The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-08-04

ing aspect they so often exhibit as they
meet their fellow men in business inter
course, or exchange words in passing
compliments. ..,
Take your smiles and cheerful words
home with you, husbands, fathers. and
brothers. Your hearts are cold and
dark without them. ..
~. From the Cass County Republican.
Wife Wanted
a native masculine, on the sunny
side Of thirty, who has never commit
ted matrimony-got up on the original
plan-between FIVE and seven feet, high
who was never called handsome ex-
cept in jest-with a heart of flesh capa-i
BILE of receiving an impressior-hand
neither larger than brick-accustoI-
ed to daily labor--free from dabt-mi
nus all kinds of change and territory
possessed of slight knowledge Of hui
name nature and things in general
great lover Of music-constant reader
Of Cooley but not of the Ledger-of
good habits--whose greatest failing is
an excess of rnodesty---irouid form
partnership with one of the opposite
sex, providiag she can come up to the
following scratches: 49,
lst. She must not be gossi per, spir-
itualist, believer in the doctrine of wo-
mans rights, nor momber Of more than
four political or secret societies.
Cd. Her form must not be like an aus
gels, but full and in good shape. Hair
natural, but neither red, sandy. nor in
clined to curl. Eyes not like a dovo--
neither black nor white--but to look
straight and not squint Waist not too
small nor larger than tub. Feet of
reasonable dimensions-free from BILE
mishes and neatly dressed.
Sd. Her teeth, voice, Judgment aud
constitution must be sound or in good
repair. ,.
4,h. She must mol be aJove feeding
the pigs, and attending to matters dur
ing her husbands absence of being
seen with him when poorly dressed, or
patching his breeches in case of actual
necessity.
5th. She must fully understand the
difference between looking over and
overlooking, (skirts and other traps)
and between tweedie dee and twcedls
dunn.
9Th. She must be strong and healthy.
able to carry a large luncheon (and Z
small jug) some distance, and in case
of sudden indisposition will be expected
to hel D her lord home and put him to
bed. Also not to be easily frightened
at strange noises or jump very high at
the sight of toads, frogs, and other in.
sects.
7th. She must be willing to stay at
home one whole day in the week, and on
others get breakfast before leaving
cold dinners to be set up on washing
days only.
9th. She must on all occasions let
her husbands hair, whiskers, razor
and boot jack alone. and suffer him to
have the safe key in his trousers pock,
ct. .s.esr- :. 49,,
9Th. She must be satisfied with nine,
tenths of the entire profits for pin mo-
ney,' and limit her amount OF dress.
jewelry, aimity and SIZE of fcfMoiins,
accordingly.
Last Scratch--She must have a wAole
soul. a heart not petrifed but shin
ing through every feature, ready to
speak kindly to the downcast and bro
ken hearted, or to burst forth in SYM
pathy with affliction or poor relations.
Any young lady f,vorably disposed.
possessing the above qualitic cations, who
can cheerfully submit to these regula-
tons, with sufficient cash in hand to sup
ply her extra wants for three days, can
address, TR. HIsRAw.
Care Of the gentlemanly editor of
this paper, or to Bachelors Hall. Dow
agiac, Mich.
June esd, 1853.