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America of the Fifties
wind, diffuse their fragrance through the windows.
I admire what I saw of the Southern ladies and
mistresses of families. The young girls, on the
contrary, I should like to see a little more active in
the house and more helpful to their mothers in various
ways. But it is not the custom; and the parents, from
mistaken kindness, seem not to wish their daughters
to do anything except to amuse themselves and enjoy
life and liberty as much as possible. I believe that
they would be happier if they made themselves more
useful. The family relationship between parents
and children seems to me in general to be very
congenial, especially as regards the parents toward
the children. The maternal instinct is inborn in the
American woman, at least in so far as its depth and
fervor is concerned ; and better, more affectionate
family fathers than the men of America I have seen
nowhere in the world. They have in particular a
charming weakness for-daughters. And God bless them
for it! I hope the daughters may know how to repay
it with interest.
Savannah, May 14, 1850. My world here has changed,
as well as my feelings toward the Southern life and
people. My mental vision has be? come clear, so that
I can perceive a noble South
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