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p" iw THE HESPERIAN STUDENT. rlor, or Joan of Arc, the English legions. And may God hasten tho time wIipij thu women of Iho land shall awaken to tlio consciousness that llioy are the Hercules who Is to slay this hydru-hcudod monster. possesses (lie power of them all. Prof. Swing tolls the ftory, that in ancient times a king offered a reward for any one who should tell him what was the mosl power ful thing on earth. Upon the day appoint A mob. not long since, broke into a jail I ed a number of competitors assemoled, . . i.. .... i i... hum iiroimui urn i iiiiiu mm a wwniiiii winj were imprisoned for murder. The man wus immediately hung, and, although tho woman confessed that she was the instlgu. lor, principle perpetrator and cause of the crime, no man could be found who would put the noose over a woman's head and and the Hist one said, "Oh I great king, since the ruler of all things must be tho most powerful of all things, then, great king, tho kings of this earth are the most powerful tilings on earth." And the court- least discrimination, continually gorge everything that comes within their reach. This gorging or cramming is not digest ing. It. is like pouring water into astrain or; you may keep il full but the water that was first poured in has disappeared. We each have a lifowork to perform. To fll'us for (bis work we must master its prerequisites, or otherwise we will bejack at-all-trades a master of none. I'o acquire thu prerequisite, we must bo iers all nodded their beads in approbation thorough in the elements the lower foun- and in recognition of the compliment idation of lifes career. Jinny who sneer she was spared, simply and solely because ! paid their king. Then the second one1 at the common branches cannot write she wns a woman and possessed that pow erful and mysterious power which belongs to oven the person of women. A some what similar example occulted in our own dale. A woman charged with murder in nnd a savage or illiterate person would live in plenty, he, being ignorant of the chase, would die of starvation in less than ' a fortnight. Now this ignorance in com mon things is not nltogcthcrdiscrcdituble, provided lie is thorough in something else. If he is proficient in the languages, il is not to be inferred that he has learned the' dexterous arts of the savage, or that he is master or the natural sciences, mcchnui: ical branches or architecture. It is plain Unit no one can do or learn all tilings. If our exertions and interests are divided and applied to several things, our proper calling will never reach honor or perfection. It. is not the calling that stepped forward and Mild, "Oh! great i pure English themselves. Their cduca- king, icmfl is the most powerful thing on lion is like a bottomless well deep but earth." And again the courtiers nodded dry. Hut listen to what Edward Eveiett -contains the houor, but the proficiency their heads, for they hud all seen even the !says of the common branches ,und the amount of labor bestowed upon if king overpowered by wine. Then the next "To read tho English language, well, to for the benefit of humanity. Is not the' the first degree, and confronted by test! ' one stepped forward and said, "Oh! great write with despatch a neat, legible hand, . mechanic, who has spent his whole life mony that would have hung any man in ' king, tcomen are the most powerful things 'and lie master of the fiirst four rules )fj inventing a labor-saving machine, worthy the state, was finally, after a tedious trial, on the plea of her being a woman, sen tenced to one year's imprisonment in tho on earth." And again Hie courtiers nod; j arithmetic, so as to dispose of at once, 'of more honor than the essayist, professor, ded their heads, for thov had all. no ; with accuracy, cveiy question of figures . or clergyman, who has dreamed away half doubt, felt the power of women. But the which comes up in practice 1 call this of his life among his musty books, and is finest edifice the Slate affords. As the fourth one stepped forward and said, ' Oh! I a goon education. And it you add tlie a- not a step forward of His predecessor, grave judges or Athens were, and the j great king, all things beautiful are the most i hility to write pure grammatical English, j Says Lord Derby, ""Whether I am happy American jurymen are, diverted from powerful things on earth." And to him 1 1 regard it an excellent education. These or unhappy, is not my chief affair; what pronouncing the just judgment of tho ! was awarded the prize. So only when i are the tools. You can do much with most and first concerns me is to find my law against enormous crimes, by tho art-: contrasted with "all things beautiful'" them, but you are helpless wilhout them. I work in life, to recognize il, and to do it." ful display or tho beauty of the criminal, does woman become a second-rate power. 