, 1869-10-31

Atr1. snd when . r'1,y. an onIust or an un7rtnct-
pied wouaan u the very tuln Of her Lie. But with
= loW or crtf naturtd mother We seldom SOC 4
swses ss,Sotesn m;a woE;a Iae trouble Of wnax
poItanee o. the wonan15 tnnaence At such une,
ana nor. M pffnapss 1 70 much that We bame n our
Great TACT 10 required With Sweet Seventeen To
esen foclely ~ II allowed her; catu TO bring her
ont Without oblrudluR her On the world, Or max.
nttfacfng TOO much a tentaop TO her She IL no
lsIEeE child Q Be snut away in the nu1ser5, but
ne fioo 81 ~ yss ensied 70 the paes snc cons!dss
cruel 70 debar her wholly IRON al that il going on
III tne hoase- To be sure there Il the Eoyerress,
70 70 sise hcr rope enouEn but moi too moch: bu. bY
r"e,.n r"e ane e FL y seventeen, sove.nesa has
81 eT ~, 70 &c ne autocr.t e % aud sne ose!s
,noss part :. her eiaow; anI i .eet 4 il seyen. en-
'ife,a, '1sen, u u well brought up. ID LEFT very
only through hau opened doom GEts Of ihtg avc
arc ellen wonderfully mad. end full Of KIND of
ieStou g d1spsn a q xae na ana nisery tney aIe
~ religion, and ta1t iarRclt on :he notalnEoes1 or
pleasure and tho emr1sness Of the world; and
'aaaSy smy la,f !oan9 creatures whom their elders.
taaep VINE forrox1nl experience, tn!uk fult or
e@Ee sno ~ ore ready g etve up I. the pleasures
q nle ara 70 lay uoHn ile Itself, for very disgust
Ia s0frorIui lamentations and scnttmebtxI Re-
greg put Into rhyme, and one Of the funniest
.nnes n,'h u me world y to see g1ri dancing
her talking gbrokenhea1,edne.s in he Dotulnz. It
" ntrey AZ example Of the old proyerb about tho
mesunR Q! cxtrsutfscs: yac1ilI leading to the
taxes this unknown llic, Il i aIwsys IN an unreal
anu 1btnant.c aspect. 6ume OF more rob7st ulnf
ocleki IL The builder stnnes OF Grtcce and Rome,
nuu wish tne5 Lad rlsre1 part ln the Sensational
befofsln u thJse grand old times; wtile o.he,l
20 70 Venice, End make pictures Scr themselves
~. Of the saipg so3aol.A aud The mJste'1oua
.aa e sre.Sers aei,as % a. IL xi%
gNnicrs. nud the handsome cayatlefs eelenadiLr
1hetn ic TIE moonlight That is their stca Of Iore
II il NIL 7unance., and poetfg. AID ienIcf
r'aLeea IRON afas, md lo2R and patient woo-
lne ntder .llt!cn'ue~ aad little danger, with
stve than . 1os er fcriiveIy girrn. Or a neetIuv
pressure Of the finger t,ps. They know 1o,ninS
s.sr, and expect toih,ng else. Their cherry 4
ORANGE xitoout lind a. IN tho old sopR; An1 they
~, imagine love - nnrrs, as sii the rest. Whcn
st.q sm,nmp isfo ~ actnss,s'. IT, thougs whea left
family. with \ father 10 comfort and = Yong
ntovd Ut, 10 see nf'cr-sEeel Seventeen Is often
hcr resronsia.iIt.es Il too much for ncr ten
Ia S'sanef sad ,o he ~ Is and
ItlG.h ih such q position, and lsta her power
v; AMI sometimes Ahe ia careless AID good. |
nnnose'. [s Mn'n they al scramble up together.
[sne IL over AMI they scatter Themselves p,roaf.
sometimes she Il mAt:rr. aad makes herself ami
sstfv one t!se uncomfortable ny the perpetual |
h+Treli sacrificed ant Put upon. Ia. |
iced, rho Ia not uufrcqueatly n martyr from |
Dsher can.es than heavy ,iutIes, being tout ol !
70 run ~ the family groove auyhow. Ii shc Ias
1r"9 IT, roct she Is IN Der glory. youth bling
rrnciHx:on and thinking l,srM especially III. !
Ds+d ttcAuse u Murt ne u,nhe co,nloitahle,
md y prevented from making Itself ytIicuIous. !
i,ut sweet Seventeen is thtoerant OF nil moral
differences. What she hors 10 h, r,cht IL the ni,
.alnsc, the one koe and nnly iax; and sne fht1Ys
fsMIrflng With Fin 10 allow fhnt any one clse |
on Hut on the whole. ehe Is rlca4 4znt, lovabr,
pfeTe*ttng creature, End oneh greatest rep7et
'bout hcr Il that shc Il so often III the hands Of
II rulsrs ret 80 ttunte nad shslo zed hr the COM
nonFlare training which - her gcpernl lot, aud
he low aims OF life which nre the ouly ones held
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