Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-08-06
MIC GIRL 5.
BY A BAoHELoR.

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BY A BAoHELoR. 'i' = 80
To my mind there is nothing in all the
word half SO beautiful, half SO delightful.
or half so lovely as mice girl.' I do
not mean, a pretty girl, or adsshing girl.
or an elegant girl. but "nice girl''-one
of those lovely. good tempered. good
hearted, sweet faced, amisble. neat. natty
domestic creatures, whom we meet in the
spheres Of home, di6using around the
domestic hearth the influence of her
goodness. like the essence of sweet flow.
ers. r"1' - h ms. sa@,
What we all know by "nice girl" is
not the languishing beauty, who dawdles
on sofa and talks of the last new novel
or the last new opera; or the great gi-
raffe looking girl who creates n effect by
sweeping majestically through drawing
room. The mice girl" does not even
know how to play. or dance well. and
she does not know a bit how to use her
eyes or coquette with fan. She never
languishes; she is too active for that; she
is not given to novel reading, for she is
always too busy; and as to the opera,
when she goes there she does not think
it necessary to show here bare shoulders,
but sits generally way back in the box. un-
needed or unnoticed. Is it not in such
scenes we discover the "nice girl?' Who
is it that rises FIRST in the morning and
gets the breakfact raedy before the fam.
ly comes down? Who is it that makes
papa's toast and carries up mammals tea.
and puts buttons on the boys shirts, and
waters the flowers. and feeds the chick.
ems, ard mikes every thing bright and
comfortable in the par(or? Is il the sofa
deaUty, &c tde eGegaat cceatUce? Bg 40
means. 1t is the "nice girl." Her uu-
aided toilet has been performed in the
shortest possible space Of time: yet how
charmiugly ber hair is douel How SIM
ply elegant is her silk dress and plain
white collar! What hearty kisses she
distributes. unasked, among the members
of the family! She does not present her
cheek or her brow, like the "6ne GIRL"
but takes the initiative herself and kisses
the boys one after the other with an au.
dible smack" which says aloud, Il love
you ever SO much" If 1 ever coveted
any thing in my lie. it is one Of those
kisses from that mice girl" She is
quite at home in all the domestic duties
She troubles no one TO 'he'p fill the ket
lle." she has fetched it from the hob, and
replenishes the teapot. while soBe one
has been thinking Of Offering his assis-
tance.
Breakfas: over. she dives down into
the kitchen 10 see about dinner, and all
day long she is running up and down
the stairs. always doing and lighthearted
Aud she never ceases to be active and
useful until tie day is gone. when she
will polka with the boys, and sing old
songs, and play old tunes to her father
together, and never tire. She is a per,
feet treasure. is the mice girl" When
illness comes, il is she that attends with
patience the sick chamber
There is no risk no amount Of fatigue that
she will never undergo; no sacrifice that
she will not make. She is all love. all
devotion. have often thought it
would be happiness to be watched by
such loving eyes and tended by such fair
hands.
One of the most strongly marked char
acteristics of mice girl'' is tidiuess and
simplicity Of dress. She is invariably
associated in my mind with high frock.
a plain collar, aud the neatest of neck
ribbons. bound with the most modest lit
lie brooch in the world. never knew
"nice girl'' yet who displayed profusion
of rings and bracelets or who wore low
dresses or a splendid bonnet. Nor can l
Imagine mice girl'' with curls; but this
may be prejudice.
am quite sure, however, that Coax
ers" or Co.'s" these funny little curls,
which it has been the fashion to gum up
on the check with bandoIine are totally
inconsistent with the character of mice
girll'' And if one whom 1 have been
disposed to regard as "nice girl" were to
appear with her bonnet stuck on the back
of her bead. should cease to believe in
her from that moment. The only degree
Of latitude which feel at all disposed to
allow to my beau ideal-or should it be
in this case belle ideal-in kid boots with
brass heels. There is a nameless charm
about tidy feet. which believe the whole
world recognizes. maintain that neat
booted foot, and we'll shaped ankle, in
conjunction with clean white petticoat
and a tight stocking, will nearly make
amends for a squint.
Young men. is 1t not so? Yes, you
confess tits.
ALL A M1srAKE.-There were eleven
bold fishermen who hired a yawl few