Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-11-21
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MATRIMONY AS A PURSUIT.
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Even as Mistress Sarah Battle took de-
light in whist, and invested that social
pastime with gravity appertaining to one
of life's most serious avocations, and dig
nifty more commanding than that of any
one OF the learned professions-so doth
the but methodicll Mistress Matchmon-
ger take an earnest and unflagging inter-
estin the subject Of matrimony and lose
no opportunity OF persuading men, and
even women-singularly gratuitous as this
last act of charity may seem-of the pres
ent advantage and ultimate necessity for
entering into the married state.
"You see, my dear" she is wont to OBJ
serve to the school girl of fourteen sum
mers, whom she has cause to suspect OF
recreative giddiness, and want of per
feet propriety" ia the street-you see my
dear, that you should be ever mindful of
your department never forget yourself
so far as TO commit the smallest indiscre-
ton, for you have no notion Of what may
come of it,or what may be lost by it. I'm:
der all circumstances, think of the future,
and compare yourself as you would like
10 be. with what you may be. BE watchs
ful that you may never lose chance (;
you can never know whose eye is upon
you" 1t is proper TO observe here, in Or
der toprevent a contradiction in the char
acter of Mrs. Matchmonger, and to pre-
serve that uniformity of purpose which
is as much part Of her nature as her
head is part of her person, that by
whose eyes, she meant "the eye of what
man, and not The Eye to which religious
rnfa hn
ways Of men and women, as we'll as of all
the children of men.
PAS you cannot know this fact, my
dear, be careful of opportunities. don't
forget the widow of the Russian Min
lister, recall the story of her walk from
school on a certain day, and emulate the
deportment of the lovely and accomplish
ed Miss Williams"
Thus does this widow OF three and a
hall husbands-the present faction being
not yet in tomb bodily, only spiritually
embalmed, as it were, in The gFander in
teiiect OF his swlte-commence at the foun-
dations OF society to build up universal
and enduring monuments in honor Of Hy-
men, the only hero she ever vorshpped,
and the only myth she ever pursued.
But our philanthropic friend, Mrs.
Matchmonger, does not confne her labor
of love to the rising generation she looks
abroad, and taking a comprehensive view
of the generation which may be said to
stand still for while, waiting for some
thing to turn up" as well as ofthe gener>
alton which is passing away, she gives adj
vice gratis to all whom it may concern on
the Importance OF instantaneous matri,
mony, without so much reference TO tho
permancncy of that happy condition, as
to the necessity Of renewing it at every
occasion like heavy note, which it is
impossible to liquidate once and forever,
but Vhich must be renewed, with slight
eeS,eenents in the principal, whenever it
uegood dame takes kind ofmatern-
q nterest-havng no direct right TO that
,nSe:eing sentiment of the female heart
y yreae Of her three and half lords
g re eeeliare of very young gentleman
He2eer means and of prospects feebly
ring in the distance OF an uucer.