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    MODERN INCONSISTENCY. 309

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    lessness of her existence . Sometimesto break _tlie inonotony of this a tempest gentle , of loving angry , smiling words to show encounter , her husband , servants , for very is and treated small children misdeeds to fit have of ;

    h while ysterics , at , and intervals racks , his her brain affectionate to think what has caused it . Like a all men similarly mated , he ponders sadly on the " contrariness" of his

    wifeand then on women in general . That , there are gentle , loving women , hy nature , none can deny ; but these are not the ever-smiling , ever-pleasing : on at the first contrary siht

    and this also seems as contradictory—they are , g , perhaps arkof , almost suffering stern-looking their , brow grave- _^ from —at all the events very , often fact that sad , their with

    ms on ; of nature humanit is gentle not and the loving fictitious , full ones of compassion : and yet these for the are real the sorrows women

    y , wIlo unwomanl by the " because unreflecting they common feel too earnestl observers y , are and called too deep " severe ly , to , y

    These smile on the , frivolous nature , the foolish made , or them the they hard- have hearted no need of either to affect sex .

    their anything actions women . They speak are are as , while content froth in y " words being , are , " and fine left not for ideas those in " hich seemin who have g ;"

    p how leasure or other in talking these same sentiment poetic , and talkers uttering never dream of , w bringing some to - in

    bear upon every-day life , or of realizing any way . We do not go so far as to say , wha h t a merr ft y friend prett of words ours

    hj about stoutl nature y their maintains selfish ' lacerated , , hard " that feelings -hearted all , ' p want erson , and s of unsympathismg w sympath o use y , and , , so except forth y , with are

    themselves To this ! " would not be truebut we have encountered not a ;

    contradiction ev of say this sentimental has been p t ainfull ype among y apparent women ; actions in whom giving this the form lie of to the formand

    words ; the latter beautiful and elevating , er mean lowering to We be met may . with be t in old that such well contradictions as in women . and True inconsistencies but not nearl are y

    men as , to we so meet great a man an extent with ; a neither sweet perpetual do that they wear this smile constant the on same his aspect lip , do . we Wh not en of

    rather of satisfaction imbecility avoid with him all ; in si things the of belief , cunning and with ? all Wh peop y is le the , is same appearance either rule a pro not of

    to app put lied on to smiling the or other a faces sex gn , whereas ? Simp men ly becaus are broug e women ht up are to wear broug masks ht up

    onlwhen it suits their convenience . The inconsistencies of men , moreover y lie in another direction ; they are found rather in the

    form one point of contradictory , the discrepancy opinions is so than great in that variety we of may impulses venture ; and for our on

    own sakes to allude to it . land tells of the peculiar

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    Modern Inconsistency. 309

    MODERN INCONSISTENCY . 309

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1862, page 309, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011862/page/21/