The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1843-04-15
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BOYS AND GIRLS.

Where Sts theyi What 'hss beebms ii
tho juvenile race that'used to make The vel
kin ring with Che frolickscme laughter, the
free. umresrained sporls, tire merry, limo
cen, ps5hntes Of hsppy boyhood and girl
hood' What has become of the tesulifu
race offair haired, rosy checked, healthy
| wholesome ooys, and the warm radiant
sunshine Of glr}ish faces, with step az elias
tic and graceful as iha. of wood nymph
with laugh sweeter than the music oi
singing birds, with all their nalurslness ,tireir
unaffected ease and the beautiful confidence
which 10 the proper heritage Of early
youth!
Byron might well have Sung in hiu day
Sweet is the laugh of girls
II WIS weH then and now in the green
lanes of merry England. on the sunny
plains of France, along the vine'clsd hills
OF Germany snd elsewhere, these 'celcrtia
voices may be heard. but not in matter ol
fact America. No; they are not here.-
During the Revolution il was not .hus.-.
When children had TO choose play ground
that was secure from shells and round shot,
i, was not .hua By heavenl there is nc
boyhood nor sir1hood now. There 10 the
birth. the babyhood, manhood, womanhood
and death. These are she epochs which
divide life Shsi-A
THAT hovers Ike Stars
"Twi1t night andmorn.
Upon the horison's verge
Our American boys are no, well grown
boysi they are honontut.as Carlyle would
say--miniature men, dressed up en- bottles,
with long tailed coats, or smar. lrock coats.
gloves and canes, and too often brave in
cigar smoke. Their hair il is long and
manly. their carriage most particularly cree.
and 10 stumble against q curb stone aud
roll in little Glenn dirt would be calsmi.
~, Their faces are grave and thoughtful
with the shrces Of nascent manhood, their
address profoundly calculating. and reflect.
ing the wisdom Of the inclpien, man Of the
world, as if they knew sorrow, ard had
taken deep glances into that wonderful
storehouse of mysteries, which the day Of
judgment alone will clear up-.she human
heart.
The girls! How many Of them are al
lowed 10 give forth the impulses Of their
generous sensitive naturesl They, too,
little women. They too ofter do no. kiss
their manly brothers; much less are they
csressed by them. They are little women.
deep in the mysteries Of the toilet, redoen,
OF cosmetics. perhaps veised in hems.itch.
ing and working lace; their very dolls have
had busRes. and they poor lhings, with
forms cast in mould of Gods own work
manship. whose every curve and ever de-.
velopemen, is beauty and loveliness. most
wear BUSHES 100. Hardly do they darn
their bio'hers stockings, or hem his hand.
kerchiel, or delight in the handy work OF
making his linens. When half grown they
are serious sober women. They dance,
and sing, and smile and simper me,hodi-
cally. They walk on stills, they dance
with evident cous,raint, and by y.and-by we
expect they will no, dance at all. We ex
pect soon to see the little beings. with eyes
fixed alone on their neighbor's Deficiencies.
All! how wrong 10 check the buoy ancy, the
exhilarasion. the joyous outbreak Of these
young creatures, whether il be ia romping
or running, or dancing, and whether the
dancing be to the music of their own vol.
ces or the piano, Of the violin; or the harp;
OF the tabre.; or of German band, If prov.
iGenlialIy they nigh! pick one up for love
or money.
This is demure; stupid; hypocri,ical;
humbuggng age; and we are going one Of
these days TO say more about il. t.-Savanah
Republican.