. Women of distinction : remarkable in works and invincible in character. she went thereand is earnestly striving to do all that she can. This is a young field, but prospects are most encour-aoingr. Miss DeBaptiste loves literary pursuits, and, althoughshe has many pressing duties, she has not given up thiswork. She aims to be one of real power of mind andcharacter, with true dignity of soul, not for mere socialattainments, but that such might only be the outwardexpression of inward grace and courtesy. Miss DeBap-tiste is one of the progressive young women of the is not only at home i
. Women of distinction : remarkable in works and invincible in character. she went thereand is earnestly striving to do all that she can. This is a young field, but prospects are most encour-aoingr. Miss DeBaptiste loves literary pursuits, and, althoughshe has many pressing duties, she has not given up thiswork. She aims to be one of real power of mind andcharacter, with true dignity of soul, not for mere socialattainments, but that such might only be the outwardexpression of inward grace and courtesy. Miss DeBap-tiste is one of the progressive young women of the is not only at home in the school-room, but also insocial and literary circles as well as at the musicalinstrument. Courteous, sweet in temper, and yet of a decided andcommanding bearing, charitable, devoted and true. WOMEN OF DISTINCTION. .55 7 CHAPTEP. XCV. MISS RUTH LOWERY. As strange as it may appear, and equally as contraryto what was at first hoped for or expected, it is none theless an important and well established fact connectedwith the history of American slavery that many of the. MISS EUTII LOWERY. now paying industries of the South were born in crudenegro huts, as were also many of the modern andimproved implements now so useful in the agriculturaland domestic arts. In manv cases, however, the ideawas seized by the stronger and more active element, who SoS WOMEN OF DISTINCTION. only carried into practical execution what had ah-eadybeen conceived and made known by his less favored con-temporary, to whom but little if any public credit wasever given for the suggestion. Like all normal humanbeino-s he had a mind and used it in such a wav as toaccomplish the 7/ws^ possible with expenditure of theleast amount of energy. And thus there was proven tobe a real and true inventive and ever active geniusrunning through the very being of this enslaved people. And now with the opportunities which many of themare well using to improve both their mental and materialcondition the present is only a posi
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