Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-06-22
PRUDEs AND COQUETTs.
a.Ie.t and Earncst.ol

among young tStadlSS tilonSo Va ot4N - a
Prude and of another Coquette; both by :,
different means, hoping to arrive at the
same end; the one by graceful viVacity !,
the other by an interesting diffldence;
the one by ostentatiously parading her
charms-the other by ostentatlously VEIL
ing them. This is ridiculous enough
when something attractive really exists;
but it becomes exquisitly SO when there is
absolutely nothing worth Parading, and
nothing worth yelling.
ACoque,t and Prude commence their
existence at the age of fifteen; and if not
married, pass into another state of being |
at about thirty, or little more, according
10 Temperament. Tie whole interim
has been employedin one continual at
tack on that hayward creature, Nan; the
Coouett, like bold sportsman, aiming at
all she consider worthy of powder and shot |
the Prude, ikea wary fowler, spread. |
ing snare to entrapthe wandering. But
| after a time hope is generally abandoned;
andwonderful to behold is the changeli he
coeuette throws away her weapon and re-
tires, with the most bitter resignation, 10
mediate on the folly of her former pur-
suits: whilst the Prude, in despair of no.
bic game, is fain to pnt up with any mise
rable bridge sparrow she may find IN her
net. In short, to drop all metaphor, there
is but one establishing course to pursue
the Coquette turns Ielgionist, and the
: Prude marries the best lover left.
: 1t is highly amusing to watch. IN bal
r room. the mannuvres of these two fan
:. enemies of man. The Coquette is all bn'
n imation-her heart futtering with the I'M
: agined conquest of her partner IN the
quad,ile, who (very possibly may neve
: think ofher till he sees her again, and WIZ
livery proably) thinks more of hlmsel
le than of her at any time. On the othe
it hand, the Prude looks icy-winter at ma
s. who asks if she has seen the last new ope
n ra. seems astonished at his danngto han
ii her glass Of lemonade, and, in fact, upo
~ all occasions performs the part of tn
10 "Cruel Beauty "-the gentleman .beln
~ supposed TO enact the 'Despairing l.o'
VI en-"
ne But how unavailing are, all these
,as fortsl The male creatures seem endoN
j.. ed with an instructive ability to escape Il
1se most desperate attempts and the me
nc- deeply.laid plans. "Men are all brutes
re- it hath been comprehensively remarkt
~ and, in good truth, the expression may
allowed to a woman who percieves, W
indignation, that the mortorlous enGe;
. II ours of those who stucisd Fascination
IN science are frequently defeated by so
rye perverse girl who protests against II
MIR. practices, laughs at their laborious
ne tempts, and pleases merely because
on o.p', holp i. This - = rrirno against
initiated of the highest order, and 1t
often surprised ne that some well-ore
lied plan of operations has not been
. iected where ali would De compelled to
gularly enter themselves, accordln!
: taste. in either os the two branches W
constitute the system, and those wh'
iVeu fused would, on all occasions, be
lest- couraged and placed without the pal
amp communion. ;,
7 on The principle reason, l apprehend,
rela- the ladies have not endeavoured to
alton out something of the sort is, the Jealt
Cir that prevails between the two grea! P;
into which they are divided. A /
: "a cannot, for her life, speak well OF a
55Fd hu oue,te: nor has Coquette good
louey for Prude. Their lll-ieellngs 10,
exam each other is greater than toward
o or daring Radical who laughs at them
o the and whilst they should be guarding a
caring the common enemy they would be
your reling amongst themselves.
Another reason is, their convict
',." the truth contained within the before
-" toned maxim-namely, that men
1T from brutes." Manage as cleverly as
an-oP- might, and dreadful as might be tn
S been allies for disclosure, the existence o
REUSED a formidable union could never b
ouiries from the knowledge of the men, wi
their natural obstinacy and dread o
outwitted, would immedlately supp
,uo cause of the malcontents,exhlbt
10' GOODNESS TO the allied members,
last, by these means, succeed IN d
o., up the coalition. Thus would
81 come again to their present state'
me Gun dissenters from their doctrine wo
Ject OF with perfect impunity. rr
t your But. though it would be SO dine
ay have the two great parties to combine
atom TO their opponents, yet The same rea'
/ was a not prevent the opponents fromcol
- I against the tw o parties, and tendeeas
ai'e 10 set I'D their theory as the Y
1he "a Creed; AS the basis of the Pres'
lvesuga- tenn is Falsehood, inducing the
y Trans of deceit, let those who agree not
ody. base their system on Sincerity, al
the practice Of truth their CHEF ST
TEE. It would be charming to see
of Prudes and Coquettes supplan
. confederation of spirited girls
1871. ayowed determinations was, as re
+. A. Il. other sex, TO affect neither more
sentence, than they actually felt. | pre-
[osenh P. tbeir success would be immense,
: money thew would demonstrate, by tn'
= a~a~ess either conquests, the superlorli
eAp' .ho system over that of their rivass,
gllan Wv sucl,-a good example would ma 2,
beneficial effect on the "brutes
pound TO and tend marvellously TO polish
ltely false, ners. Ifsincerity influenced n
4 must soon influence the othel
and JUS present cunning and warllke M
any such dnctine matters would give pla
i nor did more lational and agreeable. :,
u nol rraaf classes of Deceivefs and
Q hlui' = so,r include nearly all of the
It, on Tue would then diminish rapidly,
the mon would. to some extent, exist oe
onhen was 49, -