Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-28
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The Daily Mssissip1,iad,,, now publisheda q
Selma, Ala.,, amid allthe excitement of 'th'
! day., finds time apdsspacs. fjrs some;very e&
celleut ;adyiceto the girls AS girls are very
much like, whether, in Alabama or Georgia
the suggestions ofsour cotemporary will mo-
be considered altogether NAL apropos> here il
this beautiful city of Augusta, where thert
are some of the best, loveliest and most>be'
witching girls in the county, and where too
if the truth we're known, and candor conl-
pells:to say'it, there area great many whe
seem matrim onially inclined, and who:would
not object taking unto themselves one OF the
sterner sex " for better"-but we omit the
balance of the sentence, ais we hope aud trust
when they do change their state, it will be
for the best. Believing that the .orticle can
do no harm, but en- the contrary, be produc-
tive at least of amusement if not much good,
we produce without further prelude, Our CO.
Temporary article, which is as follows, and
to which we. invite the special attention OF
our young lady readers: -, .
You all want to marry, don't you, girls
at least, you are, making your calculations
to Go so some day, are you not vi course
YOU are-Yoh all expect to marry; and the
expectations Of most, IL not all Of you, will
doubtless be'realized. You want good bus
bands, too. -'Eehope you may get good ones,
or none at all. Better live aud die old maids
than to pair yourselves off with worthless
Young men. Now, We think we can put you
iin the right road to get good husbands. That's
lust the, road you have been. wanting to ind
for some time, but some of you have missed
il a long way. We will now point it out to.
YOU, and if you follow, in it, ten to one you,
will find lust such husband as you DESIRE
The important thing to be done is to render
yourselves worthy of good husbands. You
must put off the ways of children. You
must study to make yourselyesussthl, as well
as ornamental You must, for 9 time at least,
Law aside the fashionable accomplishments of
life, and study those things which will be of
use to YOU after marriage. A young man
who is worth having ia not easily caught. He
must see something in a young lady to COM
mend her besides beauty Of person or USE
less accomplishments You must seEitdown
as fixed fact, shat young man who is viii
ling to-marry you; knowing Eou::to be desti-
tute. of useful, Accomplishments is not worth
having, and you should discard him at once:
Just take it for granted that that young man
is capable OF. managing and providing for q
;eai:5. 4; you are Of assisting him.. Theres
fire, 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 a little faster thauprudence:o or mod
esty. would dictate. We wsuld not accuse
any of the young ladies We are now talking
% ,f he,pg gully OF immodesty or forward
ness. but we have seen splne in our day whose
manners were anything but plea .g to lover.
of modest5. And now girls, we want to get
you 10 talk TO that class for US, as 1t Is not
probaie that al article in anewspapefiEould
nave any effect upon them. Whenever you
see young. lady who is very boisterous--
who talks and -laush very loud Ehen.ln tho.
companyof young geptlemen-you ought to,
take herlaside and advise her to be q little
more modest-ror She is certainly lowering
the dignity of your sex. Tel her that such
conduct is seriously injuring her in the esti=
nation of all worthy young men. And i
you should ever see one so fur forget herself
as to talk or laugh in church, be sure, to re-
prove her kindly foi it.. A gentle rcproof
may be of great advantage to her-it may
cause her to reflect and see how unbecouling
her conduct is.
Rernember, young ladies', that your girlisb
days will'soon be over. Very soon you arc
to become the wives and mothers of our coun-
try. You will ere long be called to fill the
stations now occupied by your mothers. How
very important than that you get good bus,
bands and prepare yourselves To make good
wives. Go:d old Paul Left somo excellent
advice to the ladies on, record: 1t was to this
effect-that women ad,rn themselves in
modest apparel with shametacednesS and so
briefly; not with braided hair or gold ov
pearls, or costly array, butwith good works"
NoS, however anxious girl m,y he to
marry, she shouldneyer hang out a sign to
that effect We have secn-and so have you,
no doubt-youug ladies whose every act be.
spoke as pain as .ongqe could speak, " You
can have me, sir, for. the asking" Or, in
other words her actions were. continual
repetition of the following line;
.'Oh! should like to marry "-
Whenever it becomes known that young
lady is in The market aud is exceedingly anx-
ious to get herself off at any price, she at
once dcpreciates in value, and young men
sho really want wives become indifferent
about her. They ma frt with her fora
time. but.none.oi them Pant her icr q wi!c.
They set no value upuu- d prize that Is 50
easily taken. Therefore, girls, you can all
see the necessity of putting a high price e:oh'
yourselves, When girls set the proper value
upon themselves and keep themselves in che
prnper sphere, they will not have to seek
husbands3by exhibiting themselves with the
sign z" to let" sticking out, but they will be
sought out by the men who want good:wives,
and who are capable of taking care, OF them,
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Losr.--We saw yesterday, sickly;: half.
staryed, poor old negro, who told us that he
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