Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-03-17

/ was either Il slave or q servant to man,
/ has, like many other respectable ideas,
/ become outgrown and antiquated. The
1 last so years have developed the nature
and capacities Of woman with good
deal of the instantaneous transforms
/ ton seen ina pantomine when the clumsy
hoyden suddenly develops into the fairy
queen, all pink gauze, spangles and dia-
mond tipped wand, or, to put it more
prettily, the effect upon garden of
roses, which in one hour of hot sunshine
develop from half blown buds into flow
ers of glorious and fragrant maturity.
II this blossoming goes on for another
century at the rate it has begun in this,
the women of the year 1000 will wonder
what those quaint old writers OF the
nineteenth century could have meant by
Directing to women as physicians, law
yers, preachers and legislators.
why. just fancy men trying to man
age the world without the advice and
direction of womenr' some fair student
of that day will exclaim. And another
will add:
And electricity only in its infancy
What vital force qrda there in those
days to keep the world moving at all:p
Now, one of the errors which time has
thus far perpetuated and now is ready
to abjure and contradict is this of the
cowardice of women and courage of
men as distinctly opposed to each other.
don't say but what, in the case Of a
mouse, q manis more courageous than a
woman, and perhaps il that of lion OF
tiger, although in the matter of mad
| dogs | recently had proof that the wom-
an is the more courageous. l was visit
ing suburban friend lately when Il dog
began to show ominous symptoms of
madness just in front of the house. NV
friend called from the window to the
man working on the lawn and babe him
go at once and throw a pail of water
over the poor beast. The man dropped
his mower, came and looked at the dog
and fatty refused to approach him any
nearer, saying in so many words that he
was afraid 10 do so.
My friend reiterated the order, but to
no effect, when Of a sudden brawny,
red armed woman dashed around the
corner Of the house, pail in hand, and
maze Tor the dog, VINO, after one dread
fui backward glover at her, rushed OF
and was no more seen.
When The story was told at night to
| the master Of the house, he commented
on 1t by smltlns his knee, laughing de
hghtedly and exclaiming: Give me a
woman every time when I want U-a+a,
poured over mad dog. They don't
know any better than to try 1t on. lhope
you gave the COOK 81, my dear.
linen was present when sweet lit
Tie curly haired thing, girl OF some 20
years o!d, selzed savage bloodhound by
the neck ana choked ann Off her pet kit
ten Wh.ch ne hGd chased INTO the house
-ulat Is, don suppose hcr tiny dim
pea hahos We're really capable OF choli-
ilS hllh' out ne vas so impressed by the
aauhtiess spirit pehlnd them that ne
ofoppea lhe kltteh aud ran. When ms
master was told OF the exploit, ne turned
paie ana exclaimed: MY @odl That
aoS mas TORN a man 10 pieces before nowF
!hestfohgestspflnS OF actlon IN a wom-
an nature Is rove anu the perfectly
reckiess courage siie VIII SOMETIMES Gis-
play must have Its root III love. She
must ieel the need OF SAVING on serving
some one whose life Is dearer to her than
her own, or, Ike joan OF arc or Char
iotte Ioraay, she must love her country
better IMAM herself ana desplse the death
awalting her IN IT'S defense.
III iact, the truth Is that mans conr'
age Is d lllatter Oh CALCULATION, ana SO
may De sefVea 10 ordef' may De induiged
OF restralhee' may pe SOFA 10 the hlghest
Didaer' anu II hlgnef appear may be
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SION Utterly oeii!es any reciprocal loiiu-
ness nsa slese peSIiis wherein tlie
man. Doie', assLessife' peisislene' ue-
inohshes the uelensise "orhs wherein
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y " courage ana perseverance conquers
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