The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-08-14
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IT. .dotes on music--srs
hours every day III %struinnl
aud warbling sentimental
divinely. and there are 81
crayon and w~ater-colors
and glazed on the parIofA
eyidehceM her sgeal.s Il
Shp makes MaxshowgFs.
She was r ffnnished .asms
fashionable seminary, where .ue les;sN 81
speak ungrammatical French, and tasSsa4
asweetly." There's 20 denying tbatY II M
received " every. advantage. ssHsA
She cant bear the couutryy-it H; II HssssSAM (,
and stupid-she abomiHates astt.iet s diSS zggs
evening at home, because ii Ii ,se n,,.sfs
When her weary old father asks l,er Il nlsg y
TIME for Up, she disposes If The subjeetss si n
MARTY and sharply she ,oo mn u I'M ssss
when Ar. Beverly Braiuaess comes Il d IN
minutes aiterward, redolent Of Flanpipaal
and rose oil, aud repeats the request, de ss eIss
plies with smiling a~lacrity, aud sinqs ana
strlims until you would think Tic piaHo MI
coming literally to pieces. ss9.s4
She goes to church regularly every SepaaaEi
with q prayer-book bound 10 gold md yejyst
and, while the minister is preaching, sihes taEs
an Inventory Of every bonnet, dress, and .cOlaf
in the sacred ediiice5; she should think NY
Jenkins mouM be ashamed to come Week aalas
week in that old leghsrn i n let is sare tbbst
II her fniher was as rich as the Misses AtkipS
papa, sic Woa!dn't wear those llorriid I'D did
la,ver silks 10 church, Ssonders wiilIy 8sTou N
ward don't look this way way and i fos cOs
to have recourse to her smelling bottle xheeta
the two poor Miss Browns 50 by llless peesH [
neat glttgham dresses. How vulgar
She never l.Eaflks any gentleman NIo
up his seat to her in q laiirqad carts W NIT
angry because the inirm Old gentleman 8&E6oi
sits next don't squeeze himself up into 4 iisc,
ton Of Nc room at all 10 give her ~eeriieloljiseesss
fairerSfeld, and puts her perfnined haAdi aNclEtsf
TO her ar stocratic nose it calico approaches
her r~nstling silk aid gossamer laee Add0tgss
cl i'dren according to the .spicthcslpeess, sty}st
but is very cross 10 her little brothers add ii 1T
lers at home
The modern 3oung lady grows delicate NJ
degrees as the Saratoga season approaches
aud talks about wasting consumption and earty
deaths. Whereupon, papa looks III cledaoul
he's been caught more than once ii illaatt trr,alppll
But he is at length snbdued by a skillflly gots
toi up JethS VI mysteries, tdpuFS, huEi hu
entreaties, and Miss Arabella goes of ID sSafa.
toga, while the rest Of the family eccnonN
p%ilifally ut home, and an extra Nasrkle grows
by degrees on papa's forehead, down "A hi
dusty little counting room. II
At Saratoga she meets q young gentleman
equally well stocked with sentimellaltg liz gaAl
Stiffness. She falls in love with Biz 1diistiaqat
graces and ~hyacynthe cnfls; with bis quotations
of Alexander Smith, and his. agreeable cinler.
~sations abont moonlight and music; AID HI
with her aptitude at the redowa, and tls siE,
pering smiles with which she listens to biz
whispered nothipgs. After a series of lreli'
minary s%oftness, he falls on one ki,eeiinaA -
mantle manner, ard declares his everlasting
passion. 5A saag /
Then follows an episode Of white ribbkohsI
shopping, snow-colored kit gloves, and didnee
blossoms ard the young couple, bolho wnsa
put together knows about as much as on "
telligent cali. starts hand in hand on thsH joaf..
Dey Of life. How they'll get along together y
travelling companions, we leave TO The pubic
to Imagine. !.
This is an accurate delineation. sketcheaa
from life. Don't you admire the character y
our Modern Young Lady 2. I'LL sg