Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-04-10

MOWERS hDOfe Btohllu Mllubut M tuHNbS /
ment on her hands, If she but half EN-
brace the chances certain 10 lie offered
her. "Look before You leap" is II good
old grandmother'S saying; but, girls
don't throw the half of good chence
away it may never offer again. When
your fish is fairly hooked, don't play with
him too long, or he may break your line
but wind away on the reel, steadily, with
a will. When you have him near to land,
let mamma give him slight jerk then
slip your hand-net underneath and flop it
over him. when he finds himself in it
Cook him almost directly. Men are very
much like fsh-they don't keep fresh long
after being caught
Have nothing to do with cratic bipeds
with no fixed intentions Such fellows
there are who will loll on your sofas, turn
the leaves Of your music books and your
heads with silly nothingness, at the same
time monopoize you for all the fancy
dances, play waiter behind you at supper,
be your humble servant at theatres and
concert.rooms, and serenade you through
a two or three years campaign-have
nothing to do with them.
Whistle such danglers oil. Cut them
dead, after taking them on trial for win
ter and a summer, and begin afresh on n
novelty. If man does not come to the
popping point after IL winters dancing
and summers riding and ice-creaming,
he won't do il at all. He is not marry
ing man, and you had better, for your
own sakes, hand such over to your young
sisters, just out of short dresses and pan
taletts, smelling nice and fresh of bread
and butter who Have time TO waste on
trifes You have none.
Mind, don't say, don't wait for man
if you are sure of him. Never care if he
is poor-poor and worthy. Your father
was poor man, ten to one, when he mar
ried your mother. If you love the fellow
and lie merits it, love on; wait until he is
in position to make the pot boil, and
keep it boiling and then some afternoon,
when your father is happy in himself and
at peace with the world, throw yourself
upon his heart wait until his dinner is
digestcd, and then put dear Harrys love
for you straight at him.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Don't let the men procrastinate. Make
them clearly define their positions. ITO
be, or not to be, that is the question:
admire a warm-hearted, loving girl-one
who, when her love is wcll-bestowed, is
not ashamed to let the world sec her hap
piness but / hate IN llch-making nam.
mas, and despise girls who spend four oil
five of the best years of their lives in knit
ting purses, working slippers for a set OIL
fellows whose hearts are in their tailor's
pattern-books. These are the men that
are killing the purpose Of your lives-they
are stealing away that fresh goodness o.
heart, and pure impulse of thought and ac
ton which every girl should bring hel
husband as Il dowry. They will hang
around you until you arc thirty, if you
make up well, can bear the test of gas
light, and have friends in set they can
not afford to cut; they will keep away
from you, plain, honest and sensible men
Qualities the daughters cannot claim
who would make old age happy. Look fol
one of these latter class, then you will pre-
serve your pure womanly nature you
love for him will spring up again to 70,
ten-fold, in your children, and be perpet
uated in your husbands grateful heart
If you cannot find such men, and liv
alone with yourself until you are world
hacked, why, then yictimize one of tn
danglers When he is stated, and La
proved the vanity of all, he will come +
you marry him, and think yourself wei
off
But marry, girls marry--your missio
is matrimony. Think of forty-ive specta
cles, with a cat, knitting needles, ches:
board, and chronic rheumatism-an
shudder. Dream of this and then of
home, Preside, dear Harry romping wit
Harry, Jr., you teaching small copy {
f yourself her letters, mother rocking
miniature masculine in the cradle, nm
Mary, sweet little Mary, your eldes
playing "Sweet Home oil the piano
Look on that picture, old, lone, forgoite
forty five maideuhood Dream on it b
+ night, and by day, too, and when llan
, says viii you r say you-" Yes p