The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-06-09
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Home Journal
Thirty Years an Old Maid.


NJ. ,b,t data s.o,, t,ot r,;drr,. ,o;,. .-,, AL,
od ana er,,tc INV fathsr xn,a;rd ,;th ai "nu, ISL
phasis .Confound it another girl p
moment that o,,rbt to have ann;h,ted Nm, With ;a
depreciating candor as she deposited me like half
tia, t;ttan j., tha rnonv Sanths ~ a.. % I'm h; i'
Wbv dJn.t SOM ahodv tats reat, " >"' ~-"i
have no narcular delights associated with tboso
days and wears of INV earliest maiaenhood recooc.
that rehel,ed frionsv Mt tho narentoI s,rras,;os
received tbrough the channel nr slinners wins ard
wbaahonas unt;, t.k;ng n.;,fnIw d;h,t "p; - "Aa 20
myself in mirror one dav came 10 tbs conclns;on
that in view of nv monsev ba;r snotto5 nosa GA
norcine eves my mother had INV sympathies ~ ~
A. ~. h,,,,;, =. s,.. 80
Az the budding age or fifteen, when the protective
ID" ought unit .e hperties or young females to the
area o a S.ale asylum, was tne hth Miss thompson,
anu anu lhgn.s ascordant NTH at that recoiect
,nso on my HE. IN society SO shocked
rler OF parSon that the angels in the ''Court OF
~ na o"heu eI, ~ eorea. .na1 was warned
10 Keep myseh IN arrears TO society thereafter, and
eul'vate the soiemmtes OF lie as would propagate
my eyebrows.
f M h .t pe' n It my .enuer point .hen
=: , W W 'a. houi, ao never ui,coSereu anythihg
81, my lace III .na: ioea!' put broken arch OF downy
.'sl. VI! unpiopl.lou. as SYMPTOM ana as found
sa.I t g ttI t,a. o nar uye OF purnt cork
40 u ~, ta s.oou Ia rather runpromshg lght
as .na' 'atama mete OF young adies hopes-
@ ,".i'oi;s M a.u nnal setuehehe put hrn'y made
up my hEd 'nat heed NOT expect my four predeces-
~ W e niy ou. Preceoenes III ,he matrimonial nne.
anu 80 Prepareu 70 iauhcn iorth. AS the paternai
, ueoue wa . anhusly aoforpeu IN dry goods boots
~, couiu uot
nii u, ,;nht ; a n m,ch' as some choren take
p' ,s,.. "e h,Sterea 10 some poor
a. yer fearful perpieNty resolved to
.e,o.e sen 70 literature shail ever forget my
80. ;,S ~ - ope anu ileon, my ehosty ehcouh-
..Wbataiov,s pSn,t -, My y ao9r.ne 9 oorinss INTO
;,s, ,s ~ era .a, ii y eoMso e o'ei'9oN "e
m Mn "hu ia came IA on oss. OF even tney 1ougnt at
nf sriIna;,,. ~ s ~ r,se ~ i..o .ne ihuuoy uepths
iike a ns,fY hn % a.. ~ s. .'e hp up 70 ',e surface
me- as ce,hr;t hor, m,vf,s ;, 70 .ook upon
that rpened state, the village cemetery would have
been adorned with my classic repo ing on perfect
iortfcaon of books and literary pamphlets gracine
my head like drapery can't keep back pitit ul sigh
sometimes, when think fruit loses its value when
ripened. just as had got into besegng condi-
ton, and had tortured my impusveness
nto intellectual sasps, took by storm worthy Bap
tist mni,ter;
..uer boroeh was close mouthed close h-ted close
communion baFust. liard SHE'LL" down on little
sraII, rs ,or immersion, ana rather contracted gem
s measured oy means that II he had only fifty cents
on pantaioons, ne would have reglousiy pur
LA @ uniy my Genus worth Elder boroen ara not
Io.oh my .'"noaiu: Although ne was grateiul ana
teife mug 10 my thrsV VANITY ana called me PER-,
pear, p,uin' anu perue7rahate, most Venemehtty,
@ au ll ~, uIpc,oh cs 10 oi s ana IN spite OF
my n.ie pu- paths III PERSONAL way ieit inchned to
ne DC more hke other women. Notwitnstanding Elder
norucn gloomy hnts .nat ne shoulu take the hrst
9,sappo'ntment ID sx ieet OF water assured hm that
was VOC young yet 10 tnk OF the connupiai state.-
ne @' saw OF Luer borden, ne went iortn on gaze
Q! vino, ms coat ceit nke dliapidated penhon, ana
MS battered heart comfortably enwrapped IN red HAN
mel sMrt wnicn detected As It peeped out greatly to
ms reverend oscreoN.
ny neAt admirer was dashinS coionrs. not qutc
countabie out OF JAIL and willing to dispense with any
tedious process OF counting brought him low by
bombshel OF hattery and peppered him With squbs OF
military etiquette but - he simultaneously offered
himself to every lady at the barracks only pilaged
his heart Of all 1t ever held and sold bis secrets ut
profit.
My next lover was widower ripe ia disrepute hoary
in dssiuaton and distressed for wife as perhaps you
will Commitment arily infer came near taking him in
my desperation The daguerreotypes of his nine
children touched me with their professional DIGNITY
ana had ne not deliberately Tilted me- have no doubt
shouid nave married nun ior MS efrontery, and to
secure the JOYS OF ready-made maternity
We quarrellcd so foolishly! He loved his glossy
black hair, aud boldly reprobated s.dyeiny" As
detested lock Of variegated purple blue and black
tendery asked memento during his tedious absence,
and with lack of policy now appreciate I pluckad