Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-04-10


bin,Miiich he held his hands % his furrow
ed, weather beaten face. and yainly lried
TO smother his lsobs.K s'I Ineyer can think
of the lovely innocent being, but my old
eyes tell tales 5onmy womanish heart -
EWell, the morrow came when she MAS to
be inferred. Fhe news of the death had
collected togsther the members of our own
little community. and a great many of our
neighbors. ShsFwas conveyed TO her last
dreary home-Geerge Hunter following
without any outward badge of mourning,
save black sndkefchief, which lie
held to. .hisleyes. The coffin WAS lower
ed into the grave, and the minister went
through the simple, artless burial service.
"A prayer Was said, and The last, sad duty
OF covering the dead was but, commenced
the first ciod had but mournfulIy tdrmrr.
bled on the coffin, hen kGeorge Hunter
faintedoand fell back into the arms Iof the
bystanders.i He recovered. butIhe was q
~ mauiacl - ..ije-.a,a...
We raised plain marble stone over
her remains, with the beautiful inscfip.
ton, std hrs s.lils9 ~ ,sanL.UIft9
slai,C ,gah hHr"she is gone, ni eass dos
e; Where never care OF. pain, .zr.sE s,pas
,,,i Shall reach her innocest heart again. !.
Il stu 5ca MATRIMoNY. itta
Mn. EDITOR :-Inglancing over a news.
paper the. other day l saw an article head,
ed !" AlleAbout Marriage" and having
the characteristic curiosity of my sex to
tiudsout what it had to say on this inter
esting subject. Iperused il carefully. ba3
make this confession. not caring W hat
crusty bachelors may insinuate as to the
interest the softer sex take in the subject
of matrimony. We have right to learn
all We can about it, and with all the In
formation we can acquire. are hardly
able TO cope with mans deceitful nature.
or to please him after becoming his '.bet-
ter half"
But the article to which allude, contains
some very good things. It says "the
young men very wisely prefer q few years
more Of single loneliness in order to OBJ.
tain money enough to support modest
house of between twelve and fifteen hun.
dred dollars o year expense, rather than
to place modernly educated woman in
the house Of six hundred dollars a year.
where she must do her own work"
That is said to be the reason Of so ma
ny disappointed men and waiting women;
and it is given as the remedy, that wo>
men must fit themselves to be such wives
as the young men must hsye-that mo,
theirs must say to their daughters, put on
that calico gown, go into the kitchen and
prepare dinner, take charge OF the house.
hold and 6t yourself to become wife.
Now. that. is all very good advice and
/ 40 oHT flOk ~
son for the criticism upon the modern
education of young ladies. But should
like 10 know if all the blame is to rest up.
on the fair sex. DO not the young men
the :. nice young men," particularly
OF the present day come in for. q share /?
With all the plain practical talk going in
to the ki.chen. preparing dinner and 50 on
are young lsd;es-who would do that
Popalur with the beaux x-would they be-
tolerated? sfa
Suppose that when Mr.. C. goes to
call upon his dulcina, he should find her
dressed in a calico gown and learn that
she was just from the Kitchen. here she
had been cooking dinner. would he not
think It horrible, positively shocking. and
20 away with the romsncs aud sentiment
of his tender affections considerably da.
mayed, il not entirely destroyed He
would doubtless some what under a sensa-
lion Of. disgust or the very humiliating
feeling that he had been badly /" soId"-
think it high. time 70 :" cnt' the visiting
cquaintance Of calico gown dressed,
dinnerocooking. dansel. to look out for
one Who. on bis approach to her resi-
dence. he should hear picking the piano
and tPractising an opera song or should
after enquifing il Miss p is at home,
and being ushered into the parlor. fnd
her decked outin ali the flounces and fur
bellows Of the latest fashions, reclining in
fascinating attitude add 'languidly peru
sihg the last novel.
do not by any means. intend to ad-
nit that young ladies those who can afr
ford il, resort TO the Injurious and infer.
estingty lazy mode Of life for the sake or
popularity with the young men, but eer-
tain it ID thatlthose of that class are the
bslles: which. shows to what extent they,
are appreciated over others of less pre-.
tensions. And while. that is the case is il
fair 10 throw all the blame of'' the mod
eEn education" of youngladies upon them.
selves or their mothers. g ;.ls 90 oaI ns5t
Let young men learn to appreciate cal
leo gowns more than elk and tatin balloon
skirts culinary qualifications, and house
hold industry. more than the ART of. laugh
ing by rule, walking By square. and talks
ing fsscin asing nonsense. If they serious
~ wish 70 effect n reform inlthe organizs-
ton Of society. in reference TO omstrimonJ.
They can. rot least. by doing SO. show
their good sense sndsoarry out in practice
that v Which some ioft the men sex are fond
Of preaching up in theory. slalgo1io ?
Let them learn 70 Distinguish between
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