Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-05-10
The Other Side Of the Question.

BYNRs. GEORGE wAsHIseroS wYLLYs.
The latest cutlery about uatrinony is that
people can't afford it. Young men find the
girls SO drsadfully expensive. You see .
fellow might as well sport q pair Of fast
horses as fast wife. Both very nice things
no doubt-for those that can afford them
If it didn't cost SO much, pretty wife would
rather add to ones impor,ancs-ssy nothing
Of keeping up nice little dinners and Tempt
ing breakfasts. But then, between the op-
era boxes, poke bonnsts, diamond brooches
and brocade dresses that the sweet creatures
require. There wouldn't be thread 81
brodcloth left Of any Unfortunate chap! 4
wife needs a new dress forty times year,
and, horse dOn't-that,s the philosophy
of the matter! Oh, yes! natrimony's deoi-
dedy fine thing, but too expensive BY
half. Ladies must really learn to haul in
their expenditures little, if they expect to
avoid being old maidsl
This is what the delightful young erea.
lures whom society calls "sligible gentls-
men" glory in proolaiming on every possi-
bic and impossible occasion. But hayen's
the ladies word or TO say on the same sub
ject.
"Msrry Agustus Jones? Out of the
question entirely. Not but he's nice young
man enOugh-whiskers just the right
colOr, and positive genious at..fiute playing:
But you see, there are other things which
its woRan's duty to consider. Can af-
ford ii? Can / reasonably expect, with
our income, 10 keep him in peg-tOp trowssr.
and ivory-headed canes? Who's to fost
his little bills for his champagne and oyster
suppers? Who's TO 60 TO parties with him
headache or no headache, whenever he feels
like society and stay meekly at home 20
read the paper and sing 10 him whenever
he don't? Am 1, whose greatest pleasures
in lif i, in asking question TO hold my
tongue when he comes in late at night, and
never to find out who gave him that little
sprig Of nelitrope9 An I, who'vs always
been brought TO believe that eyes wsrs
made to be used. never 10 look at beaver
hat without being frightened out Of years
growth by Augustus indignant dia,ribrss?
l tell you l can't afford it. No, sir, In
not going to put my dear little fOot into il
without clear understanding On The sub
ject. If the gentlemen will put themselves
on stated allowance Of tobacco and trows-
ers- if they will spend SO much per annumi
on wines and political betting, We girls
might-poss,bly-save one of 'em from be;
coming snuffy bachelors, Olherwiss-so'
"Who cares if we are old maids-I mean
If we do live to become twenty-five years
old, without getting marred. We have 4
pretty fair chance of living in peace TWEEN
ty-fve more, which isn't the case II We ars
fastened to extraysgsnt husbands. -.
Don't tnink mean to be severe, Au-
gustus-I wouldn't hurt your feelings for
the world. Only nv dear little man, yct.
are so "fast." Don't you think il would
be more manly life for you to be splitting
wood and carrying water for your mamma;
instead Of serewing up your eye-glasi u
the girls on Broadway. Wsl-regulated
girls would be twice apt to ike yeu. And
wouldn't it be better for you to be read:
ing Cornsll's Geography BY The back parlor
FIRE than driving on the BloOmingdale road?
Depend upon it, your ohanes for good
home, under the protection Of sensible
wife, would be dozen to enc grsatsr.-
Nice. rosy checked girls can't sford to
throw themselves away on miserable milk
and water. lancer dancing. whits-hsndsd,
gsod-fsr-no.hing jack-s-dsudiss like you
You are an expensive article. Augustus,
and you won't wash and wear?"
That's cur way oflooking a tha mssisr'