'They are tho foundation; and unless you j It is not to be understood that we should so from what lofty purposes, from deeds . It is related of a Persian embassador to ; begin with them, all your llashy attain- j give no attention to that which pertains of virtue, from services of philanthropy, , the Spanish court, that once, in conversa-1 ments-a little geology, and all other olo- ;not to our calling, but that wo should sub- ,..'.....,:..!.... i- '..,.. ! tir,,. -itii o Snnuidi nriioiv.j wlm verv I cics and osoohics are ostentatious rub- ordinate all others. Anon.' iroin rues oi leumuii. mini i;iuns m ui. """ " "i i -- j rv have men been, and are hoing, turned ! nbly sot forth the many 'objections to by the sinister charms of women. , polygamy, lie very gaiianuy answcieo, - i i . i . i . " All. Siirnora, in mv country we are ai- .i! Imur kiiu-M I nut men in ii m'iti"jil. ' "' "h""'" "'' J A,V .Wl.f K...W, . ............ ... .. g..-...wu... irk i lmvotl ,() search in a number of women ttnii iiwiul nf tint f'ntliolip enlivens in ., , , , ,, ,-, one." And the suyinsr there is many a England wore women" and the editor. ' ,.-,. , . . to . . . true word sunken in iest " was never bet- thought it argued verv little good lor me , . , , , u ,, , ,. . , , , . I ter exemplified: for in the women ol the text hook, (iitliolii- church. I think no person will ,, ... '. , ,.,.. r. i ,i. .............. hir.-iiiieeinro , V.liriSUIlUI.IMl win 111 .III- iwnnu mini; iihiim - bislr The American is noted abroad for his promiscious smattering of knowledge. Is be conversant with geology V Oh ! yes I,osi! Liust!! UBKHAl. ItBW.UU) OKKEUEI). On Friday evening, Jlay 18, the local of iv reiiirinns louriiiu. me Hiieermir reuiuiv . ., i. ...... ..,.,....i ;.. umi . CT- - - " ... .i...... .:-i.. ... i.Sni. .in. l.i.n. r.niiu ,n ne as iione inroiiLTii nun sun eei iu nil- .. ,t i: -,..i ..,i .1... IIJI lllliai- Vlliuvn nilli.il .i..v ......... ... a .- llllC J I I'.S ri'.IUAiN II ISlllllll. Ill Ull lllll.UI IIIU . most suspicious circumstances. For some time his friends have been endeavor ing to discover a plot, which they believed was being formed against him. All his ' movements have been " shadowed " so as agree with him who considers that the women of the present generation arc the mother, if the future nations and that thu mothers, more than all other influences, combined, shape the minds of those in cipient men, boys direct their course of Ihoiighi and establish religious principles Napoleon -jaid, "Thu future destiny of the child is always the work of the mother." ' sons fifth and sixth readers, or he has mas tered a f'sw technical terms iu some brief Does be know any tiling of V Of course; for he once sup- virtues which fit Ihein for the high posi- erintonded the building of a house. Is he tion for which they weie created. Holland , vereu inuieei ano muhi: uiuceu ne is . to p,.ok.L., him ,lgllj,)St any evil that might catches this idea when he says in his open-' lor while at college no un neo iiumireiiH oi , rt.ll(u1 hl T)l(, exertions of his friends ing of " Katlirina:" ' .More human, mom ill vino, tlinn we. In trntli. lmlf human, luilf divine I Involy unman, when good Mar- aire To tumpur. with thlr lamms henipii. As his head is crammed with Tim hour of her nttt i itv -ur.. ..,i :.. n.,.1 ,r,.,.,,ii ..iif.irwi- ni' ilii. 'Scholar V The reason for ilii i. that we are the f.mi,OI1 of tll(. worid given us in Genesis that which does nol pertain to the allairs, that the woman was made from that part "- ""S reaso.iauie limine est and I should show a depioraoie ignorance in I ihe common everv day things. I hat he i rtii . 1..1 ...1 IT ( leaves iu Homer, i nueymucs nuu norace pres(.rml ,,,, UII,j, lhu cvi!ing of the' Iu short, he knowsevervtbing and nnliting 'KSlli xvh.a Ul (.II(.im1,,s Krowll ,esperute of any tiling. He forgets the old Latin a- hy .,,, niiul.t. ,i(.lL.nulned to risk thwX,,,, omnia poxemiiti omne. , a lp(UI 0J() IS( nh glltmiians, llow us .1 uuu un- so canon c.ass.cai , becomi1 , a,1)rlse( of hi, danger, re-' treatures of education and are instructed i .i : ..ii. i ... , i,.,,w.,.i.i I .y m,r ......e,s ... j ., , of tIl0 mans anatomy that lies neare; period oi our lives .,.. i. .,.., .,.. flirilgheR t,R. ,,, pn)te(!t5on lo ,j. heart cuaraciers are easuy iimmucu, im u. U)Us t lfvi r ial she ,lou,(1 li(. nenrcsl cannot oven express himself in his own lessons we learn are never erased. Our , - ... .lffec!t0Ils ag j lauguuge but prntus that of some old