Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-01-21
STHAsBuRG, Jan. 10, 1869.


has excnded from the Nineteenth Century,
Another Christmas, with its necessary concon-
itants, giving to the chronologist, other and
before witnessed data, with which TO replete
one more of his poDderous and vastly oompre-
hensive pages. and with his rapid rolling
wheels, you, doubtless, have concluded he has
crushed the energies, rushed into the sea of
oblivion, cutting lis wave, and scattered the
waters of Lethe over and overwhelmed the not
unclouded counienance of Bachelordom's, SO
to speak, would-he chvalrous knight--.tas, sed
nee, ct nefns. Although en- e6ef, we would it were
our lot to be forgetful as we are forgot We feel
ourself upon due reflection working composure.
after having ceursed through another holiday
experience, overcoming almost insurmountable
obstacles, battling against the tingling music
of feminine veracularity, stemn1ing the flood
tide of fashion, in the interim being snubbed
by the Roman pannier, treading softly, though
unntentonally, upon long trails, unavoidably
entangling our spurs in the Duplex E, crino-
line of short dresses, and cruelty, scornfully,
pointed and poked at, (rearward) by the over
courteous and unconscionable Grecian Bend,
alrnos,, not quite in statu quo. Is not that mar
velous and will il not be more SO when Rich
al doth altogether become himself again, i'd
est, when we are demurred to and kicked out
of that suspensive court wherein Cupid presides?
But, now, our dear 81. N. E. J."-woman's
ehivalrous Knight, Lord, High Defender of the
majestic Grecan Bender. etc., etc., will AFRO
gate to himself the power, force and effect of
proselytism in the active voice, and MAINTAIN
he has moved us from stepped lethargy, to
reflect, consider and deliberate upon life's
highest status-man's happies: state. Well,
if he will cease his vindictive wrath in oppo
our sentiments,--in which We willingly declare
to be inhe ent in our nature, which, in truth,
we manifested in our childhood's halcyon days
when our father would take us to see the great
menageries, TO wit an unbounded aversion
to the sight of those animals with great lunches
upon their backs, we always avoided them,
because we feared and disliked them, and
how must we feel, MIR. Editor, Il appeal to
your good Judgment to be reminded by the
votaries of fashion Of q dromedary walking
upright ON two feet, displaying the bunch, in
a leaning, painful, rheumatic posture: So, if
he does required, we II maturely deliberate.
Great changes have taken place in our villa.
All its dust, its precious dust--the dust of our
fore fa.hers--the dust of mans origin-the
dust that Aunt Mariar swept oft the kitchen
the dust that blows into and clogs the young
mans eyes that lock after the young lady on
a windy day--the dust that falls frem he fairy
feet when the furnace, signing lover gets kick
ed and sent home, all its dust. / say, has been
converted into into no inconsiderable amount
of mud. | retract not all would to God it
were There is some. alas no little quantity
of dust, contained in certain boxes. that has
not turned 10 mud, bu; is rapidly depositing it
self securely upon the lungs of bu, too many,
facilitating progress in the return to dust,
of Lungs and body to mud or clay
Other changes, also, but chiefly personal !
Some are growing DID, some getting bald, some
losing their teeth, some getting young, some
getting married, some trying to marry, and
some Of the ladies say they 'front.' try. The
villagers, too, want another change, namely:
the terminus of the W. & P R. from the point
located to point of closer proximity to the
town, but Mr.. Gdrret will not move, and we
know not how to move him, unless We send
Kitty Grim and her sister in-law to create the
emotion; yet, at last accounts, Mr.. G. is will
ing to move the town out 70 Kendrick $ lime
kiln to intersect the roal.
The Ben. franklin Lyceum has survived the
lapse of time in question. and maintains its
weak hold, by few ardent supporters, who
discussed, at its last meeting, very interest
ing, as well MS instructive question, viz: is
the principle correct one? My Country.
may she always be right, but right or wrong,
My Counry!'" and propose in two weeks
hence to discuss-"Has The negro soul 90 and
should We show that he has none. who would
not be "nigger -
''Now, my dear "Jay en-ee jay" Nv. c. X, "
81. II. D., &C., thus far and no farther have
we Progressed on tn. ''cold trail," which we
viii represent by a parody on our fayorite SO.
liloquy.
To marry or not to marry, that's the question;
Whether it Is nober in the mind to suffer
The inconUeniences of BAcHELoRs's life,
Or 20 take arms against all Bachelordom,
And by opposing, end them. To bug and sleep
Unsound! and by sleep to say
W increase the heartache and thousand artificial
sho cks
That marriage is heir to |! lis contamination
Devoutly wished by some. To buyi to sleep!
To sleep4 Perchance to dream all, there's the rub
For in that marriage sleep what dreams may come
When we have shutfed off the celibate robe
Must give pause; there's the respect
That makes cetibacy of so long life
For who would bear the ridicule Of youthi
The tantalixsr's scourgel old ,coman'sc .onun,ely!
Pangs Of ardent lore! Decay of bliss
The lonely hal! and still the spurns
That patent merit of the unworthy take
When he himself conld ready change his state
With tuesre shitlimgs. Who would fardels bear
To groan and sweat under single life.
But that the dread Of something after marriage
That undiscovered music, tohose lite upkony
Grows more and more discordant, puzzles the will
And make rather choose to bear the Ills we a We
Than fly to others we may expect.
EDINBURG, Va Jan. 20, 1869.
Mr. Editor We want to suggest in this com
munication to those AMONG uS whn bava haap