The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21
established TACT.

summer. snow or heat; but the de.
termination to do or die keeps them
up, for the handspring Of a womsn's
lfe--love-belps them along. There
is usually q mother or sister or there
are children whose very existence de.
ponds on the vigcr Of one member Of
the family. For them the woman
works increasingly. uncomplainingiy
and devotedIy.
The salaries are high in government
employ: 80. with some little addition,
q manless household can get along,
but II Is a struggle.
Then there is the courage Of econ
omy, which being translated means
self.denial. The married woman or
young girl not a wage-earner but one
who by necessity Of reduced means
deprives herself OF amusements and
OF all expenditure on self. stitching
away with her own hands to save
dressmakers' bills and buying moth.
Ing for herself except the actual
necessaries OF life-that means cour.
age; for Il is well known that shop
ping and clothes to the feminine mind
are among Iife's temptations.
No one enjoys economy, for IL
NEAR self.denial and constant
thought. II is aging and unbecoming;
but quite unostentatlously women
practice II and bravely deprive them.
selves Of half the fun which Is given
TO more fortunate sisters. making no
complaint and not realizing how brave
they are in this daily battle.
There Is also the courage OF endur.
ing an unhappy home. Where muir.
murs or complaints would sound bad.
ly women often bear bravely a life Of
petty nagging and ven actual unhap-
piness which would set q man crazy
or make him leave home: but a
woman cannot leave home and go out
into the world unless she has another
assured home 10 20 TO. The cen
sorius would remark II she left, that
her proper place was In Ter home.
that she must be mad or bad or both;
90 she has TO stay and bear the bur.
den till possibly death relieves the
tension which enforced silence has
made almost uncomfortable and yet is
patiently endured.
Then there is the endless chain OF
loveless marriages. There are the
cases where perhaps another woman
has snatched the cup from the lip.
But a brave smile deceives the world,
though often covering an aching
wound.
II a woman plays fast and loose
with a man and eventually declares
herself engaged 10 fundamentally
most reprehensible behavior In any
one-she is considered rightly a cruel
fiirt. a heartless wretch. Men do this
thing every day, but few such epithets
are hurled at them. Here to-day and
gone tomorrow is the motto OF many.
70 One OF tho reasons they escape
blame is that a woman hides all she
feels and, bravely smiling. goes
around doing her daily work and
never letting the pain appear. even II
her heart Is breaking. II is not a
mere saying that the heart breaks. A
man put In the same position goes
away by himself. becomes as sulky as
a bear--grumpy-and declines further
intercourse with his kind till he has
more or less recovered.
Such is the difference In the status
of man and woman.
"a thousand steps must n take,
While q man a single Jump need make"
AZ women have to bring up the
rising generation more depends on
them personally than on men. Il
therefore behooves women TO try TO
mold their W characters. above all
to control their tempers. to avoid all
feelings of favoritism, az children are
90 quick at finding out those things
and as result become morbid and
Jealous. The initiative talent Of chill.
dren is appalling. and In q man or
woman Of little control Of character
recognizes the development Of the
weak character Of the mother who
failed in the training Of the individ.
uai. Naturally as people grow older
they can improve themselves, but
grown people are rarely told OF their
faults and many faults are glaring 70
outsiders while the person IL abso.
lutely unconscious OF their posses.
sion. accounting for the many nor
vous. selfish and uncontrolled women
to be met.
Where necessity drives. the char
acter, no doubt. strengthens. Adver
sity Is q hard taskmaster and In most
cases what persons do not endure
themselves they cannot realize for
others.
OF the many splendid and excellent
charities and endowments given "a
America. with noble generosity b.
men who In many cases have made
their millions themselves, as, for OK
ample, the Stanford university. the
Johns Hopkins hospital, the endlsss
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