Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-06-20
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In the city Of Baltimore lived mar
riei lady, at No on st, whose
Feal nam meswe will keep back from pub
iication, and give only an assumed ini
tial, calling her Mrs D---.
Mrs. D is Tie wife Of gentleman
engaged in mercantile pursuits. lie is
neither rich nor socially ambitious;
though, by careful attention TO business,
he has accumulated some property, and
lives in good sty'e for man Of his
means.
Mrs. D IS very unlike her hus-
band in some respects. Social ambition
is one Of her weaknesses. In marrying
Mr.. D., whose father had been a
mechanic, she felt thatashe was letting
herself down; but. asstl,e puny scion Of
sp old aristocratc family thai was de
eayinr for lack Of both moral and in
tellectuai force, she wisely accepted the.
chance of being gingrafteds on a nor wig
erous stock even though in hg estima-
Ton, the quality were inferior. OF this.
howeyer,a fais difference Of opinion may
exsat - assf y. 8.
BY. birth anI education Mrs. D.
eoasidered herself "lady." That is, a
lserssns of superior quaiity--made Of
better naterial-than n the great. body Of
the people; and. for this adv vantage, en-
titled to Reference and service from
those Who wereeheld. to be graded below
her. Toward all persons who ranked
in the same. grade With her husband,
Mrs. D. assumed an air of disgusted
superiority, that offended some and in :
posed upon others. Assumption always
carries weight with class. Her pov-
erty before marriage--for the family
had about exhausted itself by extrava-
gance, sdissipati on, and want ofthrift'-
had separated her from many carly
friends; and her marriage with the son
of..a mechanic, though a strong, true,
and rising man, had caused others to
drop an acquaintance which had not.tor
some time been looked upon as deslra-
bic s saa#s sa1a =
For several years after her marriage,
Mrs D., whose husband could not
afford display in living, found it hard
work to maintain her standing with any
portion of the proud exclusives with
whom itswas her proud ambition to as
sociate Still she was ever at the gate,
gliding fnupon accessibleoccasions, and
holding place by intrusion, if not by
acknowledged right. By fattery she
kept in favor with some, and through
them drew to the side of others, whose
repellant coldness would have held a
sensitive and truly Independent mind far
in the distance.
Such was Mrs. D.. As her hus-
bands means increased, she pressed him
closely for a more liberal dispensation
thereof at home. To this he yielded,
even beyond his own judgment; but
never to an extent that touched his
safety She dressed cztravagantiy, but
he saw that her bills did not exceed a
certain. sum that could be afforded
Gradually, through elegance Of attire,
aud assumed. Importance. Mrs. D.
widenedz her sphere among the exclu
sives, and in corresponding degree drew
off from certain excellent people, held
asinferior, ho had rather tolerated than
enjoyed her society.
Thus it stands with Mrs D., at
this present writing. To sum up in a
sentence, she is weak, badly educated
proud, vain, unrefned; the representa-
tive Of class of women who imagine
themselves vastly superior to other peo
pie, but who have scarcely claim tc
true womanho od-who call themselve.
ladies paasercellence, yet scarcely have 4
laayslike qualitys 70 - "a
Mr.. D., on the contrary, is MAI
in the true sense. Honorable, brav,
enough 10 be outspoken in the face evel
Of public opinion, and with sulIicien
force of character to maintain hiinscl
in any right action, at home or abroad
His wife had learned not only to respec
him, but to stand aside when he asserted
his will.
To certain women in Baltimore be
longing to this equivocal class, neS
excitement offered itself in the presenc
Of the United States soldiers, who di
the good work Of saving that city frol
self destruction, as We save a madma
by chains. Treason foiled was spleneti
in its impotence. Prudence sealed tn
lips and regulated the conduct OF larg
numbers of men wb ose hearts beat pulls
for pulse with the open enemies Of thei
country, and who, in all possible way:
gave them aid and comfort; but wome
i could venture upon a larger liberty, an
81 TO their everlasting diEgrat must it b
recorded, that some tho dressed ia ''slia
and & y attire woie gold and di;
monds, rode III splendid carriages, IN
ciaimed to be ladies 4f the first xate