Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-18

AuOxG THE FOnPs.

From tie New York Commercial Advertised
An immense deal has been written
from time immemOrial on the subject of
personal courage, aud an indefinite
number of illustrations have been offer
ell IN support OF each authors special
idol, from Marcus CuTtIus down to
Grace Darling, bat we think it remained
for the Nineteenth Century, and orr
own particular day. to crown this heroic
virtue by exploits which would insure
utter oblivion to Marlborough, and
cause the story OF the gallant SIX hun
bred TO appear tame and Insignificant.
To talk of walking up to- the lannon's
mouth Is very poetical, and when We
have a good audience We enjoy lighting
our battles over, and Boosting of the
noble deeds of our brave comrades; but,
10 our old fOgy ish ideas. language is in
capable OF expressing a stronger idea of
supeThuman courage than that which Is
pledged every day at the altar by those
youthful aud unconcious martyrs, who,
with very moderate means of support,
take upon themselves the fearful re
sponsibility of gratifying tue Unsuitable
wants of fashionable wife
And, dDrOg0s to fashionable women,
II any OnE Gdu AAuAAAAAA-AN hAA -ttt2C AA1G ~
istence of class more hOpelessly and
unmitigatedly extravagaut IN every sense
of tine word than New York belle, We
should consider HIM a beuefactOr. since
it would supply community OF suffer
ing, which Is generally considered a
material mitigation IN the case OF al
flicted humanity Nor would this sub
Iect assume such formidable proper
tiOns, If the reckless expenditure We
complain Of affected only personal
adOrnment, instead Of permeating, as
ii does, every branch OF domestic econ
Omy. Formerly the martyr husband or
father of one of these butterflies, found
a limit 10 his tOTtHres when he had IN
vested his idol In the latest and most
expensive novelties; but now, unsatis-
fed with such easy conquests, the vOta-
~ OF fashion subjects her victim to
such thorough depletions, that we
stand aghast at the ingenuity which
inyents, and the sci. sh ObstlnacY
which exacts, such constant and fatal
drains on the powers of the family bread
winner.
A few months since we spent a fortss
night with a younger brother IA town,
who is working hard in his profession,
and who really might, but for this Jug
geInaut OF fashion, soon rise to the top
of the ladder.
But the poor fellow, in an evil mo-
ment, was thrown in the way OF one of
these syreus, aud, like few other
sensible men before him, soon became
an unresisting slave to the infinite ex-
actions Of n spoilt doll, who. rich mel
AEa~ HEw~ haH 4
soon found, not the slightest difficulty
In spending, on her own person, the
ntire product of her husbands probes
siOnal labor; leaving such trifles as the
house accounts To accumulate IN her
desk, until she could do SO no longer,
when they were handed over to poor
Harry to settle as best he might. Nor
should we lay upon the wife all the
blame In this matter, since the first false
step lay, of course, with him, who, ig-
nOrant of the lmitleSs personal acquire
ments of a woman of tins class, had even
thus began housekeeping in a style so
much beyond his means.
But we cannot help feeling a certain
sympathy with the few chivalric spirits
who, being made To believe they have
arrested goddess from her shrine on
Olympus, (thOugh one. has occasionally
the oldest vision of being met halt way
up by bewitching creature, who seem
ed nothing 10th to leave the nectar and
ambrOsia of her foTrfatheIs, and to be
provided with terrestrial suppers from
DelmonicO's, and French bon hons from
Maiilard's,) are ready to make superhu-
man efforts to supply her needs In such
a manner as viii leave no regret for her
natal Joys.
Sitting a quiet spectator at our broth
er's fireside. we watched with inexpress-
ible anxiety the experiment. he was
making; longing, yet fearing, TO warn
him OF the pTecIpIce on which he stood;
but tbs "A delicate subject to touch with
uncircumcised hands, and we should
probably have carried our burden
home, had not circumstances favored
our sincere desire to leave quieter and
less anxious heart under poor Harry
waistcOat.
s'MIy dear, said Madam, one morn
ing, as her husband was, as usual, PIE
pairing to 90 down town, ''dO not forget
that Won are to return home by twelve,
to 90 with me to Ellen Seymour's wed
ding; though / am really ashamed to
take her the book, which was all
could squeeze out of the money you
gave me, for her wedding present.
''Why, Patty, love, you surely do not
suppose i can afford ID make AN expen
sive present to each of our acquaintan-
ces as they marry ?"
''The bracelets Mrs. Seymour gave
me on my marriage" retorted Madam
sscOst, 1 afterward found, forty-five dol
lars, at Tiffany's, and you know each o.
the girls gave me something"
II have heard your father say, my
love- said Harry gently, ''that MIR
Seymour was indebted to him for hi,
first STRAIT In life; and they are too hon
orable t. forget even tacit obligations
and no doubt they felt real pleasur,
in thus showing their appreciation o
your fathers kindness. Beside, MIR
Seymour is a rich man, which, by thu
way, / shall never be, if dandle il
this manner. Aud now, pussy, l mus
say good-by for the day; you must hav'
been Joking In ordering me home early
for you know told yOu last night tina
Ihad an unusually important case com