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the same circumstances that unfolded a new life to her; simply because 

 he did not possess those finer intuitive perceptions, those irresistible 

 emotions of sympathy that lay like dormant fires in the heart of the 

 girl. This uncontrollable smypathy for the innocent lives in peril, 

 when once aroused in her woman's heart, blinded her to every sense of 

 danger for her own life. While the boy tried to dissuade, she had no 

 time for reason and no reason to give. She wasted no time in an effort 

 to awaken sympathy in others, but only acted. Sbe rushed to the res- 

 cue. Her brother, like a brave body guard, followed at her command. 

 A half hour's time for deliberate thought or preparation might have 

 proved fatal to the lives of two innocent children, and the world would 

 have lost a heroine. 



By what motive are women actuated to become prominent in the 

 cause of Temperance ? certainly not from a desire for notoriety, for 

 true woman's nature causes her to shrink from publicity. 



The truth is apparent that women see that the great crises have 

 come when our nation has become so endangered by the cunning wiles 

 of a hord of unprincipled rum dealers, that she must fly to the rescue. 



Man is moved by the influence of deliberate calculation and well 

 laid nlans; woman acts from the impulse of the moment. 



Man may be represented by the machinery of the clock ; woman is 

 the pendulum that starts the machinery into action. 



Woman's quick perception of the requirements of the hour prompts 

 a way for speedy relief and makes no delay until the work if begun. 



Her work in horticulture, however, is easy and delightful. In this 

 labor she is accomplished by the memory of the perfume of the flowers 

 of the garden and the fruits of the field. As the first woman was cre- 

 ated in a garden we may believe the Creator had some good motive in 

 placing her there. 



If she may not till the soil or dress the vine, she may at least de- 

 sign the arrangement of the plants or suggest varieties for planting. 



Her province may be that of a useful and friendly adviser for man. 

 If he needs encouragement sh'e may be able to speak some cheering 

 words or oft'er some suggestion for his benefit that may prevent fail- 

 ure or disappointment. 



Woman's work in horticulture may be so governed by her individ- 

 ual surroundings or circumstances that it cannot be defined or antici- 

 pated. If she have her heart in the work her intuitive peception will 

 cause her to do the right thing when the moment for action arrives. 



What woman may do in horticulture may be best shown by what 

 she has done and is doing. By her influence and at her request the 



