The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-08-12
Reyeriss Of a Maiden Lady.

sIxTEsN YEARs oLp.-T wonder If
every young girl forms as many plans
for the future as do, and such pleas
ant plans, too 1t seems to me one
need only to live to be happy. | shall
soon leave school then | intend to
read great deal and study house
keeping, SO that when / am married /
make pleasant home for my husband.
NINETEEN YEARs OLD--Two win
tiers in society !! Well | have learned
one thing. I find that the world views
me as neither handsome, rich, nor en-
tertaintng, consequently I am not Of
much importance, which is not a very.
pleasant discovery but I am sure /
haye . mind and heart. What am
/ to do with them9
TwENTy-THREE YEARs 0LD.-T am
no longer happy the spirit of unrest
has taken possession of me. How can
live this weary life Of inanity. / try
to neglect no household duty, but we
have plenty of servants to do all the
work. A woman's lot is sad one,
sheis told her noblest station is re-
treat.n
Oh thatI were a man, that I might
be active, were it but in money making.
! am not good enongh to live a wholly
benevolent life yeti want occupation.
! have no desire to go to party after
party, as many 0 young lady does,
hoping % find a husband, The whole
system Of society is degrading 10 wo-
man. It seems to nae it would Be bet.
ter to offer proposals of marriage
openly to gentlemen Than to use
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the maneuyres that are now practised /:
that is, if woman must be married
Must she, in order to be happy 4 + do
not know2
TwENTY-SIx YEARs OLD.How Tie
years glide on, marked BY many events
and experiences but my mind IS still
uncertain about life. Many women IN
my place would have married Mr.. B.
for be loved me, plain and unattractive
as ! am but though be was worthy 1
better woman than myself, surely
did not love him as d wife should love
her husband. The few men who have
happened to care forme, / have nol
faneied, and 50 / will be an old maid
But who shall live for What sha i
I do to be happy :
Twenty FIVE YEARs OLD.--A fain,
CLEAN Of light seems to shine upon ny
path a feeling Of the truth that oul
life here is probation, that z enjoy
ment, and not sorrow, IS our destined
end o. way. ] have all my life been
seeking after happiness earthly hap
piness but now I feel degree D
willingness to receive every event
whether joyful or sad, as sent BY al
all-wise Creator. With this willing
ness comes feeling Of strange content
ment. What matters little more ol
less Of. transitory earthly pleasure
The greatest amount Of comfufl Ii Iifs
is secured BY being to the blessing.
that We receive day by day, appreciat-
| ing the. blessings of our own lot, no
envvi1g others. The education ofgirIl
is very cruel they are obliged to learr
wisdom b sad experience. Why eau
not they be fitted as far as possible tt
| beeF life under any aspect Insteae
Of teaching them that the only happy
state for woman is that of wife ane
mother, let them grow up with th,
idea that marriage is an accident il
life, sometimes sad one. Either theJ
should be educated in this way or ths
opportunities of marriage should be q.
free to woman as 10 man. Whyscouls
parents invite gentlemen TO their houses
with the ayowed object Of selecting
suitable husbands for their daughters
Many a worthy man would then gair
a wife to whom be would never hay.
dared to aspire. Why should ii b
thought more imuaodest for a girl t
show an innocent preference for lh