Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 5, 1879, Page 14

‘A Pretty. Poem, <The Preacher's Wife Strongly Ureed . The.“ Boston Glide” Strongly \ \ Moro Freodom for Married ‘Womon--- Simon, P, Chadwick Replies to Unnatnral Mothers with Whom, Aunt 13° THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JULY 6,3.4879—TWELVE PAGES. . THE HOME. e Showing the “Quilelessness of a. School Teacher. .' Those Who Have. As- salled fim. - to, Give Up, Her: ‘Young Man. Denounced by o ‘Party Who Witnessed It. ? , Holen CRuo in Contact. Miscellaneous Lettors. 1 A FAILURE. Tirowri Head and yellow heac Mionging side by wide. + “Mizchief #1f/1 in lowered eyes Long Insbes cannot hide, } @rimy honds that always Told the pencil wrong, » Jlpe thet laugh a whtener , — Whtaper all day Ofig. +, Tair alt wave for Sraday;, Smail coat buttonlerey Pocket buiging ont with ©. Wohat—you'd never guete, «: Bottles with od stoppers, 4'-Broken patent ton, 2 OJewslurps, crecn granshoppers . {Phat never mre will hop, Ee Petrited svecnl cooler, ‘ So i h strings, ye Retains toll Une of voanint ehells, “., And itty othor things, Teng rows of emnty sents, Sunshine ontne Hour, ‘ “Longing looke at windows t.: And the open door, s "Two very naughty boys, After school is donc, Listoning to the catechiam c? iPoscher's Just begun, “Georgie, who's boen naughty?” Hicro the brown head alnks; .Blowly came the answer Through the ips, ** rank," “\Trank, you tell who's naughty?” Hung the yellow head, *' Frank, and tell mo trnty," **Georgie 18," ho watil"” \) Thon the wober teactier ONO Riles of conduct taught : oN About what small boys ought not : Nand what small boys ought, ‘ AMer some reflection, 4 an hour's, may be, +: To tuy queation **Who ist” «Came tso anawere, ** Wo." . Proud andgiad, the teacher 47 Sent tho tivain away. *. * Moral suasleg, after all, Is tho only way. At tho open wintow, Affected nigh to tears, ‘The teacher stood t watch hor Yenitential dears, Soon they Sila gate anveked, Throwing hats aloft— » Alas for **moral snasion" | . Says Georgit, **Ain't she soft?” Luu 1. We THE LETTER-BOX. ‘Thera are letters, papers, and postal-carda at ‘hia office for the persons whose names appear - -nalaw.—Thoee lviag out of the etty should send thetr address and a three-cent stamp, upon re- sept of which their mail will be forwarded. itestdents of Chicago can obtain thetr mall by sall ing at Room 20 Tripuns Building: Ex-Opium-Kater, Harriet Wooleey, Monoria, Wicked Eyce, Eilen Jervis, UND Constant Meador, Gardner, I. C,, Rockford, ME, Oak Park, THE HOM CLUL. A MEETING NEXT THUNSDAY. a To the Hattor of The Tribune. Cnroaao, duly 8.—The regular monthly busi- ness-meethg of Tie Trinune Home Clib witl de held@t the Tremont House, Thursday, July 10, af 4330 p. m. Kuri, secretary. SIMON P. CHADWICK. A STUNNING RBPLY. . To the Editor of The Tribune. Kanaas City, June 23.—Abuse and invective scarecly {ullill the conditions of argument, nor yot is vituperation a synonym for counect, ‘There are methods more persuasive thau Irony, and more winsomo than sarcasm, [However worthy a cauge or Its adherents, such measures of defense nro suggeative of conscious weakness, and do uot evince profundity or width of Intel- Wet, but bear strong internal evidence of boing weapons wielded by fomining banda. Notwithstanding my, explicle atatement that, during ‘my absence {na distant city, I received atelegram ” of the dire casualty which deprived me of my wife, It fa broadly insinuated with as Uttle truth o8 good taste that I was personally responsible for that fatal event. For two ren- sone Jshall, so far as pussibte, ignore the reply to personalitica of ag grosa o vature a8 those heaped upen me. Epithets and recrimination are no part of reagon or courtesy, wud are un- worthy the dignity ofa yontlemans and, were (t otherwise, my assallants haye already exhausted. the resources of the Enelish tongue tu that Glrection. ‘Therefore, to them Lolfer no argu. went; but to dispassionate and calm minds I desire to vindicate the steps which haye led to my present elevated position, That +*death ends wil for the entire human family ” fs an idea stronely malntuineu by nota few of the brightest intellcets of this aud other ages. White the majority have falled toaccept this dieory, It bas, ‘nevertheless, revetyed re- spectful attention und dixenssion In the halls of debate und the Bret pulpits of theland, [1 this Vebt, it is certainly a tystery why wcreed futt- mating the “survival of the ditest” (a row vomparatively of wreat Hberality) shoul srouse buch a storin of bitterness and fury, For men deprived by death of their wives to replace them, isa matter of dally occurrence, bor is record wanting of men who have In suc- cessive marriages attuined us bigh a number as the clght. . Social custuin sanctions this uxuge, aiid It” recelvew the indorement alike of lvil and religious law, '* Now," says one of The Home writers (and embodies the common ylew), * true inarriage ta the union of eplrita for tine and for eternity.” To accept this necessttutes dn equity the followlus: Jf aman has had six Wives, cach of these aix women must clati, bnly us her eternal herltage, the sixth part of 6 inan; and, conyersely, the’ huaband innst ap: broach = the beautiful wate” wih on pleasure closely allied to dread, — since tix throbbing hearts ant six pair of yes ureall intently © watehlug and waiting? for hitn, ty the pope gach of renewing that sole aud supreme companionship he has respectively aveured to each. How, then, must his courage Waut at the possibility of clasping with equal fervor ant ecstacy atx palraof hands, anid strolls doy ever tore in the Nelda etysian? And if ina efful moment he tenderly inuruures have missed you, aud longed for, wud needed you,” who sliall deplet his sensations as each ous takes up the refrain, * Which of us—wAlchos” us/—WHICH OF Ust ond the crystalline vir Uin- kles with a thousand repeating echos—" Which ofus—which of ust" O climas ot the horrible und fucunceivable! Vertest of ubsurdities! Ja it conceivable that a man beileving ina bereafter for women should in good falth vow equal vows to different wives, the fulfillment of any one of which must of neconslty exclude the others! Had /uccepted such a theory, lan- eUage cannot portray the disgust with which { should have repudiated even the thought of 4 second union. am persuaded tal most men do believe tu the annihilation of wumen (practi- cally If not otherwise), although, for obvious reasons, but tew ara willing ta avow this tdea, Lam compelled to express the borror atl re- puguance with which I perused the loose views of Several of ‘The Home correspondenta,—oue advocating “the divurce of wowen aved 25,!'— aouulier that they be "put out of the way’! ‘Voices ralsed in boly abhorrence wt the mere tncnuon of u disregarded yow to a dead wifo are in the rame breath advising and urging the anguiling of the agercd marriage yow to the Uving wife. All atch demoralizing sugeestions have. my unqualifled nud cmphatle condemna- lon, T cannot close without mention of those gen- erous and enterprising ladies who have honored me hy gratuitously volttntecriny the mitten be- fore recelving the proffered hand,—those who be- Hove that a0 long na there ts life In hint, there {s hope forall.) Permit me to extend to you iy bearty appreciation and thaokes that you have imagined mea possible sultor,—n concer How which would certainly pever have origi nated in my arn mind! Whilst highly esteem- ing this voluntary tribute, candor compels me to state that of atch women wos not my first amiable wife, nor yet my second, nor is my third I 8. P, Crapwick. OH! THE HORRID MAN! To the Fdltor of The Tribune. Cuteaco, duty 1.