The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-19

MON, because knew she was vain of the
lgirl's beauty, and counted on its one day ma
king her fortune. To be further assured OF
her wishes on the subject, waited till we
were warmly tucked up in bed and every
thing quiet, and then, as our manner is whe.l
any Important subject is on the carpet, o.
pened the discussion" Deborah my dear, you
have not given your opinion on this subject
hope you do not wish to expose our child
To this useless and dangerous trip She re-
piled, " husband, would not differ with you
before company, because know my place
but why should MT we indulge the girl -
she has been brought up according to the
statues, (statute, swite y * there .sno danger
now--bcside, why should not she have a
chance to look abcu, her and make her for
fnne-look at neishbor Gubbins's darn', and
all; She went trip to the city. and she is
now married TO a rich man, and keeps her
carriagc-to be sure comparisons are ODD
''ou3---( odions. you mean Deborah,N ah,
am no dictionary 'oman-5ut mean tAat Sail
Gubbins is not to compare to our Grace IN
beauty" The discussion was lengthy bet fl
nally suffered myself to be persuaded, tho
iunconvinced, and consented to the trip. She
was gone six months-aud when she return-
ed, so compiete'y was she changed, that |
Iscarcely knew my chiid--instead of M
plump, rosy checked country cir, with healEh
and lite, and activity in every MUSCLE saw
thin. maciated, delicate figure. with cheek
OF snow, Soiangrisd step moving slowly tow
ards us--all the warm habiliments of the
country, the comfortable petty coats, the
snug pocket thrown aside. and in their
place, thin muslin dress, and thing which
Think they Every properly call ridicule.
A gush of parental a tfcc tion filled nv eyes,
and taking her in my arms, enqured whal
was the matter, and why she had not infer
med us OF her illness, and why she travelled
| IN such dress, cr undress rather, as must
bring her life into eminent hazard: Smiling
at my approximations, she replied, that she
| had not been ill-that, to be sure. she was RAJ
ther IN dedicate health, which proceeded, she
believed. from the extreme sensioility of her
nervous system-but that she had gotten
some composing drops from DR.. Bolus, ce-
leo ated Physician, which she found of great
use--All this was rue and worm GOOD to me
in bitterness OF hear. cursed my own FOL
ly thousand tnes-but the worst was'vet O
come, found my laeiv's mind more me amor
phosed than her h,,dy--she had been reading
novels, plays and his. ories-nay | even
caught her one day delivering lectures to her
younger sisters, on the Rights of Women
a book which she had met W. h in her auut's
library-I now found that there was no time
to be lost, and set myself seriously to correct
the effect of my own too early compliance.
1 str'cty prohibited the bringing any book
into my family positively forbid Grace, t.
hold conversations on What she had read
and commanded her regularly 20 take her
turn with her sisters week about in man
aging the household affairs, thing which
under various pretexts she had since her
return egiccted-These were iksome du-
\ ties 20 her n,w-but she was O ced to sub
m't, an things seemed t" be getting right
gain, when you, Mr.. Bachelor, st pped in.
and ruined all my hopes-I have taken for
some time past, The Enquirer r, ad very
carefully the news, the advertisements add
the prices current-out there are two thing
that L never look into, essays, and the
speeches of cur members of ngre Sit
was thus that your lucubrat ,ors escaped me
when had finished my paper, hrew it
down, and thought more about it never
dreaming, that it would get into the hands of
the women-1 began to discover after while,
that something was the matter !: when ever
the week OF one of my three youngest, par
ucuiariy Grace, came round, there was a
great failing off in the admnistration-My
stockings were unmended, the dairy nrglrc-
ted my butter milk net furnlshed me H.
due season-in short nothing ent right
One morning after had been kept wait
ing tor my breakfast some time, determin-
| ed to so myself and see what the girls wer-
about. L slept softly TO their room; the
door was open and l found Grace, reading
aloud from newspaper, with an agitated
voice and imprisoned manner, while my
two youngest, were sitting round her devour-
ing her words, and the tears tricklng down
their Cheeks deeply were they engaged,
that my approach was entirely unperceived
III determined to keep my station in silence,
till discovered the extent OF the mischief
1t was your 5th number, NJ. Bachelor, and
The matter which was bcguling these simple
damseis OF their tears, was your foolish ory
OF Roman woman, Agripplna, | think you
call her. who had brought the ashes of her
husband with her from some distant land.
instead of giving him decent and Christian
burial where he died, listened to all this
but when you came to apply the case, and
conclude with strong appca to our wo.
men, playing on their vanity. as you seem We
ry capable of doing; my patience could hold
no isnger; burst in upon the girls, snatch
ed the paper from hem, and in a voice of
authority. summoned them to the hall. Tn
this room determined to convene the who .
family. and have n solemn investigation of
the affair. They all appeared Except ~,
Sons who are too Young for these matters) &
took their seats IN slence-I proceeded with
great form, produced the statute book, read
the law, charged Grace with her offence.
inveighed bitterly against IFS enormity-and
called on her TO know what she could saw Ia
her detence-ehe ~nse and to my as, onish
ment and dismay at. ressed me thus
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