Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-06-25
Country Girls.

Glrls:
The farmers daughters are soon to be
he life as we'll as the pride of the country
"a glorious race of women which no 9TH
# land can show. | seek not to fatter
hem for before they can become this, they
will have to make earnest effort of one or
two kinds. There arc some who depreciate
their condition, and some who have a false
pride in it, because they demand more con-
condition than they merit. A want Of in
telligence upon all the subjects of the day
and of a refined education, is no more ex-
cusable in n country than in a town-bred
girl, in these days of many books and news
papers. E
U.1Aoepesanraway from home to boarding
schools but men of superior minds and
knowledge of the world, rather have for
wives, women we'll 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 ear
nest thirst after knowledge, is almost GER
tain to attain a sweet draught of the " Pr
crian Spring" There is a I" farmers
daughter" in this very room in which I
am writing, a beautiful, refined and intel
@lectual woman, in whose girlhood books
were not as plenty as now, and who obtain
ed herfine education under difficulties which
would have discouraged any but one who
had as true a love for study.
| will state why [ think the country
girls are yet to prove the hope of this coun-
try. The women in towns and cities are
becoming so universally unhealthy, and so
almost universally extravagant, foolish, and
fashionable, that men are almost in despair
of getting wives who are not invalids, and
providing them with what they demand af-
ter they have married them. Unless a
young man has the fortune (good or bad)
to be the inheritor of wealth, he must spend
the best bloom Of his youth in acquiring
enough "to start upon" as people are ex-
pected to begin nowadays. Men even in
high places, would go to the country for
: their choice, if they met there equal refine
, ment with intelligence. Women are pre-
pairing to take a noble stand in history, and
! they cannot do it in ignorance.
= Town girls have the advantages of more
{ highly polished manners and greater ac.
compl1shments; but country girls have in
fnitely more to recommend them as rivals
of their fair city sisters. They have more
u truth, household knowledge aud economy
health, (and consequently beauty simple
ity, affection, and freshness Of impulse ant
e thought. Then they have more chance.
= in their favor for good sense aud real abili
| ty, because as much of their time is not de
y handed by the frivolities Of society. Tn,
~ added lustre of foreign accomplishment
could easily be caught by such a mind from
I a very little contact with the world.
~ l would not speak as though our farmers
g daughters were deficient in education. Ma
" ny brilliant scholars and talented wome
may be found among them-but [ woul
~ seek to awaken the ambition of all to b.
:, come that admired and favored class whic
~ they ought to be, if they will but unite IT
: fined culture with their other most exec
= lent grace.
AZ A sweet country home, with roses an
y honeysuck!es trained to climb over it, wit
! = good taste, intelligence and beauty within
= toll enough to insure health, and leisul
enough TO court acquaintance with bool
% and flowers, and the lovliness of nature
with peace, plenty and love, is surely OF
of the Paradises which heaven has left f
Id the attainment of woman.
nd
lui A BROKEN HEART" Did he stri
est you 7" asked a Judge in CINCINNATI, o.
ra- witness who had testified that her husbal
We abused her. .
III "No, sir" replied the modest and de
oF- cate looking woman, " he has never stru
r. me, though he has often threatened
are do it. He abuses me, and I am oblig
art' to fee from his presence"
odd he break any Of the furniture
nm asked the Court.
'er, ono, sir" responded the witness, a
o.o tear dropped from her eye, and she plac
10 her hand on her bosom. "No sir, he
''er not break the furniture, but he has f
eIi' quently threatened to break my heart, q
ne he is doing it, Sir"
ue- Poor woman she evidently Spoke
ere truth. The bloated monster who stood
ue7 side her, though he had once solem
lnoo promised to love and protect her, is I
ring her most bitter prosecutor, her so,
IN a trouble. No doubt he once did love !
rom No doubt but that at one time he wo
rked rather have died than cause a bitter
to start from her soft blue eyes, but int
and perance. has unnamed, brutalized h
Iues- and he is now breaking her heart. TT,
Silly en- help the drunkard's wife
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