The weekly Placer herald., 1852-10-23
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nomme de plumne of 'sFanny Fern."-
In the number Of that paper of the 9th
instant, she thus seizes some grabbed old
"Mynheer'' by the har:-
sLook here, Mr.. Norris, | want some
body to hold mel Pve just been reading
an extract from "Blackwood," by Ger
man Professor by the name Of Stair, in
which, after commenting most severely
upon the character of Louis Napoleon, he
compresses the pth of the matter into this
nutshell: sBut no reliance can be placed
on him. In a word, has character is that
of woMAN!
What do you mean by that, you old
German curmudgeon? Amt women the
quietest, patientest, lovingist animals in
existence, when they get all they want?-
Did you ever see a woman snarly when
her purse was properly supplied, and she
had gowns enough in her wardrobe? p
Their tempers are angelic, if they're only
managed right. If you aoW brush cats
back the wrong way you must expect to
get scratched. They (women, not cats,
always know what they want, and that's
more than half the men do; and they want
it when they ask for it,, too, without any
hems or hahs, or ifs or butts. Amt they
full of fun, and smiles and capers, before
they're married ?-and what do they look
like afterwards, with their long faces, swol-
len eyes, and calico morning-gowns,
crawling round the house like dyspeptic
catterpilars. When they've been wor-
shipped like a divinity for six months or
more, you expect them to hop right off
their pedestal after matrimony, and
crouch down at your feet like a whipped
spaniel, who dare not even growl to him
self when his ears get cuffed.
Character that of woman? humph
AS to Louis Napoleon, he isn't man to
my taste, nor you either Did you ever
see man who had half the fortitude of a
woman? Ask the doctors about that, if
you can catch one that will tell the truth.
If man gets a scratch on his little finger
the whole house is put in requlsition for
sticking plaster, opodeldoc, Russia salve,
and mercy knows what; and if you own
fine pair of eyes, and don't want 'em dam
aged, you'd better not say much to him
till he gets well. Then there amt a saw
ager animal in existence than man when
he is hungry. Go and ask favor of him
some time just before dinner, but don't
wal. for answer without your will is
made, and if the razor don't work right
when he is shaving in the morning, catch
up the children, clear the coast and run to
the nearest neighbor's. And as to pin
money, although all man can earn
wouldn't pay wife's wages, yet if you
haven't an affectionate pa, or a big
hearted brother, or accommodating broth
er-in-law-heaven help you!
Did you ever know man whose wife
was sent to the State prison who ever
made her call at that interesting insttu-
llOu! hHu uIl you CVtI KNOW u WUiHuiI,
even if she'd had dozen sticks spoiled
over her head. who didn't bribe jailors
and stone walls till she had got at him
some how or other, to tell him how she
loved him all the better, the wickeder he
grew, and the more other people hated
him; and how if he had abused her, she
dare say it was more her fault than his',a.
And what did Kossuth's wife do for him,
you stupid old fool! land what did the
American women of the Revolution do
for their husbands i-and what will their
female descendants do for you, you beer
drinking, phlegmatic, tobacco-dred old
German, if you dare show your phizm ma
hogany this side of the pig pond?' May
you never know by experience what this
means:
"There'l be coat on the chair,
There'll be slippers for somebody,
There'll be a wife's tender care
Loves fond endearment for somebody.
Therell be the little ones charms,
Soon twill be wakened for somebody,
When have both in my arms,
Oh, how best will be sOmebodv.v