The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-09-02

COUNTRY GIRLS.

Meta Victoria Fuller, il the Ohio Cultl-
vator, in q sisterly way, thus talks to coun-
try girls:
The farmers daughters are soon to be
the life as we'll as the pride of the country
"a glorious race of women, which no other
land can show. / seek not to fatter them;
for before they can become this, they will
have to make earnest efforts of one or two
kinds. There are some who deprecate their
condition, and some who have false pride
in it, because they demand more consider
alton than they merit. A want of intclli-
gence upon all subjects of the day, and of
a refined education, is no more in a coun-
try than a town-bred girl, in this age of
many books and newspapers. Many girls
are discouraged because they cannot be sent
away from home to boarding sch ools; but
men of superior minds and knowledge of the
world would rather have for wives women
we'll and properly educated at home. And
this education can be had wherever the de-
sire is not wanting. A taste for reading
does wonders, and an earnest thirst after
knowledge is almost certain to attend
sweet draught of the ''Pierian springs."-
There is farmers daughter in this very
room in which am writing, beautiful, re-
fined, and intellectual woman, whose girl
hood books were not as plentiful as now,
and who gained her fine education under
difficulties which would have discouraged
any one but one who had so true love for
study.
1 will state why think the country girls
are yet to prove the hope of the country -
The women in towns and cities are becom-
ing so universally unhealthy, and so almost
universally extravagant, foolish and fash
ionable, that men are almost in despair of
obtaining wives who are not invalids, and
of providing them with what they demand,
after they have married them. Unless the |
young man has the fortune (good or bad)
to be the inhcritor of wealth, he must spend |
the best bloom of his youth in acquiring en-
ough to ''start upon" as people are expect
ed to begin nova days. Men, even in high |
choice if they met their equal refinement |
and intelligence. Women are preparing
to take u noble stand in history, and they
cannot do it in Ignorance. Town girls have
the advantages of more highly polished
manners and greater accomplishments; but
country girls have infinitely more to recon-
mend them as rivals Of their fair city sis
ters. They have more truth, household
and economy, health, (and CON
beauty simplicity, affection, and
freshness of impulse and thought. When
they have cultivated minds there are more
chances in their favor for good sense and
real ability, because so much is not demand
cd by the frivolities of society. The added
lustre Of foreign accomplishments could
easily be caught by such mind, from a
very little contact with the world.
l would not speak as though our farmers
daughters were deficient in education. Ma
ny brilliant scholars and talented women
may be found among them in New Eng
land this is especially SO; but | would seek
to awaken the ambition of all to become
that admired and favored class which they
ought to be, if they will but unite refined
culture with their most excellent graces.-
4 sweet country home, with roses and ho-
ney suckles trained to climb over it; with
good taste, intelligence and beauty within;
toll enough to insure health, and leisure en-
ough to court acquaintance with books and
flowers, and the loveliness of nature; with
peace, plenty and love, is surely one of the
paradises which heaven has left for the
attainment of man.