The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-05-01


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IL seems to me, that on no suDIec0 nave
men held opinions more variant 1rom the truth /
than as to what constitutes true courage
Charles Y thought the snufhng OF candle
with ones fingers a satisfactory test OF brave
ry That however was |"y"''s"' l ven
ture til"' no p"0HeioL' WIN ''n '"r.iiieii'' 'n-
swering Tor SHOP ONCE ana counting room,
according to the business o. the occupant,
would nave Plac'o the standard SO low as old
his Majesty Tor some OF our fingers are
erlsped to tins day from the too frequent
practice OF the aforesaid summary mode of
topping candle without our having, as
tar as we know any extraordinary amount of
courage. saw 1t commended ina Tennessee
paper, not long since, that a cold shower bath,
taken on a freezing winter morn, required the
highest courage. thought to myself, as l
recalled these ever-to-be-despised-by-child-
hood, pedal additions, which my venerable
grondame, enforced, much to the distortionof
my young face, every night, ,hat the Tennes-
seean, was not far from the game
In the same paper and in the same article
for there was half column written on
the silly subject-it was strongly intimated,
that marrying woman, was in proof of a
courage, superior to snuffng candles ortaking
shower baths, on winter mornings.
This intimation, recalled Thread from its
place in my Life-Woof, where it had been re-
posing without interruption for-that is, ev-
er since it occurred-and which, on this
balmy spring morning, am strongly inclin-
ed to give immortality too, by recording it.
just here, imagine my friend, with the
Iaree blue ewes" turning them upon me.
with that wonderment, for which the marvel
Ilous-Iovino sex are some what remarkable.
and onouirino IN those same .moltino tones
whereof 7 have made mention elsewhere
do YOU really fatter Yourself, Mr.. Han
kins, that your Threads will survive youP"
In course my kind friend, thew will
Know YOU not, that the Thread, EXITS, after
the Wool is disontangled? I am but unrav
cling now. nv fair one. The Wool will
soon cease. but the Thread will survive"
A standardization of the bosom. and she
of the large blue eyes, is sadly silent; fol-
she believes that | speak of nv decease.-
Softly now reader!-iny o,,r ear only!-woulc
not be greatly surprised if she really -
me, All me it is the fate of some people
couM mention, to inspire such feelings
Must do the best l can, under the circum
stances"
But to the Thread. Strange that shoul
wander 50 this morning!
mad a trend once-a bachelor TREND VIII
IN common with myself shared IN the COW
oruIce' "i''ei oreauS 'na' event. caiieu ny u
Germans one 5 .oea'h-plr'n MANY nao pee
the hours that Peter Patterson ana ! ma
oegulleo IN my Oachelor roon' wan pipes an
coHee 1or tWo' deScantlhg the Whlie' upo
our foriorn condition. ana the awful respol
slblllty, which a change IN lie, would el
tan upon US.
In discussing the dish matrmony, thel
was ever one matter OF difference, Pete
who was less muscular than l, and perhal
more nervous, always contended that 1t WI
more trying affair." Tor man to marry
woman, than for woman to marry ma
whereas was counsel IN the case Tor the ter
mines In support OF ms VleW' my oachei
lrlend, never once ohered an argument, D
conlehVea nlmselI' Oy assuming ms point {
tabAshed, by simple and solitary psycolo
zeal tact-the conndlng nature OF woman
lie eontended that the man, having from
peculiar organization, to overcome greater
sistance, in his effort to gain his consent
in. marry, as a consequence, gave higher pro
Of his courage, when such consent was 9
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: This was mere bachelOric assumption
Of his; and most wearyingly did l try
Inc convince my poor companion in tribulatio
re, q ms error. | told him Of the entire 81
tt renuer u her noerty at marrlage--the secl
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