American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-06-13
For the Citizen
To sssJniXnOWn.o


Well my friend, what talk we are
having over matters in general, and love
in particular. This controversy was un-
expected to me, but your first article was
too much onesided to pass unheeded; and
although you make some general admis-
sions; still, you "cap the climax' bylput-
ting the "top-sheat'' on our shoulders.
But how Is the ''stew" by this time !?
The dear creatures, jiltipg bellies, bland
coquettes; how they do go on. And "a
wife is a clog to her husband 5 steps. My
friend, you must allow me to disagree
with you there. cannot masticate SO
big a doctrine. But, even suppose it to
be so, would it not be beneficial to society
if all the young men who frequent these
fashionable drinking saloons, beer shops,
restaurants, e. tc., would clog their steps
with wife They would save the dimes
they spend in rio,ous eating and drinking,
for better institutions, and besides, main
tain good rcputatian.
As general thing you hear men who
have married, say a wife is blessing but
if you will not listen to eason, you will
have to get one, or scatter your sentiments
to the winds. You think ] am not SO
fashionable as to commit matrimonial su-
icide or my ideal has not come yet Or
| can say, tH
Why don't the men propose. maIpma, &c.
Now what II the men do propose,
Everybody will suppose.
And cannot see why it should make
any material difference to you, anyhow.
You say I admit an undcniablc truth, -
the fick leness of womau's heart. Let me
jog your memory a little. I admitted
thrt some were false and fcklc but that
did not prove all TO be of the same stamp.
If ever there was true hearted woman
since the creation of Eve, there are scores
of them set. Aud if ladies delight in
lifting, so dc gentlemen; this you cannot
deny, and if some do so, then according
to your loveology, all gentlemen are alike,
deceitful and fckle- minded, (and among
the number | must consider my friend
unknown, ")not to botrusted- so selfish as
to perjurc thcmseIyes for few days of
pleasure
What a strange ,,5 uI q vorid this
must be if all men were crea,cd to love
women, and all women created to love
men, and yet deceive and botray one
another. You must be deep in error if
you really think there is nothing but dc
ceit 6 !! the world oger.
Again, you say ''ladies will cast men
off so that they can boast of one more con-
quest" / never heard of such boast /;
and if there are any ladies SO destitute of
god sense. they are few and easily known,
ana Fl in7n -itnple enough Tot to know
such empty creatures when they see them
should be treated to''soft SOAP" for ven
turing. But let US look at this white
equality as all gentlemen arc alike. |
have known some TO promise 10 marry
three or four girls; engaged to ali at the
same time, (and in the dumps" because
they could get no more, } but as they could
not marry all, those discarded dare not
complain of such phole hearted creatures,
for they were gentlemen; petty lords of
creation. How smart and dignified some
of the men are, vixen "stuck up on a
s;:slight elevation" l see you still retain
bah ! for true love, Two beings plunge
into matrimonial infeIicity; Gas it is all
supposition We might give them felicity,
without The IN, he delights in her beauty,
soon tires; she pitches into his Golfers,
soon empties them; they wransle and
quarrel, aud divorce follows. Can
sensible man call grovelling passion for
beauty and riches, love ? Can any one
call that feeling love, which would lead
to marriage for beauty, wealth, fame, and
the name of being married, to ward off
the stigmas cold maid" " and cold bache-
lor ?? No, the thought is detestable, as
well as ludicrous, And there is another
thing which is not true love; / shall call
it "punkinism qtis likely that Web
ster never. understood the word. as he
omits it0 | will give you a synopsis, SO
you will know what it is like. Two meet:
how beautiful; struck at once she likes
him because she imagines he likes her
engaged, then married; how afectionate;
sue must 60 whenever fhe other g5es !; |