The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-05-29
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HotYwoob. AIat. 2G. 1853

l3enT lHf. tg9Htsf Inquiries ate
happiness and the rules Of obtaining
1t. are not so recessarF and Useful t,
man Of wumankind as HE arts Of con
ISOLATION and the supporting ones sell
timber atfliction. The utmost we cal
hope for in this world Is eontelltine,t
If we aim at ANYTHING higher, we sbal
iiieet with nothing Int grief and dis
appointment A woman should direct
all her studies aud eldeavufs. al max.
ing herself easy now and happy here
after. The truth Of it is, if all hap
piness that is dispersed through all
the human race III This world were
drawn together and put into The posses
sion Of aht single woman 1t would not
make very happy being, though ol,
The contrary if the ,t,iseries Of the
whole species were fixed in single
person. they would make her very mis-
cradle one indeed. NV dear Comet
IN my last letter to YOU told YOU of
my grievances and asked you for adj
vice. You have been kind enough to
give it in your interesting paper, but
my dear friend iteomes too late. The
very next day after [ wrote YOU, my
mother ordered Sally, our wash-wo-
man TO bring q large Tub containing
dirty clothes, accompanied with huge
soap gotrd full Of that delectable ar
ticle known as soFT-soAp-f was then
most peremtotily ordered. required and
commanded, to take off my silk dress.
PIT away my gloves and unaer-sleeves
and bend my poor back over that
hateful tub. | begged and entreated
and prayed aud protested-it all did
no good -iny mother declared that
unless ! submitted she would lock me
up in q dark room. where the booga
Doors should haunt me and that !
should have nothing bnt bread and
water. In fit Of despair, soused
into the tub, seized The first garment.
ii happened to be calico frock of
my mothers, | belaihered il with soap
studs, and then tried my very hest 10
fub the very life out Of it-ii very
spite tried my very best to tear the |
dress into a thousand pieces. But |
oh MI. Comet what do YOU think. |
in few moments | found nv hands |
all blis'erea and bleeding and smart
ing with intense pain from the effects /
of the SOAP. ! threw down HE abofn-
inahle dress and screamed with all
my might. My mother ran to me
much alarmed. had fallen down and
was in fl Of Mysteries, which | ain
told is very fashionable with some
ladies'. My mother was much frigll-
tened. she brought eamrhor and co
logne and volatile salts-I held out
until saw she was thoroughly con
lueted and then came to. with many
a long drawn sigh Of feeble uneon-
seriousness. Ny poor mother cried.
she was deeply affected she kissed
me and asked me to forgive her, and
most kind hearted willing soul, did
6rgive her. She bathed my hands in
fuin-water, dressed them with cold
ereain and sent off for Doctor The
loctof came, found | wasn't much
turf and gave me few small pillets ,
If eamoinilla and ID Of a drop Of
and told me to go to sleep.
Now Mr., Comet, | think my mother
$ fairly satisfied and will never
'gain ask me TO the wash tub, but
hen Pm disgraced-to think that /, The
laughter of gentleman. and a
Wealthy man. should ever have sub
nitted to such degradation--oh | ,
an see the hateful wash-tub now, it
'aunts mel can smell the filthy
Dap, it oiiends my nostrils.
"fot yon may break. yot, may ruin the
tpb if yoti will {
But the scent of The soap-suas will hang ,
round it still "
VIII you, my dear Comet Offer me
ONE consolation and entreat the girls
nd young men not to think any the i.
sss Of me for having at one time $
RED to wash a calico dress. There +
! Alkaline Mayhower, | know her p,
lothe' would not make her do such !,
thing her mother makes her wear i
nick gloves all the time, and she new +
t leaves the house without her veil. .
nd never eats anything but pickles :
nd pine apples. and then there is b
toberta Primrose and Clarinda Sun b
over and Ann Maria .Tunebuo Put 0