Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-06-18
GIRLS VERSUS WIVES,

The Horizon Argus has the following
truthful remarks in relation to girls
We beg pardon, to the young girls of
this. generation. We suggest to the
Aryus that there are no girls now-a-
days-they are either babies or young
ladies progressing Immediately from tie
cradle into hoop skirts with beau on
each arm. The Tole 10 Blade is pre-
pared to endorse the following, and take
the consequences: 3D.
20 We arc sorry to see the girls of tho
i present day have such a tendency to
utter worthlessness growing. more
anxious to sbocome more fashionable
than good, more anxious to cultivate
their heels than their hearts, and to encir
Gle their legs with .whalebone rather than
the brow with fwreaths of love, Kindness
and beauty. AS a general thing, those
that are handsome think themselves
lovely. Far from it. When we, years
agone took Mrs. p, girls were girls. 1t
was fun to goa. dozen miles afoot with
mud knee deep to see them, as you
were sure to find the clear girl; nature
instead of art. But now it is different.
The dentist supplies the teeth, "Uncle
Ned the cotton, soma optician the eyes,
and a, skillful mechanic; the legs, and
arms, an artist furnishes paint, a yam
kec the hoops, Some +" French Mifiiher"
gets up artificial maternal founts, and
the very devil robs himself to givothem
q disposition to7ia, tattle, gossip, make
mischief and kick. up all sorts of bob
berys among people generally. Vanity
of vanitics saith the preacher We
love the girls when they act like girls,
but this counterfeit article now being
palmcd off on fashionable society is an
intollerablc humbug. r ...l l-.-+
What fun Adam must have had in
the garden before that long g-tailed gen.
tlcman introduced himself to mother
Eve, and what enjoyment our forefathcrs
must. have had in the haleyon days Of
boyhood, ere fashion plates and folly
made their appearance. . girls, if you
do not right-about face, you never will
find boys foolish enough to pay FIVE dol
lars week for your board and ind
clothing to boot. They can't do 1t.
ii Our mother w;is girl once, but she
didn't lie aboutufolks- until her tongue
was. blistcred she did not make ma
wash. the, dishes. until. the grave gave
her glad resting place in It's bosom;
| she never made her poor old father curse
his Maker as he ran from the sheriff
week in and week out; she never made
her silver haired patriarchs already
blossomed for the tomb, stand during
church while she sat beside him look
ing at the '' htiats, !" nor did she wear
silk dress to the temple of God and have
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neither did she receive favors and for
get to say thank you, at least. But the
girls nowadays do. They are neither
fit for wives nor do they know enough
for m others. = .rila. z7 rn.ts-......t
AN IRISHMAN'S LETTER.
The following is true copy of let
ter received. in Boston from across the
water: ..-...a v.s--r.r f.r-.-;. .f--.....t
TIPPERARr IRELAND, March, 27, 1856.
Ny DEAR NEPHEW: have not
heard anything of ye sens the last time
[ wrote to ye. l have moved from the
place where now live or / should havo
written. to you before. I did not kno
where a letter might find you first, but
[ now take my pen in. hand to drop you
a Few lines to inform iye of the doth of
your own living uncle Fitzpatrick. He
died very suddenly after long illness
of six. months, Poor man., he, suffered
great deal. He lay long time in
convulsions, perfectly quiet and speech
less, and all the time talking incoher-
emily and inquiring for water. I'm
very much at, loss to tell ye what his
death is occasioncd at, but the doctor
thinks it was occasioled by his last
sickness, for he was not we'll ten days
at time during his confinement. His
age yo 'kno just as we'll as L can tell ye;
he was twenty five years old last March,
lacking fifteen months, and if he had
lived till this time he would ben six
months dcd jist. '-~
InI' N. b take notis I enclose to ye
tin pound note which your father sends
to you unbenone to me. Your mother
often -spaks Of ye-she would like to
send ye the Bindle COW and would
enclose her till ye but for the hornns-
I wud beg ov yc not to brake tho
sale of this letter until two OF three days
after yc read it, for which time yell be
bother prepared for the sorrowful news.
IS -. PATRICK O'BRANIGAS.
To MICHAEL CLANcEY, .r.-. ...-
| .No-Broad street -.. ...
United States of Ameriky,
State of Massachusetts,
--.a In Boston.