Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-04-21
FERN LEAVES.
Written for the Olive Branch.

Thenew Empress of France had ffty-eig ght splen-
did wedding dresses made few days previous to
her marriage. Her pocket haudkerchiefs, it is
said, cost two thousand francs apiece.
1t can't be possible, my dear woman,
that you sold all your bright charms for
that silly trash 1t is my opinion that
those two thousand franc handkerchiefs
will be pretty well tear-stained, before
you will have done with them. You am-
bilious little monkey, you played your
cards to perfection [ like you for that
because l like to see anything Thoroughly
done, if it be only courting but if you
don't get tired to death of that old rO11e,
my name is not Fanny. He bears about
as much resemblance to his "uncle," as
Tom Thumb does to the Colossus of
Rhodes He is an efeminate, weak-mind
ed. vacillating, contemplate apology for
man; never having done anything wor-
thy of the name of Napoleon, that | ever
heard Of Keep him under your thumb
you beautiful little witch, or your pretty
head may pay the forfeit who knows p
1t will not require much diplomacy, for
you are the smarter of the two, unques-
tionably bly-but you had better look as meek
as Moses. and keep dark" about that
Don't let that managing mother of yours
be poking her Spanish nose into French
state secrets. Give her a baby to tend,
and keep her quiet. Look as handsome
as you can. (Frenchmen adore beauty ;
differing in this respect from men in gen
eral , Keep on good terms with the
common people, and don't firt (if you can
/ help it) with the prime ministers. If you
can get chance to think, aud to improve
your mind, do so but it don't matter
much you are so handsome that you will
be ''card," anyhow. [ wonder if you
hare true woman's heart or, are you
nothing but miserable little butterfly of
a coquette2 Do you like anything so well
as your own pretty selfl and have you
any resources in reserve, upon which to
fall back when your youth and beauty shall
have flown ?-Bless my soul what stu
pid Americanism l humbly beg your
Highness' pardon-I forget that a French
woman never grows old or ugly.
Well, dance away, little Empress-but
| tell you that you are dancing over vol
cano l would not be in your satin slip
pers, for bright sixpence. In the first
place. / should despise such a doll-baby
husband. In the next place, hate form,
and state, and etiquette. should be as
nervous as an eel IN frying-pan, to have
all those maids of honor tagging at my
heels | know that | should be sure to
laugh in the wrong place, and cry when |
felt like it. spite of dukes and duchesses
and I should be just as likely to tell Ma
poleon to tie up my slipper, or pull his
moustache, if he said anything did not
like No, French court would not tame
my republican blood
| will give you permission, my dear, to
drop me line, now and then. (when your
old gentleman is asleep, or closeted with
some of his paTLez UOlGs,) and tell me il
you don't tire of all their French grandeur,
and long to drop your rega! robes, and slip
of i1sc0g TO some dim old wood, where
you could lay your soft cheek to the cool
grass, and hear only the little birds sing
Nv name is Fanny Fern, your Highness
whatever further information you may
require. you can procure of almost any
BODY in the United States--for they al
kxaolc more aJos9 my affairs than I ID
n1ySsJ. FANNY FERN.
WAR IS the lie of ,souid- fashionable young
lady -
II Il IA co to a model boarding school