Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-12-15

men with families dependent on them tor
support, that an unpledged, untrammelled
President may and should sustain. Wolf
ish eyes are already fixed upon the income
of these men, and as soon as zen. laylor
shall have been inauguraled, eager voices
will demand their offices as gao pro quo
for party service. Ignorance and dIshon-
es,y will stretch out their hands Tor the re-
ward Of services they are incapable OF per-
| forming, and require, as an act Oh justice
to them, the impoverishment OF honest re-
pubIicans, the latche!s ofwhose shoes they
are not worthy to unite. We shall see
what pro(essedly independent President
will do in such an emergency. If he ''sur-
renders" let the words "unpledged, I'M
trammeIed, and Independent" be expun-
ged from the political lexicon. But if he
triumphs-if he stands
"Unshaken from within and from without
To all temptations armed'-
if he carries out, irrespective OF party, the
principles on which Jefferson retained,
dismissed, and appointed public officers,
we believe that every honest democrat will
respect and honor him, were he twenty
times a whlg. Wait until the siege of the
White House has commenced. Then
and not till then. we shall be able to Judge
whether Gen. Taylor is hero morally as
well as personally Sunday Times.
LEND US YOUR EARS, GIRLS.
In our great anxiety to see you married
contented, and happy, we cannot permit this
opportunity to go by without an admonitory
caution, that Leap Year, with all it's privile.
ges, will soon be laid upon the shelf of Time
Take care, girls, that you are not shelved with
it. We are not, now, addressing ourselves tc
children of fifteen and eighteen, but to young
women from twenty to thirty, who posses;
judgment, and are prepared TO discharge the
duties of life in a womanIy and sensible man.
ner. To all such, we say, waste no time. II
the words of an old musical song
Gather ye rosebuds while we may,
Old time is still a-hyng;
And the same flower that smiles to-day,
Tomorrow may be dying.
The glorious lamp of Heaven, the Sun,
The higher he 8 a-getting,
The sooner will his race be run,
And nearer he s to setting.
That age is best which is the FIRST,
When youth and blood are warmer;
But being spent, the " worse and worst
Of times succeed the former.
Then be not coy, but use your time,
And while we may, go marry;
For, having lost but your prime,
| You may forever tarry.
Have a care, however, that You do rot mar
ry one unworthy of you, Marry a MAN; OF
do not marry at all. Better marry a man with
out money, than money without man. Ma
ny of our young ladies' are unreasonable il
wishing to begin where their parents left off
They forget, many of them. that one servan,
was a luxury in which their mothers could
not indulge at the outset of welded life, mo-
to speak OF three-story houses in fashionable
They forgot the unceasing toll, early and late
the economy, the self-denial Of their good pa
rents. But we are not going to deliver lee
ture. We wish merely to offer a wholesome
hint or two. With all our love for the sex
and we love every mothers daughter of then
we cannot heI P talking at them occasional
ly.
So be sensible, and bear in mind that meI
do not marry to obtain doll and playthlng
They rather seek for helpmates, companions
friends, who will assist, encourage, and love
There we go again
Now we will tell you little joke. A few
nights back small party of ladies and gen
tlemen were laughing over the supposed awk
wardness attending a declaration OF love, whe1
| q opt1a,Y1on rcDoar cd that IF hp
himself he would do 1t in a collected and blu
siness like manner.
"For instance" he continued, addressing
himself to lady present, &" | would say, Mis-!
S., have been two years looking for
wife. | am in the receipt of about thou
sand dollars year from my business, which il
daily increasing. Of all the ladies of my &C
quaintance, [ admire you the most, indeed
love you, and would gladly make you m,
wife,
" You hauer me by your preference" goo
humoredly replied Miss s., to the sur
prise of all present. ''I refer you to my ia
ther''
" Bravo % exclaimed the gentleman.
"WelI, declare" said the ladies in chorus
The lady and gentleman, good reader, ar
to be married in November. eco thou an
do likewise.' '-Phila. City Item.
ADVICE 10 UNMARRIED LADIES.
Found among some Mss. Of a late DoaCager
If you have blue eyes-languish.
If black eyes-leer.
F If you have pretty feet-wear short petit
coats.
If you are in the least doubtful as to tina
point-let them be rather long.
If you have good teeth-dont forget It
laugh now and then.
If you have bad ones-you must only sim
per.
While you are youngest with your fac
to the light.
When you are little advanced-sit will
your back to the window.
If you have bad yoice-always speak il
low tone.
If it is acknowledged that you have fin
voice-never speak in high one.
If you dance well-dance but seldom.
If you dance ill-never dance at all.
If you sing well-make no previous excu
ses.
If you sing differently-hesitate not mo