The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-26

ne Washington Times depicts we'll
Woman; The ENploiter." She finds the
Key 20 womans influence for good or
eEll IN the Intensity OF her emotions and
asserts that woman has IN herself the
power 20 become the queen Of love or
the victim OF love. This was written
relative 20 the passage OF the Kenyon
act ana follows IN part
Attitude Of women.
Women are very fond Of talking about
woman the exploited" but when ~
like 60 forest her existence.
Not long since I was a guest at a
state Federation or WOmen's clubs. The
much suited to such gatherings. because
l represent section OF the seN whose eN-
istence they like TO forget
The speeches preceding mine eulogized
woman and credited her with so much
or the Advancement OF the world that
you would hardly believe such a thing
amused. and then I became serious. Tor
I began to fear that women were OBJ
Sessed with the idea Of sex. Inmates or
insane asylums always imagine that
they are kings or queens or persons OF
importance. and wondered n we might
not be travelling along the same road.
when my time came to speak I felt
impressed to show the other side OF the
Intensity OF Character.
TT the history OF the human race IA
been glorified by woman. her shadow -
also 10 be found on every page
Sacred and profound writings abound
with instances. The Poets OF ancient
days. as well as modern writer's have
pictured in no uncertain tone the woman
as the "deadliest or the species" and
have painted the vampire in somber
a woman in her gladness when she's
\ woman in her sadness when she's
sad
woman IN her madness when she's
mad
But a woman In her sadness. a woman
~ her madness or n woman In her
Is nothing 20 q woman in her badness
II is the intensity Of the female char
acter that Is responsible for both her
goodness and her badness Woman Il
nothing ~ not intense. There is very
little of the hypocrite about her when
her feelings are once aroused.
Man At the Crossroads.
In inc vast majority OF the cases
81 YOU went back TO the parting of the
ways. you would find almost invariably.
that a man stood at the crossroads and
that II was to the influence Of this man.
more than TO any other influence that
she owed her detection from the path
When a woman's faith in tho man she
loves IL wrecked. she seems TO lose faith
| IN humanity and in God Himself-the
Heavens above seem brass: she wonders
II there be n God. why he should permit
such "A trial as this come into her life.
II she Is not crushed under the weight
or this knowledge, she arises TO sub
lime heights OF womanhood to height =
which possibly no other woman has ever
reached. or else she sinks TO the utter
most depths OF hell
Arise To Noble Heights.
While writers have painted the T.u
cretia BorglaS OF real life and fancy IN
all their hldeous cruelty. they have also
given us touching and exquisite pic
lures OF she who has arisen from the
ashes Of her dead hopes to noble
heights.
Marguerite Camille. Nanon Iecauit.
Guenevere, and. last hut not least. Fan
tine, who. when the tiny fingers or Co
settle awaSens the motherhood In her.
sells her hair and her teeth in order that
Cosette might have medicine and lan-
, ncls
What a lesson there ts IN the story or
That's, the courtesan, the story Of whose
charms and terrible havoc among men
pierced even the monastery walls.
Whose heart does not thrill whom
That's. hearing the declaration or the
monk. who. cntranccd by her beauty.
forgcts his mission to save her soul
suddenly points 20 the picture ~ the
I Crucified One. and. by the glory Of the
| light OF heaven. leads him back To tho
foot OF the cross. where he cNclairls s.
! II came 10 convert courtesau. 7 find
I instead saint TO lead me TO heaven"