Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-09-19

! CoURTING Uersws ArrENrION.-Young ladies
are bound to fall in love soon as possible bound
TO be bound TO partner for life, soon as the ne
| cessary preliminaries can he made-such as getting
lover, fascinating him thoroughly, being courled.
having the question popped, getting the wedding
garments IN array and inviting friends to see then,
prettily married. The young man is bound To be
gallant and polite, and To admire without stint. all
the pretty young girls known and unknown 10 doif
the beaver, offer his arm. invite TO ride the pleasant
saunter-in short, To all and snndres indeed To
show his devotion and gaIlantry towards the SEX
until some enchantress throws her spell around him
and he sinks, subdued into common place, indc
iercnt. careless Benedict.
Now out of these things grow difficulties "A
young man .admres pretty girl, and must mani
lest 1t; he cannot help doing so fr the life of him.
lhe young lady has tender heart, reaching out
like vine iendrils for something To cnr To: she sees
the admiration. is iatered, begins soon 10 love- ex-
pecls some tender av0wal, and perhaps gets so far
along as tn decide that she will choose white satin
under thin 9auze, &c, al The very Eiou,cll The
gallant that she loves, is popping heques,on (good!
ha hap To another damse ten miles off. Now the
difficulty lies in not precisely understanding the
difference between polite attentions and the tender
manifestations of signing love. Adniring beau
tiiul girl, and wishing TO make wife of her, are
not always the same and therefore it Is necessary
ai girl should be on the alert to discover which
class The attentions paid her by handsome and fash
ionable young gentlemen belong. 1t is hard to draw
the exact line Of separation between polite a,en-
lions end downright counting, but our great age and
extensive experience have enabled us 10 observe e.
nough 10 aid the young and artless in deciding this
matter.
First. then-if young fellow greets you in a
loud, Tree and hearty voice-ifhe knows precisely
where TO put his hat, his hands-if he siares you
straight in the eye with his own wide open-if he
turns his back 10 you TO speak to ano,herfh he tells
YOU who made his coat-if he squeezes your hand
If he eats heartily r your presence-if he fails
alkvery kindly 10 your mother-if he sneezes when
you are singing, or crliicses your curs. fails to
be very foolish in fifty ways every hour Then don't
fall in love with him for the world; he only admres
you, let him do or say what he will. But if he be
merry with every one else, but quiet with you; if
he be anxious TO see that your tea is sufficiently
sweeiened, aud your dear person well wrapped up
when you go out in the cold; il he talks very
low and never looks you in the eye if his cheeks
are red or if he be pale and his nose bueish it is
enough II he romps with your sister, signs like ?
pair of bellows, looks solemn when you are addressed
by another gentleman, and in fact, is the most silly
awkward, stupid, yet anxious of your male friends,
you may go ahead and invoke the shaft of Cupid
with perfect safely, and make the poor fellow toe
happy for his skin to hold him.