The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13
THE MANAGING MOTHER.


so many trihng, silly girls in society when we
remember that there are many mothers of a
like character, the object and end of whose life
is to see their daughters richly married-wheth
er happily or not does not matter sous margue
to the managing mother. She brings up her
daughter for sale, dresses her for sale, educates
her for sale, and when she is of marketable
age, takes her to the mart herself, and sells her
to the highest bidder The giIl is taught to
look with disdain upon the pretensions of the
honest merchants, and although the eclat Of an
intellectual association may add t. her value in
the market, she has been cautioned against the
high minded nnwealthy professional man, lest
the little bit OF heart she has left NAV be entrap
ped into natural affection. Never having felt
the holy inspiration Oft pure and ardent attach,
ment herself, she looks upon all such feelings as
puberic romance, which must be eradicated as
soon as seen or felt 1t is laudabIe and natu-
raj desire in all parents to their children well
settled in life but whether to be well settled is
always to be richly married, is the rock upon
which the managing mother often wrecks the
happiness of her child. She believes in the
power of money, the luxuries of horses and ar.
rage, to render her daughter happy and con-
tent She forgets-or rather, never thought of
it-that in her sy stem of education she left no
integrity, no firInness of purpose no lofty sense
of right and wrong to stand sentinels at the por.
tails of her daughters heart 1t stands unguard-
ed, ready to admit the basest passions when the
eclat of splendid marriage has in measure
passed, when the horses and carriage have ceas-
ed to be much of luxury, ard the man who
bought her becomes little weary of his pur-
chase. In the managing mother it is not al
fection for her child which impels her, but in
nine cases out of ten, her own personal vanity
She loves to sastonish the Browns, with the de-
tails Of her daughters establishment, and ex-
cite the envy of those odious Smiths with the
luxury of damask curtains and tapestry carpets.
1t is hard case, and one which often happens,
both for mother and daughter, when these fine
things take to themselves wings and fly away
The bartered daughter, in the hour of trouble,
has no strong attachment on which to lean for
comfort and support-her happiness was placed
upon passions she could not always control, and
having no heroism of the heart, she soon be-
comes burden to the man she cannot inspire,
and sinks despondinyly under the accident Of a
failure or misfortune.
SUPPOSED FATAL DUEL AT New ORLEANS
duel was fought opposite New Orleans on the
2lst, between Mr.. Cohn, editor Of the Stats
Zeitung, and Dr.. Wintzel, editor of another
German paper, published in this city, which il
is feared will end fatally for Of the parties.
i ne COnQltOOS Oh Tue uuel were tlldt tIey
fight with pistols, the one winning the first shot
to fire at fifteen PAGES, the other at five. The
following are stated as particulars of what oc-
Cured on the ground: Mr.. Cohn fred first, al
fifteen PAGES, and missed He then advanced
ten PAGES and halted, when Winlzel raised his
pistol. While all were expecting to hear the
report, his hand slowly sunk TO his side, and the
seconds rejoced in the idea that no blood would
be shed and an estimable life be preserved -
But their hopes proved falacious, for Wintze
again raised his pistol and fired. The ball struck
| Mr.. Cohn in the right side just below the RIBS
but did not pass out, and at a late hour last Ugh
| no hopes were entertained of his recovery
Wintzei has disappeared, but the police are il
hot pursuit of him.
THE LATE DuEL.-We learned his morning
that Mr.. Cohn, who was severely, and it was
feared morially, wounded on Sunday in due
with Mr.. WintzeI, is much bettrr, and some
slight hopes are now entertained OF his recov
cry. The wound had inflalned externally, bu
the physicians were confident that they ceule
reduce it without much difficulty. We sincere
| ly trust that the hopes of Mr.. Cohn's final re
covery may prove well-founded Nothing has
been heard of DR.. Wintzel, against whom al
affidavit has been made.--.N. q. PFC.