The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01

she Journeys she will find obstacles TO
overcome and perhaps none greater than
casting off the old-time, siaVe ldea yoke
morally responsive beings. can not rec
ognize mans right to impose restrictions
upon us. The considerate, aHectionate
wife will delight in being able to seek
counsel of her husband when he has
been proved and found worthy, for she
knows their interests are lnseparabie,
and the bond of sympathetic confidence
Will cheer her heart, If 1T does not
strengthen her resolution. But eman-
cipation from the yoke that curtails our
best powers and dulls our highest rae
ulttes is the axe that we must lay at
the root of the long existent evil. 1he
beginning of the time has arrived when
woman's long continued self-lnmolation
must come to q close. True progress
must no longer be checked by her re-
prcssion Her highest development,
physical. mental and moral is the right
ful heritage Of the numili race Inc
nineteenth century has evolved Il new
creature. Old ideals of Womanhood are
passing away, ana nob!er ones are being
substituted.
nose talents which for ages remained
buried may now be utilized. Held back
by the age long error of obedience man
she in turn, has held back the WhtelS ol
progress. But the glorious day of a
purcr higher civilization is dawning when
no longer the genius and abilities of
the NEST spiritual portion of the race
must be dwarfed and retarded. 1t is
no longer womans' paramount duty TO
please an arrogant <gotism, simply TO
gratiIy a marital prejudice, or selflsh-
ness. We are beginning to awaken to
the disastrous results that follow such
compliance and Will no longer accept the
unquestoned ipse diXit of our husbands,
cowardly pandering to old opinions ana
customs.
This is intellectual slavery. Womans
pinions are fluttering, and slowly but
surely she approaches that sphere where
social evolution must force her \ recog-
milton of the true nature OF woman ; nD-
ertv aud noble responsibilities viii lit
the human race out of many discredlta-
BILE difficulties. We demand tnat in TINS
new world that is arising alike upon the
man and the woman. where ola customs
are passing away, ana Things are assui,l-
ing new shape aur relations. not only
our share of honOred and socially useful
human toll. but that We move untram-
mcled i'm fearless liberty OF thought ana
action Would be glad to hear from the
sister on this subject and wQuldn' OBJ
iect to an occasional brother opimoh'
If he can get into the i"ld.
Mrs Ruth Smith. Autun. s C.-I see
IN the last edition of The Constitution
letter from Mrs. Ruth Smith. Lee
county. Ala. in which she mentions her
husband. Joe 1t IS such a strange coin
cidence that We all should have the same
name. as mine is named Joe. too, /
thought I would write, another proof OF
the old adage "that there Is nothing IN
name" / have never started the ire OF
mornings, but If he knew ! was pralslnS
him in this public place he wou'd say an
there. and as ! couldn't write IN that
direction without keeping In That stral'
| shall desist. Aunt Susie says such men
are not fit to live, but, as perfect as
think she is, / beg leave TO differ with
repent and do better. No doubt such
men are we'll meaning Ohey mean to
take care of themselves and / hope We
shall yet hear Of all such. as Mr. Padsett'
of Peieer. heard of Bill Arp that ne
had quit his old way OF doing and re-
formed"
This neighborhood for ten miles around,
we think is the garden spot OF Souti
Carolina We have good Schools anu
good teachers. good churches ana Spou
preacbers that can lead as in new heldS
ana nastures green without deVIallnS
from the same old story, yet ever rev
In our community We have no negro pfpp-
lem To solve They are good ana IA" -
abiding Land sells Tor ~ ana S"' ~
acre ana the nearer town you get the
higher il is Doesn't that prove Whdt
little earthly paradise we nave Nol,,
withstanding old hoar Ir'st iidS I'm
our vegetation and destroyed our oeau-
tiful wild flowers, they VIII come dSdIh
in greater abundance than ever for no
stock run out here 10 destroy any tnlhS,
II many pIaces YOU would almost think
You were on the Vanderbilt grounds nt3. I.
tsheviHe Y. G.; only his are artlStcaty
and beautifully touched up ny human
ingenuity. while ours are in their pristine
beauty ana border on the widWooa
groves touched up only bv Jhe haiu
mat sends the sunshine ana the rdlh
which makes them more Joyiul IN the'r
beauty. and our JOY IN them VIII iaSl
forever. because of the handiWork which
placed them there
The flowers that | saw in the wildwood.
Frost can never blight them in my eye;
Imagination wouldn't forget them if Ii
could
Roses may fade aud violets. too, but
they can never Die.
(Aunt Susie loves to read such letter
as this even though the writer dlsaSrees
with her Let me ask one stion--dO
YOU think man mean enough 70 impose
on "A woman. and that woman ms VIE,
would ever live TO repent? 1 still think
he is too mean to livep