New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-03

On the Miseries OF being too well Taker
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i Sar6 Oh
MEssRs. EpIroRs-0bserviug that you have lately been
favored with communications from great many ladies
have determined to test your galantry by sending you
| an account of my grievances.
was left an orphan at early age, and adopted by
grandmother who being chdess and rather wealthy made
perfect pet of me- Her husband good SOUL of
| followed her lead and between them L nursed
fonded watched lectured dressed and docored through
my childhood that could hardly call my life limbs my
own Prudence has always been the god of my godmo
theirs idolary and the of 1t she considers the
root OF all evil An of prevention she says
| better than pound of y and accordingly was
prevented from eating everything longed for lest II
might make me sick from going out in cold weather fol
tear oil coughs or in warm for fear Of fevers from play
ing Win MT smiths children account of their frvol-
n.y. or MT Browns on account Of their vugarty The
worst of all this that 1t really arose from
ness and that guardians thought themselves the most
indulgent creatures In the world And so they were in
their own way but how wished their way was different
How enved the little barefooted servant girls as they
trotted about in their loose dresses how lonped 10
climb on the highest pieces of furniture and above all
how made daring resolutions of sliding down the banis
ters II 1t were only to get fall and hear my godmother
scream out That child will kill herself as frequently
heard the parents of the neighboring children do But
was far too well guarded to get chance OF committing
any such imprudence.
school, and looked forward to that event with eager
ticpstions Of unrestraned liberty but no. it was more
prudent to have goyerness and had one and one
after my godmother's heart
Novels fairy tales and poetry except the dryet sort
were carefully excluded from the library designed for nv
use but they were not exactly forbidden and many
fairy tale did read by stealth Never shall forget the
time when the world Of enohantnent lawnei on NV de-
lighted Imagination from the pages of the Arabian
Nights / infatuated Of
senii etc. that often dreamed of being lifted up by
huge creature with wings like the sail ship and trans
ported through the air to splendid palace in some dis
tant country where there did not fail to be Young and
elegant prince to welcome me.
But enough of my childish or rather grlish days-the
same principle of Jurisprudence has interfered with my
happiness since my entrance into society When 60 to
party the old lady invariably accompanies me sitting
with endurance worthy of better through four OF
Eve mortal hours and looking SO wearied that my con
science reproaches and frequently offer to break my
engagements with Messrs. Featherhead Lghtfoot Co
rather than keep the dear creature Of her but
she won't hear of such thing Neither will she 10 home
and leave me in charge of younger maron who is
better able to undergo the fatigue of enjoyment but per-
sists IN remaining until am quite ready When We do
go home she always has reproachful remarks to
make with regard to my behavior during the evening
have been imprudeny cordial towards some and i'm
prudenty cold to others
Last winter there delightful old bachelor who
spent most of his leisure time and he seemed to have
plenty at our house and finding him very interesting
and most OF his younger rivals insiped in comparison
permitted him to monopoze great deal OF nv society
of course neither was in love, simply found him pleas
anter than others and very moderate regard was
ual but my cruelty cautious godmother put an end to
this innocent pastime by quietly never found out how
but surely getting rid Of him just because he was not
marrying man. and it prudent for me to be
seen SO much in his company. Wasn't that too bad?
Thus am constantly thwlrted. Nature think in
tended me for romp and hrt but education has So
bered me down into prm little piece of propriety q,
could be met on summers day and the only way in
which y natural wulness efsrvesces is by means
of my tongue. do dearly love to shock people gener
ally but especially the old lady by outrageous speeches
For instance started her last night after the company
had left by saying suddenly Godmother did you ever
notice what beautiful hair Mr. Lovelock has Tonight
when be was bending down read that fine print wa
strongly tempted to my fingers through itn IfIhad
proposed going on the stage committing any other
enermity, the old lady could not have displayed more
holy horror.
She never lets send receive note without its
having undergone her inspection but it would be tedious
to enumerate all the suTerugs endure from her bese
ting virtue and prudence This atrocity Of my writin.
tor publication would if she knew it give her i. but
must have some safety valve for my pent up feelings
md So If publish this you will hear from me again
JEsgE