Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-11-28

rE The cold blasts of the last few days

H The cold blasts of the last few days
have convinced us, that old Autumn has pre-
maturely kicked the bucket" aud that grim
faced winter is already inaugurx.ed into of
fee. But few we think are disposed to give
him hearty welcome. for he comes accom-
panied by financial panic, and at time
when the clouds of civil war seem gathering
over our country. But still, let us be cheerful
and make the most of the reason we can
There is no cloud SO dark that it has not its
silver lining, and there is no calamity which
threatens US, that kind Providence cannot
avert. 1t is wrong to cast aside the inaccent
joys and pleasures Of the present, because the
future seems to TEEN with danger or grief
GA prudent man foreseeth the evil" but not
to despair. We like the exclamation of the
soldier at Sebastapol, the eve before bat
tles
Sing while we may,
Another day,
Will bring enough of sorrow"
We dislike your chronic croakers, who are
constantly meeting sorrow half way. magni-
flying their griefs hundred fold, and pro-
nouncing themselves the unhappiest wretches
on the face of the earth We always set
them down as the victims of either Dyspepsia
or bad conscience But to vary the SUBJ
ject little, we beg leave to remind those of
our lady readers ''who are single yet" that
| leap year is fast drawing to close, and that
in few weeks, they will be deprived for at
least four years, of the precious. privilege of
popping the question They should there
fore now be up and doing; remembering that
now is the accepted time; now is the time of
salvation from the terrors of old maidenhood
Look around You, and make your selection
at once, if you have not done so already. Do
you not know of some modest youth 10 your
neighborhood, who seems never to be so hap
py as when he is by your side. who sends you
valentines and loving epistles when absent
from home, and who evidently,
Has no joy but in your smile,
Save in your frown no pain?"
Probably you will answer; 81 do know
such young man, but if he is in earnes:
why don't he propose?" Well, my dear, we'll
tell you. He's too bashful. The moment he
prepares to make the effort, he feels his heart
raising into his throat, and finds it impossible
to screw his mouth into the proper shape to
say, Il love you" So, do you make use OF
your privilege this blessed leap year, and by
popping the question, make HIM the happies.
being in this world. Don't be too fastidious
in making your choice. A bad husband is
doubtless bad enough, but we have been as
sured. that it is in6ritely worse to live aud
die an old maid We like the observation OF
married lady on this subject, which some
how or other has got into print. She had the
misfortune to be linked to husband. who
like our old friend Mordecai, was in the hab-
1t of taking too much small beer occasionally.
She was one day stating her grievances to an
old maiden friend, who said to console
her, ''Well 1 told you how it would be be.
fore you married him, but you would not be
warned" The other bridling up replied, -
t ''Well he amt much of husband that's true
: but he is great deal better than none a.,
, ALL"
: We would like to make our paper during
Z the coming winter as interesting as possible
and therefore solicit the assistance of our lit.
erary friends. All we'll written communica.
z tIons will be thankfully received, and prompt
ly published. Above all, would we like tc
, hear from Blanche, and so would our readers
We trust she has not ceased to remember u:
altogether. But perhaps she is unwilling
that the beautiful productions of her peI
should any longer find their way to the world
through the columns of a country Newspaper,
8 Ii So we must of course submit to her decree
l though not without sigh.