Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-01-25

Words; il was in Florida. Patsy, the
black housemaid. knocked at my
door with a Please, sir, the lady
what does the washing Is outside.
The lady what did the washing was
a. black as Patsy herself, and weighed
about eighteen stone 10 boot. but,
of course. every woman Is lady III
the United States. Ii reminds one OF
the words of the writer in Connois-
sour OF the last century: Il lately,
saws the essayiSt, took u survey oithr
female world as censor general, anu
upon a strict review was very much
surprised 10 find that there Is scarceI!
one woman 10 be met with, except
among the lowest Of the vulgar The
sex consists almost entirely OF ladies
There is not quite so much pride in
this matter with us as IN America
but on the other hand ii may be ques-
toned il we have not quite a. large
proportion of true ladies among rs a.
they have in the great republic, where
every one is born Cor is supposed TO
be born) on au equality with every
one else l, for my part, am often
indisposed TO admit the the claim TO
ladyship of persons who are forever
insisting upon their right 10 IL. Per
haps it is mere prejudice in me. l
cannot help it An analogous case
is that OF the man or woman who
poses before the world as person oi
immaculate virtue. The word "ladN
has been defined by an English
authority a. "a term Of complaisance,
applied to almost any well-drrssed
woman" Ii il from this aspect
about a. valuable u credentiaI a. thr
alliI ESQUIRE
Tuat famous rhyme Of John Ball
(the first great English SOCIALIST Ia
the fourteenth century:
When Alan uelved and Eve span,
Who was then the gentlem,n9
has its application in our case. Wa
Eve u lady? II 80, then are all her
female children entitled TO the Term.
Aud il not, which Of her daughters
first bad the tem-rity thus 10 style
herself. or allow herself 80 to b"
styled? Il title 10 WINCH
our great first mother had no claim
- -. "a. ri IL
the Old Saxon word "hlafdIg, whicn
seems TO mean no more than a woman
in authority, or rather one able to
bestow bread on others, from "hlai
a loaf. This is rather al acceptable
origin for the word At any rate, II
advances us a stage on our journey
We see at once that il may include 10
il n certain exercise OF that most eH
cellent gift OF charity. The real lad>
must not be- merely a person in silks
and furs. with full pure and
proud gait. She must be good
woman: woman with tender
heart.
And so we come 20 the most general
ly received present-dsy view oil the
word-as meaning cultured, refined
and truly respectable woman. vi
course | know well that the majority
of women do not think IL essential
that they should be all this before
they are constituted ladies. But Win
ali Difference o them, they, aslhterest-
ed parties, ought not TO have vote
IN the matter. The appeal ought
rather TO be TO the more competent
indyes among mankind, aud these
demand culture, Refinement ana aDso
Lutte respectabilityi in lady. 'Whs'.
[ fancy | hear some one eIclslin, 10
NOT the wife or widow OF a millionaire
necessarily II lady2' Not necessarily.
lam sorry to say. She may be received
very obsequiously by bank managers
and other persons who are disposed
! TO estimate people by the amount Vi
money they possess. Butat the same
time she may be a very lguoraht'
boorish aud hard-heartsd person. As
| such she cannot be reckonsd lhuI
| by those whose opinion III the matter
IL worth having. or the three above
mentioned qualities, that oil culture
| does not seelu 10 he invariably required
| in the lady. One often msels WIN "o-
men VINO. through tuis circumstance
or that, have b-ou cheated out oi
their due in educational natterr, but
! VINO are inuateIy refined anu mag
UNANIMOUS. Ihey are the klud VI
women Ieast iIkely to Ark tie "orio
| 10 regard tn-In as iadies, aud perhaps
most IIArIy Oh occasion 10 do ue.us
! tnaL stamp Iuem ~ ladies.
! There are, however, (It mdS as well
! be reptAted,) quite as many hoOls
ard luyrADIe women ia tDe world a.
tuers are uODie- hear ed aud ioVeaOlr
ladies. A good woman feeOuiuiends
neTsrif ~ iue quite al nucn a. a KoVo
lady. IneTe Is, JUDGED, Bonie'ninS
| about the "Oiu "Oibob
touches the core VI ii uIan > spsrsOnah'y
more effectively IDan tue word lady.
Iar appeal 40 Ills r! mpa.ni"s is more
direct. cor ali 1 Know, ~ fiofiGa
wAsn-r-w UInAn, "bs1 sne came siDIi-
luy fOr ner DIIl, MAS 81 ueart foIy
two-thirds lady. But Oh Pa'sy .
introduction size seen~d 10 De neither
.ad, nor wOmau; just u ridiculous, Lat
old creature, and nOtniTg nOr. deter
LuInALe.
R-publicau-Give the Democrats
rope euOUgu aud they VIII hang
themselves.
n.,u.cr.t-Ciiye the Republicans