—So Simon Chadwick las “been snd gone and done it’? Did he, for mischief, cust a firebrand into The tome, to seu what responses he might bring forth; or, does he really belleve that women have no souls, dnd only this life for their portlon? 1 take it that the latter Is the case, for L cannot think thata man who had auy real regard for woman in general or particular could detiber- ately write suct thinus within six months after the death of a wife, Don’t tell me that he loved his wives. Their chief virtue fn his eyca avemsto have been that they loved, honored, and obvyed him; the latter clause, 1 have no doubt, being the most importunt one to his thinking, Baht who would care for the love of such amant Ho thinks from his own acknowl- edgment that the highest alm In Ife of woman {atogetn husband. Well, J have no doubt that marrlage isn pleasant thing; but-then it must be oa truce marriage; such a one as Christ has inade the type of IHs uofon with Iils Caurch ch a ont as fe described by quaint deremy ‘Taylor in hts sermon on the Marriage Ring.” But I dow't belleve Simon {s capable of ony euch union of auvl, Lean conceive of nothing more appalling {han the wedding of o eensitive, hich-tonced woman toa man holditg such sentiments. Jn hia view, marriace ts elmoly on earthty relation, nnd his frords, * that tt {s the duty of a man to muke as inauy women happy as possible,” have suinething ghoulish in them. 1 think, if T were the wife of such aman, I should scan pretty narrowly all the food that passed throulh his fingeras lest, having tired of me, he might think of putting me out of the way, and Felting some one more to hls liking, espectally* if Lhad passed the age of 25,.which he sets as {tha Hilt of attractiveness in woman, finvo uo doubt but his ts rather A trying position to be fn; not able to marry again without breaking promise ton dead wife; but why. for pity’s sake, did he, or why does any jan, thake such a promised Why does a voman exactitt Surely tt is eeliisiness that prompts such a request. ‘Truc love desires the highce: bappiness of Its object. And shall a pian, formedfor tie companionship and delight of home, faregoil) these to be faithful toa memory? For those whe hays entered within the unseen Jand, if they ate permitted to think at oll of those left behind, will be onty eollcitous for the chest happimess of those whom here they loved. ‘There will be fo the tuture nelther inarrying nor giving in marrlaze;"but we can but feel that unfons which have lete been Christiike will thers have a continuane:? And, {t may he, that souls mismated here msy\ there find tueir com- plement, oud lve in that vjire, platonic relntion which here can only ba’ misunderstood and bring ruin and disaeter toll who atternpt it, ‘There are souls still in the flesh, whom sens divide and who will never moct this side of eturnity, who are as truly ono as:thoso who are hound ‘together by the marriags.vow. There has beeu much written lately lor The Home about Heaven; but it scems to me phat most of the views ate toomucn of the cath, earthy; that the writers cling too much to the contiou- noce of the things which here delight our natural senses, forgetting that ng here we havea body adapted to our abode, 60 there, in our changed conditions, and with our spiritual bodies, wo inuy need something widely alfferent from’ our present belougines. The Psalmist wrote, in words of certain fnith: * When I awake up after Thy Ukeness, I shall bo satisfied with it. May we not alao feel that to be like Christ, for- evermore in Mis presence, will All the measure of our content, ro that uo longing or unrest will ever mar or destroy our peace in Heaven, ‘Toierrs. THE DOMINIF’S WIFE, #OME GUOD ADVICE FOR TEN, To the Editor of The Tribune. Citcaco, July 1.—I want to say to The Dominte’s Wife just 2 few words, Better givo him up. Tako care; you are treading on dangerous ground, Be as Uwesor's wite,—' aboyo auspicton.”? You Viame your husband’s congregation be- enuco they slander you; but, dear Indy, are your skirts wholly clean? You admit that you are pleased because you feel that your society is an advantage to your frlend; you are flattered, Beware! Ty flattery was tho mother of iman- kind begulled to her ruin. Of couree there fs no such danger existing in this ease. Somehow, I never could belloye in these pla- tonic friendships. T atn quite sure J would not Wke my husband to indulge 10 them; consequently I taboo them for myself. You suy your husband gives his full consent, Pertups he docs sv because he knows It givos you plenaure, and docs not stop to think of what must naturally follow, Be honest and candid; would you not con- demu the same action in another? Ah, wad somo power the giltie gle na ‘To sco ourwel'« a ithers seo us. T don't know 98 I have quoted correctly, but the sense fs there all the same, Somebody else has expressed my views in regard to divorces, su 1 eun only coincide, . The old saw says: If you have nothing to say, don’t euy anything.’ “So I won't. Manton May, ‘MONE OF IT. To the Editor of The Tribune, Cnicaco, June 238.—In to-day’s paper ap- pears the query from o miuistor’s wife, desir- ing 10 Know i€ she shall resign the society ofa young mau whose guardian svgel she consents to be in the absence of his mamma, becauas the good gossips in her husband’s church are stl latressed that he did not preter thom, individ- ually and collectively, as maternalein-ehief of ls imgnaculats honor. The reply instinctively comes; Yes; give him upatonce. Don't delay amotment! For you ought to know that the reputation you possess in tha cycs of fools is quite ke character, which takes somewhst Jonger to grow than un honest apple, and strengthens und sweetens whila thus growing. Yes, resign him; let him go tothe dogs, if he can’t moderate his pace, Don't dally with him any lenger, Don't waste more time praying over him snd for him, A young man who nteds the society of o inarried woman, aud feals bene- fited thereby, muse of necessity bo a zone case, At Is surprising that a women in so exalted po- itl as the wife of the pastor gf any Western eburch should feel obliged to_ask for'auy infor- mation upon apy subject. Does this pastor's wife want people generally to understani that sho hus some charms left’ that are alluring to the wrerace male eye, even having been mar ried to » parson (she neglects to give the exact tine)? But if her charms decrease in the exact, Tutlo of her imarried years, she docs well to tuke hay while the sud shines, for no mliis- teq/s wife should dream, after u score of years of wedded bliss, that she could © fase einate au owl much less = matte ern young man. It ts a foolish thing to do, this asking fora reply to @ question propounded: through the columns of a sheet whose propor- Hons ure levigthan and whose range of readers 48 so extensive nv ts thls ame Tunes, for it wilt couse you much sorrow of soul, if not en- tise mentul aberration, befora the question ta consigned to oblivion, snd perhaps increase the arduous duties of un undertaker in getting an editor put down effectuully; und in the sural districts, where geese do most abound, {1 one be found to boast an antiquated quill, tt will be in constant requisition to point a moral and adorn a tale," tll this momentous question of Whether thls particular pastor's wife shall be left to stnily or scowl! hereafter upon this poor Hounderer In the shoals of folly, and drives you tou stucidal act, for full wall ts it Known that, though the nauseous udmixture “advice is greedily usised for, itis nover received but with The grimimest disgust, and though {, be poured out as profusely as the wuter of the deluge, It is only just so mich waste of the raw material. IL it fucs ty the type-setter you won't care for Mt, and if ft—unfortunately for you—finds the abyss of the wuste-baeket, you will fall to be benctited. My