Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-11-21
From the Mayaower,
THE CORAL RING.

There is no time of life in which young
girls are so thoroughly selfish as from fifteen
| to twenty said Edward Ashton, deliberate
/ ly, as he laid down book he had been rea-
ding, and leaned over the centre table
You insulting fellow replied tall, bril-
lisntloOking creature, who was lounging on
an ottoman hard by, over one of Dickens
last works.
'Trath, COZ, for all that said the gentle
| man, with the air of one who means to pro-
provoke discussion
Now, Edward, this is just one OF your
wholesale declarations, for nothing only to
get me into a dispute with you, you know,
replied the lady. On your conscience, now
Of you have one) is it not SO?
My conscience feel quite easy, cousin, in
subscribing to that sentiment as my confess
sion of faith, replied the gentleman, with
proyoking.sqag tzRsa6 6as g. your rusty old bache-
r living 10 your time Of lffe witnout wife wife
t disrespect for the sex, and all that. healy'
: cousin, your symptoms are ge''ne a'"i III
g 9Nav. now, Cousin Florence, said Edward
0 YOU are girl of moderately good sense,
. with all your nonsense. Now don't you Y
is know YOU do) think just so, too -,
a. Think Just so, too do you hear tint
n c,eatnreY replied Florence No, s'r; yo'
can speak for yourself in this matter, but
H. bep leave to enter my protest when yo'
it speak for me, too
ii. ,W ell now. where is there, COZ, anon
nut all our ci cle a young girl that has any sol
Of purpose or object in life, to speak OIL G.
as cent to make herself as interesting ana aSre
ew able as possible, to be admired, ana 10 pa
ne her time in as amusing way as sne can :
int Where will you find one between uttee" al :.
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did ;mDroyement and best welfare OF those WI
.oo ,vhom She is connected at all, or that mo-
tbe 6es her conduct in the least, with referer
to it2 Now, cousin, in very serious earne
p so Won have about as much real character,
~ much earnestness and depth OF feeling, a
y is as much good sense, when one can get at
nave nc anv Young lady of them all and yet,
the your conscience, can you say tnat you
void with any sort of reference to any oouy 81
E be- or any thing but your own amusement
'own gratticatlonY ,;o1
rom. lady. sprefaced, too, by three story CON
shed ment Well being so adjured, must To
oner tp the best of my ability. And now, seri'
,onld lv and soberly, | don't see as am sci
each | do all that have occasion 10 oo ior
that body You know that we nave SERVANT
j, en- do every thing that is necessary about
ond opv disulay of housewifery excellence
:, 70 1oit on mamma, if she has headache
- .t;u hand pa his slippers and newspapers, no
unclc Johns Spectaces tor HIM twenty
,ith = dav mo small matter, that,) and then
|, ,,,ass ,Rut after all, what is the object and
some. pose Of your life?
!, these why, haven't any. ! don't see
o,or. can have any--that is, as am made
W. ,1n, know I've noEe of the fussing,
:, ror tending. herb-tea-making recommend
-, lis Of aunt Sally, and divers others OF the
'"' COMMONLY called useful. Indeed, TO re
u truth. think useful persons are com
rather fussy and stupid lhey are Jus
the boneset, and hoarhound, and ca
1860 yery necessary to be raised IN gafo'
np time not in the least ornamental, :.
, You or And YOU charming younng laole
If the nhilosophize in kid slippers and
,oy oven dresses are the tulips and roses-very
: N ,non ,r;ng and delightful, and sweet, but
! a,tach notbino on earth but parlor ornament
, w;Ilinp ,WeIl. parlor ornaments are good II
, in what way.' said the young lady, colorlng, al
ing little vexed.
o,se are $50 YOU give up the point, then,' S
r: yet, l gentleman, that you glris are goou * :
: 20 words 20 amnse yourselves, amuse others, 10
that the Nv. and be agreeable.
ed IN re- .Wel, and if we behave well to our
n;,v But and are amiable in the family uou
- what and yet said Florence, signing,
coll vour often had sort of vague idea OF SC
For many higher than we might become; ye
g hidden, what more than this is expected OF
he clouds, else can we dc!
Ling and i used TO read in old fashlone
70rder felt about ladies visiting the sick and
; To work pled Edward You remember !
May, 1860, Search OF "ie n
i Division, Yes, truly, that is to say, rem'
xas That story, part OF it, and the love scen'
rom Lock. for all those everlasting conversati
ma. the only Barlow, Mr.. Stanly, and nobody K
so far as else, skipped those, OF course
we charter this visiting and tending the poo
ms. Owing that, seems very wen IN s.o'y },
,,@ .,orv active lady goes into picturesque col
' .,;o ,eople oyergrown with honey suckle. an
WI VIZ meet emaciated, but stA beautiful wom'
ch occurs in up by pillows nu' 'O'"' = ~