The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-10-10
A Lesson for Young Ladies.

byewords at all times They are not only
extremely Inelegant in themselves, but tend
greatly 10 coarse habit of expression,
which if indulged in, will ere long emerge
into second nature. Trust me many
gay lassie has lost the artention of devoted
admirer by indulging unwtiingly in some
unfortunate form oi speech, which men will
nor tolerate in women, how much soever
they may tolerate such things among them
selves.
once met with an elegant and classical
man, whose attractions no woman could
well withstand, and whose well known par.
TALLY for young and beautiful female ac-
quaintance induced the belief that ere long
she wonld not only DO the reigning divinity
|'of his heart, but also OF his very handsome
establishment. Certainly an iceberg could
not have been more freezingly polite than
Col. Ashton's exquisite touch Of his we'll
brushed beaver when they met. (Of a
truth these gentlemen when piqued, take ex.
traordinary painsto be most excrucia,ngly
polite. )-Well might wonder what could
the matter be. Certainly, Emelie was as
beautiful as poets dream. With all her
figure SO matchless, in just, in almost ehe.
rial proportions, together with that indescri-
bable air of high fashion, of which liberal
educational privileges rarely fail of inves-
ting the possessor. All these attractions
Emelie possessed in their highest perfection.
Will indeed, might I wonder what could
have occurred thus to damp his enthusiastic
admiration of one Of whom he had always
professed the warmest esteem. Assuming
the privilege usually accorded 10 an intima.
te friend, gently touched upon the subject.
"Dc you remember her hands 2" he asked.
"Matchless," replied I.
"And hervery classical and perfect ose I"
"Cerainly,n
"They are no longer beautiful 10 me,n he
continued.
NAY. nay" enterposed, "you cannot
must not, detract from Emeles claim 10
niger order of physical beauty"
"Perhaps in the main you may be correct,
he rejoined, "but in my estimation comel.
ness OF person has little TO do with beauty
OF mind. | oLce rather suddenly encoun.
tered Emelie when in earnest conversation
with her brother upon some subject on which
she was rather sceptical, when with her
nose and her exquisite. little finger elevated,
she ejaculated-"
"Why, Colonel, what is the matter-what
co1ld she havo saidtn
"In horn," he gasped with the low deep
stern voice of despot. eyes, those beau
tiful lips that / had SO fondy DIRE amed of
one day possessing the exclusive right do
those lips passed the final sentence of our
seperaiion--and her exqisite little hand, TOO,
which had so often been permitted 20 ca
ress with an intense delight, known 10. none
but natures like mine-all--everylhing about
her from that moment bore the aspect of
positive uglness. No, No, my wife must
be pure even in every little word that pas ses
her hps;-and cannot, nay, will not respect
any woman that would use oven en- elepap,
bye-word, if such thing were In existence ,
Trust me young ladies', there are MANY
Col. Ashions in life. You will meet them
at every turn. Cease then, the indulgence
OF apractice which cannot fail of lowering
you in the estimation of your friends, but al
SO greatly distracts from that high standard of
female excellence which should be the OBJ
jec. and aim of our womens existance
Let us be pure, then, as our own magnolia
flowers, upon which we are told the stars
shine with additional silvery light-Cupid's
Boto.