The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-12-14
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Ti'src aTr 'uo nany old maids by ,.aif ~ ~.
world
Not, I'erhaIe, for the romiori:nf ihasr indiyil
uais land their nRm.e Is ,lsgion Who like som
utrk aud ever tra'it par at shoulders Is,n N i,
| tO iay ii,r burden 81 ',ln this nnd ''dn tlnt
aud 'i"n i"i?rt the other thing Mnkrwright
aad ss.i. goats nav, their uss- S,si.t, rninI,ss
! tlciC!5 'i uirn aud th,ir u ives without ths,.
| ''ancI'ui- WOu.l hc u"I unlike an ill.parke.
'f"nk ihtir would ia' 'aiiling aud shaking an,
bfsgkayts innnncrihl,. uld mails ntr needle,
lo ''ls,th n to iill up the iuierstrts nnd stead
The uncertain, aud support ,.,e weak Hut thcr,
i' n1 Kind Ui danger Ui the rare of old maids b,
comm. extinct, "a long the world wage on in
its usual STYLE aud the sun rscs and set. after n
| hclusiui;iUd tuuIinr
| How u u with the old lachrlors Well the,
ar' '.'i''ho" r'gar'ir- wish gloomy rrspcci .uir,
nnd s"'iii-inrla'iuus though they may haV. b..
rOi,ie. Thy are not tie Virtim. ui neglect TH.,
/ might a.'c b''n n.'fti,d had tri chosen iu sa,
W" ""fi To soi'" rNiaritHi young la,ly l;ut ~
nid tuiii ihais 'luir ,n,il'.i matter She ,aan
Hli h'rs'i'-si.' j. the Vi',im ui untuwntd cir.
cn'i,s iansrs. People l,-,A ut hrf ~ they might
'"g'ii - lt''r VI unsnlAblc ,nlirO lett over ia,
s'a ~ "n ilc metrilani'. thck shrlv,s or "A bic.
inrr iin, hangs an sociitl on the artist hands
u y the rcnrInl iInlrrssinn tia, .hc is very mucl
To ie pIli,i--ihat he has ,ri,d her lest angling
10 ilir hinuh V III, fui the sh, hsh called hts.
tnhd hu' without success
N"w, Gha, IL she 20 d. Womanly irlicacy
iora''! hr To SNAP lri iing'r in the iarc OF lhi.
OhsirGsit.l! pitAing world aud sil.ncc its whis.
! Ief b, the bold assertion IT, no such thin.
have hh'l opportunities To BE- married, aud / ain
an oil inaId by ny own choire aud election -
Ai'd At chs d.d iaee ~ the world ia this sort OF
nilnn"r thr world wouldnt believe her.
" Il yer, hard 20 b. misjudgcd and the old
maid has molc generally to drink this bitter cup
Il ,hu drgs
'li is such piiy Mary Su, h.a.one has never
lnHiti'd-shc would have ina,lc such "a nice wife -
How o!;tn w hear that expp sion, and how i,
must nggniva,e the single sister.hood t'Sucl 1,
nitc ~iic Tot surnrbOdy y-such u useful household
Ina' hlnc such a willing drudge 2" And whn,
do' 'hc old maid herself think about il? Docs
she regret that she hasn't bccn led, on orange
blossom drckc'l iAinp, To th" saciiicia altar o.,
iiiaiiinony Ur docs she tall back contrniedly
upon hes o"I.s II ',ssr.s of gtevn tea wurs,cI
work and mia, drops, thanking her bcnisn stars
that she has never been nveiged INTO ,ha, bond.
age whrrcirOn there is no escape save hy death
OF divorce
Ahct all, ,l,rc Is a good deal to IL said in favor
uf the life of an old maid
she is independent firstly, 10 begin with No
number OF FOurths OF July could convey the. full
adequate idea oi her entire liberty 0, spccch,
motion, and thought if she wants TO 20 AnV
where, 10 the North Pole for INSTANCE. or Van
Dien'en Land, she has nothing TO do Lu, 10 pack
up aud 20. Nobody's permission is 10 be meekiy
asked, nobody s:counlenancc ~ b. iufliycly stud.
iei. II she likes her brcakfas, nj four . clo,L.
in the afternoon, she orders il a, -four clock in
the afternoon, and eats IL like one oi the Signets
oi the Declaration II by any chance she gets
out OF 'emiEr there aFc no sharp angles Of any
enc elsc's temper 10 strike wordy fire She Is
seli-r,liaui, sclfsuilieieni, scli-contained.
She is held responsible for nobody clse's back.
sliding u some poor, oyer.burd,ncd wretch
IL l..
