The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-01-27
!. .RAVENNA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 27, 1859 /,

F.--fOur training has nude her aromp..l
"a great, strong, masculine girl, as brown
Os one OF those German women who spend
their summers in picking berries. '.7'.t -'-
M.--What has she done to offend your
sense Of propriety 'IAs ''' =" @'--'
F.--WdsnT she seen last Wednes esday
morning, when the THERMOMETER was at .e.
70. actually shoyeling snow from the side
walk before your house. '.'+7o' '''''' Ni4
n II saw it, IN adam, and delighted Lwas
tosee it WhenI thought OF the poor, puny,
little thing, who came to me three winters
ago, weak and shivering, and when looked
upon the active, graceful girl, her cheeks
glowing with health. her limbs warm with
exercise, Drawing the cold aud The sleet,
tears Of pleasure filled my eyes, and / felt
proud Of my WORK. t......4 ...-,..
F-What will you y, miss, to her being
.een on Hakme,ak Pond, with skutes OH her
feet. moving at a most unbecoming speed
over the ice, and carrying a stick bent at the
end 10 her hand - ..n.,..fs ...,s
MI gave her the skates and the stick,
and taught her the use Of them, gs o.a
F. And you sit there aud confess it -
What would my venerable instructress, Miss
SofoniSba Prmwood, have suid to- see one
OF her pupils skating like boy.l She would
have tainted on2the spot ag- u ersas eL
M.--Did she think that the boys ought to
have monopoly Of The healthlul out. door
F.--She knew what belongs to a lady,
She would never let US walk out except in
single file, with monitress ut the head -
Oh she had studied the propris is,l am in.
debted to her for all my knowledge of depott.
ment The doctor Of the village called her
model school mistress. She used 10 put
more business into his hands than all The
families in the place. There was hardly a
day that he was not called 10 attend some Of
the young ladies'. Such recommends tions Of
her seminary as he usedto give F"r. 3"
M.-Thcugh can not boast, madam, oi
the number Of my Doctors visits. can boqs,
of those of NY marketman. @,. .-e.ssg,tl
Ell only pity, miss, your want of refine.
ment. I shall by and by expect to see your
young ladies' driving hoops, or playing at
puss in.lhe-corner. ...
Mas soon us the weather Il propitious,
your expectation will be fulfilled.
F.--Shall we see football
M.-The feminine dress forbids. Besides
we have more agreeable sports. Ifycu viii
come next spring, you shall see how wei
Ruth can use the rake aud hoe, You shal
also see her scull her boat across the ponl
after lilies. -,ar
F.--Abominable ! And you encourage
such things What if she should fall over
+ board -... .....- ... .,,,st ..
M.--She would not care Ghach. for Rut
, is II capital swimmer. ss.... .
/ F.--A swimmer! My niece swimmer
Your treatment of her is atrocious Wha
next, miss Perhaps puglism and the broud
sword exercise F.! go. , ..- y3.
ii Well to be candid, Ruth is anxiou;
TO take lessons In fencing, and don't know
but shall let her learn The principles Of tn
art.
F.-=Worse and worse TT do not heu
Of her tAk;ng part in q prize fight, | shall b
glad. shall write to her falher III once
denouncing your whole system. ...
M.-Yuu have been anticipated. He ha
known it this two years.
F.--Well, if lie is fool enough to subm
to it. will 60 among my fashionable &C
quaintarces, and expose the whole thing.
M.--You will oblige me by SO doing. !
will save me some money in advertising.
F.--Provoking woman! f ...,
M.--Permit me to say. madam, that yo
, are behind the age. lll.heahh is getting t
be Questionable. Dyspepsia is no pass poi
to the best society. A cough is no certif
cate Of what you my call gen.Iity. Ser
sible people are beginning 10 roalizs the i'm
portance Of abundant air and exercise, nc
only for boys and men, but for girls and w
. men. TO be "intefestirg," young lad
seed no longer cultivate palid face, c
, protest that she is "ready to die with fatigue
, after q walk Of mile. The example of Ii
hish-bred women of England, who wal
/, their eight or ten miles day, is infuencir
US more and more So ii you wouli be
the fashion, you must give up your antiqu
!. ted notions on the subject Of feminine exc
). else. aa.. .. su,. Ill. .-.t liza .0
F.--You are: on essentially vulgar perso
miss, and shall not bestow my superb
cultivation upon you any longer. You W
soon find what 1t is tv have my disappro
al. 40. sa. '... ...-.s5 4 Exit.
M.--Pcor Mrs. Fluster! Her dlsappro
al has no terrors. Her Recommendation
e what dread. .- N.] . Exit. |
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