The record-union., 1896-04-05
EMOTIONAL WOMAN.
written for the Record Union" by A.
p HalIl

Written for the Record Union" by A.
p. HalI)
Being strikebound at q little village
along the line of the last strike, occu-
pied seat ina car near a lady and gen.
tleman who. no doubt engaged in a con-
versation to tighten somewhat the te-
dunn of their forced stay. Their con-
versation. however seemed to partake
CT the nature of an argument. AS I
could not well avoid 1t, I listened. The
subject seemed to have come by chance.
Said she: You do not quite under
stand me. do not say men cannot un-
derstand women, but rather, as rule.
| they do not. OF course, being woman,
] reason from a woman's standpoint.
Women. I admit, are hard to under
stand, even by their own sex; for they
are sometimes guided by the most con-
Trajectory laws or impulses or emotions.
for women are essentially emotional.
but for all that, for steadiness of pur-
pose and faithfulness to principle,
| women are equal If not superior to
men,"
He-Well, must say you put the case
very strongly; but in general way I
feel I must admit the truthfulness Of
essentially emotional" Do you mean
| as above men?
She-As you please. Let me illustrate
my meaning: Being more honest,
women are more truthful than men, and
consequently in religion, for instance,
they are more easily influenced than
men. Three women Will unite with
| church to one man. Religion itself is
Low rrn1xy
appeals strongly to the heart, the feel
| ings or emotion will win women to it's
cause far sooner than men. 1t comes
from more trusting nature.
| He-This may be true, but it seems to
me, that considering the intimate rela-
tions of the sexes, there ought not to be
any question as to their relative posi-
tions in life.
She-1 am not quite sure understand
you, but you must remember that life is
short, and the experience of others
counts for little with ourselves. In
other words, the sexes knew as much of
each other 500 years ago as they do to-
day
He-Dear me, that is quite disheart-
ening. was on the point of believing
some progress had been made in that
direction.
She-Not a bit of it. Why, do you not
see it would not do, for the alluring
mystery of the sexes would be de-
stroyed, and love itself, if not banished,
shorn of it's power.
He-Indeed. Well, 1 am free to admit
that in all this 1 am greatly mystified,
so hardly know whether to agree with
you or not. At any rate, l seem to have
found philosopher, and where 1 least
expected. When did you study up this
doctrine?
She-f required no study, it seems to
be. self-evident Beside, do you not
know that woman by intuition arrives
at correct conclusions, when the reason
of man fails?
He-I have heard that stated before
and many times, but am not so sure of
1t after all. Women err even in their in
tu1tfons, as we'll as men in their reason,
which proves that each is but quality
CT the mind. Perhaps woman's percep-
tions are trifle quicker than mans,
which GENES from lack Of patience in
reasoning up to a conclusion. Intuition
is only rapid thought
She-I suppose that settles it. But
tell me, how came you to bring up this
| conversation?
He-Why, I thought you introduced
it yourself; if not, then it probably came
Of its own accord, but once here I ad-
NIT desired the opinion of a woman
whose judgment / respected, and who
| dared to speak the truth.
| She-And am / that woman?
He-I believe you are.
She-Indeed, then, I am highly hon
ored.
He-It has been said men are lacking
/ in sympathy and are less considerate
| than women tell me- with the expert
ence which forty years have given you,
is this true?
She-Alas! tits true. But I shall not
/ forgive your audacity for calling me
forty, though in truth forty is young,
4 and am for this once willing to admit
| l am approaching it. Scarcely in the
| prime of life, however. And you, shall
I guess? Please hold up your head
| fifty!
| He-Why, woman, the idea! But
/ what matters it? None have the gift
| of perpetual youth. I admit am near
ing it, The very prime of life, how
ever: lacking in sympathy and less
considerate," you said. Please explain.
| She-Well, first, men insist on meas
uring woman by a mans standard.
This is great mistake. Her position
| in the world; her experience; her en-
| vironment;. her everything, indeed, is
tuned to quite a different key, but fear
ing you may not comprehend my mean
ing, / will explain a little more explic
| lilly, because, being a man, you are
| slow to understand these things.
He-Oh!
| She-When women speak of family
and household cares a man does not see
| there are any TO speak of, and he can
| not understand why a woman should
| be SO tagged and worn out-so like the
| clock on the mantel, run down at the
| end of each day with the little work
| she has had to do Why, what if she
/ had chopped cord Of wood as he had
| that day. or grubbed out those great
| trees on the lower forty-there was
| work, or striding along the rough fur
row all day. That wasn't like tripping
over the smooth floor or soft carpet,
| hardly sufficient for exercise Why,
| where is the sympathy needed there?
man will ask as he smokes his pipe in
the corner after supper is eaten, while
his wife does up the work. This is but
| a glimpse of the situation; being a man
he cannot understand why a helpful
hand or an encouraging word should
be offered, or tender caress given, for
in his eyes what does that signify; to
him those little things cut no figure in
the great struggle Of life-see?
He-Yes, / see little fact and some
sarcasm, but are you now not measur-
ing a man bv vvoman,S Stapdord2