Woman's Capabilities.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 40, 8 March 1884, Page 4

Woman's Capabilities.

She can say " No" and stick to it for all time. She can also say " No" in such a low, soft voice that it means " Yes." She can sharpen a lead-pencil if you give her plenty of time and plenty of pencils. She can pass a display window of a dry goods store without stopping — if she is running to catch a train. She can dance all night in a pair of shoes oo sizes too small for her and enjoy every minute of the time. She can appreciate a kiss from her husband seventy-five years after the marriage ceremony has been performed. She can walk half the night with a colicky baby in her arms without once expressing a desire to murder the infant. She can suffer abuse and neglect for years, which one touch of kindness or consideration will drive from her recollection. She can go to church and afterwards tell you what every woman in the congregation had on, and in some rare instances can give a faint idea of what the text A\as. She can go to the theatre every evening and the matinee on Wednesday and Saturday, and still possess sufficient strength to attend a Sunday-night sacred concert. She ean — but what's the use ? A woman can do anything or everything, and do it well. She can do more in a minute than a man can do in an hour, and do it better. She can make the alleged lords of creation bow down to her own sweet will, and they will never know it.