Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-16
Farmers' DanghIers.

Ou ltI lUlul NlloUllSUo3 10 OppllNuOlC u
young ladies whose fathers are not
farmers
A young girl who happens to be the
, daughter of a real, genuine farmer
should consider herself particularly for
tunate. Her position is one which con.
tains all the elements which go to make
up lofty character; it is calculated to
bring out all the energies, to develop
all the natural gifts, and in time, with
proper guides, to make her one of the
greatest women in the world. If there
be in life one situation above all others,
where the daughter may grow up
healthful, beautiful, useful, graceful, in
telllgent, and pure, that situation be-
lieve to be as one of the household
band, in the home Of the honest and in
dependent farmer or planter. | would
say to young girls whose lives have fal-
len in such "pleasant places" do not
nndervalue your peculiar advantages.
You are the highly favored among
women" The circumstances in which
you are placed, are such as are best cal
culated to develop your powers in a
threefold form; physically, mentally
and morally. | would have you value
your advantages, improve every one of
them to the utmost, and place proper
estimate upon yourselves. You have
every opportunity to make yourselves
noble, beautiful, intellectual and useful
women; do this then, and each in her
own person "assert the dignity of la
bor." Consult your parents, and form
for yourself a purpose in life. They
place before your brother some aim,
some standard, some goal which his ex-
ertions are to reach, why not then give
YOU something to live for" also
Why should you be the only cypher in
the family? When you have "fnished"
school, don't for one moment, believe
that you are educated" Don't "dress
up" in your six founces, etc, and sit
down on the parlor sofa, waiting for
that young clerk at "Ketchum &
Cheatum's'' to "call round" No; let
him show off his laces, embroideries,
ETC., ETC., and a0ear them, too, for all you
care about it. Remember, that "let
Others do as they will, as for you," you
have something else to do than to sit
down, fold your white hands, and wait
to be married. You have an influence
in society to wield-duty as daughter
and perhaps as sister to perform-and
then you must not forget yourself-tor
you have q mind to be cultivated,
health to be guarded, a heart to be edu-
Gated, and an immortal soul to be saved.
Is not this a great deal of work? Yes,
trust me, if you only go about it "with
a will" you will find every moment en-
ployed, and every day too short for the
accomplishment of all your duties.-
You know how much you can assist
mamma in all her varied departments
of domestic economy-the dairy, the
poultry-yard, the store-room, the SOW
ing basket, the garden, the shrubbery,
and twenty other things over which her
watchful eye presides; but while doing
all you can for her, please don't neglect
papa. Now see you smile incredu-
lously, saying to your nice little self,
"Why what in the world could do for
papaW Oh! a great deal if you will
assume the responsibility. Besides pre-
pairing some refreshing delicacy when
he comes in, as he expresses it, hungry
as hawk" or singing him Il sweet
song when his mind is over-tasked
you can talk with him, and learn of him
about his fields, his stock, or his build
ings-you can read to him his agricul-
tural books and papers, (for there is a
good deal of "head work" in farming)
and thus improve your own mind, while
adding also to his knowledge. Suppose
then, that some day he is called off on
important business, though it is in the
hurry of "harvesting;" he quietly takes
his seat in the cars, and "goes on his
way rejoicing" "Ah! Squire, glad to
see you, but how in the world did you
get up to town, this is your busiest sea-
son, is it not?" The old man smiles, a
deep light flashes in his "blue-gray eye"
is it pride? or love? as he quietly
replies, eyes, sir, it is-but ney Mary
will attend to that" Oh wouldn't
you GLORY" in that! a0ouId.
can see no necessity in the world
for your troubling yourself about mar
riage, buff Harry Thornton, that in
telligent, handsome and successful
young farmer, will keep on coming to
consult your papa about this or that
always contriving by the way, to ter
inmate his consultation with walk, a
ride, or tete-a-tete with papa's "Mary"
why then, you needn't be surprised,
on some fine evening, to hear yourself
respectfully solicited" to become Mrs.
Harry Thornton. Then | wish you to
remember that marriage is only a ques-
tion of will with you--not necessity
your good parents are not at all anX-
ious to get rid of such sweet, sensible,
brave and beautiful child; and you, if
you don't think you have "call" to
become a wife, have been two well edu-
sated to fear the name of cold maid" j"
But if you love Harry, and your will is
won, (Which for his sake, poor fellow,
trust is the case, then like an honest,
dear little girl as you are-having far
too much love for your lover and too
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