The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-16

I wish you could see our "Soph" just for
one week-you would see frst rate mana
ger, I assure you. In the FIRST place. she Is
always late to breakfast; she never combs
and ties up her hair. but only gives i
smooth aud twirl, sets in her comb awry,
and % much is completed. Her dress gen.
orally has two or three green spots on the
front brea<3tha, her shoes are down At the
heel. and she scuffs about rather thanwalks.
She is too lazy TO open her window to air
her chamber: too indecent TO take her night
dress out OF bed; too inefficient to throw
back the bed clothes. She yawns over her
breakfast; laughs with her brothers about
some young gent" hopes somebody can
take hints" looks over thu morning papers
and reads the marriages, the Concert neu-
ces, the Museum, and what is going on at the
AthenGum. and then sits over the parlor
register, with a yellow covered book of the
last trash literature, .ll her mother says.
"Sophia, dear, dc you know how late it is
Do, child, make your toilette Nr. W.
may call, and what would he think for this
pretty piece Of clay 10 10 be married to our
TEN.
Well, sic goes into her nicely arranged
bed chamber, which the maid has so care
fully put in order. Heavens. how pretty it
locks in few momentss Stockings thrown
heller skelier, a pair Of boots, both string
less and worn threaibare. the morning dress,
Just as she dropped out Of il, and her two
faded skirts al tattered about the bottom.
Her brush is full of hair, her COMB looks
black as ink, her toilet cover is bedaubed
with Macassar, Bears Oil and X Sc Mary.
Blu, che IS now dressed for the parior, ready
70 receive Mr. Wooanaan. Her hair is comb
ed over her ears as smoothly as il polished
iron had hatsened every stray lock. her dress
neatly hooked up, and what a trim little
form she assumes. Her boots are henmed
close, and she holds the identical piece OF
ruff!nr in her hand 10 hem which she be-
Can month ago. Her mother speaks OF
Sophia's industry-shc is afraid she viii
sew her life out OF her. She was thankful
Mr.. w. called to invite her to the evening
concert. And previously 10 goiag there an
other dressing takes place, and her room
apain locks as if Bedlam had again broke
loose, which only makes ,tres isnss q
day her maid is called TO put things to
rights.
AMI the worst Of it all is, "Soph" Is ex'
rec,ed to marry Tom, whose father is q
rich man, and put MS son to a clerksaiP at
LAC aaLS ". ISSSs ~
another look before you leap-lest ont
more, my good fellow. Take off the hnge
rings, take on, the watch, and look at he
amended hose, lift up her dress and sec tn
holes under the arms; take off the ribbor
around her neck, and see how greasy il ]:
inside; and as live the handkerchief ism
hemned W'ha, wife you are getting
Think Of the management-hoWy your shirts
and dickies would be folded, your stockings
darncd, you pants mended. your rips sewed
end vcur pockets feeced. TO pay for few
rewgawa, and dressing maids and cooks ant
chamber girls. With our salary of i've hun
bred all spent in three months OF house.
keeping, and you with your finger in your
mouth. asking your father TO lend you a
thousand or 90! and then TO comfort you
the slack twisted girl is your wife, and j.
yours, entirely yours. Now don't talk abou
hanging. or drowning, or being swallowed
up. Only lei your wife do her own WORK
her own way, and my word for it, something
akin 10 The cholera will take you of, for
malignant diseases ind their sma,t marks
where dir, and vegetable decomposition soe:
on uninterrupted.