The leader., 1897-08-25

the breathings of hope and courage
from their homemaker at the home fire.
side"
women, tell you, have their rights,
and, if necessary, will fight to main
ain and protect them," almost screamed
the excited Mrs. New.
1T is of womans rights that the dear
old man spoke most forcibly. He said
that women were, in many respects,
far in advance of men by nature. That
all education should be given them
freely and fully, if they wished to ac-
cept it. The broader, nobler and more
cultured the woman's mind, the more
able she to rear wise, noble sons and
keep the husband true to the highest
path of life. He said the woman doc
tor may become skilled practitioner,
the female lawyer plead eloquently and
wisely, the public speaker Tin skirts
may command audiences and control
acknowledgements are capable of this
but in gaining it they insensibly lose
! the sweetness of their nature. This
contact with the lower elements of life
must coarsen her, and once the purity
is gone she ceases to hold that high
place where God placed and man would
fain keep her. She may accomplish
all that man has done, yet she loses
more than double its value. She loses
the angel that the Creator placed with
in her.
when the Father placed man and
then woman here on earth, man stood
first to meet the elements and do battle
for her; while she was to comfort,
soothe, to cheer and make the home.
Public women have no time-if inclina-
tion-to make the home. Men cannot
do this What then is to become of the
children? Can there be more miser-
able creature than homeless child?
Look we'll on the picture! Take it
10 YOUR hearts! Study it! This won
derful progression against Gods laws
NAV end in degeneration pitiful beyond
words!" His peroration," continued
Mrs. Olhausen to her wrapt listeners.
"was most beautiful. He advised strong
women to use their power in helping
their weaker sisters; to work for purity,
high resolves, noble charity, rather than
nnblic commentator, and at the end
of a well-spent life to be received into
the arms of God with the words: We'll
done
"Do YOU know" said Mrs. Old, with
tears of real feeling trembling on her
Iashes that sermon made me resolve
to use pen and voice against woman's
suffrage and women in public life"
Mrs. New had risen, and, trembling
violently, was striving to control her
voice to speak. She was deadly pale
and her brown eyes had paled and mar
rowed to a cleaning bropzelike bar
that one sometimes sees in cloud-color-
ING before a tempest. Her husband
tried to quietly draw her to her seat.
She was unbendable as steel. She had
evidently taken the quotations as re-
lection on her and her life. Very I'M
wisely beginning defense by offense'
"You!" said she, glaring at Mrs. Old.
"You, who know not what you say
How dare you attack your own sex!
You agree to obey your husband-as-
as superor?"
"Yes! That promise ! maoe at the
marriage altar, and ! must keep my
vows"
"Then you are not better than the i'm.
hac;,ei You are e weak. willing slave!
Won hing YOUR chains! Their changing
i YOUR music! II you would obey that
man." pointing to Mr.. Old. who was
placidly helping himself to more cream
won are not womanl mol love my
husband. would work for him-if he
we're sick I would nurse him"-here we
a,l thought Of Mr.. News sick day. and
smiles were on every face-"but obey