The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-09-08

several trades, which ] can, or do fol,
low for q livelihood. As to wealth. !
do not lay any claims to that Aeeting
substance. But | have a heart and a
mind to work, and that is enough
Now, If | can find II lady to suit the
following bill, | will most certainly be
happy to form her acquaintance. !
want her to be one who knows how
TO work, and one who is rot AFRAID OF
running her hands at the loom, not
that ! shall expect her to be a slave,
or always confined at hard work; not
so. ] don't want you to take it in that
scnsc at all: but | wish her to know
how il should be done, that she may
see that it is done right, and not leave
il entirely to the will of the servant.
| want her TO know how all kinds Of
cooking should be done, especially the
fixing up Of mince pies, c%ustards, pre-.
serves, %jcllies, pickles, cakes, &c. ]
want her to understand tho science
Of housekeeping generally to see that
the buttons are always on my shirts,
and if ! should tear my pants, or coat,
to be able to repair the same, and in
short, to be a good and loving wife,
whose chiefDim is to make home hap
by. | seek not wealth, for that has
wings and in a moment disappears,
but rather a woman whose graceS far
out vies the pleasures wealth can buy.
! want her to be pretty, to have Il
sweet disposition, amiablc and lovely,
who is patient, II that will not, for
any little trile, whether occasioncd by
accident or neglect, commence II
scolding battle upon the offender
Now, dear Letter Box. these are some
of the most important items to be de-
cidcd upon, and if any of your friends
who are contributors now, or who
may be such, think that they fill the
alorc said bill, let them TO- "sprak or
forever hold their peace" But ! am
afraid | have wcaricd your patience,
so | will bid you good bye.
Yours Truly, EDDIE.
And now after hearing that Eddie
don't want to marry for money, listen
how %impudcntIy Substantial talks
When we come home we intend to
have a few words to say to Substan-
tial ourselr. In the mean time, ladies',
give him "Gts." Remember that you
are the only ncs who will talk next
week. Hear what Substantial says
He is q mighty clever fellow, with all
his bad ways. He lives on oar
square. We will tell no more about
him.
Mr.. Letter Bor:
want to marry, and | want TO get
u woman who has the "tin." 1t vii
do for poets and foolish, Iovc,sick mai
dcns and SWANS to pratc about tore,
but rest assured that love will not
feed you and buy you clothes, and to
IA man who has to tread the thorny
paths OF poverty, love is n dull com.
panion compared to dimes. Tom
Moore says that love flies out the
window when poverty knocks at the
door, and Tom tells the truth. And |
can love II rich girl just as well as IA
poor one. Yours truly,
SUBSTANTIAL.
And next comes a letter from Girls.
pus, from Anderson Depot. He is a
new contributor, and writes like a
sharp fellow.
ANDERSON DEror, Sept. lst.
Dear Letter Boz:
am a subscriber to your excellent
paper, and have ever read with great
interest its editorial, its communica-
cations, and its well gotten up sclcc-
tions, but of recent date the Letter
Box, in which is treasured so much
wit and fun, has been all the Ego"
with me. And Notwithstanding | am
il nan OF small p~retcnlions, living in
IA remote corner oflhc county, Crank
lin) ! would willingly, with your con-
sent, Join in the lhrong and help
swell the tide Of volluptuousncss."-
Nothing ! imagine would render me
more real satisfaction than to cx-
change sentiments with your fairy
contributors. | have been from il boy
p~asSionately fond Of company, cspc-
cialIy if the company suited me, and
to tell the truth, | have never been
hard to please, yet, ] have been iprtu.
nate enough to keep myself above
suspicion or scandal.
am II farmer by trade, love to play
better than work, though never suffer
my ~neighbors to excel me in farming.
| have a way Of my own, hear the
advice and instruction OF everybody,
and then act as IvpIease. | neither
insult nor take insults, and am upon
the whole what the world would term
"a real clever, good for nothing sort of
a fellow. ! neither swear nor drink
whiskey, ! keep the Sabbath and am
strictly moral, am over twenty, and
tolerable hard featured. | stand six
feet in my boots, weigh l35, am slight
~ stOop shouldcred, but cross.cyed
none 10 hurt. The ladies' over here.
though extremely kind. have never
err gave me sufficient evidence Of their
regard to prompt me to prosecute II
successful suit. Hoping to receive
at last some encouragement from the
Letter Box, take my leave of you
this time, promising it this is accep.
ted, to let you hear fiom Inc soon.
more at length and more to the point.
CRlSpCS.
p. ). lfyou want my real name you