, 1864-01-23


Women never make 20 great mistake
as when, in defiance Of wrinkles, crows feet,
and increasing poftiiness Of contour, they
cling, as It were, TO the skirts Of youth, and
refuse to be anything but girls Of sixteen Id
manner, dfess and position. Yet 30 many
will dSitj sUvery Inahy, especially Of those
whcit1 the Eates cfdain to remain single, think
that TO be admired or even esteemed, they
must keep below the charming equator Of
twenty, and never, on any account, own 70
being out Of their teens. This is partly the
fault Of their masculine friends, who, being
nnisled by white lies innumerable, never vet
have seen any female over forty, and have
general impression that fifteen crowns Wo-
mans loveliness with perfection. Ofccurst,
70 be neglected By the stefnef sex q not 70
be thought Of, and the older the itikhtened
maiden Ands herself growing, tie more she
thinks Il necessary to trip and giggle, and
the lower she has her corsage cut. al sew
enteen she looked grave when she felt grave;
and laughed on the impulse Of the moment:
when weary, she walked slowly when dis
posed to be silent, she held her tongue; but
at thirty she simpers, lest people should
think her youth fading; shiyefs in insult.
able costume, lest age should be supposed
the cause Of proper and comfortable cloth
ing, and chatters and gieeles continually,
Becadse that b her idea Of juvcnilits.
aAh," ss;d a askeptical cOllegian 10 an
old Quaker. !" I suppose you are one Of
those fanatics who believe the Biblh :"
Said the old man ~ do believe the
Biblel Do you believe itf" s.iis /,
" No; ! can have no proof Of its truth"
"Then," inquired the old man, " does
thee believe in Francer' ssa,
EYES; for although / have not seen Il,
| have seen others who have. Besides,
there is plenty Of corrobotatiSe proof that
such country does exist" a
"Then thee will not believe anything
thee or others has not seehi" e7,a
"No.n ei
aDid thee ever SEQ .ky own brsin.' ?"
aEver see man who did see thsnr'
emo" .4l
sDces thee believe thee has sEyiR
This last question put an end to tie DIS
cussioh: gol
An English maiden, whom We lately
heard Of, had decidedly novel reason for
refusing to stand ID the Scripture relation
Of wife to q man who sought her hand:
He was in all respects eligible, except that
he was vegetarian and when he pro.
posed, the plucky lass replied: .."Oh, 60
along with you'll Do you think that I am
going 70 be flesh Of your flesh and you live
On cabbagcs Marry grass widow, nan !
am not an animal Of your sortr and of
she bounced, leaving him amazed. 3
A servant gill, during steamboat trip
lost certificate Of good character given hef
BY her former employer. Having shoWii
the certificate to the Captain when she got
on the boat, she applied to him for d fecoid-
mendation in lieu Of the one she had lost.
The Captain, after several attempts, wrote
for her the following: !,
"This is to certify that Miss --- lad
a good character when she got on my boat
at B., but lost il on the trip down."
sambO lost d dog, the tail Of which he
finally found and recognized lying in the
street in front Of a asausage shop, upon which
the darkey exclaimed; Is he pointed to Ger
tain well-tllled skins hanging in the window,
while ho held up Carlos tail, " won't say
muffin agin dat ere sausage shop; but I know
whar my dog isl"
The venerable wife 81 i celebrated ply
sician in Boston, one day casting her ego
out Of the window, observed her husband
In the funeral procession bf one Of his pa-
ticnts, at which she exclaimed-
al do wish my husband would keep
away from such processioIs: it itappears too
much Ike carrying home his work"
A county youth came to town 10 ses bis
intended wife, and for long time he could
think of nothing TO SLY. At last great
snow falling, be took occasion to tell hef
that his fathers sheep would be dll iindoue.
taWell" said she, taking him BY the cor,
!" III keep one Of them