Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-07-10
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Foolish Virgins,

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In olden times there were : ,fve foolish yra'-,
gins. I'VE are afraid that there are fully as,
many as that number at the present day.
Some of them were born foolish some of
them were made foolish by the example their
weak minded mothers; and some Of them have
made themselves foolish. 7aJ 70 hjoa ~ sTsdi11s
See that dashing belle, founced from her
heels to herarmpits, and bedizened with jewelry,
gems, and precious stones Her mother thinks
her an angel and she thinks herself an arch
angel but she is a foolish virgil" that is all
she is. He who made her,.endowed her with an
immortal SOU, and pointing her, to eternal here:
after, said to her, :. Let not your adorning be
outward, the adorning of plating the hair, Of
wearing gold, or putting on apparel, letit bethe
hidden man OF the heart, even the ornamentd
meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight Of
God OF great price. But all the adorning that
this foolish virgin has is isoutward. She hasIho
solid education, no mental culture, and no noble
and generous heart, She is not qualified for
any usefulness in this world except usefulness
as frame on which to exhibit dry goods and
the dressmaker's skill And when she shall
appear before her maker, stripped of her siout-
ward adorning,p 'tand without. that precious
ornament of the heart, y what miserable figure
that foolish virgin win cut 1t is awful to think
ofthefuture of these mere butterflies of fashion.
What is she good for2 She.ceuld not makea
loaf of bread, nor. roast turkey nor bake a
pudding. She could not knit tidy, though
she often knts her brow. She could not darn
a stocking, though she could darn everything
else. The most simple article Of dress that
adorns her useless body she could not make.
sShe tolls not, neither does she spin; yet Solo
mon, in alshis CORY, was not arrayeds like her,
She has very little mind Her head is well
nigh as hollow as yellow pumpkin She can
only talk of theatres, balls, fashion, and beaux:
Her moral nature is wholly tineultivated She
spends more time in examining fashion plates,
than examining her poor httle. heart. more
time in reading love stories than in reading the
blessed Bible: What on earth is she good for:
s She iisa bill of useless expenee to her father,
and barren fig tree in the great moral vine
ward. The world would be; better off if this
foolish virgin no longer eumbered the. ground.
And one ofthese days the scythe of Time
will cut her down, and the miserable firt will
60 to her account. Girls, young women, con-
slider your ways Have "a igh and worthy pqr-
pose, Ma ke yourselves a bessingto thisrworld;
q Abhor to, be Flora. Flimsg, as You would
abhor to be any other fool. 3Beuseful, be mod
est, good, be wise virgins, and whensthe
great bridegroon1 shall come, you shall GO with
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~ $3.50 hrIdeas about Women. 9.za szs3
.a A French book, recently published at Bris-
sells, contains among other Interesting matters,
a collection OF aphorlsms about. Women taken
from the writings OF various authors. we copy
few Of them p 9lsl1 2ho- 5I0i9d SfsZiiss
s Chamfort. AIh the choice of a lover, woman
considers more how he appears in the eyes of
other women than in her own. Love, is, more
pleasing than matrimony, just as romance Is
more pleasing than history. e -' '1l "
= Bonquerat. we speak ofthe sex generally
they win rise against US +; but five do the same
OF any individual woman they will agree with
us. ~ =. =. t.-
owe to us, whilst we are indebted to them for
most of our better qualities rsarar
Daniel Sterne.- Most of women are -endoW-
ed with such naturally endearing charms that
even their very presence is generally beautiful.
Madame De Stael. l.-Lovesin wOman's life
is a history';tin man s an episode = On et
Cutalina. Only he has nothing to hold from
woman, yet he is truly sincere in praise.
Dlderot.-There exists among women Sc
cret tie, like that among priests Of the same
faith. They hate each other yet they protect
each other s interests. ,vsb 4sne9 ~ -;s4fr
Stuil. NO; even the most intellectual be-
lieyes herself decidedly hpmeg. The self de-
ception is natural, for there are some most
charming women without a parcel of beauty.
81 Octave Feuillet Fl Providence has so ordered
it that only two women have atrue interest in
the happiness f,man; his own mother and the
mother Of his children. Besides those twole-
gitimate Kinds of love, there is nothing between
the two creatures except painful and idle. de-
lusion. rg4f szta, at.t -. : .-.--. rr
Alphonse Carr Say ola woman that she is
wicked, obstinate, frivolous, but add that she
is beautiful, and be assured that she will ever
think kindly of You. Say that she is kind,
.vlrtuous, sensible, but,very homely, and she
will never forget you in her ife.. -
Madame De Maintenon.-In everything that
woman writes there will be thousands of faults
against grammar, but also to certainty always
a charm not to be found in the letters of man.
Duclos.-Great and rare heart offerings are
found almost exclusively among women; nearly
almost all the happiness and most af the best
moments in love are of their creating, and, so
also friendship, especially when it follows love-
& j. j. Rosseau.-Men can better PHILOSOPHERS
on the human heart, but women can read it
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