The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-12
| SERMON BY Bah ON MODERN WOMEN.

day. he didn't find me In pretty frock.
! ready 10 make him as comfortable as pos
sieie 10 Kiss him and love him? What
would he think II were writing books In
stead of that? What would he think II I
were running around pulling out teeth?
| What would he think II were sitting up
! on tower In this freezing weather risk
| ing cold in my head. looking for stars to
come out and make a scientist of myself?''
The other women promptly agreed that
Jack would think she was a pretty poor
sort OF wife, and that he would have a
right to do so. that her place was with
Jack, for Jack. and that he was the first
person 10 be considered.
I was so pleased with this that iniulg-
ed In rebel yell of delight and took a
mouthful of tea that was too hot for me.
After that / had my say. Parentheticaiiy
j may remark that do not always speak
10 the point. However. this time I took
the speech OF the lady who knew SO much
about knowledge and who was so logical,
and tried to answer it in regular order
Said /: knowledge of n certain Kind
has done nothing for women. So far
getting people well goes. the woman doc
tor does not compare with a good old
nurse. or, what IS better still. u mother.
My experience has taught me that no wo-
man doctor can cure a pain under the
apron better than old colored nanny who
viii give you a proper dose OF paregoric.
put hot salt bags on the place where the
pain S. while she sits by you and srnooths
Your hands until yon so to sleep. l would
not let woman doclor experiment. on my
fox terrier. / know what suits him. and /
can give II 10 him myself. Women have
always known that you can Rub away
pain. They have always known the adNan-
taee of heat or cold for certain conditions.
They know of many good medicines for
simple ailments, and when they have tried
all these. then they want = man 10 taIi
back on.
There haven't been very many great
women painters. There have been hun
dreds OF clever women writers. bat not
many great ones. Adam bede' will be
forgotten when Tiny TIN Is remembered
and Jane Eyre will be thing of the past.
an unpleasant memory. when Col. New
eombe' is teaching the world what a gem
t!eman Is. never saw but one woman
lawyer. but / may mention here, quite
casually. that l would allow no woman 10
run MY squA0bles. Those that / couldn't
attend 20 myself l would refer 10 a LAM
yer who had MI before his name.
NO woman need yearn 10 study 10 be
g preacher. she was born with that IN
stinct, bat her pulpit should be az ARR
chair. her listeners her immediate family,
and IL she practices IS she breaches her
congregation vii! De 4 great cred., 10 her.
As for a woman preacher marrying peg
pie Lex the people who Ike IL be Joined n
we5lock after this fashion. but Tor nay own
part / should feel thai Il was The preacher
herself who was married TO my young
RAN: that We were rather mixed up-sort
OF Moruons, dent ycu know. An. ny
sa2gs. what We women need nowadays
- 4 l.ttla ignorance. We are great deal
happier when We don't know TOO much.
To you remember that wonderful poem
fn few words written by Owen Meredith
ard sn whica be explains true knowsedges
He SAYS;
"'To ;hee ee su wsa heroes. every race.
noble;
AL womea. virgins. avery house a temple;
Know then nothing base.
That's my sdeS ~ kuaw ledge. y TIA
rest ~ this band - to2 drinkers aoezll'r
sgrse NTH me. sm sorry. hut 10 TANK
L women Didn't know quite 50 nuca =
would ae great deal better ard every IN
tlvl..uAl woTaaa wo4lQ lee gr@A; deA! hap
Tser
Every blessed csc - Yes hnS 4 fash
isa of taking Il fer granted THAI MIA, a
rUaa says 10 goa tsn's frse Now. rne
times cut Of ter T. =. - the tenth lire
give kius tie h@asfi, ~ fae aoslht. ia
when he Iaas yea 10 believe han lie VILE