unpression thut you sre a fraud, und situply waking this question to pro- yoke voutroversy; but evon [rom so profound a depth as the waste-basket will this pulpous taa- terial cry for vengeance. Evo might as well have uskeh for succor trom all the tindred of We serpent kind .which beguiled ber to fer destruction as fur you tu. ask the strengthening uourishinent, which you will fall to uceept after ull the fabur yuu “have en- tailed upon friendly souls ke mine, all aflane with the desire to give oud advica when asked, or feel afrunted when it ts despised, But now, imal] eandor, Madam, tho roiuister'l wife, it| you have any influence for good over minty Woman, or child, an you fail to use ft, vou de- nerve punishing. ft isa God-given power, nmt to Him atoneare you responsible for your mo- tives. [Cthey ore pitre. your ations will adjust themselves fo the standard of those motives, and your thoughts, If correct, will gute you to the right course of conduct. Young men fre sometines only too giad of mature connect unt asinpathy, even i€tt be not altogether avcord- ing to worldly wisdom tna worn to give her ald in these eoveral wave to them, Many anu - would Bay, fhe did not fear that. It would he little it itm in othee mens cyee, A wont anved tne trom ruin”; but women do not gens erally get the credit for work of that fis Axox, eT GLIDE.? A TLADY WHO OLIRCTS TO IT. Ta the Lditor of ‘Tit Tritunes Minwauker, June 88.1 frequently hear opinions exnreseed by my friends concerning the conduct of young folk, aud often one per- son will approve and another condemn the same course of conduct. T have often wone dered why ft 1s Mat we overlouk In sume people what we condemn tu others, I heard a lady who had attended the Qoveriar’s reception Inst winter say tn regard ro the dancing: Well, what do you think of the new way ol waltzing, or the glide? it fs called? Isaw one young Indy at the reeeption who was evidentiy one of the upper-ten, who wore an immense tran, and what do you think i! yrcarried her tran over his nem when t and she Taid her head on bis shoulder, ‘they lind a great time to get started, and when they did nt Tast et to dancing how they did took! Why, we all Frngted wecvouldn't help ity and T sue ever a0 ineny mang hing, ather? Laske ew they were Iaughiue “Why should they Iangh at her? Didn't the genucman take the active part, carry the train, ete, My dear woman, It's all Heewnse you haven't been in the habit of seeing Young Ameriea ‘do the atide,’ until you are feenstumed to the sight of nut one bur perbaps one tlozen, couples out of thirty or forty cireling around a hath who ure objects to look at, to laugh at, to wonder at. Stic sald, 1 do think it fs ridiculous, auy way.” Aentleman who was preecnt eat: “ICT should eatelia daughter of mine dancing tn that way, [ wotild take her home and shut her ups thé way the bugelng goes on fn the dancing nowadays ig awful! ‘Alterwards, as twas thinking over the con- versation, I wondered why careful papas did not threaten their boys with some sort of dreadful punishment if they should catch them bueging: rls in waltglng in such a manner as to pro- omimente. Why docs the “glide! unit other round dances flourish, even In the face of persecution? It ts credited to a Boston girl that, when asked how she Mked the waltz, she said? “The dance was net much, but the hugging was divine.” Whatever fashion sanctions fs all right, and, if some of the more modest ones cry out oyainst any practices, they are only called old foxy”? for it, and still the dapee goes on. Walle Mrs, Grundy?s daughters receive more attention eeatse they dress loud und act so tue, so lone will Mra. Grundy wink at cross impropricties in her own eblldren, and loudly comment on Kome- thing not nearly 80 bad In gome une else. pre- sme if I were # gay young girl and oll my *ats- tess, cousing, and ‘guots’ lad learned and danced the “glide,” 1 shonid do so too. made “an object? of mysclf, F stuctrely hope that I should hare some frlend who would tell inc how I looked and bez me te refrain, I chink there bas been a tendency tn our your folks to loud manners nnd ‘dress, they seeininy to think it showed how smart they were, the bors us much as the girls; reprinund one ns inuch as the other,—that is the right way to do, Attacking theso mannera und customs of society makes me feol us if 1 stood on the crater of n pent-up volcano, where 1 am Siable to be elevate to an uticomfortable hight at any mo- ment. Should ag explosion occur, the Honse- ites will bear tt, of course, and they can Imauine me picking up the fragnients of myself, Should J succeed in cetting enough toxether to warrant: it, 1 ipay give society “ Hall Columbia” Int soft phrases again some day, for surely reform is badly needed in many ways. Fronce, wilt you tell Romeo tlitt Madame dd get that letter, though sho denice ttt WIULIET. TAKE WARNING, GIRLS. SATIRE THR ROOT OF ALL EVIL. To the Editor of The Tribune. Gnranp Rains, Mict., Jung 23.—Since the term''man'? must be held to fuclude woman, however unjust the implication of inferiority may seem tothese divine creatures whose de- Mphttul presence affords the only posatble ex- curse which ang right-minded man can offer for rematnlor tn this world at all, it follows that the position woman in any case Hos within the legitimate seope of my subject. And further, since l am ‘quite sure tat no kind heart can begrudge mo the slender com- forta I may {nd in the Inborious pursuit of my principal topic, which I now forsee must end in aconclusion very unflattering to the human race, I belleve none of my readers, great as is thelr number, will chide me for a slight depart- ure from the seemingly direct course of reason- ing on the present occasion, - Ouce again, since that writer must bo indeed adolt who declines to tnake use of such Inbors of others as are sulted to bls purpose, I hava requested the Conductor to fnuert the following paper, bearing the well-known algnature—"X."— of Kustace Budgell, an agreeable writer In the Spectator, which is submitted without other re- mark than that | trust it may be foGnid nat fess beneficial than my own tneritorions writings, Forty Yrana Mr. Spectator: Ae you have been kind enough on #everal occanions to ive ty those of my own sex advicu in cases of perplexity, I venture to address you in regard to the singular bebavior of the young men Who make my acquaintance, why, while ex- proswing the utmost eagerness for my favor heforo conversing with me, invariably become indifferent At the second or third vislt, and preeontly abandon mo altugether. {deum it but falr to myeeif to way: that fain coneidured, 1 believe, Well luokings that Tam but ttle more than 20 years of aye; that my parents, who reside In the country, occupy w very considerable position; that my “father, who laa man of no mean attainments, huth made the ac coinplishment of ny mind hia particular care, and that Tani of a lively and cheerfnl deposition. And more than thle, Edo not mind coufersing to you that] havea fondness for the suclety of men, a sentiment which J think no young woman need. blush to own, and that 1 do not force my inclinas tlons at all in'my endeavor to entertain such ag T may mcet, It fe my constant alin to give the cone yersation in which I take part an anitiasng tira, und t think { toy say without flattering myeol? that 1am seldom dull. In speech, Ido not know that frum anything Lhave said you can guess the canine of the carelu«atiess of the pretty fellows whom I meet here in town, but I hope that yaur deep knowledge of the hidden springs of hu man action way enable you to give soine beneficial hint to the deapairing Savumta, I received this letter some daye since signed with tho name of tho writer, and having dlacovered upon inquiry that ahe