The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-05-10
HOman's EnlarglDg Sphere.
ONE STANDARD FOR DOTH sExEs.


Josiah Aliens children have been
brought up to think that sin of any kind
is just as bad in man az in a woman
and any place of amusement that
was bad tor a woman to 60 to Was bad for
man.
Now, when Thomas Jefferson WAS o
little feller he WAS bewitched to 60 to
circuses, and Josiah said:
"Better let him 60, Samantha; it
haiu't no place for wimmen or girls, but
it won't hurt boy"
Says I: "Josiah Allen, the Lord made
Thomas Jefferson with just as pure
heart as Tirzab Ann, and no bigger ears
and eyes; and if Thomas J. goes to the
circus, Tirzah Ann goes too"
That stopped that. And then he was
bewitched to get with other boys that
smoked and cbswed tobacco and 10
siah was just that easy turned that he
would have let him go with 'em. But,
says I:
"Josiah Allen, if Thomas Jefferson
goes with those boys, and gets to chewin'
and smokin' tobacco, I shall buy Tirzah
Ann pipe"
And that stopped that
"And about drinkin'," says 1, 'Thomas
Jefferson, if it should be the will of Prov.
idence to change you into q wild bear, |
will chain you up and do the best I can
by you. But if you ever do it yourself,
turn yourself into wild beast by drink
in, I will run away, for never could
stand it, never And" I continued, ''if
I ever see you hapgin' round bar-rooms
and tavern doors, Tirzah Ann shall hang
too."
Josiah argued with me. Says he: "1t
doesn't look as bad for boy as it does
for girl"
Says +! "Custou makes the differ
ence; we are more used to seeing men;
But" says I, "when liquor goes to
work to make q fool and brute Of
any body it don't stop to ask about the
sex, and makes wild beast and idiot of
a man or woman, and to look down
from heaven I guess man looks as bad
layin' dead drunk as womsu does."
Says L: "Thinga look differently from
up there than what they do to us-it is q
more slightly place. And you talk about
looks, Josiah Allen. Igo on clear looks !;
20 on principle. Will the Lord say 10
me in the last day; Josiah Aliens wife
how is it with the soul of Tirzah Ann
as for Thomas Jeferson's soul, he bein' q
BY, it hint Of no account?' Mol /
shall have to give an account to him for
the dealin's with both of these souls,
male and female. And I should feel
guilty if brought him up to think that
what was impure for woman was pure
for q man. If a man has greater desire
to do wrong-which I don't dispute, ,"says
I, lookin' keenly onto Josiah, "he has
greater strength to resist temptation. And
so, ifThomas Jefferson hangs, Tirzah Ann
shall hand, too"
I have brought Thomas Jefferson up
to think that it was just as bad for him
to listen to bad story OF song as for q
girl, OF worse for he had more strength to
run away, and that 1t was a disgrace to
him to talk or listen to any stuff that he
would be ashamed to have Tirzah Ann
or me to hear. I have brought him up
TO think that manliness didn't consist in
having cigar in his mouth, and his hal
on one side, and swearin' and slang phra-
ses, and knowledge of questionable
amusements, but in layin' holt of every
duty that comes to him with a brave
| heart and cheerful face; and helpin' te
right the wrong and protect the weak
aud maxim the most and best of the mind
and soul God had given him. In short,
have brough. him up to think that purity
aud virtue are both feminine and mas
culine, and that Gods angels are not ne
cessarily all she Understandable ANen