Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-01
The Model DAUGHTER.

! Constantly she comes down to breakfast be-
t fore the tea things are taken away She is al
ways ready for dinner She curls her own
! hair, and can undrcss herself without servant.
| She is happy at home, without going to ball
every night. She has not headache when her
| pap4 asks her to sing She "practces" only
| when he is out. She does not have her letters
| addressed TO the pastry cook, or make post
| nlan Of the housemaid She docs not read
| novels in bed. She dresses plainly for church.
and returns to luncheon without her head being
crammed chuck full of bonnets. She is not
perpetually cnbrodering mysterious braces, or
proud to mend stocking or make pudding.
She looks most attentively after the holes in
her fathers gloves. She is clever adept in
preparing cruel. white wine whey, topioca,
chicken broth. beef.tea and the thousand little
household delicacies Of q sick ROOM She is q
tender nurse, moving noiselessly about, whis-
perlng words of comfort and administering
medicine with an affection that robs it of half
its bitterness. She does not scream at leach.
or faint at the sight of black beetle. She
does not spin poetry OF devour it in any guam
tty. She does not invent excuses for not
reading the debates to her father in the even
ing, nor does she skip any of the speeches.. She
always has the pillow ready to put under his
head when he falls asleep She can behold al
officer with womanly fortitude without falling
in love. She never contracts milliuer's bill
unknown to her parents--"she would die soon-
er" She never stitched Red Turk in her life
She scars above Berlin wool, and crying "ons
-two-three, one-two- three" continually. She
studies housekeeping, is perfect in the com.
mon rules of arithmetic, and can tell pretty
nearly how many "long skies" go to the pound.
She checks the weekly bills, and does not blush
if seen in butchers shop on Saturday. She
is not continually tretting to go to Paris, or
"dyins" to see Jenny Lind, nor does she care
take long walks by herself, and come home say
guests with ciyility. She never dresses in
silks or satins the first thing in the morning,
nor is she looking out Of the window OF admir-.
ing herselfn the looking glass all day long.
She makes the children frocks, and plays lit
tie Mt chess and back ckgammon-"anvthingt 10
please her dear father She does not send
home "lovely" jewelry for her dear father to
look at. She does not lace herself to death, nor
take vinegar to make herself thin. She wears
thick shoes in wet weather. She has terrible
horror of coquetting. She is kind to the SER
wants, and conceals their little faults. She never
pouts when scolded, nor shuts herself up in
room TO cultivate "the sulks" She is the pet
of her darling papa" and warns his slippers
on winters night, and lights the candle before
going up to bed. She is her mammals "dear,
good GIRL as is sufficiently proved by her being
with all the keys Of the housekeeping.
There is terrible crying when she is married.
and for days after her absence nothing is heard
in the house but regrets and loud praises, and
earnest prayers for the happiness Of the Model
Daughter.