The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-09

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smalli If ever man can thoroughly appre-
ciate the personal application of " Hamlets''
remarks r
81 could be bounded in nutshell"
it is on this day of martyrdom, incorrectly
called " the happiest day Of his life" A we'd
ding is grand female triumph, in which all
women present virtually join in saying-to the
bride: " Remember you are woman. Eng
land expects you will do your duty. Keep
the man down." If the brides thoughts were
uttered, they would run thus: /" Look at me,
my fellow-women, and applaud me. I am
going to be married. A man is leading me
that is the phrase--in reality, / am leading
him--to the altar. have inveigled this man.
He is the captive, not Of my bow and my
spear, but of arts Vaccinations. Come and
see the sacrifice completed. The formular is,
that submit myself to him-that my hus-
band is to rule oyer me. Do the proceedings
look like thisf Are the coaches the brides
maids, the company, the breakfast, the parade,
the publicity, the fuss, the mans choice?
Does he look as if he took pride in these
thingsf Are the preparations calculated to
initiate him with vanity 2"-The Last Days of
a Bachelor,
TIE QUESTION ASswERED,-Somebody-a
woman, of course-inquires why, when Eve
was manufactured from the spare rib, serv-
ant wasn't made at the same time to wait on
her 7 Somebody elsa woman, we imagine
replies in. the following strain: Because
Adam never came whining to Eve with rag
ged stocking to be darned, collar string to be
sewed on, or glove to mend Fright away,
quick nowp Because he never read the
newspaper until the sun got down behind the
palm trees, and then, stretching himself out,
yawned out "Ain't supper most ready my
dear2" Not he He made the FIRE and hung
the kettle over it himself, we'll venture; and
pulled the radishes, peeled the potatoes, and
did everything else he ought to do. Hemilked
the cows, fed the chickens and looked after
the pigs himself He never brought home
half dozen friends to dinner when Eve
hadn't any fresh pomegranates, and the
mango season was over. Her never stayed out
till IL o'clock to ward meeting, hurrahing
for an outand-out candidate, and then scold-
ing because poor Eve was sitting up and cry
ing inside the gates. He never played bill
lizards, rolled ten pins, and drove fast horses
nor choked Eve with cigar smoke. He never
loafed around corner groceries while Eve was
rocking little Gains cradle at home. In
short, he didn't think she y,8 especially
created for the purpose of waiting on him,
and wasn't under the impression that it dis
graced man to tighten wife's cares a lit
tie. That's the reason that Eve did not need
q hired girl and with it was the reason that
her fair descendants did.
A MEXICAN RoMANcE.-The Paris cores
pondent of the London Times relates that
among the prisoners brought to France re-
: Gently, is young Indian woman, only twenty
three years of age, who was lieutenant colo
mel of the regiment of Q acatecas, and who, in
the course of seven years, rose step by step
from the ranks, by her courage and talents.
Originally she followed her husband to the
army, and was soon promoted to the rank of
second lieutenant for her distinguished brave
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ton, afforded her an opportunity of avenging
him. and Of rising another step. The French
defeat at Guadalupe, on the 9Th of May, 1862,
) obtained for her the rank of lieutenant colonel.
in which position she again greatly distin-
guished herself during the siege of Puebla.
This singular woman is said to. handle the
d sword like irst-rate fencing master, and she
made herself not only respected but feared by
D her soldiers, who looked upon her as a super
: natural being. After ortega surrendered al
discretion at Puebla, she was brought to Vera
Cruz, and was lodged on board the Rhone
: until that vessel sailed for France Her order
a of embarkation mentioned her rank, and gave
/ her right to sit at the field officers table,
!. She is said to be of agreeable personal APP
2 pearance, although, as might be expected,
/ rather masculine in her ways.
e SIGNS AND ToKENs.--The San Francisco
Sunday Mercury, says that the following
signs are infallible; If you see a man and
y woman with little or no occasion often finding
fault and correcting each other in company
J you may be sure they are husband and wife
: ....If you see lady and gentleman in tn,
+ same car, in profound silence, the one looking
r out of one window, and the other at the oppo
site side, be assured they mean no harm t.
: each other, but are merely husband and wife
..... If you see lady accidentally let fall {
: handkerchief or glove, and gentleman thai
is next to her tell her of it, that she may her
! self pick it up, set them down for man ant
wife. .fyou see lady whose beauty at
tracts the attention of every one present, ex
cept one man, and he speaks to her in rough
manner, and does not appear at all affected
by her charms, depend upon it they are hus
: band and wife. A. If you see male and fe-
male constantly thwarting each other, under
the appellations of "my dear" "my love, y
&C., rest assured they are husband and wife