Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-10-21
SINGLE BLE EssEDNEss 50.
ny AN OLD MAID.


name Of mamma, TO those old enough to
know better, and Of whom better things
should be expected. It's too bad that i
] who have only seen twenty-let me see !;
oh, how time does fy!--thirty-two, no, 20,
thirty nine years should be stigmatized
as an old maid. But that's the way of
the world. If girl amt married now
before she's out Of her teens, she is at
once set down as an old maid, and every.
BODY shuns her as though she were viper.
But I've got used to it, though it did seem
strange to me n. FIRST. when ! had scarce
reached twenty-five, that should be point
ed and sneered at because | wasn't fool
enough to take up with the offers had,
and thereby render myself miserable for
life. I've seen some of them same women
who used to laugh at me for being an old
maid, mated to things that wouldn't own
for husband--not ]! They may call it
sour grapes, or what they will, but it's true
nevertheless. And then to think il I'd
got married and had whole family of
noisy brsts 10 take care of who hate
children as do, ,he--.he plague! Why,
they'd have frctted me into my grave long
before this, for if there's anything ! cant
bear, it is brood of dirty, squslling young
ones. But them same people seem to
think, because I'm an old maid, that
must be martyrized on the shrine Of in
fanlile abominations at least that's the
impression Mrs. Jones seems to have
Because we live in the same house togeth-
er, she must needs tote up that baby OF
hers whenever she wants to 60 out, for
me to take care Of
What should know about the require
mcnts of children? aint never had no
experience, and don't want to have any.
Why, last night, just as I'd got comforta-
bly, set down to my sewing, up she must
come with that little atom Of humanity,
followed by that other six year old lump
Of mischief. who she declares is one of the
most amiable children living, for me to
smuse while she went to call on friend.
A married woman has no business TO have
friends, t. she's got to poster anybody else
with her young ones while she goes out to
see them. That's my opinion, aud
thought so when she was asking me if ia
see to the baby and master Gcorgy while
she was absent; but then she has such
pleasant way Of shirking her responsible
ties on to other peoples shoulders, that |
couldn't find the heart to refuse.
So, with many misgivings, acceded to
her request; and after having hushed the
babe in slumber and queted Georgy with
huge slice of plum cake, she departed,
leaving me alone to manage matters as
best | could.
"ilur! 'taint your baby anyhow; its
mine and mothers, guess" rstor.ed the
young heather.
"Come, be a good boy, Georgy, won't
you ?" said, in tone intended to pacify
him.
mo, ! won't, .here' he uttered yehe,
hemently.
"If you don't Ill-I'il-I'll crop your
ears
mo you won't neither; if you do, III
tell my MOTHER was the courteous reply
At this juncture the intantile prodigy
became aroused, aud having no definite
sense Of its obligations 10 me fof assum
ing maternal responsibilities, set up an
unear,hly yell, almost sufficient to have
awakened the dead. Oh, how my ears
tingled with the shril screech Of the little
imp l felt as it would have given me
the most supreme qualification to have
turned him bottom up and administered "a
hand application to his most sensitive part.
But didn't endeavored to quiet him
by shaking him IN the most violent man
her upon my knee, and singing one ot
Mother Goose's melodies, bat II proved iu
tile. ! then inserted rs many OF my fla
gers as could possibly crowd into its
mouth, in hopes that he might draw sus
tehance from them. 1t mouidA't 10. hos-
ever. lie was not to BE- humhn. -ed inlo
the belief that The TIPS OF my fingers con
tanned any amount Of iaeieal necessary 10
. proper development Of his youthful mus.
Ests and feet to protect himself against
the Infringement OF his rights.
"Oh, dear you little brat
But before | could get the words out,
my head was pulled back with such sud
den, desperate effort, as to almost wrench
my neck from its socket, and caused me
to. drop the baby unceremoniousy upon
the floor.
"Heayens! Let 90 Of my hair, you
young imp Of torment, will yon?' e.
claimed, placing my hand behind and
catching master George by the lc--lc---
limb, which sent him spfasling backward
on to the floor, with my comb, wA,ci. he
had ruthiesSly torn from my head, stiIl IN
his hand
This sudden descent 50 surprised him
that for moment be remained passive,
and then burst out into one oi the widest,
most terrific yells believe ever listened
10.
Though incenssI beyond measure, !
aLn.v il ! permitted them 10 csercis. lheir
vocal organs 10 snccessluilY, the result