American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-09-07
FUTURE HUSBANDS.
For the American Citizen.

For the American Ctizen.]
how many of the young men with whom W
meet are fitted to fill the responsible situa
ton of the head Of a family We pity tn
poor little flies that shall, one day, be eaugh
in their webs.
We listen to these young gents of whom
we speak, and hear item talk of cool bran
dy, mint julips, oysters, etc, until we ar
ready to exclaim, Are these bipeds men?
In all our cities, North and South, rlan,
of these auamalcula may be seen at tn
store doors, on a fine day, thrown back il
their chairs, yawning, cleaning their nails
and gazing at their white hands for hours
We never were great admirers of lady's
white hand, but heaven defend us from a
man who sports one. If true woman cvel
marries one of these drones, it will be wher
| Cupid shall have blinded her
"At the oaks root in modest pride,
She crouchcs as his loving bride;
Whilst he with rough and sincwy arms,
Shades from the sun her rosy charms,
And bids all other suitors fly,
The light OF her reSplendant eye
The delicate flower, and the loving woman, ,
seek a stalwart form and brawny hand.
We have lived long enough to know that
they who prosper, must labor that white
hands and mint julips will not make the kei-
tie boil that n man must beup and do II :
ms well as his wife, and that editors,
whose sheets teen with abnse of the fair sex,
had better give little advice to the men,
lest the ladies find it necessary to do the
very thing the gentlemen so much dread
that il, put on the pants.
One editor says, :" the girls do not know
the difference between bran and shorts, mel.
Their can they tell which COW gives the but
termlk ~ That man was probably snooz-
ing in the morning, whilst his sisters made
the biscuit and MIXED the cows. Nothing
has so endcared to us the ladies of The South,
they endured the hardship5 and trials of
the late war. My wife has never said to me
under the pressure of accumulated misfor.
tunes; "Why did you vote for war? The
women had nothing to do with bringing it
on"
No bless their hearts with cheerful
smiles and willing hands they did ga good
part" During the war, they piled the shut
lie and needle necessarily, and now, whilst
heir black cooks are running around and
begging the Bureau for ratios, they, with
cook book in hand, are preparing for US
such dainty dishes as we never dreamed of
n the days of niggers Throughout the |
South, the ladies are far outstrippng the
gentlemen in learning to perform cheerrully |
heir new duties. White, dainty hands are
busy every where. No, sir editor, you need
lot fear taking Southern girl to your heart,
With nothing in the wide world except your
wardrobe of gray, and your canteen !" pro-
ded that, that canteen is not full of whisky.
Daughter of God, and man accomplished
I've what do We not owe thee How shall
re show our gratitude for thy many acts of
eviction and love, our sorrow for the pow
rty we have brought thee to ?
You ask only kisses on which the perfume
whisky does not lingeri only the clasp of
ands hard and strong.
You shall have them you have right
claim more than this; and, by the immor- {
Foods l, for one, will never again enter a
Risky saloon, unless overcome by the flesh
I'd the devil. jim JUSTICE.
CANTON, Aug 3Oth, 1867.