Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-07-20

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Something for the Girls. :
You all want to marry, don't you girls
At least you are making your calculations
to do so some day, are you not? OF course
you are-you all expect to. marry, and th'
expectations Of most, if not all of you, vii
doubtless be realized. You want good hus
bands, too. We hope you may get good
ones or none at all. Better live and dit
old maids than to pair yourselves off witt
worthless young men. Now, we think w
can put you in the right road to get gooi
husbands. That's just the road you have
been wanting to find for some time, but
someof you have missed it..a lo6gs way
We will now point it out to you, and if you
follow in it, ten to one you will find just
such husbands as you desire.
The important thing to be done is to rem.
der yourselves worthy Of good husbands.-
You must put of the ways Of children
You must study to make yourselves useful,
as well as ornamental. You must for a
time at least, lay aside the fashionable &C.
complishments of life, and study those
things which will be- Of use to you aftef
marriage. A:young man who is worth hav-
ing is not easily caught. He must see
something in young lady to commend her
besides beauty of person or useless accomp-
,lishments. You must set it down asa fix.
ed fact, that a. young mau who is willing to
marry you, knowing you to be destitute of
useful accomplishments, is'not worth hav-
ing, and you should discard him at once.
Just take it for granted that that young
man is incapable of managing and provi-
ding for family as you are Of assisting
him. Therefore, to secure good husbands
you must prove yourselves worthy Of them.
There are some girls who become very
anxious to marry, and they put themselves
forward little farther than prudence or
medesty would dictate. Wewould not ae.
cuse any Of the young ladiesewe are now
talking to of being guilty Of immodesty or
forwardness, but We have seen some in our
days whose manners were anything but
pleasing to-s lover Of modesty. And now
girls, we want to get Yen te!talk to that
class for ua, as it is not probable that an
article 10 newspaper would have any ef.
feet upon them. Whenever you see q
young lady who is very boisterous-who
talks and laughs very loud when inthe
company of young gentlemen-you ought
to take her aside and advise her to be a
little more modest.for she is certainly low.
ering the dignity of your sex. Tell her
that such conduct is serioualy ipjurihg her
in the estimation Of all worthy young men.
And should you ever see one so far forget
herself as to talk and laugh in church, be
sure to reprove her kindly orit A gentle
reproof may be of great advantage to her
it may cause her to reflect, and see how unr
becoming her conduct is.
Remember, young ladies, that your girl,
ish days will soon be over. Very soon you
ARE to become the wives and mothers Of our
colntry. You will ere long be called to fill
the stations now occupied by your mothers
How very important then, that you get
good husbands, and prepare yourselves to
make good wives. Good old Paulleft some
excellent adyice to the ladies on record
1t was to tbis,effeot that, "woman adorn
themselves in modest apparel, with shame
facedness and sobriety; not with braided
hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; but
With works." ......,.
Now, however anxious girl may be to
marry, she should never hang out sign to
that effect. We have sesn-and so have
you, no doubt-young ladies whose every
act bespoke as plain as tongue could speak,
"You can have me, sir, for the asking."-
Or, in other words, her actions were con.
tinual repetition of the following line:
go ooh! should like TO mary,n .'-~ -
+ Whenever it becomes known that q
young lady is in. the n,s.ket, and is exceed
ingly anxious to get herselfo of at any price,
she at once depreciates in value, and young
men who really want wives become indif-'
ferentiabout her. They may;airt with her
for a tims-buts none, q: them wsnt her for
wife. They set no value upon prize
that is SO easily taken. Therefore, girls,
YOU can all see the necessity Of putting
high price upon yourselves. When girls
set the propersyatue, upon themselves, and
keep themselves in, the proper sphere, they
will, not have to seek husbands BY exhibit.
ing themselves with the sign "to let,"
sticking out, but they will be sought after
by men who want good wives, and who are