cainvof ay honorable family, ani had fale expectations and wimore than com: monty agreeable person, I procured myself to be Invited to dinner with her, that 1 might know by What peculiar inadvertence a charming youn Wwumun could contrive toaifront the adinitera whom vhe deatred to. en Tfouna Satria all uuit she sald, and eapectully. that ber conversation wae far from being duit; and Taleo discovered that almost avery remark xhe made was folluwed by Jaughtor which wax much lea hearty on the part Of the person addressed than on that of her other Matenera. Indeed, [vat ina state of no {nconnld. wrnble trepiaution lest Linyaolt whaald become a farget for the shining arrows of her wit, th bright ness of which did ngt. ae l wus convinced by “tha behavior of her victims, at all allevlute the smart of the wounds they inflicted; but that which gave imetho greatest concern was to notice that her most potnted sallies were directs }4a.a young gen tleman whom T bolieved, from the tenderices of frome yet hestowed by Satiria npan him, to va tne vbjectufyery avrioua inclinations upon the dy, After wa bad rlacn L eguil found meaua to seat inyself beatae Satiria, as atl those with whunt she had converted at the table, wad the nuinver Included, U think, all the young gentlemen present, seemed Uitthe desirous of her company; aud by Inner conversation upon the atthe expepneofa person within hoarkng, wad took occasion to quote o sentiment of Juvenal’a: “The brightness of ont orms ie much more likely fo tnapite caution un the part of one enemies than confidence among our frien 4 Hatiria made answer thatas for lereelf she was uncon- wetuite of ever haying spoken with the intention of caumog embarrassment (0 the one whom sho Ade Greased, aud that she thought her manuer should sufliciently inform the hearer of the absence of M-iutention un her part. To thie I replied that a very great degree of plil- Josophy was required to enable one's self ta be the subject of the merriment of others without a feol- ry nesminers, and thatthe stile with which 4 Was delivered wus much more Hike): rucipivnt ae feigned thin the of tle satire te bo deemed unineant, st te: "ertod patirio, who seemed inclined utimy opinion ef her conversation, Fance Of innucence bo wustain Mey atuce } ous quitecertain that those whom 1 ad+ dreay, 64 yOU say Offensively, are thove whu please me, and Whose favor J deaire tu oblalu." To Ute T replied that she was nuder a great mls apprehension in the matter, stuce wounds futicte ed hy cident caused no fews pom than it they were the revult of intention; and thal, Jndeed, | belluved those malicious tongues which intentionally utter things calculated tu unnay oF hamillate the bearer might reaeonalhly be expected: to give levs burt thuo the unatugicd words of a carel jeators since fn the cave of intention the speaker would) weigh and meauure the probably eifect of sue remand, and thus avolt outrage, while the unconsidered speech mizkt touch ay (ender a aput og to render turgivendes Lnposstule. Alter soqe mere words upon the wabject the to be wtter= young Indy, whom I bellove to br ne worthy and. Kdnd-hearted ns rho gcrtanty ts agreeable in pers non, sat to me with avery eeclone demeanor that she’ belleved 1 hind done her tureat service, wad {hat her father had been extremely unkind to her, ** fur sald elie, ¢' tt had never occiterod to me until the it tle that the jesting words of 4 mito whieh caueeit a lave atthe expenses of the: Tevoke could give pain; iny father uraged me in a eatirical ininner of i T nm conscions. now that my attention fs directed to the matter, that my words at tha table we fave Just quitted tuat have been unpleneant to more than one of those present, snd em celal ive toone whom [world rather dle than ofiend,” ‘Ae the unbappy Satiria eat this she blushed vio- Jently, and a moment afterward ed bout to give way to fears, and 1, deeming hoth her and niyaelt sudiclontly Informed npon the subject of her. failures In pleasing, very shortly tovk my rave. Should Satitia reo thts paper, T trnet that sho awl) thank me forthe pals which [took to ascers faln the exact cause of her uncasincss, AUNT LUCY. A LRTTER PROM IER, ‘To the Editar of The Tribune, Cincaco, dune 27—1t was very kind in our “Hachelor” friend to take advantage of the “hill fu the convereatjou? to nssure us of hts extatence. J feel quite relieved to know that I dtd not mortally offend bien tu the long ngzoy— when he first appeared lu our midget, Lmay not always agrees with you in your theorlee, nud must differ n Hetle just now when you say! We bachelors are thmtt fellows. Some of them may be, but not all, You are pertaps one of the exceptions, Many thanks for your kind ap- preciation, I sometimes wish that I could bave the care of all the ttle children,—not that Iam quite ready for the Millennium, but I sce ro nay Httle ones scemingly neglected, so many that have not the propercare and sympathy that is needed to make them what they ought to be in Inter years, J Jove good eliildren, mul ave a world of sympathy for bad ones, ‘They are scl- dom to dlame, 1 thik, according to my knowl- edge andexrerteuce and long yuars of observa tion, A ebtld fearns very soon whee the parent Is In earnest. It knows the difference between nemile of approval and a frown of disupuroba- tion, A good bard love-tap on baby's chuboy hand will bring wsinile, and avery ib tan with a stern look of reproof will bring tears to baby’s eyes; but I forget 1 am talking to my bachelor friend, and will Teave | this subject for another thine and ask him what be thinks of that © ineyltable old mald.’ Iravema tome thit she bas thrown down the gauntlet, and you baye alther to bea gallant knight, or stand out of the way leat you “be de- youred. J would love to advise you in regard to that atilt, but am not eavable, L would love to seo the ‘Texns flowers,—posalbty in time these mod. ern inventions may have become so perfect that we may not only talk ina whisper to our distant friends, but may look tnty their gardens, and eelvet.a bouquet to our Hising, J liave two tiny eacluses that Cam watching with ereat Interest, und hope sume thine to ave in blooms. " T think, Bachelor, that Phaye very carefully noticed every point in your fetter ‘execpt the fuat, and what khall T say to that, “Ilow to ‘ook a hushand Why, inine is so rare and well-done that I have noveed of the recipe, but perhaps other wives aro net 50 fortunate, 60, If convenient, send on the recipe. Thad litended writing a letter to the children this week, and you ace by the above how far T got off the track, but circumstances beyond my control have interfered with some of iny plans. L had intended writing last eveniug, but was tempted to watch the beautlful sunset aud the richly-paluted clouds, The beautitul colurs wore 20 exquisitely biendled tey showed the skill of the Master artist, and now, between the daylight aud the dark, the old and the young will flid It a very pleasant pastime after the fatigues of these warm sultry davs to sit at the open window ur outon the porch und follow the clouds as they sall away with such fairy-like grace. Did you ever notice how benutifully the colors harmonize? The canico, the blue, and the snowy white, eray of every shade, with the erlinson and gold; here aud there the ellver Mning, aud at times inthe far distance where the clouds are the blackest the Huhtning vivitlly playing. Alitttechitd vers deartome used tocalt the bright stare and streaks of lyhtuing “Cow's fireworks,” and I would allow hin to sit oa my lap often when I was ready to “put bim in his Nutle bed,” nnd we would talk wbout the fire- works together. And these ulght beauties helped bin fu hls babyhood to learn to love the Creator, and iu his manhood he worships Him still, 1b ia the early