Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-05-31

had worn, discovered the person of
Anne's father.
The establishment Of the lovers can
hardly be conceived.
81 determined" said the father, ad
dressing Ferris, latter had otherwise
proved your character, to test one vir-
tue. which Of all others is the creates,
Charity. And had you failed in that,
you would also have failed with me in
this purpose of marriage. You were
weighed in the balance and not found
wanting. Here, sir, is your first purse
IT contained six dollars when you gave
IT TO the beggar in the street--it now
contains a check for six thousand; and
here is your second, which contained
five dollars, which is alse multiplied bv
thousands. Nay" said the old man as
Farris was about TO object to it, "there
is no need of explanaton--it was fair
business transaction"
This was of course, all mystery
to Anne, but when explained, added 10
her love for her future husband.
LETTER TO COUNTRY GIRLS.
Mrs. Swisshelm in late number of
the Saturday Visitor" has the follow.
ing letter to country girls. She talks
right out" TO them:
You know | said that ] could quill
almost as fast as two of you. The req.
son is, take care of my hands. One
half Of you are too proud to do this
You would not be caught putting a
glove on to sweep, or hoe. or weed in
the garden, because you think it would
look as if you wanted TO be fine ladies. II
you see any one take care of her hands
or careful 10 wear sun. bonnet TO pre-.
serve her complexion, you say she is
proud and stuck up" But it is you
who are proud. You have an idea you
look well enough at any rate. So you
just make yourself as rough and coarse
as ever you can, by way Of being indie.
pendent. Your hands grow as stiff and
hard as if you held plough and swung
a scythe, and when you take needle
you can scarcely feel it in your fingers.
! This is wrong. There are MANY things
which woman ought to do, which re-
quire their hands 10 be soft and pliable
and they should be careful to keep them
SO, IN order to make them useful Every
woman who lives in The country should
knit herself a pair of wooden gloves,
with long fingers, closed a, the tops
not mils, TO let the fingers get hard
There should be piece ofribbed work
at the wrist to make them stay on
When you use your hoe, rake or broom
put on your gloves-when you take
hold Of a skillet, pot, or ke,,le.handle,
lake cloth 10 keep your hands from
being hardened. When you wash
clothes or dishes, do no, have water SO
hot as 10 feel unpleasant. Many girls
scald their hands until they can put
them into water almost boiling. Such
hands are unfit TO use a needle or pin.
They are not so good to hold a baby
or dress wound. Take care of your
hands, and do not forget your faces.
have seen many country girls who a.
sixteen had compilations like alabaster
and at twenty.six their faces woulc
look like runnet bag that had hung
six weeks in the chimney corner
One reason Of this is. they do mo-
wear bonnet 10 protect them from
the sun. Another reason is, the habi
of baking their faces before a wood fire
| have seen women stand before grea
roasting fire and cook, until though
} their brains were as well stewed a
; chickens; and they would get so usec
to il that they would make no at,emp
TO shield their heads from the heat
: Nay, they will sit down in the evenin
and bake their faces by the hour: an
this is one of the reasons why Amer
, cans grow old, withered andiwrinkle
= fifteen years before their time. Blu
another and the greatest reason is, you
I diet. People in this country live to
!, well and eat too much hot bread an
G meat. Country people usually eat richie
food than those who live in the cities
and that is reason why, with all thei
: fresh air, their average age is littl
>. greater than that of city folks. Thou
/ sands of beautiful, blooming countr