Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-07-14
Good for the Girls.
ny AUGUSTA MOORE.


What SHALL l do with my girls?'
asked one merchant prince of another,
as side by side they rode down town
in the cars. They are SO fragile and
delicate that | am in a perpetual state
of anxiety about them. They do not
look as though one of them could live
to see her twentieth year;-you know
| have already lost my two eldest
daughters, and what can l do to save
the others?'
Il can tell You what think would
make sound girls of them;-but what
would be the use? you will never take
my advice-which would he to send
them all into the country to live re-
turned his companion.
What do you mean, man? Do
they not all go regularly to the coun-
try every year,-saratoga. Newport,
and every other pleasant country place
or ea-beech, far and near? / have
done all that could for my family
but must say that it is not much in
the way of benefit
Probably not. / should think i,
very strange if they had:-you do moi
understand what | mean by the coun.
try. Don't you call my girls healthy?
Indeed / do; and the most spright
ly, handsome creatures that see an,
where. I'd give half my fortune tc
see my children with such rosy cheek,
and sparkling eyes, and to have then
enjoy such a flow of spirits as you
girls possess. What is your magic
Armstrong? What is it you do t.
your daughters?'
why, every June turn them on
to grass. | send them out into tn,
real country-the farming region.
have them ride upon horseback, ant
go out boating. and work out of door
as much as ever they will. In short
l encourage them to be the creates
rvmps that they can be. My tw,
eldest girls can manage farm nov
as we'll as half the farmers. They ar
none of them afraid to help hay, o
plant. or harvest. OF course the,
would not particularly enjoy bcin,
obliged to do such things, but as it i
for their health and amusement, the,
heartily relish the fun
why. Armstrong. my wife woul
think me perfectly insane to mention
such thing; and my daughters woul
consider me a hard hearted tyrant t
send them away to such fate
If you would like to have ther
sent ont of the city next month, vii
tell my girls to manage the matte
with yours. Girls. you know, can d
almost any thing with each other
What say, shall the thing be donc?'
Il should be very much gra:ifed
il could be pleasantly brought about
returned Mr.. Ashton, delighted at tn
idea. The cars were at the Park, an
the gentlemen hastencd, each his ser
arate way to business. But the morn
ing's conversation was not forgotten.
Mr.. Ashton did not mention wor
at home on the subject Of his wishes
Poor mani he knew it would be tn
surcst way to defeat the proposed plal
But the very next evening his daugt
ters were visited by their friends, th
daughters of Mr.. Armstrong: and b,
fore that evening was over the conser
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ashton was game
that their girls should accompan
their young friends to the country 4
stay all summer if you choose. sai
the mother. hut / shall expect to 81
you back in a week
A merry travelling party the sevs
= girls made; a pleasant journey WI
theirs to the place of farms. Agn
and Sarah Armstrong took Ada AS
r ton with them. while Grace and Flo
snce Armstrong and Julia and Carl
Ashton boarded together. They we
IS made cheerfully welcome by the ho
!. : est farmers. and eat with keen reli
,of the good supper provided for thcr