Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-21

December "a, 1858. :. .. rH .nia
For the Journal 'E5sa
JANUARY 18th, 1859,
Mr.. ED1roR:-
II should like to marry, .a.
I'll could only fnd'-
Some good-natured soul to take pity on me
and propose. am young-only twenty;
good-looking; (somy friends say y of lively,
cheerful disposition. What is the reason that
the idea has never entered the head Of some
masculine that would make good wife.
If you know of any nice young man, that
stands in need of such article as wife, and is
too bashful to seek for one, just send him
along my way, will you? Don't you think,
in this money loving, railroad-making age,
that it would be good speculation to organize
a company for the purpose of building a rail-
road to Union-town in the State of Matrimony?
Now, if the proper officers were elected, (the
Secretary of the NJ. & 7. R. r. Company
would make an admirable Secretary for the
proposed road,) l think there would be no
difficulty in disposing of the stock immedi-
ately. I, for one, would invest largely, and
in few years the company would be able to
make larger dividend than has ever been
made by any other company. We girls, Mr..
Editor, are really not so very anxious to be
married, but we see that the idea prevails that
girls are nobodies until they are-that "'tis
not the whole of life to live" unless we can
change our names-therefore, can you blame
us for wishing to be some6odies? Parents
teach their daughters, nowadays, that the
great end of life is to marry, and educate
them for the sole purpose of making 'good
CATCH" The young men are led to look upon
the young ladies as a species of man-traps,
and are very much afraid of being 'sroped in."
Oh, dear how eloquent could be on this
subject-ifI would but the poet says: 's1
II sometimes hold it half sin ssa.
To put in words the grief feel, rt
-r. For words, like nature, half reveal /. e.ss
And half conceal the soul within" -- -.,sg
Now, Mr.. Editor, few words about these
same young men, (and pray don't imagine I
make any allusion to you, for you are not
expected to be anything but an editor.) There
are quitea number of good-looking, intelligent,
smart Eat least in their own opinion) young
gentlemen here. I take it for granted that
they are all they should be, for I have no
means Of judging for myself, as one seldom
sees any of them in society. As long as
have lived in this distinguished city of rail.
roads, Large hogs" and mud, have not had
the pleasure Of more than halfan-hour's con-
versation with any of them. If, by some rare
chance, we meet any of them in company,
they devote themselves entirely to the married
ladies, and we poor girls that have no nus
bands Cleft at home with the children, wishing
their wives would ever stay at homeD are
unnoticed, and feel thankful in our hearts if
they vouchsafe US word or nod, although
it is done in an absent, half conscious manner,
while they are stroking their pet mustache or
whiskers. Why is it? are they trying 10
introduce French customs "a laudable enter.
prise, truly or do they stand in SO much
fear of the girls Poor fellows! tell them
not to let their courage fail, for we have been
reading Titcomb's letters to young women,
and have profited by them so much that we
have come to the conclusion to talk, laugh,
Airt, and be as agreeable as the married ladies
seem to BE-! Only try us, young gentle
men, and see how well we can do, and then,
perhaps, you may be induced to read the lot
tiers to young men. l would recommend the
seventh letter for your especial perusal-
Tread, mark, learn, and inwardiy digest it,
and may it do you much good Speaking Of
Timothy Titcomb, if ever am so fortunate ~
as to marry, l should like just such man a.
Doctor Holland-one that would not b
ashamed of having the world know he was
guilty of the incredible fact of really loring
his wife, and could "thank God that his wife
could never grow old to him." Husbands in
these days seem to look upon their wives 40
an indispensable evil-only requiring food
and clothing to make them happy, and if this
is provided, think they are the best of hus. .
bands. From all such best of husbands
"Good Lord deliver mel JENNIE.
"Bathe every day !" exclaimed the widow
Smashpipes, as she dropped the fat-iroa
upon the horse shoe, and looked her neighbor
Snubs right in the eye. "Why, you don's
say so! never used to think of stripping,
my Jeens, and giving him right good wash,,
but four times year; onst in the spring,
onst il the summer, onst in the fall, and