I was traveling lately in a stage coach. A gentleman, who was also a passenger, was made sick by riding with his back to the horses. I offered to exchange seats, assuring him it did not affect me at all unpleasantly; but he was too polite to permit a lady to run the risk of being discommoded. I am sure he meant to be very civil, but I really thought it was a foolish piece of civility. This kind of attention encourages selfishness in woman, and is only accorded as a sort of quietus, in exchange for those _rights_ of which we are deprived. Men and women are equally bound to cultivate a spirit of accommodation; but I exceedingly deprecate her being treated like a spoiled child, and sacrifices made to her selfishness and vanity. In lieu of these flattering but injurious attentions, yielded to her as an inferior, as a mark of benevolence and courtesy, I want my sex to claim nothing from their brethren but what their brethren may justly claim from them, in their intercourse as Christians. I am persuaded woman can do much in this way to elevate her own character. And that we may become duly sensible of the dignity of our nature, only a little lower than the angels, and bring forth fruit to the glory and honor of Emanuel’s name, is the fervent prayer of Thine in the bonds of womanhood, SARAH M. GRIMKE. Transcriber’s Notes Errors in punctuation have been fixed. Page 7: “Thy both” changed to “They both” Page 8: “flesh, flowl” changed to “flesh, fowl” Page 9: “moral responsibilites” changed to “moral responsibilities” Page 21: “Pastoral Lerter” changed to “Pastoral Letter” Page 25: “messenger of Jehevah” changed to “messenger of Jehovah” Page 36: “and someties” changed to “and sometimes” Page 43: In the footnote, “de famille on de” changed to “de famille ou de” and “Paris and Loudon” changed to “Paris and London” Page 48: “os well as” changed to “as well as” Page 50: “making a waistcoast” changed to “making a waistcoat” Page 57: “he mean time” changed to “the mean time” Page 61: “INTELLLECT OF WOMAN” changed to “INTELLECT OF WOMAN” Page 67: “Christian countres” changed to “Christian countries” Page 70: “glorions reformations” changed to “glorious reformations” Page 79: “der husband’s” changed to “her husband’s” Page 89: “the same gound” changed to “the same ground” Page 101: “but hardende” changed to “but hardened” Page 118: “so seduously” changed to “so sedulously” Page 120: “lusses naturæ” changed to “lusus naturæ” Page 122: “forst ernness” changed to “for sternness” Page 128: “woman can can do much” changed to “woman can do much”