The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-03-06

sh0 SNnuoy AiHSos poy hSA iS"feSsS w sAAS
male creation in form and taste following.
We eike the way blanche" writes, and to
tead male tyrants and critics lessons Of
goodmanncrs as well as Of domestic pro-
priS, we publish her manifesto:
Tit pr Tat. ......-.-..
Ste young gcntlcmen-in green glasses,
ed FIN their foreheads to display the bumps
for wich some phcnologist has given them
cred, Ind whose brains are suited with a
quandy of Latin Of which they never in
tend tlmake the slightest use, are general.
ly mfh given to writing paragraphs,
skctct3, and pamphlets, all setting forth
the duf of women, very distinctly !; oon-
taininascverc structures on fashionable fe.
males kho cannot compete successfully
with nfcssed cooks in the culinary line,
| or who re not educated for laundry maids
EoqueAiy vi. they write of tho fair one
who pEfers the wash.board to the piano,
an VITO had far, Ear rather clean the knives
TIM 60 to the opera. And touching in.
ded are their own experiences, setting
foh the fact that they have passed with
diaain Augusta Belinda, who writes poe
tr,Nnd plays the harp; Caroline Amanda,
VII waltzes divinely and wickedly reads
noas; Charlotte Louisa, who is brilliant
in onversation and lovely in person, and
honred by the gracious proffer Of their
owhands and hearts the sensible Flora
Mazda, who, though the daughter of mil.
lionre, sensibly spends her days in the
bach kitchen making candles and frying
saus,es. And with what gusto will they
repe; that oft.told tale of the rainy eve.
ningn which they called on one young
lady nd found her taking nap on the
sofa, deshabitls, and went away disgust.
ed-dled on another, and found her in full
dress bending the family soiled linen, and
fairl chirruping with joy because the
westr was gloomy, and as before, reward
cd sal industrious young female by max
ing he Mrs. Smith. In short, to read the
cfdsias of these young gentlemen, you
wouldmagine that the chief end Of woman
was tocook mans food and "do up" his
clothes and that her only reward was the
privilee of being legally authorized to at
tend t the particular puddings and but
tons { one of the sterner sex; and Of
coursevou would come to the conclusion
that thy themselves were immaculate and
perfectly au .tait in the duties of house,
keeping What a mistake you would make!
Those cry men who speak SO eloquently
on the ubjcct, are really as ignorant as so
many Orillas. Marketing. for instance, is
at leat in New York-a mans province.
1t oughtto be the FIRST part Of youths ed
ucation. What man is fit TO be the protec-
tor Of daicate woman. liable at any mo-
mcnt to dyspepsia, until he can tell tough
beef from tender, or knows the exact point
at which potatoes become too old and
sprouy to Ec eaten? Can any one call him
self ACCOMPLISHED until he can choose a
IwatermeloR Certainly not. And yet, my
Hear; shoula you foolsaly wed Fitz Jenk-
ms, who can write so feclingly on woman's
household duties, how you would suffer -
Our breakfast table would be rendered
ightful by he odor Of stale eggs; you
!! euid find worm in the cabbage; the NUT
n would be three quarters bone and one
qpIter gristlt; and the coffee, alas would
tN out to be the vilest compound Of beans
an chickory. He would buy apples Of
difent kinds to make sauce Of, and bring
hc "squashy" tomatoes and straw berries,
with clung suspiciously together at the
bonn Of the basket, and your mind would
beIcasantly diverted when you had com.
,, pal by endeavoring to decide whether the
, , you had placed before them was old
veAr young beef Nothing could ever
teal him the difference between soaked
andmoked mackerel; and he would BE-
; poSsed with the idea that strong butter
waAc most agreeable, and that cheese or
nanated with blue spots was rare del
icacl The young woman who sacrifices
hers to such person can never expect
to cIt herself
Anler Of mans duties is the capabil-
ty otoperly hooking up dress. Men
. may Oct to this on the ground of want of
: opportity to learn; but surely they have
at leasle same facility for acquiring such
infor'nen as we poor girls have for learn
> ing to ltch incxpressiblcs or mend sus.
], pcndcrA A properly brought up husband
= is alwayable to hook his wife's dress and
. lace herIter boots.
n Next brder, perhaps, we may mention
e baby -ter}g. A wife WHO'S always making
i. puddingbsust have husband who can
hold thelbies meanwhile, and in this &C.
4 complisfRIt, am sorry to say. young
q men are }ly deficient. Watch your suitoT
q well. Gt him your little niece or nephew
,f to take cdof, and get out your notebook
r II hc hol4he child by one arm, or slings
n it over hkhouldsr head downwards, OF
!. sticks it uer his arm like an umbrella, OF
, trots It fulhsly, or rumples its little skirts
!. under its As, or loses off its sack, or lets
:. its cap sliHer its eyes, make resolution
a that you'll Eer have him, for he is not fit
' to becomeP head of family. On the
n contrary, if holds it properly, bounces il
o gently, adnisters catnip at regular inter
!. walls, and mr. maks it cry, take q memo
,e randum OF FOR he is properly educated
, young man. In fact, the three duties o
,e man arc mating, dress hooking, and ba
IS by-tendlng; u he who neglects these &C.
N c0lnpllshmertfor the study Of law, physic
!. or astronomyhe arts and sciences, or mu.
70 sic, deserves lie under our deep displeas
d ure, and to bdpwned upon by all sensible
women. ! n3.lf intend to write . thrill
ing continuedbry, in which the heroine
shall be fair Iuns damsel. and the hero
y. tall young 1tlclnan who has failed tc
N attend to the ties aforesaid, and who, in
= Is the last chapte(hall melodramatically be
= wall his folly, Dc sees the lady whom h,
~ y adores depart n her nuptial tour with .
u young man vi can market and hOol
dresses, and VII she surprised one rain,
ct evening rockin4is little sister, while HI
Of the uniortunatdral, smoked cigars ane
o Adventure WIG Panther.
~ In Shakespeare East India Notes" W,
find the follow1 thrilling account of
fight with pantAA
er "The animal alrc>ay been wounde,
rs by rife ball. Hing wsaed the villag,
tn shikaree to keep Pse behlns sne with tn,
"a heavy spear he h| in his han6 began /,
~ follow the woydsl panther Sbue hat
scarcely gone tYhty-five yards. ~ y on,
of the beaters, mo was on mgn spd