Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-10-14
Ladies CorrespO ndence.

'Ao1i pS 81 7 -luuCeu " give Place
IN our columns, because it evidences
talents of the fist crder-howeyer
erroneous the conclusions may be-
Who Is Soph5Onla, and to whom does
she allqde? Judging from the way
she cqts,we think she must he an ex-
perlenced carver. But to whom does
she refer? 1t ism t Us, for three sever
al and distinct reasons, Firstly We
haven't any whi{kerB; we can't aise
EN-. Secondlyy+We don't hap pen
to be so fortunate as to own a pair Of
boots Thirdly, and to conclud e.
We are, while in church, as serioh sly
inclined as a long face and a propen-
sity for wooing the drowsy god, can
make US. So, 1our skirts are Gle ar. "
But really, We do think, that. Hiss
4Soplro'na ought to F'quit dat ar way
o writing on if she will write to
her friends, she should present as fair
a view of our beautiful village, and
its citizens, as the nature Of the case
will permit We offer the foregoing
d
merely as a suggestion. If we knew
who Sophroaa is, we might not
speak quite so freely
FAYErTEvIL4 E, Oct, 1851.
Ny Dearest Amanda:-When at
school together how often hast t hou
laughed at me for my sentimentality,
and half reproached me for my
thoughtlessness- Since we parted,
and l have been immured in the
country here-for this village is
three-fo urths country and half only
Of the remainder town-my Gust ON
airy musings have SO increased as to
heget in me a holy sa dness amounting
almost to downright melancholy =
This state Of mind / as been induced
not so much BY my separation from
the scenes Of my Chi ldhood, and from
the joys of myIpatd rnal roof as by
witnessing, ALMOST daily, the frivol-
ties of the young lords of Great ion
by whom l am cont nually surrou nd
ed. From sueElspeci mems of hum an
ity may I speedily He disconn ected,
and forever.
What think you, my kind and
constant friend, of pestiferous crea-
ture whose intellectually is SO small
as to lead Linn TO believe that he can
recommend himself to our good gra-
ces by the shape of his boots, and
the quantity of hair with which he
chooses to defdrm his otherwise fair
ftcel Picture to yourself sucha be-
in g as this, and. you will have before
YOU one of many such who here
"cumber- the 6 round." Is it not
enough to max one weep at behp DID
ing such as these go up to God IS t m-
pie, with jeers upon their lips, SC orn
in their looks, and the devil in their
hearts. 0 it is humiliating to think
that such men as these-"God ave
the mari" -dare hope to win the
gentle. love Of woman by deriding all
that is holy, just and good! Lest
YOU should suppose this jerenpaide is
the result of bile rather than Of So
Der reasons1 " I'll not weary you with
a proIongation of the strain.
, My hours are not all sad. Ne no,
I enjoy myself greatly when alone
With my books and when paying my
VOWS TO the great Creator of us all.
Think moi, my Amanda, that I hate
these men--fdr that were sinful
But l do hate their thoughtlessness,
and would, ifppssible, impress it upon
the m that 70 right minded woman
can love. a mai who, by his words
and aeti pns, denies the existence of
Goa. n or will such a woman unite
her fate TO such a man.
! shall writ to you as often as I
can; bat my letters Will, of necessity.
be irregular in reaching you. In my
next / hope to be less sombre; and
in that ] shall aim to depict some Of
the amusemeHts. of the people Of