The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-08-03
pi.tol. ana Pettiooats.

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Pistols and PettioOats.
Anew York correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazette speaking of the
acquittal of Miss Harris says:
As the furits Of the verdict 10 the
Burroughs homicide, l may mention
that since it's rendering three women
in this city have shot or attempted to
shoot their lovers, OF those thoy were
pleased to consider such. In not one
of the instances had the men in any
way wronged the gGnpowder heroines,
but the latter allege they had been tri-
fed with effectionally and that they
were determined to have satistac-
tion. ,Ati
Ono of the vixens mentioned in her
Justification that she might have mar
ried three other fellows while she was
losing time with her unproposing
swain, who vows the subject Of we'd
lock was never breathed by him or
her, and that she assured him she
loved him with out any hope Of recip-
rocity. Ingenious youth! he sup.
posed he was performing an act Of be-
nevolence, until ball through his
arm--sent there, / suppose, for purely
sentimental purposes (you remember
how AnreIia, ia "Wilhelm, Meister."
stabbed her lover to prove her affec-
tion) -dispelled his dangerous delu-
sion.
Women henceforth are likely to be-
come delightful highwaymen, stand
ing on the great road of existence, and
demanding Of every masculine traveller
"Stand and deliver, your bachelorhood
or your blood; my marriage or your
lifep
The masculine race must go wooing
benceforth with revolvers in their
pockets, and daggers in their waist
bands; for he who says fattering and
tcnder things to the. beau sex is ro
longer safe.
j even heard a company is organi-
zing for the purpose OF insuring the
lives Of mon who design frcquenting
the society of women without making
Immediate propositions Of marriage
The rate Of premium is very high, but
that it will be largely patronized
cannot doubt, as it is adapted to the
needs Of the day and the advantage
of the undertakers. .,,s
A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR UNwEDDEI
| j., WOMEN.
The best thing the unwedded wo
men in our ovcrcrowded cities can dc
lis to migrate TO Nevada and Colorado
where wives are greatly in demand
1t is well known fact that as coun
tries grow old marriage decreases
and that ceibacy is in proportion
to the culture of the community;
maidenhood and bachelorhood being
most prevalent where art and litora
ture flourish most t.t.F
/, In New York, for instance. there
are fewer marriages by third thar
there were twenty-five years ago
) considering the difference in popula
ton; and such are the expenses anC
the growing Extravaganza of living
that the divine institution is likely Il
decline still further. d.. u a
/ do not know much about domestic
!. affairs or domestic economy, but an
= quite sure-that no map of taste and re
tinement could make.a woman of<hi
own caste his wife,, and support he
as she. ought to DO supported for les
!, thames, 600 or.6,000 per annum, evel
: without the usual and natural accom-
paniments Of matrimony. " t.n
A. girl to be ohe's cara Sposa in thes
days, to vary the speech of Shaun il
! "Arrah ,Pogue," " ought not only 4
have sweet Venus for her mother, bu
) the Bank ofEngland for her remain
, ing parent. .~
Nevada and Colorador--I will not re
, fer to Utah--are the regions for tn
maidens ofthe East who will not b
compelled there to slay men who re
= fuse to come to immediate connubia
! terms; but, on the contrary, may fin,
! employment for their murderou
! weapons in keeping off too many low
ers at q time, and holding Mt hay tn
numerous candidates for their hand
;. until they have selected the chap wit
the least brains and the most money
DID,