The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-09-09
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wish ,u1 could stc our Seph~ iust
for our urrk -yon would scr hrs,
rfc msnaeer ! assure ycu. 10 Tho
ffsl p'rr- ,hr e aissy. late 20 hrvsk.
fiI. she rrver co5nbs AMI iie. or her
hair bot only vcs u smooih Hna
tNirl, set. m her comb hvry, and 70
much Is completed lies drcss gcnor.
ally h,s tWsrr three green spols pn
the irout tiralihs. her shoes ara down
ai iho he,i aud she srufs nhsut tithrr
than wake She is Too lazy TO opcn
hrt Windows To- ar her chamhrr. 70 in.
ao',ni t1 illc her Might ditu ort 81 her
hri tHa inefficient 60 throw baek ibe
bed clfhss She ,Hvns ovcfhtf trvat.
m,i. laughs Vjih htr ltoihrrs nlcui
some Young "rtuL" hopes somebody
,an pkc hinis lools over the morning
P1per and fcals tho marriages, The
,onceri noticos, the plays q, thc Mn.
sgbm, auj What is going on ei the Aih.
curum. and ihon dfs over he pallor
r,ai,lct with yellow covered book n
tb, hf trash literature ull her mother
Wys, "Soph.o dear 40 YOU know how
late itnf Do. child, makc Your toilet
Mr. W may cali pud villa, would he
think f' lor this pretty piece uf clay !,
engaged Il, hc married 10 oot 1um
N,H. she rocs into hcr nicely arrapr-
cd hcl chamber wlnch the maid has 80
cauiuils ppi n order Heavens how
pretty it looks ", few moments stock
inr. thrown holicr-skrltcr, q rnir of
boot, both 'lrnglr., aud worn thrcnd-
bare. the morning dress left i've, as shr
dropped out Of II, and her two old mdcd
skirts an mitcrtrd about the bottom
Her brush is Gll of hair her comb
looks as black as ink. her toilet cover
is hclnubcl with "Macnsscr,' bears
OIL. oud rosemary. lsut sho u now
dressed for the parlor ready TO receive
Mr. Wo,lluu Her hair !. combed over
her oar as moothly ns # polishing
iron had iIaitcucd every stray lock, her
drp., b. nll neatly booked ur, npd ehat
Trim little form she assumes, Her
boot, arc hommcl close. and sho holds
the identical piece of rulllng IN her
hand 10 hem which she began month
ago. Her mother speaks of Sophin's
Industry -- She Is afraid she viii sew her
he ont of her. She WIS thankful Mr. ".
called TO invite her 10 the evening con-
cert. And previously to going there an.
other dressing takes place. aud her
room AGAIN looks ne II lIcdhm were
broke loose, which only makes three
tunes n dag that The chamber maid is
called 10 put things to rights
And The worst OF all l., Z" our Soph"
is expecting TO marry Tom. whose lalh-
er is a rich man, but has put his son 10
q cicrkship, nt The sum Of $500 per nm.
num. Tom, do take another look be-
fore YOU lcnp-itet one mor-, my good
fellow Take on the finger rings. take
oul Tho watch, and look nl the unmrnd-
cd hose, ln up the dress and see The
hole under the arm; thkc OF the ribbon
around the nccl, and see how greasy il
il IN ilc aud. II. live. the handker-
clici isn't hcmmcd. What wife you
are getting Think of her manage
mcui--how your shirts and dickies
would hc folded. your stocking. dnrncd,
Your i'Ahls m'hdt1, Your RPS scNc1.f
and your pocket leccrd 10 pay lur gcw-
gows, md dressing maids, md cooks,
and chamber girls with Your salary
Of five hundred all pen, in your fret
three months Of housekeeping, aud you
wish your finger IN your mouth nskibg
your father to lend YOU n thousand or
30 = Aud Then TO comfort YOU, tho
slack twisted girl Is yonr wifi, and she
e yours cnhrey yours Now don't
taik about hanging or drowning, or be-
ing swallowed upi only lca your wifo
do hcr own work her own vay, and my
word for it, something akin to the chlo-
era will take you OF, ior malignant dis
cases find their smart marks where dirt
aud vegetable decomposition goes u, un-
inierup'cdly.