Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-08-16

MEN AND WOMEN.
BY E, A. r,

IN 1.-The Sunday issues of a well-knoWn
newspaper there were puollsheo iateiS
short editorial sermons from blble teAts'
Some of them were very good, express
inc noble thoughts and clearly present
ing excellent axioms. There was one en-
titled: "a Man and a Woman from the
text Male and female created He them.
1t offered rather high and gallant sentl-
ments and blamed man for everything.
On one point ii certainly erred and that
was to claim that, in regard to vice, man
has made one law for himself and another
for woman. We all know that there Is
such distinction, but man alone has not
made the decree. Social and moral laws
are largely passed by woman and those
edicts, being far more lenient toward the
masculine side, he accepts them ana Is
blamed for his willingness.
He reads the laws differently from
woman. however His version is that
,.AlI women should be good and all men
may be so if they wish. TO woman II
reads: aAH women and my husband
must be good, While all other men ana
husb stands may be what they please
Hence. man Is held accountable to out
one person in all the world for his acts
while woman must Keep i'''
the possiplilSN oi rep o,''O'' .,yfai.
demned ny ati'- -A'u ''i MS
practice OF social Juos'.'e"'
lectlVelN i To e}aiie' II l. III nv
to make man better al" a' res l,N'''7
the world a. she is herself. Should al
good Womahklhu decree
soclate IN ne way "i'''e g " ''l'
whom / believe : hot III tNV'E a'
morally upright As "iSh N'S nus '''''l0
oe-or the man mo may HS' my
band-the most common VICES u ma,
would become less atlractNe' ne "0''.o
quickly learn 10 value the sPoti''SS ii'.9 ~
his own moral garments 'H"' "' - u - =
prizes IN those al woman
80 long a. thest II no t'e'a'''' 'oi ~ ~
vices q Nar'9Hs 1ti'o' AHA o! mo .
less magnitude seem 10 ne F"' "ei '''i">
tive to the average man ""' Hui0 o"' "
him III one hand Hceh9t 10 ioi'"" ,Oi'l,
mon evil ways ana IN the o'hef Manu-
q permit to associate with gooa women
hAe'A44lS Iil4il ei'>'>-'l'-' $1,000
have but ohe eAance-ahd ne VIII NeiH
promptly choose the better part 90 Iotis
as he can have both chances ne Is qui'e
apt TO accept them both.
Unfortunately the laws OF nature iena
their influence against any repeal Oh 1le
improper order of things by more often
giving. to the men OF QUESTIONABLE haRi's,
good looks ana easy manners "ttH ot itSt
qualities attractive 10 any wei meaning
though possibly Superficial NINA; where
nine cases IN ten the really good man L
anything else but fascinating, ana often
in early acquaintance ne may scafte4E ut
even pleasantly agreeable. And, however
much We may dislike French sayings
when they touch on these things, IL Is
not to be denied that there Is some truth
in their proverb: NV oman loves brave
man. but she adores an audaclous one.
Therefore, and altogether, II woman I'M
dertook to change the ola forms OF asso-
citation she would have dull time until
the reformation became somewhat ad-
vanced, and more men OF attractive man
ners and appearance could be 1ound com
pletely tit for COMPROMISING
This is getting into rather deep water,
and possibly expressing more truths than
are at all times agreeable, ana certainty
more than the writer ever intended; lei
Us sail into more shallow and pleasanter
currents
The general rule in the habits OF woman
is unadulterated goodness, and theeXcept-
ions are so comparatively few that they
are all the more quickly noticed. But the
average man one never knows where to
find unless he be III, and then he VIII be
at home finding fault With his faithful
nurse and angry because the nelghbors
don't come in often and listen to his
ante norton lying statements; While the
children take turns, at his command, IN
running for the doctor every half-hour
1t Is only then that his morality becomes
noticeable ana the only time that he ever
inWardly uses the munster decently.
know man of middle age who has