fufluences that wake the meu and women what they should be. Inspire thelr young hearts with loye nnd reverence for the Creator of the beautiful things they seo in Nature, and the inspiration will grow with then, It will become to them a second nature, and they will realize their dependence upon Him nud feel their need of Him, and it will elevate them and there will bo fewer infidels and step ties nnd more genulne, whole-souled relizion. Aun? Lucy. UNNATURAL MOTITERS, A COUPLE OP INSTANCES. To the Hattor of The Tribines postal fs received. ‘Thanks for kind words, “@oing Homo” and * Losses" were publlahed more than a score of years ago Jn the London Athenaeums und copied Into the New York Trib- une. Both were unanmously pronounced gens in the poetical galaxy. Iwas so charmed with after day. Iwas young, you seo. They wero lungthy, ant I have never seen them sluco; many entire Ines have drifted out of my mem- ory, ar 1 would write them aut and send them to you with plensure. A year or two later I saw a notico that the authoress had ‘Gono Home,—astarved, {t sald, soul and body, Ae usual, the appreciative editors, although ready to publish her poeins, did nut consider them worth paylng for, Some bencvolently-Inclined people, iguorlug her living, Interested them- acl¥es in her death, and gave fier a macnifleent funeral, which, I am sure, was very meritorl- ous, ond must have been auch a comfort to her, weeks with not onc flower to brighten and cheer the dreary monotony of the sick-room, but, when the deslru of the cyes Is forever ended, then are the gardens despoiled, tio hot-houses: rilled, to render what death has eft still more revolting. IL fall to see auy Christian charity in such things, ‘to B. G., who wrltes asking my opinion on divorces, 1 would reply thatthe great mistake, according: tu my view, fs not in granting di- yorces, but In vermitting remarriagees, Obvi- ously, three-fourths of the divorces are applied tor with direct reference to remarrlige. people cannot live comfurtably together for the sake of thelr domestic und social well-belny, let them make the best of their voluntary asstuncd discomfort, Of course, iu cases of tntemper- ance ant personal abuse, divorce is the only ref- uges Under the old English recine,o wus cd whieh Jeft the forsuken wife en- tirely at the aercy of ber husband, and, if he was ot nn honorable man, pit could hurdly de- scribe the torture te could manoge to tntlict tn various ways; ot lenvth the cry of the sulfcrers berate so loud that divorces Were granted, with certain restrictions; tt the mujority of the British publle regard divorces with ‘disfavor, Every clvil law is aubject to sbuses; what wo nevd is to modity {ts abuses aud provide for Its axceptions if prictleable. Culltornia, you feel as every true mother ahould, ‘The iother sliould be the ane quatiiied by her natural love us well as tustinct to be the custodian of her children. But in some cases she Is nulther titted for nor desires it. ‘The law that gives the custody of children to the father ia unother of those decisions subject to exceptions. ‘The same law compels him to provide for bis offspring, hence the svemiog flt- Ness of atlowing bin to support them in his own I recall two cases tu Vermont where the '# decision gaye the guardianship to the wife) and the husband was obliged to labor for the support of mother and children. dn cons trant to this a divorced wife Was affered tha yuardianship. of her [ttle B-ycar old boy, and declined, clexantly declaring that she “didn't vroposs to be bothered with young uns, I know a father who has been obliged to send Iifs four little ones toa maiden eliter while ho alte beblud adesk ton hours a day to support them and the mother who lives with him, out is Wo nervous to endure the nolge of children, T saw wa lovely child, 8 months old, drift anvay into the unknown, the result of an over dose of laudauum udusnistered by the ungera- bulous nurse, ung when the broken-hearted: father rebuked ¥ls wite, who admitted that sho Was aware that thut the bonne resorted to nar- cotles, she querulously replied: Who con be aunuyed by a crying baby?" ‘Tucre are mothers und mothers, aud Lau glad that these unmatural fustunces are exceptions Aunt Heisn, MARRIED WOMEN, MOH LINENTY WANTED. Tu the Hultor of The Trivune, Macon, Mo., June 40,—May L occupy a small corner iu ‘The Homet 1 feel sure that after the separation Conductor hug ounce observed my age, he at Jeust will have compasalon and I shall not by cust inte the wuste-basket; and, siuce Forty Winsinatos, Ii, duno 1.—A. L. We, your them that £ went about repeating them day reminding one of the floral exhibitions at our modern funerals, ‘The patlont may languish for a {Ing the young, Jam certain ne wlll show double ‘Home ant ean no longer speak for herself. sao clearly expressing mf sentiments, which, aptly term it, “run her tangue "5, sure, this right ts Mmited, fian'must decile as to how fe be eartled. Another, and what is thought to be “ying she has never been niarried,or ts a widow), sade, dbifer wit Ing ao ontrizeots and abated, most attrictive of th man who {s attracted by her. intends to. placo In that honored woman surely haa an equal right. band's} rlage, ia the parlor, or while aturs, the moon, or flowers either. should think by bo utterly atek ply the sentiment of think, too, that after foyes he would imagine, even ute, though she was itve with lim, dren, and which he i aretul to make interesting to the little baby is pleasing to hor. Evadue, . ? “Tings Sconz Yeaus axp Tex, KNOWS IT ALL. ANOTHEM PANTY WITIt VIEWS. ‘To the Zaitor of The Tribune, and designated as ‘The Hote. pattern of perfect Journallem. to glory.” they are a very arrive ob the truth ol thoroughly analyzed by competent minds? antmation. “What beautiful and virttous lives, belny,—only ns he or she wills It to ba 80, others happy also. the gentlemen, wives, thnt 1s his lookout. and gladness, MISCELLANEOUS, WANTS A WAIE, To the Editor of The Tribune. thousands of desolate: children needing homes, the Homoites. If any of you know of a girl 14 years of age or thereabouts who needs ahome where she will be kindly treated nud carefully tuught, please write to me, Migs Minna Sarrit, LOST MER SPRLLING-HOOK, To the Editor of The Trihune. Barris, Ils. dune 28—1 thought £ would write to tho home about the way that woman and master Is zolng to eink toa level with wo- mat ing oflices and a BIN laying s.Hovic Tax on silk warins, husband fs beside her holding ter Pet Poodle lor mating silk Dresses for her thu Revolution fa already takeing: igce sho has commenced with the pistol tv wil end with fron chains, in 20 yeora longer woman will Be on the top round of the ladder and when this the comca remember that | foretold St. ka SLOWER, tu MOODS AND AUTHORS, + To the Bdltor of The Tribune, Brrax, O., Juno 22.