Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-14

! rorE'> treasury; or Of jeN@tnah'>
..,r. VINO made a demonstration
81 ra,r,oli>u; " of Aptgail,
who rescued the herus anu Il acj>s II
her husband; or Of Ruth. who toilri
under tropical sun FOR poor, old,
! helpless Naomi: or of E.orence Night
| ingale. who went at midnight 10 >taneh
the battle wounds of the Crimea; or II
Mrs. Adouiram Judsou, who kiEa|ed
the lights of salvation amid the
darkness of Burma; or OF Mrs.
| HemanS. who poure out her holy soul
! in words which will forever o.
associated with hunters horn,
and captive's chain, and bridal hour,
and lute's throb. and curfew's knen at
The dying day, and scores ANA nun
dreds of women unknown on earth
who have given water 10 the thirsty,
and bread to the hungry. and medicine
to the sick. and smiles 10 the di>cour-
aged their footsteps heard along dark
lane and in government hospital and in
almshouSe corridor aud 10y prison gate?
There may be no royal robe. There
may be no palatial surroundings. She
does not need them. for ali charitable
men will unite with the cracking lips
of fever struck hospital and plague
blolchrd lazaretto in greeting her aS
she passes: Halt! Hail! Queen Na>htiT
Again, | want you to consider Wash
ii the yelled. Had She appeared before
AhasueruS and his court on that Gay
with her face uncovered she would
have shocked all the delicacies of ori-
entail society, and the very men whoin
their intoxication demanded that she
come in their sober moments would
have despised her AS some flowers
seem to thrive best in the dark lane
and in the shadow and where the sun
does not seem to reach them, so God
appoints TO most womanly natures u
retiring and unootruSive spirit. Col
once in a while does call an Isabella
to a throne. or Miriam to strike
the timbrel at the front of host,
or Marie Autoinette to Qucll French
mob, or Deborah to stand at the
front of an armed battalion, crying
out: up! Up! This is the day in
which the Lord will deliver Sisera into
thy hands" And when the women are
called to such outdoor work and TO such
heroic positions God prepares them for
it, and they have iron in their soul,
and lghtnings in their eye, and whlrl-
winds in their breath, and the bor-
rowed strength of the Lord omnipo-
tent in their right arm. They walk
through furnaces as though they We're
hedges of wildhowers and cross seas as
though they were shimmering sap
Lphire, and all the harpies Of hell down
to their dungeon at the stamp of wom-
anly indignation
But these are exceptions Generally
Dorcas would rather make garment
for the poor boy, Rebecca would rather
fill the trough of the camelS, Hannah
would rather make n coat for samuel,
the Hebrew maid would rather give a
prescription for Naaman's leprosy, the
woman of Sarrpta would rather gather
few sticks to cook meal for fam
ished Elijah. Phebe would rather carry
letter for the inspired apostle,
Mother Lois would rather educate
Timothy in the Scriptures. When |
see woman going about her daily
duty. with cheerful dignity at the
table. with kind and gentle but firm
al =
moinr ont into ,he world without any
blast Of trumprts following the foot
steps of Him who went about doing
good | saw, This is WASN'T with veil
on. !"
: But when see woman of unhlush-
ing boldnc~e. loud voiced, with a tongue
Of infinite Glitter CHATTER, with AFRO
cant look. passing thorough the streets
with the step Of a walking beam, gayiy
arrayed In a very hurricane oi millin
erv. | cry out; "Nashti has lost hel
veil. When sec woman struggling
for political nrefcrmrnt, trying L
force her way M 10 cons picuitv ami,
the masculinn drmagogues. who stane
with swollen fists and b,oodshot eyes
ana pcstilcrous breath to guard tn,
polls. wanting to 20 through the loaf
rri~m and dcflement Of popular sover
cign,. who crawl no from the saloon.
GREASY and tonl ana vermin covered /,
decide Questions Of Justice and order
and ciyilization-whc see woman