no means advises women to be too womanly, but bearing
the conduct of Isopel Berners in mind, to take their own parts, and if
anybody strikes them, to strike again.

Beating of women by the lords of the creation has become very prevalent
in England since pugilism has been discountenanced. Now the writer
strongly advises any woman who is struck by a ruffian to strike him
again; or if she cannot clench her fists, and he advises all women in
these singular times to learn to clench their fists, to go at him with
tooth and nail, and not to be afraid of the result, for any fellow who is
dastard enough to strike a woman, would allow himself to be beaten by a
woman, were she to make at him in self-defence, even if, instead of
possessing the stately height and athletic proportions of the aforesaid
Isopel, she were as diminutive in stature, and had a hand as delicate,
and a foot as small, as a certain royal lady, who was some time ago
assaulted by a fellow upwards of six feet high, whom the writer has no
doubt she could have beaten had she thought proper to go at him. Such is
the deliberate advice of the author to his countrymen and women--advice
in which he believes there is nothing unscriptural or repugnant to common
sense.

The writer is perfectly well aware that, by the plain language which he
has used in speaking of the various kinds of nonsense prevalent in
England, he shall make himself a multitude of enemies; but he is not
going to conceal the truth, or to tamper with nonsense, from the fear of
provoking hostility. He has a duty to perform, and he will perform it
resolutely; he is the person who carried the Bible to Spain; and as
resolutely as he spoke in Spain against the superstitions of Spain, will
he speak in England against the nonsense of his own native land. He is
not one of those who, before they sit down to write a book, say to
themselves, what cry shall we take up? what principles shall we advocate?
what principles shall we abuse? before we put pen to paper we must find
out what cry is the loudest, what principle has the most advocates,
otherwise, after having written our book, we may find ourselves on the
weaker side.

A sailor of the "Bounty," waked from his sleep by the noise of the
mutiny, lay still in his hammock for some time, quite undecided whether
to take part with the captain, or to join the mutineers. "I must mind
what I do," said he to himself, "lest, in the end, I find myself on the
weaker si