Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-12
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The Philadelphia Ledger, in making
the ensuing remarks on umbrellas, for
gets to tell us the measure of a man who
never carries an umbrella, unless his wife
is along. Many man prefers to get q
glorious soaking, to tho botheration of
Juggling an umbrella about wherever he
goes:
1--WE think the umbrella can be taken
as very good test of PERSONS charac-
ter. The man who always takes an UNI
brella out with him, is cautious fellow,
who abstains from all speculation, and is
pretty sure to die rich. The man who is
always leaving his umbrella behind him,
is one, generally, who makes no provis-
ion for the morrow. He is thoughtless,
reckless, always late for the train, leaves
the street door open when he goes home
late at night, and abscnt-minded to such
a degree as to speak ill Of baby In the
presence Of its mother. The man who is
always losing his umbrella is an unlucky
dog, whose bills are always protested,
whose boots split, whose gloves crack,
whose buttons are always coming of,
whose "changc" is sure to havs some bad
money amongst it, Be cautious how you
lend thousand pounds to such man
The man who is pcrpctually expressing
nervous anxiety about his umbrella, and
wondering if it is safe, is full of meanness
and low suspicious, with whom it is best
not to play at cards, nor drink bottle of
wine. lie is sure to suspect you are
cheating him, or that you are drinking
more than your share. Let him be ever
so rich, give not your daughter to him /;
he will undoubtedly take more care Of his
umbrella than Of his witc The man with
cotton umbrella is either philosopher
or an economist; he defics the world and
all its fashionable prejudices, or else he
does it because it is cheaper to lose than
silk one. The man who goes to the
horticural fete without an umbrella is
simply a fool, who richly deserves the
ducking he gets"
Never shrink from a woman of strong
sense. If she becomes attached to you,
it will be from seeing and valuing similar
qualities in yourself You may trust her,
for she knows the value of your conf.
dence; you may consult her, for She is
able to advise, and does so at once, with
the firmness Of reason, and the considcra-
ton of affection. Her love will be last
ing, for it will not have been lightly won;
1t will be strong and ardent, for weak
minds are not capable of passion. If You
prefer attaching yourself to q woman of
feeble understanding, it must be either
from fearing to encounter a superior per
son or from the poor vanity of preferring
that admiration which springs from ig.
norance, to that which approaches to ap-
probation.
ThS Old Slut and Thcm "Ere Pups."
The following, from traveller in the
wilds Of Nebraska, is the best illustration
to the extreme to which scrupulous clean
liness can be carried, that We have ever
met with:
"We got off our horses, hitched them
to cottonwood corn-crib, and went in.
We asked for supper. We got some ba-
con, molasses, broiled pumpkin and corn
dodger. We ate heartily. After the meal
was passed, the woman said to the Oldest
girl-'Now, Doddy Jane, you have jitt
got to keep that old slut and them ERE
pups from sleepin' in this ere meal box
any longer. In making this strangers
corn bread was naturally pestcred 10
death pickin'sOut the small hairs and dead
flies that came out of them pesky pups
and if they slcep in it week longer Il
won't be ft for USE"