The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1869-12-25
Am old Maids TiesCs.

Some ors aho avews herself an old maid takes
very cheerfuland satisfactory view of her social
situation in the Troy Times. Her views will be
of interest to many
II always astonishes me when | take a realiz-
ing sense of the fact that am an old maid
Why, you'll scarcely believeit when l confess
that once had lovers by the legion, and offers
were as numerous as flirtations are nowadays.
was always in love. | don't remember the
time when | had not some William or Frank to
dream about and write love letters to and as
donned my long dresses some handsome Charles
Augustus was sure to keep my thoughts en-
ployed until another with greater fascinations
superseded him. You need not imagine regret
them now No, indeed ! Ny life is pleasant
one. No one annoys me. No husband iirts
with other mems wives or young girls, breaking
my heart. No husband calls me my love in
company, aud 'old brute' at home He does not
grow at milliners bills or extravagant ward
robes. He never sits looking at me, wishing
were as handsome as Mrs B--or Miss J..
He does not wish my eyes were as divncly blue
and my hair as charmingiy golden MS Kates
over the way lie never casts SLY glances at
pretty gils throwing them kisses when my back
is tdrnut sssc sss;ss.sn marvel how he ever came
TO marry me when there were so many hand
some women in the world. II | am i'll, he is not
wondering how weeds would become him, and
if he should be obliged to have an expensive
funeral He ISM thinking what jolly widower
be would make, and how eager pretty Jennie
F-would be to marry him, or how gladly
Flora would lit up her bewitching brown
eyes and promise to be his He does not com
placeuty fondle his elegant moustache before the
mirror and think every one must pity him. and
regret (girls especially) that so handsome man
should te bound TO so plain-looking II woman.
He isn't watching me continually TO see if !
fulfill all my duties as wife F; TO criticlse my
every movement, to be annoyed at the weakness
of the tea, the toughness of steak, or the ateless
of the breakfast Thank the gods-no am IA
free woman. do as please, 20 where please
think, breathe, sneese, wink, eat, and sleep, as
please Old Mother Hubbard had her dog, Dame
Crump had her pig, but have my cat An in
tellectua animal, too one that has more natural
intelligence than naiag children. Tabby and |
enjoy ourselves in rational manner. She never
speaks cross word neither do |. Together we
sit and hiisfk aonyS at time, blythe oren CRATE
and draw morals from the fire within. Tabby
has quiet temperament, and we never quarrel.
often hear people exclam that old maids are
always gossips Not SO. ! don't care If Mary
Jane has stolen another girls beau. never feel
interested in the cost Of Susan's new bonnet or
Jennie's silk dresses do not wonder that Mrs.
C-should be extravagant, or that Miss C
should lirt so much. What do care Tabby
and occasionally remark upon the folly and
stupidity of certain persons, but we do not men
tionit out of our own family. My cat is not
communicative {; neither am !.
Yesterday met one of my old lovers. Once
be praised my eyes, my lips, the beauty OF my
hair, the freshness of my manners. He professed
to love me. but he met prettier girl and ! a
gayer young man, and so we parted. He is mar
ried now, has cross, faded wife and seven
children. He looks old and weary. felt sorry
for him, but smiled at my folly in even wasting
one thought upon him. Would give up my
Jolly life of an old maid Never My hair is
ornwing sras Nv face has wrinkles in it. My
fingers are not white and soft and dimpied, ont
do not bathe them with cold cream and wear
old kids. don't wear long trails that sweep
the ground for half mile. do not wear Jumps
on my back, and double up with the fashionable
'Grecian bend don't have to wear eye glasses
and pretend am near sighted. am not obliged
to wear butterhy's wing on my head in
February, freezing my ears until they are pur-
pie. don't have TO 60 shivering in low-n necked
dresses, nor howl opera music until my throat
is sore, nor study attitudes before my mirror,
nor twist my tongue out endeavoring to learn
German, nor fall in love with my dancing mas
ter. | am not under the painful necessity of
squeezing my hands il No gloves when 7 is my
number nor do pinch my feet in little shoes
until existence seems burden. do not have
to sing Italian iitties in languishng manner
to some sentimental youth in tight pants and
waxed moustache. am far more independent
in my plain merino, with my hair in little knot,
than Miss Flora McFlimsey is in her silks and
sparkling diamonds | can look at a gay young
man, aud hs dees not hatter himself that | am
dying for love of him. | can go to church and
listen to the sermon, not caring for the stylish
hats and handsome dresses of my neighbors.
can enjoy my friends successes and riches, feeling
no envy. can see lovers kiss their sweet-hearts
good night without pang.
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