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takes no notice of such limits ami gives
lis horses from the Shetland pony to tlm
mjthioal wooden horse ol Troy. It
o rentes men smaller than Lilliputians and
larger limn the contrasted Hrobdignngs.
It can make the American bison smaller
than a Ilea and with all its characteristics,
hailing out its appetite, while an insect
of the genus Pulx assumes the gigantic
proportions of a mastodon. Guy.
LES FEMMES.
In an article which chanced to fall
under my notice, was an account, or sup
posed to he, of lex fommea.
The metamorphosis had been so com
plete, that nearly in vain we searched for
the connection between the heading and
subject matter. Hirth had been given to
a new species resembling the human in
some respects, but with such widely
differing traits as to fill us with astonishment
That the article had been written by
one of the sterner sex, who, for some
cause had found a bitterness attached to
his dealings with los femmes, we could
not doubt, even had the name of Karr
been suppressed. To judge a class ol
persons, wo are not to take as examples
few almost entirely destitute of the general
characteristics, but the majority of the
order should be faithfully represented.
As a specimen woman, lie holds before
your gaze a combination of vanity, deceit,
and jealousy, impudence and vindictive-ness
Ho tells women if there is anything
noble about them to guard it carefully;
implying that they are entirely false, yet
there might be an exceptional case. All
persons have their good qualities women
not excepted; and it is not more than fair
to say that evil predominates no more in
them than the other sex.
Tlie author snys if you toll a woman she
is stupid and dull but pretty, you wil!
have her for a fiieud, while, if you say
she will hate you forever afterwards. If
lie spoke ftom absolute knowledge, his
lady acquaintances were among those
having a scarcity of brains; or some fair
lady had sent an arrow home ami so for
revenge he made an attack unworthy of
himself or in the least justifiable: in
either case he is a subject of pity.
He says "The friendship of two women
is hut a plot against a third.'"
Poor fellow! his mother musthavedicd
when he was quite young.
Have not women's friendships been
r.uiuemoo uy years 01 ion aim sen sacri
fice? Have not they labored in their
sphere for the good of others as much as
ever men in theirs ? Their work is more
quietly done and less seen, hut the hidden
histories unfolded, would show as much
heioism as the many records we possess
of brave deeds-
Karr says, "The life of a woman
is a series of dresses, and her biography
might be written by tliein."
Some women care for dress mid some
do not; but does the author make any
distinction? Not thu slightest. In the
liberality of his soul he classes all together,
Jews and Gentiles. Generous, we admit,
but why not put men and plug hats in the
same category ?
The author sas "A woman generally
marries, not for any love, but to prevent
any other woman from getting the same
man."
The falsity of that statement is too
evident to need remark. A woman is
not entirely careless. She knows that by
her own deed she makes or mars her
entire life, she not having, like man, the
power of abruptly Hying to unknown
parts, leaving a host of solicitous creditors
behind to bemoan her loss. Because
women are candid and frank they must
be called treacherous. They scorn to
Hatter and mentally despise the flatterer.
Some men have been educated to think
j that a series of compliments will give
ace to conversation and please the
.lie is ugh hut has "bcattcoup d'esprit," J listener. If the vender of that article be