American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-11-30


and when in this way the genera
condition OF the country and petpl
is improved, when we demonstrate
what our soil and climate is actualI'
capable OF producing, then eLligra
tion will, Of itself turn this WY
our lands will he in demand, til,
price will be enhanced and thu
many If our people once more mad,
rich.
A NICE CHAPTER ABOUT NICE
GIRLS.
The following graceful compliment
to the geutIer sex, is from The Wash
lngton Cdr2Ric,e. 1t was a warm anC
tender heart tiiat inspired tie pen tt
which we are indebted for it:
81 cannot imagine a home more
incomplete than the one where there
is 10 little girl to stand in the void
OF the domestic circle which boys cal
never ill, and draw all hearts within
the magic ring OF her presence. There
is something about the little Girls
which is especially lOyeable; even
their wild, naughty ways seem utter
| ly void Of evil, when they are SO soon
followed by tue sweet penjteHce that
IoyerGows in such or,rIou'. sI,own,.
Your bows are prrar rnI,I. rIlnys
generous, loving, and luA d.. good
/ iimpnlsps: but .hrv are uoi.,. .aI la.
monstrative. dparl,. Won lnyarn.m.
Won are Glad their rlar,s ,ra nm, ~
doors: but Jennie. with lirht strn f..
ALWAYS hpsjdD y,n. sha hrt,,... r...
-
sHPpJiss 'of P"!.'' an" H''" f'e'. y
ih'P'eo "iisefS uH'"'@H Iie paper iIt
MN 10 iea" sue P"'" nh i"'AnIe
lo o'eSel '""" '"'.S :, ana win
sonlG very Ii,S n,T'''"9 '''ioi,i'''oIi ol
uoli-i"SH' mus up " N1Ila'I i"@Atl
~ il'ihd' WIN " ""iu'''u' "'5u'i p
tto'i Vi "o'n""IS G'S"'!|, Ana WI"
Sha'i 'eI no" Int I'I'e t"Ic"'' o!
SPeech tH"l lows WIN sweet NI!NeFA
lieh 'heSS lIoil 'hoSt innocent hP%%'
=" mes ltSeIi 'Ao''l'" 'He Iio'he'
liealt' never 10 rust not even "hth
tne oeaf li''le '"ce Is ma among tio
daisies, aS 80 'n'HA mo'"r'S NIo"'
But Jennie grows 20 be q womun
and there is long AMI shining rrach
from the haitiatchrd door ot chId.
hood, till the gir! blooms into the
mature woman. There are the broth
erS, who always lower their voices,
and talk to thCr sister, and tell ut
the sports Ill which she ,akpS almost
as much interest as they do, while.
III turn, she lnStruotS them in all the
,rhioh ,l,; tho,. n.o,1d o,,,r ~, io,,nr,.,r
!" niCn t".S "0"', ,"p '7"Ei''l'i 7,,;''ii
"a '.t ~ -Vi t,a ~" I,'.' ""' ,,i'',i :" ,II'o',i
SUI ~ 't''' '"o ,'''" '''''7 ''''' '''';e'
', Nv >.'' 'o n',''L ,''''o''', -,
"a" ~ ny So - ~ w ',,''
,''',! l"'i'iio '''o'n' q o-'' ~ "t'o''
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81 '''t''>',' %, - -,
H., ltttI, s-,';.IN,e.. ~ tI..'I.,. ~,
Iii, ;,l;,'i-'. - I..,,,,,. -, -.
of tbe vn,iuc men mpt ouprom.u9de. ON
A oirI like That has uo. pnDtv splrn
in her head for such thougIts TO ruu
riot in and Won dou't find her sppnd.
inc tl'n nv9ninr in tLn dim marion
with a oupstionabIa yuung man for
har com,lan,.. When her lover comes.
ho mn.t s,t, ,vbot ha b,s to saw in
the family sittjno room. with father
or mother ar ifoshamad tn sotbarr
is No ro,m in, him there. Jpupip's
vouu,, Aaort has NOT hppn filled hy
fha nrruirinns nonsense which rpsnlt>
in so many unbopnv MARRIAGES or
h,srv divnrrps Dpar ci,ll She thinks
all tba tfun of WHAT q GOOD home
sha h,s wbgt dear bro+b9rs and ON
h.nd,d sr,.s Graves tha hlasSiraS
nf hnavam IN rpst ON thpm but s6n
dons -now bnw far very tar for
time and rtprpjtv. her own pure ey.
,nnIo viii ,aLi.ta AZ ~ hIrssiur intn
nt her homes where = sisters memo.
rr will hn ,nnserr,ted ,ronnd of rbp
,ioSt
Cherish, then, the little girls, DIM
tnt tba tabIe rln.b. 4u,. rtf fh,.
sugar. and are themselves the sugar
and salt OF life! Let them dress am"
uhuresS iheil "o'', o%"'tS ,. 10 .I '"'''