Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-06-17


GoteE the aspcrSions so cruelty cast pren her
But her ease is net an isolatedone NIan7
and many reputation, has been wrecked
BY busy bodies, who have little 10 dc at
homc, and so abroad for employment Who
love to gossip over their neiglllor affairs
andAeip On, with railroad speed Tuk rRAy..
popVl4r 10 QUESTION.
Here are Lls,as On Popping lie
Qts.'io't,n lay be commended tothe
bashfal, the hesil4Ile mud the ignorant as
well as TO the Instruction. Of the lady-rea.
ders Of /" The Drawey.a
SIf you cali on tho sloyca aaao, and OBJ
serve that she bushes as you approach, gi4e
her hand gentle squeeze, and ifsher returns
it, all right Get the parents out of the
room sitdown on the sofa beside the most
adorable of her SEX and talk ofthe JOYS of
welded life. II she appears pleased, rise,
seem excited, aud at once ask her to say the
important, The life oy-death deciding, the SUI.
icide or-Lappiness settling question Ifshe
| pulls out the cambroc, he sure you are ac
1cepted, Call her My darling Fanny, and
/, my Il my own dear creature, ana this com
f@pletcs the scene. Ask her to name the bIes
sed day, and fancy yourself already in Para.
( disc
"a good plan is, TO call on the object Of
your affections, in tue forenoon propose
walk mamma consents in the hope youswill
declare your Intentions Wander through
green fields ralksof love in COTTAGE re-,
Quilted attachment, and rural felicity. -
II child happens to pass, Of course init
mate your, fondness for the dear3little crea.
ture this will be a splendid lit. If tho
coast is clear down you must fall on YOUR
knee, right or left, for there is no rule as 10
this, aud swear never to Use till she agrees
70 take you for betteg orr for worse If,
however, the grass is wetf and you have.
white pantaloons on, or if your trowsers are
tightly made, Of course you must pursue an.
other plan say now, yon will blow your
brains ,or swallow arsenic, or drown your,
self Il she wont say yes.
II you are at ball, and your eharmcr
is there, captivating all around her, get, her
into a corner, and pop the question:, -.
Some delay until after supper. hut DELAYS
are dangerous '-Round hand copy,
a Young lady's tears when accepting
+ you, mean only, am too happy to speak
The dumb-show of staring into each others
faces, squeezing fingers; aud signing, dfigi-
mated, we have reason to bclivc, with the an-
cient Romans 1t is much praetiscd nova
days, as-saring breath,an being much more
lover like than talkingn
-ryszrs yrrryrssg7s nIToyvyrurv
Mrs tIeary Clay has ncyqr visited Wash
ingtop Her domestic cAaraeter seems to
have been formed for the quiet shade of
Ashland and though her wonlan's~ heart
beat high when she saw young Harry with
histeaver on, in the. midst Of tho greatest
events that Have made his name immortal,
yet, BY her, the blessings of home and Of
frcside were TO lie preferred Now that the
statesman is wasting away, her fpresenco
would alleviate his sufferings, and prepare
him for his, final reckoning hut now she
is too old to come She could not bear the
.toilsome journey from Lexington, dEd she
remains, as il were, a watcher for the fatal
+ news. A few days ago she sent him
bouquet Of flowers, but when they reached
here they were faded-a melancholy evil
dense that both the giyer and tie rccci7ef
We're fast Fastening to that bourne whenre
10 traveller returns The old man eloquent,
Held it to- his lips for a few seconds, and
said, with mourRful path6s ''the perfume IS
almost gone n But net so with his fame
That VIII live forever green in the memory
Of man.. Ills physical frame will decay, but
his great history will never lie fprgotton-
Ofbim and Of his place in tie regard Of men;
in the dim future, it may we'll Le said
"You may break, you may ruin The vase If yea n iii
Butthe scent IF the roses viii hang round il still "
This is a very good story in regard to
Mrs Clay. and we are sorry TO spoil il. but
truth requires The correction Mrs Clay.
then; in her day, has been enc Of the gaycst
and most graceful women of the Federal
Metropolis, and is so remembered by many
/ in the District Of Columbia. fShe has, how
ever, been an excellent wife and mother
and always distinguished for her domestic
4 qualities u Elprcss