The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-08-01
Josh IsilIings ON CourtIng.

Counting is luxury, II Is the isc water,
the pla spell Nv tho sole. The man who
has never cuurted has lived in vain; ho has
been blind main amuug landscapes, lac has
been doer man in the land of haudor-
gans, and by the side nv mllrmuriug canals.
Counting is like two little springs NV water
that start out from under u rock at tho foot
nv mountain, and runs down hill side,
siugug, dancing aud spattcring each other
oddying and kaskading. now hiding nnder
the bank, now full NV Bhaddcr, till bmeby
they inc, aud thcn go slow. ! am in favor
Nv long counting; it gives the parties
chance 10 find out each others trump carde.
II is good exercise, and is just as innocent
as morino lambs.
Courtin is like strawberries aud cream
wants 10 be did slow, then you git the fla.
vor. have seou folks git acquainted, fall
in luv, got married scttlc down and get 60
work, in three weeks from datu. This is
iist the wa 5omo folks larn a trade -aketmls
for the great number of almighty mean inc.
chairicks and the poor jobs they turn out
Perhaps it is best | should state sum
good advice to yung men who arc about to
court with Wow to mltrimony, as il was.
In tho Iust place, yung men, yu want tn
git yurc systom all rite, then find n yrng
woman who iS willing to be eourtod on tho
square.
Tho next thing s TO find out how oil
sho is; which you can do by aslSin hor, and
she will sa | 8 years old, and this you will
hrd wont be fur out of tho wa.
The next thing is TO begin moderate; sa
once every night in tho week for tho fust
six months, incroasin tho dose as tho pa.
shout sooms To require
II is q tust rate wa I'll court the girls
mother on the start, for there is | thing n
woman never dispscs, and that is little
good courtin, If it is done on the square.
After tho fust year IN will git acquainted,
and will begin tn like tho bizness.
There is | thing | always advise, that
is, not to swop tortygralIs oftcner than
onst in l6 dazo, unloss yu forgit how
tho gal looks.
Occasionally yu want tn look sorry and
draw in yuro wind as though yu had
pain; this will sot the girl tn tcozing yu
Ia Iiud out what Ails yu
Evening meetings arc q good thing tn
tend. 1t will keep yure religion in tune
and it yuro gal happens to be thore, bi ac-
cidont, sho can ask yu to go homo with
her.
Az n general thing woodn't brag on
other girls much when was courtin. 1t
might look ~ if yu linu tcw much.
If yu court threo weeks in this wa, all
tho timo on the square. il WI don't say it is
tho sleekost timo Of yurc lfo, yu can go to
tho Young America" cheap store and git
measured for u plug hat at my expense and
pay for'it.
Don't court for mummy, no buty, nor re-
lashns; those things are just about as the
Kerosene lie refining biziniss-liahlo 20 git
out of repair and bust at any minnit Court
a gal, for fun %" tho lovo you tear her, {, r
/ tho " rtuc and biz inoss tn 70 is IN her; COZ ri
| her; court her for wife or for mother;
court hor as you would court farm for
| the sile, and tho perfection of tho title;
court her as though she want lulo and yp
another. Court her in tho kitchen, ovor
the wash-tub aud at the piaunor; court this
wa, yuug man, and if yu don't git wife,
! tho fault won't bo in the colrtin.
luug man, yu can rely on Josiar BllingI
and if w cant make these rules wurk, list
/ send for him, and no will show yu how the
thing is did--it shMnt costyu sent.