Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-10-30
Farmers Daughters.

The farmers daughters are soon to be the
life as well as the pride of the country glo-
rious race of women which no other land can
show. / seek not to fatter them, for before
they can come to this, they will have to make
earnest efforts of one or two kinds There are
some who depreciate their condition, and some
who have q false pride in it, because they de-
mand more consideration than they merit. A
want of intelligence upon all subjects of the
day, and of refined education, is no more ex-
cusabe in country than 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
schools but men OF superior minds and know[
edge of the world would rather have for wives
women well and properly educated at home.-&
And this education can be had, wherever the
desire is not wanting. A taste for reading
does wonders, and an earnest thirst after know-
edge is almost certain to attain sweet draught
of the "Pierian spring. There is n farmers
daughter in this very room in which am wri-
ting, beautiful, refined and intellectual wo-
man, in whose girlhood books were not as plen-
tiful as now, and who gained her fine seduca-
ton under difficulties which would have dis
.couraged any but one who had as true love
for study a..,s e..s s.. -.r.4 .''N
The women in towns and cities are becoming
SO universally unhealthy, aud so almost univer-
sally extravaganza, foolish and fashionable, that
men are almost in { 'spar of obtaining wives
who are not invalids, and providing them with
what they demand after they have married
them Unless the young man has the fortune
(good or bad) to I've the inhcritor- of wealth.
he must spend the bloom of his youth in acqui-
ring enough to "start upon," as people are en-
pected to begin nowadays. Men, even in high
places, would GO to the country for their choice,
if they met there equal refinement and intclli-
gence Women are preparing to take noble
stand in history, and they cannot do it in igno-
rance. 1 e. r..Hr asls -s.ss. "a
Town girls have the advantages of more
highly polished manners and greater accom-
| plshments but country girls have infinitely
more to recommend them as rivals of their fair
city sisters They have more truth household
knowledge and economy, health (and conse-
qucntly beauty, simplicity affection, and fresh
ness of mp1se and thought When they have
cultivated minds, there are more chances in
their favor for good sense and real ability, be-
cause so much is not demanded by the frivoli-
ties Of society The added lustcr of foreign
accomplishments conld easily he caught by
such mind from u very little contact with the
world s9'' i@'" ft s9e5'4f 1 a4
:. would not speak as though our farmers
daughters were deficient in education. Many
brilliant scholars and talented women may be
found among thenl-in New England this is
especially so--but !, would seek to awaken the
ambition Of all to become that admired and ia
q H..
will but unite refined culture with their most
excellent graces. 49, as.
A sweet country home, with roses and hon
ey-suckles trained to climb over it; with good
taste, intelligence, and beauty within; toll
enough to insure health, and leisure enough to
court acquaintance with books and flowers, aud
the loneliness Of nature, with peace, plenty
and love, is surely one of the Paradiscs which
Heaven has left for the attainment Of man.
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