Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-06
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Katy Cowslip's Fancies.

Girls, listen to me. You all came into the world
for q purpose; that purpose is matrimony, and the
sooner all you that are eligible set about getting
husband the better for yourselves and those who
otherwise will continue to be cigarsucking, toddy-
drinking, miserable castaways. inter IS con-
genial to wedlock, and it is coming with its long
cozy reside evenings its bustling parties and fro-
licsome balls; and any girl, with her proper wits
| about her, need not see the spring flowers above
ground without an engagement on her hands, II She
but half embrace the chances certain to be Offered
her! "Look before you leap' is q good old grand
mothers saying; but girls, don't throw the hall Oh
good chance away: it may not offer again.. Ny hen
your fish is fairly hooked don't play him too long
OF he may break your line; but wind away on the
reel, steadily with will. When you have got
him nearly to land, let mamma give him q slight
jerk; then, slip your hand underneath and hoP
he finds himself in it.. Cook him almost directly.
Men are very like fish: they don't keep fresh long
after being caught. iib'' 7+ 'y5'''-' 81 80
Have.nothing, to,do with cratic bipeds with no
fixed intentions. Sue, fellows there are who will
loll on your sofas, turn the leaves of your music
books and your heads with silly nothingneSs, at the
same time monopolize you for all the fancy dances,
play waiter behind your chair at supper, be your
humble servant a theatres and concert rooms, ana
serenade you through a two or three years cam
paign-have nothing to do with them; whistle
| such dangers off. Cut them dead after taking
them on trial for winter and q summer, anu begin
| fresh on q novelty. If man does not come TO the
| "popping" point after winters dancing, and a
| summers riding and ice creamng, he won't DO 7
at all. He is not marrying man, and you had bet
| ter, for your own sakes, hand such over to your
young sisters, just out Of short dresses Rndpante-
letteS smelling nice and fresh of bread and butter
| who have the tine to waste on tries.F You nave
none. ,Tt- sff M. .agt7r,.. .lElg 1c.,ia.al
are sure of him. Never care if he is poor, poor
and worthy. Your father was a poor man, ten TO
one, when he married your mother. IL you love
the fellow, land he merits it love on; waituntl ne
is in position TO make the pot boil, ana ksep y
boiling; and then some afternoon when your IA
ther is happyin himself and at peace with IN; the
world throw pourSelf upon his heart; wait until
his dinner is digested, and then put dear Harry's
love for you straight at him. .y,.
Demonstration is the thiel OF time Don,t A le1
the men procrastinate. Make them clearly define inc
their positions tsTo be or not to be- that is the
question. / admire a warm hearted, strong M
girl, one who, when her love is well Destowed, rs
mol ashamed TO let the world see her happiness
but I hate match making nlammas, and despise
girls who spend four or of the best years OF ther
lives in waltzing and kitting purses, working slip
pers for set of fellows whose hearts are IN their
tniors pattern books. These are the men that are
killing the purpose of your lives; they are stealing
away that fresh goodness Of heart, and pure i'm
pulse of thought and action which every grl shoui"
| bring her husband as o dowry. They, VIII nans
around you until you are thirsty, 1t you make up
WELL can bear the test of gas light and have irends
in set they cannot afford to cut they VIII Keep
away from you plain, honest and sensible men,
Qualities the danglers cannot lay claim To- who
would make your old age happy. Look Tor one o.
this latter class then you will preserve your pure
womanly natures; your love for him will spring up
again to YOU ten fold. in your children and be per
petual in your husbands grateful heart. II you
cannot find such men, and live on alone with your
self until you are world hacked why then victim
ize one Of the danglers,t When he is sated, and
proved the vanity Of all things, he will come to
you; marry him, and do the best You can with hlni'
and think yOuIseif well of.
But marry. girls marry;your mission is matl ,
mony. Think of forty five in spectacles with cat'
knitting needles chess board, and chronic Then,
matism2and shtiddef.a Dream Of this, and then oil
home firesde, dear Harry romping with Harry jr.,
you teaching small copy Of yourself her letters
mother rocking miniature masculine inlhe cradle,
and Mary, sweet little Mary, your eldest, playing
.Sweet Home on the piano. LookS on that PIC,
tre of old, lone, five mad enhooa.
Dream on itiby night and by day, too. and whe,
Harry says evil you7" say =. - y
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