Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-09-20
Making u Good Impression.
BY ANNA wILMOT.

Jackson, who had recently moved into
the village of Flowerdale, and of whom
report said many fine things as, tina, he
was man of elegant appearance, fin.
ished education, single, connected with
a highly respectable family, and more.
over, with something handsome.
The girls of Flowerdale were, as a
matter of course, all by the ears--we
don't mean quarrellng-about DR.. Jack.
son. Fanny Tiller, Jane Herbert, and
Florence Wilbur. particular friends of
Sarah Matilda, had already been intro.
duced TO the young physician, and their
repor, was of decided character
Fanny said he was the most agreeable
person she ever met; Jane was in rap.
lures with his person-such splendid
eyes and teeth-such a fgure-such a
carriage--and Florence laughingly de-.
clared him to be perfec, beau ideel in
every thing.
Sarah Matilda Ellen Jones was the
daughter of Jeremiah Jones, very ex
cellent man, whose profession" as Sa.
rah called it, was that Of saddle and har.
ness maker. He was not rich, neither
was he poor. By industry he had been
able TO accumulate enough to buy him
self comfortable dwelling, and also TO
build half dozen small houses, the an
nual income from which did not fall
very short Of thousand dollars. His
business, 10 which he devoted himself
with commendable industry, yielded
him few hundred dollars above his
expenses every year. Mr.. Jones was,
therefore, in very comfortable circum.
stances, and getting better off every
day. He was sensible man, and his
wife was sensible woman in most of
the affairs oflife. They gave their
daughter, Sarah Matilda, good edu.
cation, and had had her accomplished
in matters of music, dancing, etc., as
far as this could be done during years
sojourn at boarding school located
near the capitol of the State.
From this boarding school the young
lady had returned with few notions
on the subject of love and genlili,y in
advance of those ordinarily held in
Flowerdale. All usual employmenls
she considered vulgar. Ia this view
we may be sure that she found very lit.
tie sympathy al home, where in spite
of her new and improved ideas, she was
compelled to take her part in the doing
Of wha, had TO be done, and darn
stockings, mend the jackets and ,rows
ers Of her brothers, and even peel pc.
tatoes and turnips, or string the beans
and shell the peas, jus, as things turned
up. AL! this was serious grief to Sa
rah Matilda, and a humiliation of heI
feelings; but Mr.. and Mrs. Jones were
people Of The old school. and il was nc
use for the modern young lady to make
stand agains, them. She understood
it very well, and did not commit SC
groa, folly as TO waste her feelings ir
the attempt, ...
In regard to love matters. it happened
that Sarah Matilda made the discover,
while in the finishing school TO which
she had been sent, that young ladies
who expected TO get good husbands
must make themselves particularly at
tsactivc 10 the young men. The pre-
else manner eff doing this had not beer
laid down; but in general way il wa
understood that tasteful dressing, agree
able conversation and the exhibition
Of varied accomplishments were anon.
the principal means TO be employed il
winning hearts. Sarah Matilda fel
conscious of her power, and only wal
ted good opportunity for its display
None had been presented until the ar
! rival of DIR, jackson; for. among ,h
ordinary village beaux, there was no
: one worth, in her estimation, the troubl
of winning, and. therefore, she waste
no attractions upon them. .. ...
DR.. Jacksons appearance in the vi
lsge. however, awakened the youn
n heart Of Sarah Matilda from its parts
: torpor, and she determined, from III
!, first, TO make such an impression uPo
); him when they did meet, as woul
: place her III his estimation, far in az
'. vance Of any other young lady
Flowerdale,