The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-11-04

AZ 10HllNG blRL.--Shc Will votcl
will be of some use in the world, vii
cook her own food, will earn her liv
ing, and will not die an cd maid
The coming girl will not wear tn :.
Gre ;ian bend, dance the German, ig-
more all possibilities of knowing how
TO work, will not endcavor to break
the hearts OF nnsophisticatrd young
men, will spell correctly, understand
English before she affects French, will
preside with equal grace at the
piano and washboard, will spin more
yarn for the house than fol the street.
will not desrise her plainly clad M 9th.
crj her poor relations or ;hs hand Of
an honest worker Will wear bon.
net speak good, plain, unlisping
English will darn her own stocl;inrs
will know how to bake loughuuts, and
will not read tho Ledge, oftener than
she does her Bible,
The coming girl will walk five
miles, i day, if need be, to kcel her
cheeks in glow will mind he, health,
her physical development and her
mother will ADOPT costume both
sensible and conducive to comfort and
health will not confouua hypoc.
riSy with politeness will not place
lying to please above frankncss VAL
have courage 10 cnt an unwelrone ac.
quaintancc: will not think that ,e~
iinement is French duplicitv that ;ts-
sumcd hospitality. where hate dwell,
in the heart, IL better than outsrokcE
condemnation will not confound
grace of movement with sill atfecta.
ton /; will not regard the end Of her
being to have beau; will not smile.
and smile, and smile, and be villain
still.
The coming girl will not look 10
Paris, but to reason, for her fashions
will not aim to follow foolish fash.
i1n because milliners and dress maxi
crs dccrced it; will not torture her
body, shrivel her soul With ruerili.
tlcs, or ruin it with wine and pleas
mc. In short, the coming Girl will
seek to gloriry her Maker and to en-
JOY mentally His works. Duty will
be her aim aud life in reality. .,a
IL. [ thurch Union. !,
! AN OnTRAGE-pRlyAr REslDkScEsi
FIRED. lNro. On SaltIrday evening
abont dusk, 1.-The ten,Hy residing at The
iai9Fth@ss tGotafcl ~ George Saili s insoti
streets were alarmed by 4 sharp blo@
against he siluiof The house, but on
gring to the door no one was visible. 4
few moments later while the different
members were seated in the room, &;
bullet struck The wall Just above tie
head Of one OF the ladies'. No rcnoaS
was heard, but on examination 1T ap.
pcared tAa! 1t, mnst have been propelled
by some other agency than the arm, as
the hole IN The window pane was
rot'nd, and the glass not fractured other
wise The bullet, which was subse.
qncn;!y found, was llatt,ncd from tito
lorcc with which it struck the wall.
On Sunday evening, near the same
hour the same occurrence took pi"c" NJ
Mrs. Kinoch's, No. 2O7 Meeting street.
In this case however, The bullet had not
lhe same momentum, as the hole formed
III the window glass was Jagged and the
bullet was not iudnntcd No rrroy:
was heard, but it was evident from Tie
nature OF the hole that the shot vas
either fired from level or an elevation.
Fh" same theory is held in the lirst m.
stance, as q lot separated the house from
Anson street. Tie whole affair is
shrondcd in mystery, as no one can
imagine why private houses should bc
firod into, and the absence OF any report
induces tho belief that the bullets were
sent either by an air gun, or by. come
instrument that gave the missile sulIi.
cicnt force TO kill the PERSON struck. M
(hdyic$ton Meas.
The Steamer Star, of tho West,
which was used to carry supplies dur
ing the Crimcan war. and was also
engaged to carry provisions and mci.!
for the rel ief Of General Anderson at
Fort Sumter, lies high and dry on
i. Moon Island, in Boston Harbor.4---
Alongside Of her is tic doablo- fender
(. Peoria, " silc-wheol steamer. buuifg
OH tho Mississppirivcr six years ago.
and employed iy tho rebels before
Grant opened tho river by the capture
Of Vicksburg., Both Of these, vessels
were sold III New York by the Coy,
ernment, and purchased by" Boston
parties, who have taken all the ma
.chinery and valuable .propcrty,from
them, and will sooa set them on Arc
and reduce them to ashes, in order, to
secure tho iron.
! A RADICAL FALsEHooD NA1LEb.-e.
(. ,Weare authorized tosay that tho slate,
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