have to do,
II | were girl again.
Two foxes destroy the vines that
would otherwise produce the sweet and
peaceable fruits of glad existence.
They are the foxes of vanity and selfish
Rppaucp ie tru Cir. Int,
OF the young girl is to destroy these
foxes.
vanity is subtle destroyer. That it
is an lmperfection peculiar to women
deny. That 1t is one of her conspicuous
faults admit. 1t mars her beauty. ell
feebles her will, blunts her sensitive
ness, and undermineS her modesty.
Selfshness is perhaps more cruel. 1t
is greedy OF personal ease and CORE
spondingly Indifferent to the ease of
others; it is treacnerous in methods
and inscriptions i'll execution.
Given vanity and seltiShnesS, with IN
tellect. and you will have the society
woman prospecting in her heartless, am
bilious schemes; Or the public woman,
whether sO-called reformer or other
worker, sacrificing her cause or her
fellow-worker to her own advance
ment; or the wife making wreck of her
husbands love, means and happiness
Tor her own qualification.
Given vanity and selfishness without
special mentality, and you have the
petty plotter, cOntriVlng to gain place.
notice and favor by the mean arts of
small natures; the condoner of mans
vice; the condoner of woman'S; effu-
slvely warm TO those above her; cold in
deed to those she fancieS below: with
ont generosity of heart, independence
OF spirit or thrOb of genuine sympathy
for mankind.
1t is sometimes said that there are
women Of 10 minds. But the woman
l0ya! to her sex will hardly agree to this,
though she must acknowledge that the
''asylums for predetermined temales''
do not contain all the eligibles. Among
those yet wandering at large in repu-
table society are they whose education
must be proven by diploma, whose APP
parel has but to be seen to be heard.
and whose virtue is a matter of both
faith and doubt.
II were Il CARL | must become either
1eeble-mlnded woman. vain, selfish,
not particularly strong-minded woman,
vain, selfish, intellectual woman. or a
woman whose price, Solomon declares,
is far above rubies.
l would that might be the last, and.
avoiding the unlovely, try to govern my
lie as If 1t were anOther's. That is,
would try to eliminate the tendency to
treat my own foibles with the indul-
gence OF the possessor. Instead, | would
endeavor to view my conduct as | would
view 1t IN another. This treatment will
often make her self-accuser vino
would otherwise be blind to her own
misdeeds. Not, therefore, what would
like TO do, but what would | demand
as right III another under the same cir
cunStanceS.
10 be and not merely to seem to be
should he the high ideal of every girl.
1he world is full of shams, from the
wearer or pinchbeck jewellery to the
pretender who lets on to admire Brown
lng'S poetry and .Wagner's music. That
might attain the zeal, would grow to
II by the natural way. not disdaining
the steps between. Thus truth and
simplicity would become a character
istic.
Articles to girls are full of rules for
their everyday conduct. To a certain
extent, these rules are a necessity as
guides to formal behavior, but more are
superfiuous to her who directs her
present and has founded her future
OH the rock of sincerity, purity, firm
Will and steadfastness.
II were girl again would strive
to stand upon that rock. And | would
know that love could not miss me. re-
spect be denied me. nor achievement
escape me- | would know, whether as
wife and mother, or single-handed |
faced my duties. other lives would take
courage because OF mine | wouId know