Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-02-12
" COurling' Versus attention"


This object, which is always important, Is dali
ly becoming peculiarly so, and we design TO call
the attention of the young people to It OCCASION
ally, in the hope of arrestlng the progress OF an
alarming and destructive evil.
Young ladies are bound to fall in love
as possible and be bound to 4 partner for life, as
soon as the necessary prcliminaIes be made
such as getting lover, fuscinatinF him tho
roughly, being courted, having the question pop
ped, getting the wedding garments in array and
inviting friends 10 see them pretIIly married.
The young man is bonnd 10 be gallant aud polite
and TO admire, without stint. all the pretty girls
known and unknown-tc dof the beaver; offer
the arm inVile 10 the ride. the theatre, and the
pleasant saunter--in short, to do all the sunGries
needed to show his devotion and gallantry to-
wards the sex, until some enchontrcss throws
'Ier spells around him. and he sinks subducd, in-
TO commonplace Indifferent, carless Benedict.
l Now, out of these things grow difficulties. a
young man admIres a pretty girl. and must mani
fest il he can't help doing so for tho life Of him.
The young lady has Il tender heart, reaching out
like vine tendrs for something to she seeks ad-
miralon, is h1tered, begins soon TO love. expects
some tender avOwal, aud gets 50 far 10 decide
she will choose whitc satin under Il thin gauze,
&-, at the worry monaent tho gallant she loves Is
popping the question to another damscl ten miles
off. Now the difficulty lies in not precisely un.
derstanding tho difference betwe en- polite aHen-
ton and the manifestations Of signing love. Ad-
miring a beautiful gjr and wishing 10 make 4
wife Of her, not The same thing. and therefore
it is necessary that damsel should be on the
alert to discover to which class the attentions
paid by handsome and fashionable gentlemen be-
long. 1t is hard 10 draw the exact line OF sopa-
ration between polite attention and downright;
courllng, bot great age and extensive expert
ence has embed Us TO observe enough 10 aid the
young and artlcss m1Iden in deciding upon the
matter.
First ihen--ir young fellow greels you in 4
loud, free and hearty tone-if he knows precise
" where 10. pui his hat or hands-if he starcs
you straight in the oye, with his own vide open
If he turns his back to you to speak TO anoth-
er-if he tells you who made his coat-H he
squeezes your hand--if he eats heartily IN your
presence-if he fails 10 talk kindly to your
ther--if he sneezes when you are singing, criti-
cises your curs, fails to be very foolish n nj
ty ways overy hour, then don't fall IN loye with
him for the world he only admIres you let INN
do or say what else he may.
But if he be merry with every one else, but
quiet with you-if he is anxious TO sec that your
tea is sufficiently sweetened and your dear per-
son well wrapped up when you 90 out into the
cold-if he talks very low and never looks you
steadfastv in the eye-it his checks are rcd--or
if he be pale and his nose blush 1t is enough II
he romps with yonr sister, sIghs like PAIR ol
D9l!GWS,
by another gentleman, and in fact IS the most shll'
awkward, stupid, yet anxious of all your male
friends, you may 90 ahead and invoke the shafts
of Cupid with perfect safety. and make the poor
fellow too happy for his skin = hold him.
There are also thousand other minor partIc-
ulars which Iudy's wit needs no prompting up
on, bat the foregoing sure and safe tests
There is so much trouble made in the world for
want of understanding this, that we kindly vol
unteered our advice in the matter, all OF which we
submit, with the admonlllon to ladies'
to keep their hearts in case of good leather, or
other tough substance, until the fright one"
is found. beyond doubt--aftcr which they can go
on and lovo-court, be married and happy, with
out the least trobe. ....
= 0HrThe following lines are from the inimitable
pen of RANDALL:
:. The steed called lightning (says the Fatcs)
Is owned in the United states.
IT was Franklin's hand that caught the horse,
II was harnessed by Professor Moroe"
MURDER IN THE PALACE OF THE QUEEN OF
SPA1N-A servant maid of the Chaplain was
murdered in The palace Of Queen Christina.-
Her head was nearly severed from her neck.
The unknown assassin washed his hands IN the
hand BASIN dried them with the cambrick aprc =
of his victim. and then perfumcd thcn win heI