Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-31
Nice Girls.

some lnCOrrl9lOiG oi' "dtWei"I' WIZ
pretends TO understand his subject, writes
long article on the above very interest
INC topic, from which we make the fol-.
lovin1 extracts, not, however, vouchIng
for their truth. Alter all, We thlnk there
is great deal more truth than poetry IN
his views -
| say again, there is nn,hing in the
world half so beautiful, half 80 InUInsCa!-
Iv good, as mice girl" She is the
sweetest flower in the path of lie. There
are others far more stately, far more gor-
peons; but these We merely admire as We
90 by. Ii is where the daisy grows that
we lie down to rest.
Under every condition, every aspect, |
.dmire-nsy. that is too cold a word
love the nice girl" Under every con
dIton, every aspect, save One-that one
is the condition Of mstiinOny. When |
hear that one Of the "nice girls Of my
acquaintance is about TO be marrled-sbOut
to be m0nopoized by some jealous beast
with whiskers, and an ugly sister 10 be
bldesmqid, come over faint and sick al
heart. Where "uice girls" dwell II should
be written up as on gates Of choice gar
dens "Do not pick the flowers - On
II is horr;d. herrid, 10 sec that spruce gen
Itlemau come in and take her away into a
corner for the resl OF the evening. may
not ralrx with her now may not esIch
her al blndman's buff; ; may not SIT by
her and turn over shc leaves az she sings
Aud Robin GRAY" even though /! were
Christmss time ! may not any more hiss
her under .he mistletoe ; | may not even
look al her There is that k0rrld spruce
man with whisker.. lowering at me as 1t
he would eat me. sigh as the remem'
brance comes over nc OG the many mice
girls" Eho have thus been tom, ruthless
|ly torn. from me by spruce, and, am
sure, stupid men in whIskars. Nhv,
why. are there such lhings "a spruce men
| IN whiskcrs am sure We should get
On much better without thefs.
! Icaonot bear 10 thlus OF "nice pi'i'
getting married | cannot ccn,emp late
with psiieLce what she is shout tc be-
e1mc. WHAT'S she about te become I?
| She is about to become the slave OF =
man. In less than s year her fgnFe Will
be eternally apoiIt. In less than year
she wll wear sloppy dresses and wrsP-
perp Of morning She wl.i leave of
garters, and her stockings al hang loose.
She will loose tho bloom in her cheek and
the merry twinkle in her eye. say
cannot contemplate this spectacle with pa
tieuce. once visited one who had been
mice girl" year or twO after her mar
ragc. The figure which she presented
shocked me. could have cyed with
vexa,on and ara cure it her husband
had come in, | shopld have kicked him.
have resolved never to 60 through such
an ordeal again. When a "nIce glrI'
marres nov, am done with her forever.
After indulging in some very serious
reflections about The horrd consequences
attending the "unpardonable crime OF
marrying the dear, nice girls" the author
grow eth eloquent as follows:
No; let the mice girl" alone. Let
her be the life and sunshine Of "home"
forever. Let as many hearts pine away
and die for Ter as will | am ready TO
pine sway and die with the rest. But,
oh, change not Mis-, into Mrs ! rob her
not of her grllshne's and simplicity; pol
lutte not the gushing fountain Of her love
which flows for all, and falls like dew up
on the world Let her be j "nIce GlrI"
forever for such az she never grove old,
o, Iooe the power 10 charm. you must
marry the beauIy-the clever eirI-the
dsshlne girI-any kind Of girl you Ike,
bot leave me, oh, leave me the mice
girl" For her sake, viii live = bache
lor to the end Of NY days and when |
die, desire nothing better than to have
such a one TO watch over me aad close
my eyes.