The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-07-29
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Constantly she comes down to breakfast
before the tea things are taken away. She
is always ready for dinner. She curls her
own hair, and can undress herself without
a servant. She is happy at home without
going to ball every night. She has not a
headache when her papa asks her to sing.
She "practises" when be is out. She does
not have her letters addressed TO the pastry
cook, or make postman Of the housemald.
She does nor read novels--in bed. She
dresses plainly for church, and returns TO
luncheon without her head being cramnled
full Of bonnets. She is not perpetually EN-
bordering mysterious braces. or knitting Sc
cret purses. Her fingers are not too proud
to mend stocking or make pudding.
She looks most attentively after the holes
| in her fathers gloves. She is a clever
adept in preparing Cruel, white wine, whey,
tapioca. chicken-brolb. beef tea, and the
thousand little household delicacies OF a
sick room. She is tender nurse. moving
noiselessly about, whispering words OF COM
fort, and administering medicine with an al
lection that robs il OF half its bitterness.
She does not scream at leech, or faint at
the sight OF q black beetle. She does not
spin poetry, nor dsyour it in any quantity.
| She does not invent excuses for not reading
the debates to her father of an evening, nor
does she skip any Of the speeches. She al
ways has the pillow ready to put under his
head when he falls asleep. She can be-
hold an officer with womanly fortitude,
without falling in love. She never con-
luacts milliner's bill unknown to her pa
rents-"She would die sooner" She new.
er stitched Red Turk in her life. She
scars above Berlin wool, and crying zone
two-tIee, one-two-three," continually. She
studies housekeeping, is perfect in the com
mon rules Of arithmetic; and can tell pref
ty nearly how many "long-sixes" 90 to q
pound. She checks the weekly bills, ant
does not blush if seen in butchers shoE
on Saturday. She is not continually fret
ting to go to Paris, or 'dying" to see jenny
Lind, nor does she care much abont 'tha
love Mario" She does not take long walk
by herself. and come home saying ''she los
; her way" She treats her fathers guest
! with civility. She never dresses in silks o
satins the first thing in the morning. nor i
she looking out of the window or admirin
herself in the looking glass all day long
She MAKES the children's frocks, and play
little at chess and backgammon-''an
, thing to please her dear father" She doe
T not send home ''lovely" jewelry, for he
5 dear father 10 look at. She does not lac
3 lherself to death. nor take vinegar to max
herself thin. She wears thick shoes in We
I weather. She has a terrible horror Of CT
. quoting She is kind to the servants, an
D conceals their little faults. She never pout
a il scolded, nor shuts herself up in a ROOF
o to cultivate sthe sulks" She is the pet
S her darling papa" and warns his slipper
i regularly on winters night, and lights III
o candle before going up to bed. She is he
o mammals "dear, good girl, as is sufIicien
S ly proved by her being intrusted with a
|, the keys Of the housekeeping. There is
g terrible crying when she is married, and e
h days after her absence nothing is heard i
il the house but regrets and loud praises, an
k earnest prayers for the happiness of the Mo-
ell Daughter.-PHRch.