The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-08-10

to wind up, | advise you, as a friend, TO
think well Of yourself, for if you don't,
I'D like to know who will" ....,
TO A YOUNG LADY.
IL want TO give you little advice, Sal.
ly, my DEAR" said Mrs. Scruggins to her
interesting niece, the other day, "and |
want you to pay very particular attention
to what l say-you always should-to
them as is your betters.-Young girls like
yourself, who are jist comm out, and
turnin' from school misses to young win.
in should be very kareful'how they act,
and with whom they asslmilate. The
boarder with the green specs made very
true observation the other day, when he
said young folks should look before they
leap. Misfortunately, howsumever, most
ofthe young feminines leap first, and then
look afterwards, which isn't right or po-
Ilitical-It's iist like jumpin' from the fIien
pan into the fire. Talking of fire, ifyou
have got much temper, don't you show it;
cause nothing frightens the lords more than
an evolution of the feelins. | can speak
from what know, cause the first beau
l ever had was frightened half to death
or as Mr.. Scruggins used to say into a
duck fit, by my telin him one evenin, to
mind his own business. He never come
but once afterwards to see me, and that
was on New Years day. You must
make it a rule to believe jist half what
young men say, when they talk about love
and devotionary afflction, and such things.
Don't think of swallerin' it all, as you'll
find the smallest half enough to choke
you. Ifa young feller comes to see you
and begins to make love rite off you may
be sure he is not in earnest, for | take it,
love comes by degrees, first, like butter
when you are churning. AS you amt
rich, you won't be TOO bould with the peo-
pie who want to marry you for your mon
ey; and you amt pretty, you needn't keep
waitu to carry your pigs 10 better mar
ket, as they say. Don't get mad about
lit-I'm only tellin' you the truth, you
know The young lady here remarked
that she didn't know any thing about
| it,
"Well, never mind, my dear, hand
some is as handsome does. But | was
goin' to tell you what kind of man to
git for husband. Now that is subject
as the minister says, revolvin, matter of
pulminary importance.
"In the first place, be sure to git man
Il don't mean to insinivate that it is at
all likely that you will marry feminine,
but what mean is, dom; marry one OF
them white faced, whitehanded young
meu, you meet every day in company,
and who amt no more able to take the
right kind care of you, than is a child
four years old to keep house. When
you hear a person braggin' about moi
workin,' shun 'em as you would boa
conspiritor. Young wimin very often
pretend to dispise workin' men, but take
my word for it, when they git married tc
them as are too proud to work, and toe
poor to live without, they'll think OF theil
folly with sorrow, ltell you.
"When you are in company, don't gig
}gle and litter at every thing; it's very dis
comfortable to them that is talkin' to you
When young man thinks as how he's
said somethin' very smart, and you want
to draw him on, why then laugh jist like
you was dreadfully tickled; there's nothin
flatters the vanity of the lords so much
as to make 'em think you are Unused by
their attempts to be witty or factiticious
If you think good deal Of any particular
person. and he is too dull to fino it out
be very careful how you Shew it to the
world, for you may be laughed and
sneered at, as one whose love cannot be
reciprocated. Besides that, the young
man may trife with your affections, which
is dreadful to think on.
"When you git married you've got ;
nice game to play. Your husband viii
think, in course, that he is master, anc
things must go on jisl as he pleases. Al
lays let it appear so, or at least make hin
think he is doin' so, while it is yourseI
that is in fact the mover; or as pollytician'
say, the wire worker When you have {
pint to carry, which he dsapprobates of
don't go kickin' up shindy about it, anc
quarrellin,' and carrin' on like some fem
mines do, but give up, like good wife
orter--and when he was in good hu
NOR, or wants you to give dinner TO hi
friends, or somethin' of the kind, jis
meNtion your wish in quiet kind OF wa.
like you never thought he really men
to disappint you, aud two to one you'll
git what you want. That's the way
used to manage Mr.. Scruggins, who sale
he had the dulifullest wife as ever saw
aud so was, too, but always had m.
own way. want to tell You somethin
about managin your children
40, Mrs. Scruggins!" exclaimed th'
young lady.
| Hi! child don't you expect TO hav'
any children when you are married."
The dinner bell rung at this interestin,
moment, and Mrs. Scruggins went u
! stairs to smooth her hair and fix her ca
preparatory to meeting the boarder wit
the green specs at dinner table.
The MYSTERIES OF FATE.-On the da
a of Lieut.. Dale's death in Syria, (he be