Australia with his debts unpaid, aud his charac-
ter rtldlrd through and through like sieve
there is nobody TO roll their eyes at her and mur.
mur TelToachfully, "Ah, IL bis wife had been A
different women, that never would have hapIen-
ed = " Jones fails, she is not Mrs Jones 10 be
overwhelmed with the torrent Of blame that should
righliully be adjudgcd 10 Jones unlucky fonducss
foT faro AMI champagne
She may he like o solitary oyster in its she'll :
but has not the life o. an oyster some adyaata.
gcs Oysters arc placid, calm, uuruied by the
high and low tides Of life Who would no,
rather be an oy sler than u sensitive plant
Bu, wC are speaking now Of the old maid who
Is an old maid simply through her own choice
aud prcfeiencc--ihe comfortable cosy old maid
will, money enough TO live on, common sense
enough 10 enjoy her freedom, and ingenuity
enough 20 amuse herself without the aid OF mas
culinc society How IL II about other old maids
There never yet was woman 50 ugly or un.
ttiiartttC but tnat some ~ course her
life shc received a; leas, sns Offer
This s statement frequently aud confidently
made, but nevertheless quite untrue. There are
women in the world Nho pass through existence
unsoupht aud unwoocd There are women aud
more than few, too who are made 10 feel mos,
bitterly and uneompromisinely tina, they are si.
Icriuiiios ia the world
They are educated 'to be- nammas 20 they
dIcss, ,lancc, and attend fancy fairs ito BE- mar.
ricd :" they smile and play croquet, and sii up
late Rt nights ''io be- married - and, finally, the
autunInal shadows OF the 'ihirii,s" steal aih.
waTi their lives aud they are not married after
all Nobody denies that they are ''niec girl. -
they are neither humpbackcd, poCk marked, nor
ontwarily d.formcd, aud yet somehow ihr com.
modify ducs moi ssCm 10 b. marketable They
cling to the uu.kiiis Of that dcbaiable Land which
~ neither girlhool ancienity, as long az posi-.
hl" they treasure thu fading trophies OF their
youth, aud finally. when the line Is irrrvoc7,bly
drawn, aud the little girls Of their day, succeed
Ing tO the throne Of bellChOOd, look nj them as.
kance, and speak Of them IN audible whispers a.
''Old maids, " they still hopc aud trust on bclicv.
ing in the truth OF Milion's line
'rhsy also serve, Who only stand aud wait ?"
Would II were so for the sake Of the old maids
And then, what a second.raic place they are
| compelled To- occupy in existence. For most Of
ihcm-say seven ciahths on m average-haying
| no settled homes nor incomes Of theiT own, are
daecs Of other families. Alas how much Ices
nre the legitimate and authorized paupers OF a
charitable Institution 10 be- piiied thaH these paid
dclcately nuTiutcl paupcTa VI polite society, who
cat the bitter brad of dependence, and try TO
| persuade themselves that u Is cake
ilo~ is II donef Perhaps = married brother
OlIrGs them u home in gTudRing sort oi way,
as ii be- Wcrr throwing hone 10 n dog perhaps
| a sister, who finds the cares of her family too
| burdensomc Tor her unassisith shoulders, takes
her ia lieu Of upper nurse OF superior servant "tO
make hcIsr' gcnctally useful T.
| five wanted 10 eaieI M insane asylum within
| the year, We EhOald take situation soincwhcre
10 make Ourselves generally usrfnl" Wash,
scrub go out TO house cleaning by the day, white.
wash, do any thing la the world rather Than Try
10 make yourself generally usclu The sphere
| u altogether too general. Never, until you have
bsea hunted Into your grave, will people be satls.
icd that you have made yourself 'usefnl enough.
And so ends all spicc and sparkle ofindividu.
ALLY In litc star aH thc old uiaid Va concerned
ThvncefOTward she ls only q convenience 10
OthcIs "a faint rrilcciion at stronger, happier
| ptc-aHucg she avs on builons she mcuds 1ig-
EaE tents she sits up with sick children she
scolds servants, or special instruction she check.
on washing hills she runs after people, picking
up things, shailiag doors, dasiing tables, and
s,tling cushions straight she u here, there, aud
every y here in one aud the same moment.
And when, at night, siealing away from III,
a,,eial elrcle In which she iccls too acu,cly thai
her prpcnc is scarcely misscsl she erteps, tired
aud hcartsiek, 10 her rsl she hAs ,hc satisfaction
of knowing that everybody thiaks "she mgh
have done a lililc moro '
IL ihls what the heavenly Arbi,ct intended
woman's llfe should be-, when he 6sd her naluT,
with loving instincts aud aspirations which
solitary life eau newer fulfill
When bone gets nut OF plarr, there are SUI
gcuns In ~ u, and suRningiy devised insiru
msnis 10 eoaN Il back where ID shaald Le bu
When human rnaluuA get "a wOlully aud pilc
oah, oui of plarc, where "a ihc chiurgeon tha
,an rnnitNr Ia a. set ihrm Even the ti,aa
Physic who Watches Qyer u, sll eAisuds a