Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-02-26
For the Monongalia Mirror.
To 'Gutta Percha' and Fanny

To 'Gutta Percha' and Fanny
Mr.. Editor-I saw an article in your
paper short time since headed "Hnts
for those who need ,hem,-hy Gut,a Per-
cha.p also saw an answer to that arli-
Gle BY Miss Fanny. Well, i! seems that
Guta Percha twho, by the way, is q sober
girl oftsvsntyfve as we judge By her artl.
cle) goes heart and hand asains, marrying
young, and says tina. young ladies' think
about nothing from l2to IS but marrying.
suppose she is judging others BY herself,
and now when forsaken and left alone,
and handed over TO the list OF heart-brok.
en- and iorsaken old maids, she wishes TO
draw the eyes Of those who wish 10 mar
ry from the sparkling eyes AMI blushins
cheeks Of "sweet sixteen," and point
Them to the old maids list, whence beau.
" has clean fed in a re,um!es flight
She further says that ifgirls reach TWEEN.
sy.fise without finding fool 10 marry
them they are almos. tempted TO commit
suicide. | wonder il che was strongly
tempted,-she certainly speaks with con.
fdence in others experience if she has
no, herself passed through such an ordeal
She thinks those married young make
horrible wives. She imusines that things
about their houses would look like hs if
they had rained from above, and been
stirred with mush stick. am inclined
to think lha, what she would here make
u general rule, are merely exceptions to a
general rule--for all rules have their ex-
ceptions. Likely madam has nothing to
do but toiscrpb and ssweeps her tia yseabin
ruom Of which she speaks, 10 sort over
and over her notions from day to day, and
weep because she did not find fool when
young to marry. But, alas! she has no
husband to smile upon, nor pra,ting little
ones 10 embrace and to amuse, or 10 ac-
company her through life. She says That
those married young complain tina, they
have not time to keep their houses clean
aud in, order. Well, now, Gutta Percha,
suppose you had o husband, four journey
men, two cubs, and about half dozen
squalling juveniles TO make house.work
for you,-think you not that you would
be tempted to resort to the ''mush-stiek' to
aid you in your atduous duties!
I suppose Gulta Pefcha has all her
tidy "duds !" stored safe away, everything
inits place, No! excepting the quilts on
, the shelf in the corner, and having no.
thing in particular to do, she thought she
would give some instructions about keep
ing house, and warning against marry.
ing young. She speaks about the fine,
sober girls Of 25,-.ha, is 10 say such are
the only real, marriageable portion OF the
"fail sex,"--'hey are the only tidy, neat
houspkeepers in the market. All young
men, keep your eyes open to the tricks of
these "sober girls of 25,' and don't you
be swallowing their soh.soap!
Then comes Miss Fanny. She appears
TO be us,onshed, and says that The asser-
.ions which madam Gntla Percha makes
are rather extensive, aid says that il her
idea of ,hingsis correct, there are great
many "fools" in the world. Well. there
are some do not doubt; but they are those
who start out under the auspices Of some
thing they Gull puppy loue," which fas.
.,ens its temporary iangs in their p!iable
hearts, aud blinded thereby 10 the stern
realities Of life, enter upon the matrimo-
niaI relation without the adequate expc-
I ricnce. Such are ths fools, emphalically.
Now, ,oLFanny anl all young maids I
would say, do not be such fool as to
marry too young, but wait patiently till
you see the ways ofthe world, before you
assume such responsibilities as belong 10
welded life. Fanny suys that she wishes
10 show ,hs mght si'la Of The picture, us
(;u,,a perrha would lmre i, so dark and
gloomy, and says that she will not color
i, too highly, Do mt know h"w she
could pic,ur, it any hishef ! ,l'ink il is
brighter now than she will ever keep the
real picture, especially il SHE gets married
soon. II astoni.!rS mt !" hear such a
,ood statement Of the kitchen otlairs as
Fanny gives. suppose she made tho.
rough examination ot thugs there, and
took notes With m("'rmc TO writing IL
clever article on the subject
But mus, conclude. only intended
10 give Gul,a prlcha u"l Fanny rub f"r
advertising for husbands The former j"
not 50 much 10 blame rs the latter, for
she i.ge''ius se'new'"' !Tanre1 ''st