for. ... . .. ,i . .., "" .. . ...... subsequent Hie in u.o worm acii, on.y as a hs goud (j ,0 Mfi gprjitiml. j gotten sage, baysjiuuer: pr.tter's kiln to lender harder tno nrst " An(1 Uirough the many succeeding goner previous. Then the associations of home atlonstho llftUgit.rs of Eve have been the cling to us through all our alter life, and enl ilrtuencej, vvlllc, i,uvu moVed ionuui is the complemental feature, tlie , . f , ,lklJ .,.,. Illoss 0ll organic eleinunt of tlie home, which, e-1 tho COHSt of heland, a strong bulwark to j sides reaching out over land and sea and , withtin(1 un(1 clieck ,jK. gn.t waves or ever editing its inlluence over man, con- ( 1on taUo:, nnd ,.in Umt ,iash against tho j Mitutc.s tlie corner stone of the social edi-; hcnrte swr jmd ircalei, to sl,bmorgo ils ' nee, upliolding its order ana ueiiuij. as , bnmlious llUl 0f,0 jow j,is r morali- J anlerior to the church and statu, His more , n Ug ljackjsi, waiers destroying, tlie Biicred than eitlier more necessary than both. JiCt the temples or religion and science and tho academics or art decay, let the hall or justice and legislation crum ty fruits of virtue, and converting itsonoiisKs of resolutions, iUs grand undertakings, and statuesqe purposes into slum-covered ru. ins, and piling high the blaek drifts ol "For the more laiitfiiiiguH ii uinruii cpt'iik, IIIh tnliuil Iihh hut Bpninj: the greater h-ok: Ami for tlm Industry Im hns npont upoii'i, Muct full honnt oilier wny illccounl. Tim llulirow, Ohalillc and tho Syrlc Ho like tluiir letlurn, bet inonn reason buck Alul tuni their wltH that strive to understand it (Like tlnifco that write the cliurai-turM leU liamled JIu that in lint able to oxprurB no ooiiBe at all in sevural lanj;uat;en - doubled their efforts, and hud the satisfac lion of seeing him stop bis labors and start homeward about eleven o' clock. Not coming home as soon as was expected, tears were entertained that he had beeu waylaid, and a search was immediately instituted but all iu vain. A Senior re marks having seen him about four o clock in the morning, but as be approached jliim be skulked away in tlie shadows 'disappeared and left no trace; but this is not generally credited. We wish to say ! that we have no malice against those who led him -istray, but we seriously need bis help, and if they will return him un harmed we will forgive them all let them go Scott free Eu.J AW Tilings. hie to the dust, constitutions be subveited j w.pVoA ihmu thoughts and actions and anarchy be proclaimed, and ocnoain the shadows or an unstained domestic al tar, whore women officiate as priestesses, law and order, religion and happiness, would again urite and flourish. Sheridan wrote. " Women govern us, let us try to render thorn perfect. The more they me enlightened, Iho moiy so we shall be. On the cultivation of tlie minds or women depends the wisdom r men." Tho reason for this is that men are gov. erned by the beautiful. And as woman is. the' embodiment or so many beauties she C. M. ! Conld ii nan be serure That his 6ays might enduri'. Ah of o'rt. for a thousand lonji ynr. What thing miRbt he know! What deeds might he do! And all without hurry and care." That our intellect has limits, that we can not fathom or eucircle every thing, is not to be refuted. Man's life is to short to know everything. Yet many, without the Will pass for loarnodcr than ho thatV known j EmiATA : We are not inclined to ex- To 8pcak tho strongest reason iu hU owu." , 0UrgeiVes for any direliclion of duty, Should this learned schoar fall into the jbu( hU.aI ,',,., in this mill-pond will, out bis lifo-preservor , numi;er (J ,00 grtWbIina(urelobocxcU8od lie WOUKl DO tirownuu. annum nu mv persued on foot by a murderous savage, though he might have five miles the start, the savage would overtake him with tlie greatest of ease. If he should leave Ills watch at home he could no more tell the hour from Natures .timepiece, the sun, simply on the plea of being overlooked. We refer to notes on "Our Exchangee.' The proof-sheets were read aud properly corrected, but by some unaccountable acci dent the typos overlooked tlicm. The re marks upon the Jiecordur and Tablet are absolutely unintelligible. If there was ..i.i i- .1... ......... NT.... Uin lie COUIll lium ....- ...w..u. ,...,, , W- llmW ,,f mUlnlcna urn the ""' '"' " m - "- would correct ineui nere, uui us nicy are us "the sands upon the seashore," wo shall he probably has not looked at Min overhead since his boyhood days. Should he get lost iu the woods without his compass, he could not find his way out. Should be be cast-on a desolate island, though there were plenty of game, be obliged to "pass." Ed, Send iu your subscriptions- ySJSjtrj"
