Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-12
SHADY SIDE OF TWENTY-FIVE

SHADY SIDE OF TWENTY-FIVE
j am not one Of thoSe persons who
mike a butt of OLD maids; on the con.rsry.
know more cstimable women beleDeinp
TO their class tkaz do out oft. Never,
theless, cannot help scolding little at
young ladies on the shady 81 ie Of twenty
FIVE, who have not been able to find hus-
bands, and all from their own fault. And
how 80? Why, just this way. They
spend days, weeks, months-yea--years,
in total intellectual idlcness. They new
er think there is isanything for them to do
except was and mend their clothes, clean
the house and look out Of the parlor win
dow. They have tried again and again
to get beau, and when they have got
some likely young gentleman, they have
lost him just as they have become ac-
quainted with one another, and for no
other reason than that said young gentle
man has found out that his lady has no
ideas in her head except other peoples
ideas, and these the poorest assortment.
She has no opinions about things, and
likes and dislikes according to the freak
Of the moment. Now she is all fun
Beclzebub. He cannot understand her
humors Sheis afraid TO expose her ig-
noyance, and endeavors to conceal il
from his searching glance. She cannot
do it, try ever so hard. In his walks, in
his visits to exhibitions, in her deport-
mcnt at nome, ne sees that she is suffer
ing from a mental tprpor, and what is
worse, that she is making no effort TO
throw it off. She never thinks that
man wants n companion in wifc-not
block--not doll. He reads, studies,
observes; she don't take the hint. She
never thinks Of either reading, study or
observation. She knows there was an
American Revolution some time apo-
aohen, she does not know, nor whether it
happened in this country or some other.
She is aware that there is such CITY as
London and such place as California,
but whether they are in 1sia, Africa or
the East Indies, she does not know and
never thinks of inquiring. She has hea rd
OF the name of Bonaparte--possbly Of
that of WaEhingt gton--but does not know
whether the former was a Frcnchman,
Italian or Turk, nor whether the latter
was President Of these United States OF
not. She reads only the love stories in
the papers, perhaps ike gossip and scan.
dal-but ask her if she saw the interest
ing scientific discovery-the narrative OF
high daring and noble enterprise-thc
memoir of u Howard, Fry, a Dix-Oh,
no! she did not see these. So you see,
Mr.. Editor. the young lady won't do for
thcyoung gentleman. Now she does not
think of improving her opportunities, so
as to be ready for another suit--not she.
Thinking has never formed part of her in
tcliectuai action, and no doubt, Mfr. Edit.
or, there is intellectual action without
thought. The next beau soon finds hel
out. OFF he goes. She sits down and
mopes, and never thinks it is all her own
fault. How can she, indeed? The poor
creature never thought at all--she went
by her feelings.
Now, young ladies, take my advice
Improve your leisure moments. Read
the history of your own country at least
Study arithmetic enough TO be able to
help the little Responsibilities that will
come, in their lessons. Learn something
Of the duty which is incumbent on ali
prospective mothers-to teach and bring
up their little ones in the way Mey
should go-not the way you went. Don't
delegate to others the duty of teaching
the first lessons, the first prayers, the first
ideas, which the little ones should get
from you. Remember, too, that you are
member of society, and that if you arc
not Of some use in it, if you cannot by
your example helpin any, the smallest
degree, to Improve that society, that you
are no better than rotten limb on huge
tree. You had better not be, than be.
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