Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-03-12

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yi,es us 10 look at the other side Of tn,
picture, and a pleasant one It is in truth
But dear Fanny did you fiad The
, original? You say they are plenty. bu
l dare you to produce ten Of yours to tif
J kty of mine! Will 'you accept the chal
lenge? Did ,ha, lady you introduced us
+ to, step out Of the cradle into school, ant
right out Of school into such hymenea
bliss? If SO, where did those 'nicequilts
come from? Were they given her b,
some maiden aunt? "They cost months
Of labor when did she find time to make
theml Look at the conveniences all a.
round, and everything in apple pie order
from the garret to the cellar 0, Fanny!
youiare entirely mistaken,-She and hel
husband do not belong to the class alluded
to in my Hints They talked something
besides nonsense while prosecuting their
courtship. Neither Of them was ever won
by 'bo,es' or 'simpcrs,' or any such things.
Look at the husband and father, there he
comes now. See that high marble brow,
those expressive eyes, and that face beam.
ing with kindness and intelligence, while
every movement bespeaks the indepen.
dence, the lofty dignity Of his soul.. You
copied from the wrong page, Fanny, it
will neverd do. ~ s
After telling us Of some rosy. checked
children sitting quietly by the fire, &c.,
Fanny says, "let's go into the kitchen,
there's where madam wouldn',go, Q, no,
that would haveishocked her n,odes.y.n-
Mistaken again. Fanny, wasonly afraid
we might stumble over some of the un-
washed skille,s and pans into The kettles
Of old idish.water that ! saw sitting a.
round salast I iyentured in or that
we might unfortunately step on and break
some Of theforks or spoons that lay scat
tered over the fuor, among the litter.
Don't find fault with me for this. One
cant help having fears you know. But I
wouldn't be afraid Of going into your kit
chen-not in the least.
Ilreckon must e = {;
scn,,e =
that L is necessary. In the first place
.f 4 "a y ! d. 4 a.
she sppposes that Gl,i,a Percha had fallen
in love at. i2 aud got through, and that
she cared nothing for the opposite sex
nor;' but before she finishes her review,
she concludes that the AHintsa were an
advertisement for a husband.' Now lido
think that those Hints must be a queer
composition to convey two such contra.
dictory ideas, or else Fanny must be bless
ed with extraordinary discernment. But
after all (even though she advised the
editor to breach Of faith), Fanny de-
serves lei I, some praise. She has aeonse'enee
I'm sure, and if she only knewlhe plea
sure which the 'old maid enjoys amid her
varied duties tror have never known
one yetwho was not industrious, and al.
ways had plenty to do If not for herself
for aneighbor'|I think she would repent
Of what she has done, and nevergdo SO
any more. And | should not at all be sur.
prised il she yet became the real friend
Of some soll Maid.' sBu, for fear she
has no. ycl seen the evil Of her doings, |
will present her with another picture, and
promise not 10 T" coor it TOO thishly.n
Come Fanny, let's call and see Mrs, T.
She is one of,hc happy number whomar-
riel a, "sweet sixteen,n and married a
real genteel looking fellow a, that. How
fortunate she was! She is now about 26.
Here is The house. We knock. This
produces quite a furry within, and We
hea. sui.dry movements among,he chairs,
brooms, &c.,' at last the door opens apdwe
are inyiien to walk in five can get in
| Tor tile lit;er.n Half dozen urchins,
with uncombel hlir, dirty faces, and tat
\ tered clothing, huddle round The mother
and almost sweep off, with their cla,ler,
the torrent Of apologies which she il ma.
king. Lovk Ut her, One. third Of her hair
is on ,iploe as Il 10 ward olfsdanger from
the balance nearly one.third more hangs
in strings about, her face and neck, while
the remaining portion, halftuckedupwits
broken comb, completes the headwork
something intended for a handkerchief
hangs over one shoulder, half the hooks
are OFF her dress, which with her apron
would puzzle a chemist TO analyze. Every
thing around is in disorder, the flo ,r i
covered with dit, ashes and whlt!linss
the hugs are in The yard, the chickens All,
pigs seem 10 have full possession Of the
k,lc!lcn, and confusion predomina'es eve
Y " where, even in the cradle, from whenc,
: proceeds a continual "ou-AH ou.AH!
.uv.An!!!-uuAn!!!!n % Oh! ISM. this wo
maj, male happy by loving and beins
! loved" Dm', yon think every old mai'
: ia The observation-disclosures her happiness
Now Fanny, while there are "plenty
Of Just suuh scenes MS This 10 BIZ witnesse'