The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-09-30
TriGes Light AS Air.

TriGes Light AS Air.
A butterty's wing, Il rose isat :, drop OF
dew i'll par.sy's heart, an idea from a Top
brain, or an emotion in Inideus brea St
all come und=r this head aud so do 0tteg
things, which shall be touched upon more "a,
length, after slight d gressiun. OH the
blessed privilege OF freeing ones mind
shall be obliged to claim II from :, due sense
OF the Importance of selt-preservation.
must, even at the risk uf offending II certain
Glass; or .-pers rs-aslon,' who should indeed
regard me with great enIcucy: tor Ney M 81
know that, III some cases, silence would lead
60 madness, e. c. insauity.) Female fool,
fashion, and iOlly,-.,l! i4arnomIze 50 mel.i-
Huot.iy ihat 1t seems pity To separate
them, (he rordS | mean: | ana not lusiuu-
ntinS anything II the least; Oh not at all j
SO much So that to = mind hubituated to the
association OF ideas. these subjects naturally
follow each other Ia the first place, then.
this article relates to the female to particG-
IarIZe, We will say, woman, that term being
synonymous with anything almost thar i'm
Plies IissIvIty; therefore, may be- dealt with
III The same manner as u Wheeler * Wilson.
or any other sewing machine. that i set TO
work or rest at Will o! its Owre~ Woman
III the house matrInOuIal, occupying the
same position, as far the outer world Is
concerned. a silent partner IN tie house
mercantile, We viii suppose, OF course, that
she cannot. II shs would. Geieui herself. She
viii not want to, tor >h. must see at Il glaucc
the advantages OF her position. Having no
Will of her own, or, al any rate, ~ power to
exercise l.. she necessarily las 10 resppus p
bIlIty. Coming under the innocent category
OF children, canarie5. cats. kittens and kct-
-l.. .T..
attached 70 Sins of any kind. beyond the in
Convenience aud inlclicity ot circumstance ces.
or the outraged temper Of her lord. On
second thought, the suhjye; Is too trlfing to
pursue farther.
FOc!s. ali, here We have a wider scope.
including the range OF both sexes. Th-y
are either male or female; fortunately, how
ever, being principally female, or there Is
nothing un earth 50 Iuuuccut as Il fool: In
fact, one term Is often used for the other; but
occasionally. here and there. one viii fad a
perfect specimen OF that sspecie5 rf ami lilI
among the lords of creation. I-'c-l. |
think they on the increase, for IN taking
4 short promenade, (as The Limits of the
ueusey populated portion OF o.r city will hot
admit ot long one.) you NAV. ii you are
Observing at all, meet, or pass rather, nearly
"a dozen They generally found ia
on the si,ls,.aii. IL tru:i OF the stores or Oh
tne corners The qIanyir; gould be apt to
,rIghteu OHe, were 1t not iDl the quality
These harmless creatures wiil staaI uIaie,yI-
callv p'sei. i-st Oh one !OOt and then on the
other. ike 50 many domestic blris OF his,Jri-
cal memory, scanning, with stuff upper lip
ari unbaucHIag eve. the dear creatures III
-iIno!Ine whp are obliged - pass that way
making Comments ia accordance with the
shallo@ue of their Inteiiects and the purity
of their morals. The helpless object iuSt
passing, suffering, but giving no sign" save
the glitter OF veiled eyes. and the burning OF
conscious checks, that she Is aware of their
{anything but fatteringJ scrutiny One is
almost tempted 10 think that the davs Will
ShakeSpear, wrote OF were these. for
Fools hid n-'sr I.ss grace in Il var.
f"r WIS, grown fyTpi-h,
Aud know MT how th-r wits to wear,
Iisu manners are 80 ai.ish.'
The '.sewiug machines at me, which
are mentioned above, patiently waiting busy
of cOurse) for the devoted tr asure of a hus-
band, who has worn himself quite. out by
close dtteattOa to business, to return and sit
down in ease and comfort. and relate t. hi,
eager aud attentive listener th last sD5eudid
johe he has heard-Jai where ?-!n the store,
the street, or The saloon? But no. she will
the shadow OF a doubt. aud a lvoker on
,vculd really wonder which was the greater
FOOL, the male or the female. As for gossip.
shere IS more gossip gong the rounds OF the
masculine community every tweutv-tour
hours than whole regiment of female
societies can circulate in fifty periodical
conventions.
And uuw We come to the crowning subject
of our discourse, Fashion. Any one who has
met a sraw umbrell,, this summer. with
woman for handle, floating o. stalking
toward him. whichever the case may have
been, must have been duIv impressed :. th
the almighty potency OF this sovereignty
Or who has been tempted TO take hold Of the
knob the back of some female head, in a
fit of observation-disclosures thinking he had
reached the door Of his own house, or some
one else'S. will agree with me, that what.ver
Is the fashion no matter how uubecoming or
ridicuious) the ladies will adopt it, and think
it ''chtr'aing, sweet. and stylish" What
will they get up next" the dear creatures
exclaim, lost i'll wOnde- and admirati N
their intinIteSimal ideas wandering meanwhile
In a mar eluus maze wat should they
do if the Hert style should not be becoming
20 tbs DdIt;cuidT style. But Oh happy dav
.he reign OF '.seaSides is at an end, although
We are still permitted to gaze al waterfall
more huge and imposing in its proportion,
than ever but both rrewhile
"Wil' have gone eIn rern5 ugh the lream OF thing
tlst were
And think will aid the rest:
"A sc!ioobOy's hate-the wonder OF an hour
A word more. aud we leave the subject
Speaking OF ''seasideS, one would never
look Tor a pretty girl under one of them any
more than for diamond under q toadstooi.
or n violet under a cabbage leaf The gem
may be just as brilliant. and the blossom as