The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-11
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For the Journal
Ma EpIroR DO not torment yourself with
" fear" on my account. Fear" is a terrible enemy
TO peace, and happiness as have learned nom sad
experience. having suffered much nom 1t since my
earliest recollection though ghosts and witches never
troubled me. Bu, when at school "feared that my
lessons would not be perfect that should incur
the dspeasure Of my teacher parents. l" feared"
but must not wander from reply to your re-
marks to tell you how much have been tormened by
that monster fear !" though it just the way with
woman. to allow her tongue to carry her thoughts
clear away from the subject and ensnsre them in
"yarns Of its own manufacture.
Notwithstanding your fears that am "too much
Of q philosopher to deal in matters OF matrimonial
character II is evident that have yet remaining at
least unphilosophc cehatacterstic,hat of spin
ming yarnsn but not street yarn, for that tetest.
"Love and Philosophy are not generally found In
company" ehl Well, agree with you that there can
be but little philosophy accompanying that kind
OF love, and spurious that it vanishes be-
fore the close OF the honeymoon. PHILOSOPHY" {"
could not leave its high position for such
company for it Is pure and unchangeable but with
the genuine IL 10 to be found, and with IL delights
to associate Marriages not usually agreed upon
after she OF purchasing horse town lot"
think this quite a mistake Of yours. The dealer In
"horses" and lots knows very well that usually .
the purchaser puts higher value upon the external
appearance, than upon the real intrinsic worth So
1t is with matrmouy at the present time hence one
great cause of much worthlessness and vain dis.
| play
| That =" fortunate son OF Adam p" for whom have
in store my "best affections" is not an ordinary per.
son. He may be rich poor. coarse or fine homely
or handsome but he must not spend his evenings at
stores and shops where he has business but to kill
time he must use no profane language, tobacco or
ardent spirits; and must love home better than any
other place, he must be---0, / cannot mention
all that no must and must not be; il is sufficient to
say that he must be perfect as his natural
abilities and his education will admi and If Ralph
Rcdblossom, (but do not fancy the name) whose
wants published in the Journal possesses the 70
qnired qualifications he Ilay be pleased to give me
CALL as am his ideal" in some respects if not all
but can him that there is not much "waro-
doll about me, though must confess thai know more
about "new dresses and new fashions than about
politics" and wish to remain in ignorance of tho
latter even at the risk Of his displeasure il the pres
ent corrupt state of public affairs is politics
LIZZIE LONELY
REMARKs-We are just as much entitled to
the "last word as Lizzie, Iif custom has gen.
e'a'iy assigned IL toaher sex-provided an old
maid can be said to have a SEX After all that
she has said, we are forced TO believe that Lizzie
is not more particular about matters of mat.
rimonial character than women in general
She don't cares whether the fortunate person is
rich or poor, coarse or fine we suppose tha,
means great or SMALL "homely or handsome.
True, she wants him "as near perfect as hi:
natural abilities will admit There the reade
will see that Lizzie leaves room for any and
every emergency. Why, the worst man in the
world does not use unnatural ablities, and ther
we are told that "to err is natural" so he who
errs most must be "laS near perfect as his natu
raj abilities will admit" Therefore, we mus
infer that Lizzie will not be so hard to suit
as.ste would have us think. However we ad
mlre her advice to Others and trust theu ma,
profit by tiff she does not