—After many days, wa ogatn knoets for admittance, hoping the circle fe not so full but that we cao find a place foside, for there aro many things in which we aro inter- ested. ‘The first is * Moods,” and tn this I have been deeply interested. And Helou, can't you help me out, or give mo some ides for the managu- mentof a moody child,—not exactly mooily, but one subject eo moodst When where there is an abundance of company and plouty of ex- cltement, she is happy and full of fun; but larly after being in any oxcltement, sho {s crass and miserable, ond does as much as pussible to make others 4a. It is not tho result of humor- fug or coaxing, but seems a second uuture, whieh in the ten years of hur Hfe d have tried Iu yaln Lo oyarcome; so any words of wisdom will be thankfully received. California, berota iny hand. 1 can easily fm- paine how, to ons haylng such depths of feeling und go mich “spunk,’? * Heavon is love”? Lor the passionate and bich-tempered hud gore nower to feel than the calm, smooth, oven lke of whom We seo #0 tuany, But Lilveiu Oblo, und the State revowacd i 3 el tthe respect to the aged; therefore my age tortl- fie them, oven though o fathe ‘Nes me sufficiently to commenca my campalen* fin behalf of one who has bid farewell" to The, Airst, Fwish to express tny thanks to Eyaduefor® the muat privileced, right fs her right to exert hor fascinating clara over inon (that is, pro- aink into oblivion, ond it fs here that l, tke A tho world nnd: protest against au und Ishould. like to ask Forty Years, or any one else whe hos reached’ uch a. sensible age, why sho can ho fonger be agreeable to. the outside world, | [tts a well-known fact that, in society, woman fs the y two nexee, and {hint it is aiF, twat is net, attracted by ona partleular woman, and she in her turn does not ndinire one particular man; it {is not expeeted that a man will converse aud ws- aovlnte with no oman but his wife,or one he Poation, and Vhat roman. would not avon tira of life who was never allowed to enjoy other company than her hus- It in not neceseary that man should al- ways talk sentimentally when addressing woman; they may converse tion the ordinary topics of tublig an eventn atrolf; it 1s not supposed they will talk ot the Why, I this tuo xenalble women would | of anything that would im- and f should nan had worn the piibject of Vorman's Love’? completely thread- bare (and the threads are commencing to brenk), if it were not trie, that woman had ance in her Ife, for one inin- thonght of semething else (although tt was nothing but heedress). ‘Thevers fact thut wom- an’s mind has come dawn ty commoner aublects than thut of leve fs the very reason thut sho occa- sionaly wishes for sometiing elso besides the soft-soap talk whieh the husband! of to-day uses when conversing with his wife.—treating her ns apet kitten thut had azreed to to be fondied und scolded juat according to his nature, und who has nothing elsa to do but. walt upon her. Jord nui bls chil- en to the tabla and evening talk children: and, of course, what, pleases the dear ‘Now, if man 1s afratd that by giving the wife o littl liberty it will lessen hor love or reapect for lil, why, be cannot do less than try her, for 1 exclatin, like “Virtue is nol virtue until tt fs tried? Cnroano, June ;27.—It ts a long time now siuce ‘Tie TisuNn opened its valuable columns to a certain class of intelligent. contributors, ‘The universal feeling. is that the Saturday Trinune comes fraught with life ond animation to ita myriads of renders. Other fssucs ore equally og geod, but tho enlarged edition of Suturday {3 pronounced by alt classes to bea ‘She [ome is its chief attraction, and your lady correspondents haye raised it from “grace Of .course, ot times there has been fault-finding and bitter remarks made,~-as wit> ness last Saturday's {seuc,—but, on the whole, Muappy family.’ The male membore gecin to timmensely enjoy the priv. flege of advanelng new theories and new kicas inorder to draw out, If possible, the opinions af the female mombers-of thts large household. ‘That is all right and poner tae how could we avy theory unless It was ‘Phe Hoine vives all of usa thorough hislght Into human nature; it shows ws diversities of opinions, os well as divorsities of gifts, Gen- erally the soul acntimonts of humanity are fully divulged under numerous noms de plume, "This 1s what gives The Home so much Ifo and sentiments are oftentiues expresscd—Iike roses in tho intdet of thorns and briars—as we journey through life. "The Home is at ance the apex of puro thought {fall of us could only manngo to forever look ‘on the bright side,bow much better ft would be! ‘There is nothing duck in the life of any human We | the changes in the expression of tha facos of are living day by day on the bounty of Im who created oll things, and, as Ho tnode thts world bright, cheerful, and pleagants it ts the duty af each ono pot only to accurc happiness for themiselyes, but blessings os well, by always endeavoring, 18 much asin them Nes, to make Fault-(inding aud recriminations stiould haya no place in ‘Tha Home. Correspondents should never allow their feellngs to overcome their conscience ant better judgments it fs anly through the leniency and extrome good nature ef the Conductor tht suet menrbers, I think, recelyo admittance, Ladies, 1 am sorry to say, seom to be more to blame in this respect than Sitnon P, Chadwick is only asking your ad- vise, and it should bo elven in a qulet, Indy-like way. If ho wishes to marry two, or three, or ten As far us he ts con- cerned, 1 think ho is an honest man, und should be deult with accordingly. His theories L cannot indoree, but still ho way be richt after oll. Make The Home a common, centre of toving sympathy,—beur and forbeur—each working for the good of all, and striving for the future Home beyond, where there is nothing but joy NonManviner,. 1, June 2.—We hear fre- quently of the ‘!watls of humanity,” and of the Now, I have beeuw trying for weeks to find fa raat without success, In despalr I appeal to Address is going to surmount man und occupy the top round at the ladder she hos Been abused lune enough the man who has heretofore been lord T see woman yotlng at the polls and hold. see a woman President vetoing of see a glorious future for woman I see her on the throne J sce her us a president while her dog her daughter as a senutor her eon asa Tay- begin In twine strings vod when throwo on her own resources, and particu- ft bos ulways been a firm belict with me that Years has shown lis good manners by respect" for statesmen and Presidents says that children . belong to the mother, and will give her the care has to support: a Has the bone of rontention thrown by Chad- ‘wick entirely crowded out the discussion of rauthors? If not, we hope to hear more of tt. ‘Can't some one thit) knows give tis sketch of FE. P, owed I nm anxtous to know 4 OM -whather he is any like the {deal formed from nerount of iny extreme bashfulness, I was loth ‘to utter for myself, We seo not only in They Home, but in every paper we pick up, the ques- Hon of woman's rights discussed; and tt has heen admitted by ‘Tho Wome, even, that woman hus a few rights, First and foremost of all thesa rights is hor right to converse, or asthe men | but, to bo as in all cases far this right must reudine his works; und aurely no one that reads “The Opening of a Chestnitt Burr,’ A face Mnninated.” or A Knight of the Nineteenth Century! wilt pay there is no lesson to ba Jearned from then. {1s the woman, noble grand, and true that sworke an fdenl, or is {t a fac-atmile tater, or wife AN UGLY GINL'S LETTRR. To the iiditor of The Tribune. Cincaco, June 28.—Well, Lam a homoty gel and so witl handle this aublect with impartiality. T know what It Is to be stighte’ because cursed out when she fas once taken part in| wlth homellness for which thera ts no remedy, thet very omicred right, the marriage | but which L must onduro and be huppy while rite, her charming — propensities — must | others have heen endowed with all thnt charma {he eye nnd wins the admiration of the be- Uotder. Fcan be as wise as Cicero, as virtnous oan vestal coddess, as witty o§ Sydnny Bmith. ua gay and fascinating ns Mate. De Stael, ns wise na nrerpent vit harmless as a dove, as true os : | atiagnet, a9 siveet aaa rose, yet at balls, ele, my nose will be mace a bridge of by the gents for any pretty doll: 1 au becoming sour mut wienuthropte, envious of the beautiful girls, aud aman-hater, and will do somethte «les- perate if relief fs not had suon. Why weren't uly peoplo ptt in a work by themsalyes 60 thatthey would not be tormented with the aight of handsome people. ‘I'he reason so many: ugly people are smart ia because they are neclevted and have tine lo improve, are not inude silly and concelted by flattery and atten- tion, and, as they are bound to rise some way above their persecutors, they become learned the day, or apo aby subject that may iuterest | and make peopte respect them for virtues, 80 them; and what-dovus ft matter where they en- Thave tdlecited to be a lecturess, or authoress, Joy each other's company, wuether {t be in a cars | or something. Uo.y Venus, A PRESHYTERIAN BPEAKS, : ‘To the Kitltor of The Tribune, i Teptanarvonis, Ind., June 21.