The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-01-13
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Leap Year ITO Bachelors.

i 10 tile fraternity OF bachelors in this
community, ofwh,ch we lave the dig.
tinguished honor OF being a member
we, at the close Of that dreaded epoch,
leap year." desire to extend our con.
! gratulations. The brotherhood have
been suhjectedto many trials. Inau.s
ences OF a weighty character have been
brought to bear upon them, the effects
OF which have been severely felt; and,
although the struggle has been desper--
ate, and our losses severe, there vet
remains much TO be thankful for. We
have passed through the war and will
enjoy mn immunity for three years. This.
is matter of congratulalion, but upon
the close Of the late struggle it may not
be amiss TO suggest few words Of
warming to the surviving members Of
the brotherhood. 40 - guF5s&5 &5+-
Women havo been compared to com.
cts. Comets are eccentric, beautiful,
lncomprehensible--so are women com.
cts confeund tho most learned 80 do
women. Comets and women therefore
are closely analogous, and we can bus
gaze with equal admiration and, wonder
at their admiration and brilliancy. Dur.
ing the past (l-ap) yearthe war waged
ny women npon our fraternity has been
vigorous. Widows, maids and wives.
| old and young. all have Joined IN tho
attack, and in such desperate encoun..
ter our ranks have necessarily suffered
severely. OF all our attacking enemies,
however. the "vidder," whom the elder
weller affirms is equal TO twenty. FIVE
single ladies, has been tho most danger.
| ous. H. H ~Yn.Ia9 sii f.n 4 :.
'she is modest but not bashf,,l, free and
ensy butnot bold llHsia ~
Like On apple ripe y and mellow, not too
young and not too old;
Half inviting, half repulsivc, now inviting,
now too shy, '' +':''"'
Thore is mischief in her ,iinple, there Is
danger in hcr eyo'' ta 4lo
And it is against her attacks that we
have been called to battle most stoutly.
| Their successes are attributable manly
to the fact Of their being accomplished
IN the art Of "managInga man." Their
finesse, cunning and adroi,ness IN all
affairs Of lha heart. aro certainly m.
| eqnalled. The madnns too have been
no less dangerous. and tho success at
tendant npon their attacks, is in great
measure due to the assistance lent them
by insane men. called poets, and bv
crnzy women called "iasi,ionably dress
makers" !" Love, too, that violent dis.
ease, has thinned our ranks considcra-
bly,; its diagnoses, are ensily discernnble
and we give for the benefit of The fra.
ternily, in order that they may be
guarded against, Absence OF mind,
scrnpnlous exacthess MS 10 personal ap.
pearance, q strange proclisily for lunar
observations, n si,'kly sentimental cast
of conntenanc", loss Of ofappetitc, highly
nervous excilability, a singular banker.
ing after, and constant pra,ing about
domestic economy, &C., &c. When
You discover these symptoms. oh think
OF the comforto of the email attic, the
pleasure of sewing on your own shirt
buttons, and making yonr own toast
and tea, and taxa immediate steps to
cure yourself else you are lost for soon
the complaint will assume its most vifu.
lcnt.s'age,l tend to insanity, play the-
most fantastic tricks with you, aud drive
you eventually to the only panacea Er
all the Protean forms Of this dreadful
disease matrinlony.i &i{. aTH#
Beware, if YOU value your single.
blessedness. oh, beware Of The pladies.
Thackery, whose authority and clever
ness, none will question:, acknowledges
himself beaten by woman. "Her smiles
says he, "her submission, her good Shu.
NOR her constant attendance to house
bills and shirt buttons for all ofsgwiicIi
we value her-Awhat are they abnt gad.
m:rable dnplici'y. An old dramatist
snys: Sing of ti6 iiattiiiiffa attire q as is,a:.
and the song shall be snrely fnll Of va
riety@hnmoroas grave, iah,astic, an,o.
ro',s, melancholy, aprightly- in all
and all in one" fjtgGf A"tt'ss bsaal
In the long twelve months struggle
through which we have Just passed
many of onr brethren ha 10 fallen, and it
is' bu: meet that$we Should drop a. tear
sympathizIng esofrow nta their ead
fate. Let us take Il lesson from, that fa,o
however, and in the9 next three eyears
OF immunity which ws shall enioy,' for.
/ tify onrHelyes thoroughly forthe deeper.
ate e6connter'tlmt awaits us Iupon the
/ recurrence oftliatmnchao be & dreaded
! epochtA-the next leap year, fts5
i ttHI!htH -eA - - s4s---A---- - ,ig
! JEFF. DAVIS sFos SECRETARY or
1 WAR.~--Gen. Gran. today received u
deter earnestly advising him, as a meas
lite OF pence, IiHrmdny and coHei!iation
to appoint Jefferson Davis as Secretary
FofsWar q Itissnnderstood that General