—“ There’ iso time to spenk," and [feel {mpelled to write a few words In auswer lo the letter’ of California in ‘The Home of Juno 14. a California doubts If the soul, frocd from the body by death, fs tmmediately recelved into Heaven; und oaks, * Who fs Ht to enter that state!” : Let me remind California that our, Savior solid to the thief on the cross, “This night thou it be with amo In Paradise”; and that no man ever carned the right to Heaven br his actions, Lovo and faith are fhe keys of tts cates, and the way fs Christ, ‘For God so loved the world thut he gave His oniy begotten Son; that whoso- evor velleveth on Tim shall, not perish, but have everlasting life.?? : You deplore the lot af those ralsed ‘amid the gloomy terrora of Presbyterlanlem. Two hun- dred years ago the ancestors whose uame Iam proud to bear, and whose faith. 1 am: thankful to hold, left Scotland with many others who had signed the solemn leagau and covenont; and, af{tera short sojourn in Jreland, found freedom to worship Gud in the Americas. They married with others of the Church, and from that tlie the great majority of their descend- ants have been Presbyterians, loving the Church with tendor foye and teuching thelr children thu way in which their own hearts had fuund the deepest peace and joy. I lave received tho same training, and speak og ono haying suthorl- Hi when L deny the assertlon that tha falth of the Presbyterians is 5 gloomy'and savage one. Morcover, they do not, as Is generally veltered, pin thelr falth’to the writings of Jobn Calvin, who was but o man, ond sow ae men ace, © through a elase, darkly.’ If it fs true that by “thelr frults yo shall know them,” I should Iike to bo shown a body of these exceedingly * broud*? and.“ Hberal thinkers who will lead the pure, hunorable, self denying lives; ‘who will do for education, and civilization, und progeess what the Calvluists have dove. No, my friend, tt takes mon‘ol sturdy and. abiding belief, with fect firmly planted on the rock of ages, to do the world’s work, close witha seytence from Lord Bacon, the man who *Irad ta@fen all knowledge to be his province,” which seems to be eminently applica- ble to very many of the present goncration: A little philosophy {nelines men’s hearts to atheism, but depth In philosophy turns them toward religion.” dJoun Knox Scorr. A DREAM. To the Ealtor af The Tribune, Jrvrenson, Wis. July 1—I was traveling n Palestine. I come to the mount of the Crucifixion, Upon the ground Jay a very lorce Cross, the very Cross upon which our Savior suffered. Nearby satan old, old man, who seemed to be in charge of the Cross, Ills touk was that of patient, hopcless en- durance. Poople from all the Christian na- tlous of the world, of all ages, both sexes, and of all ranks fn life, came ‘and spoke with him, und as be auswered it was very curlous to watch , those to whom he spoke. In all the faces there wus some change of expression, 8 if ho had suid something to them entirely mow and unex: nected. With same the oxpression was that of incredulity, wud such turned away with a joke cor Hight Jaugh., With others the expressson yeas thut of shrinking repugnance, us if they had met that which they did not wish to mect, and that which they would gct away fram os soon as possible, With some there care a lool of thoughtininess und irrceolution, changing to a look of decision; and then'they turned away. Some came with wenry saduesa {n their fucos, as if they hod that within them which cause them constant auxicty and somatimes ics. palr. And these, as they heard the words of the old man, showed {n their faces 9 feeling of Joy nud elad rellof; and they reached out to the old man an enger hand, as if to take something from him; but ufter an fustant thero always came a look nnd cesture of hesitation, the hood was always withdrawn, and then these, like the others, passed on, yet looking not quite so ead ag before, and as ‘if they had had a-now and comforting thought born in them. 1 wondered much at what all this could mea, What was the strange story of the old man that affected men go decidedly and vet so differently? A went to him aud said: '1 have noticed you so Tong, and the constant throng of people who speak to you and then pass along. What {a tha vstory you toll them thut affects them go atrange- “Do you know," said he, this ts the true Crosa. I have chargy of it. I am to glye to any one who wishes a plece of 1” “Then it fs true,” sald J, ‘that the Cross has the quality of miraculous multiplication, and the sears you make in cutting pieces away in- stantly grow up againd'* “Not so,’ auld he; * {have never yet found any one who would take # plece, and L have aat wliere more than eighteen eenturics,”? * No one to take a plece of the true Cross? erled I, What curse does it carry with 162” “No curse.” said he, “but a blessing. Even ‘that ho who hag {t cau ain no mare,"? “(ive ta mo, then,” eagerly said I, “and Ict ana be free,” ‘The old man moved to comply with my re- quest, and yet as if he knew that, ere he could, erforny hia urlef duey, my decision would bo ‘aed, white 1, with a passing thought of tho witude of the chauge to be wrought within motioned hlin to stay his hand, Thouehe f, ‘This ts eareatily the most Impor- tant moment of my life. A little piove of wood animy Hand wud Lam free, No moro of this hard and sometimes hopeless conillet, But then, what mustl givoup 1€1 am to sin no moret Perhaps many things which | now do not know to be wrong, Perhaps some tings which I now believe to be right. Perbays soma things which 1 now love so woll thut Jife would De useless without them, No, ala man, [am not ready for your pivco of tho trie Cross. 1 will wait a litte” Ant Listed the throng of those who had passed along, while the old man breathed a gen~ Uo sigh ns if it were all just os he had known tt would bo, and as if he Were utterly hopeless of ever finding one who would be willlug to be set free from his sins. What but our own faite bineas prevontaany of us from haying the plece of the trua Croaal INEZ DOMBARDING RockFOND, ‘To tke Hdltor af The Tribune, Davenront, fa, duly 1,—To tho front once wore cones the chameleon-lko corresponient, Opnoponux, alias Alfarctto, tater Iphigenia. In more private correspondence, Heroditus (mau of the world), allas 11,2, K. In his new rule it does not require a maguilying gluss, or even a hint fren our Conductor, to help us to Mscover that our whilom projix friend bad once more “takeu his pen iu hand" to teach usa thing or two. His descriptive style betrays lis versnnallty tn spite of hls muny pacudo- pyma. ‘This time ho treats us to diluted cffuelon of Mr, Ingersall’s lata lecture on "Tho Mistakes of Moses." Who Hkea anythlug warmed over and badly acasoned {But we are treated to bashed. over dishes of infdelity cven tu the sanetuary of our homes, for the reason that sume men thing It surscks of belug tutullectual to wpe kus niolern Machiavellian skeptic, If they nro honest doubtera, ng well on intellgent doubters, would it not be better to keep thelr cavirs out of the home circle, und not discaminate fdeow ong suijsect that these profound, lettered, so- ealled Iteralists, are, in alinust every, Instance, fin runtott It ts patent to all they .know vory lttle of Biblio facts and Bible lang It is written oft them fn these “Inst days shall come seoifera.? ‘They are incapable of giyiys a sucelnct account ol any of the infracios they Jeer at, and aro willfully lznornnt of —itsfaris knuwledze of Bible facts. Kor tnstince, poor Iphlgsnia has not since elildhood read a dcacription of the Ark. else he would remember that Ue dove ex- eaned. by o whodow. Nor do they acquaint themselves with ancient Wterutare conuccted with the Bible, How many of thesa carplig eotlats ara actuated hy the hope of beneliting thelr fetlow-beings £ Rather they are makin, tows of thorns for dying beads, Such “phil: osophers would clip av aveel's wings: bat £ leave thein in the hauls of some theoloian who bas the bad taste to waste time “casting penels before swine. 1 shallnat nttempl to res ply to our nondescript correspondent's vontine uruma, further than fo.ask In rerard to thy ao comit in Holy Writ of tie sun etanding stil. He bolng well informed to ancient und modern. history, how doet ho secount for the fact that Chinese history speaks of Yoo, their King, de- claring that in his refen the sun stood so long above the horizon that it was feared the world. would have eon set on firey and fixer the date of the relzn of Yno so St corresponds exartly with the age of dJoslita, the son of Nund His ervdition wil! enaple him to recall the fancttul story of Phacton's chariot, written by Ovid. The hoathen poct tells ue that a day twas once lost, and | that) fhe earth, was in greut danger from the futense heat of on unu- sual gun. itis, tosay the least, oa remarkable fact, a nut for scoifers to crock, that the fablo originated with the Lhonteians,—the people whom Joshua fought. And the story of Balanin's ass speaking acoms te be another stumbilng-block to hin. Je it any moro wonderful than that a font should. have been substituted for Iphigenia when sho was abit {o be put te death? Of course he bulleves that, as he has chozen her name as lis nome plume. Nor fs ft moro stranue, to vome down ton later date, thata swect young maiden of 19 abould stivo the chill winds of December Jast haye Leen metamorphosed tnto o paterfamilins, ‘That that sof-disant fancy-freo matden who wrote us“ gude ” wives such dis- quieting: homilies on marriage should develop into.o man, a good judge of horseflesh,—far did not sho (no, Ite) tell us that It thrilled his (no, her) aplritual belug to ita cireumferonce -to mount a hlgh-metticd hurse and go off’on some decd of mercy, bury, a widow aml marry all her daughters oil well tn the apace of a few bricf hours! Wo all remember what a voblo girl Ipbigenia waa when she galled unter other colors. THALIA. PINONRY NEPLIRS, To the Nditor of The Tribune, Bioomineatoy, Iit., July 2—"'The wounded bird flutters,” as ts scen in the cage of your last Katurday's correspondent, A. b., of Council Bluffs, {or article isa willful and maticious uilerepresentation from beginning to end. She first calls me the *champlon wonan-hater.” I defy her to produce one fact wherein I have ever, in word or deed, done or sald anything dis— respectful of true womanhood. On the can- trary, I hold the noble woinen to be equal to the angelsin Heaven. Of course, I hold tho gabhling and drivellng, the blatant and scream- Ing woman-suffragists, ke peopte that might bo mentioned, in righteous contempt. - And who dors not? Sho next gives us a-homily on the relative degree of guilt of Eve and Adam. Ag my formerarticle did not spring this subject, L pags it without comment, After sho fiuishes the “apple pusiuess,’? then she says It is not: true, aud nobody boileves 1t. ‘This ‘is the key- note of it all. Nine-tenths of of] ‘the woman- suffragists are infidels, frce-thinkera, and’ non- church-members, She places the time or Adam and Eve's advent into the world 6,000 years ogo, According to the best authority, it should bo over 7,000 yenra, a mistake of 1,000 years. How- ever, this stutement is nearer correct than any- thing elso she has written, ‘To show still fur. ther her {gnorance, she confounds “maiien? name with ‘Christian’? name, an inexcusable inlatake. To make the thing as ridiculous aa pnsatbie, she tells me of my maiden namo, Well, 1 assure the lady that 1 am‘no maiden,- not that [ know of. < A married weonn’s maiden name is ber sure name before marringe, and the yericst non com- pos mentis ought to know It. ' She eltcs os examples the names of the Oldy ‘Testament to show thut married women did not take the names of their husbands. - In those times there were no surnames or Christian names, but the namo distinguished.some char- acteristic of the person. “Abraham” is from the Hebrew, nnd signifies ‘Yathor of a multt+ tude?) “Esther? 18 from tho Porsian, and denotes ‘0 star, goad fortune,” and so on, She cites the Queens of Europe as nnother ex- ample of women’s not accepting their husband's names. But to ape Europe on monarchtcal cus~ toms would be m-American und repugnant to our Institutions; bealdes, I doubt much whether mantel tie womau-suffragists will ever become *Queens. Lucy Stone Blackwell holds to her majden nate Stone like grim death, “Shw can vote on school questions uoder the name by which the Assescor makes his nsaeasmout. He calls her Binckwell, and under that name sbe must. yotey, it at all, She has ungheathed the scalping-knife and fa not on the war-path, and the Assessor hog mado hts Jast will aud teatamont, but lic ro- {uses to call her Lucy Stone, ‘Thess womnn-suffragists are losing thelr wom~ anhood, One of the firs: of them, who has lectured for years, in speaking ot d. G, Tlul- land's opposition to woman's yoting, said: 4 Well, d. G. Holland is a recular jackass," It. seems that when womon go into thts auilrage movement and strive with man for precedence, there is no redemption for them. They alive up all hope of ever returning into the clear, pure sunlight of true womanhood, There are a few men who encottrage these females ta their un- holy work. But, in seelng this, it is Impossible not to thik of the: Israclitish champion, who broueht into the house of Dagan to make sport for the festive assembly, ended by pulling {t down upon the heads of the guests—and upon his own, Bands of female suffragista, Amo- zons of wild, haggard, and gaunt appearance, nee seen inall’ our citles, Nkw. those -omened, birds which aro seldom yislbto excopt before a stort, All these are culisted to spread diseat- isfaction among the massca, und to subvert the foundations of society, ‘Their meanness, their prosenesa, their pride, their hate, their envy, and their cruelty, He hushed nud still when nos opposed; but, wheu opposition meets them, they, ke serpents, writhe, and ating, and bite with polsonous faves, und try to cucircle with deadly effect. ‘The Inst part of the lady’s article is benvath the notice of any lady ur gentleman, 0 T puss ft, ‘These funatles wilt ere long turn upon themselves, nud with their own polson- outa fanga put an ond to thelr burdensome exes istence, D, IL, Pinoger, ———— WATER-LILIES, Acalm Antumnal evening—and tho breeze, Laden with flowery frugtunce, softly blows ‘Across the moor, and "neath the spreading troes, Just at whoa fect a eer wtroolet flows, Upon whose aivery hovom softly floats, Rising and failing with tho swelilng tia, A cluster of puro liltes, Mke the boate In which our fabled fairles love tu ride, Paro ns the driven snow thelr petals white, Peacefully aloepinz on the water's breaat, Cotebing the lant belght rays of fadlog light Meugorly givon from tho rosy West, Dasalinaly bonutitul thoy always suom, Uloamtug ko molten gold In catyx deep, Seeming Hike some fair, beanteous Flower-Dream— Beautltil Water-Lilios in thole sleop, me, duly 2, 167 Watany Want. “IRAET? 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