The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-07-19
Ladies' Column.


San Francisco has had an arrival of
two hrrared and forty China women.
Victoria thinks of building an asylum
for poor widows near Coburg. 7 Ell
Florida ladies divide their time between
raising oranges and shooting alligators. ~
Old maids are described as,"embers
from which the sparks have fed"
Two Indianians have swapped wives;
the owner Of tho elder paying three
bushels Of corn to boot. .I .fs 7>Gt
A man named Tease las married 4
Miss Cross. IIe Teased her until sho'
agreed she wouldn't be Gross any longer.
A miserable old bachelor observes that
he looks under the marriage head for
news of lie aceak. 2t,
LISA great pity that q woman's pets
are SO frequently uuisances to everybody
else.
Boston is to have grand brunette
baby show this month, The "cullud SIS
tern" will fnrnish The babies. n
Why is kissing like eating soup with q !
fork7 Because it takes good while to,
get enough otit. b s,si,..,f b.,
q bushing da,nsel Of forty summers
says:-''There is no difficulty il, getting
'engagcd-thc tftublo is in keeping So"
Josh Billings says-"onne Of the fussies
scenes ever saw. waz tcw old madcs I,
waitiu' on one sick widowcr."
It is q pleasant thing to sec lilies 7
growing upon young ladies' cheek, but
bad sign to sec a young mans face
break out in blossoms. l4 H'ft%
Don't be in too great d hurry, girls, to :
fall in love with young men, It often
happens that. your hearts are no sooner
theirs, than theirs are no longer yours. ~
Some married folks Keep their love-.
like their jcwelry, for the worlds eyes;
thinking it too precious. for every day
wear at the 6re-sidc: ~
A boarding school miss, ill., bein uis:rell, !.
deemed it vulgar to say that she was. ...bil-
lious," 50 she tomplained Of being "Wl-
famous" s
Mormon non e1aer ,i va, ;; recently sa,Y made 4,
very muca Of a parent. He was presented
with nine boys and five girls the Same
morning. 7 s.,r,r5I
Why is matrimony like d beseiged
city? Because those who are in want to
get out, and those who arc out want to-
get in. tfE AZ ~
a widow once said to her daughter
"Whcn you are Of my age it will be time z
enough to dream Of u husband" eyes,
mother, FOR the second time" g
At a recent wedding in Paris, tho most
decided sensation was created by dark
girl dressed in blue from bonnet feathers
to the tasscls on her boots. She was an
American aud pretty.
It is found that women make the very
best operators for The telegraph. Tbs,
only difficulty is to prevent each young.
lady at either end Of the line from having
the last word. 4o III
The sou;,b Bend Pyats,.y .ell, Of j
woman who hit her husband over the
head with rolling pin, after family
prayers, one day last week. BECAUSE he,
prayed for his children and olnitter hers.
An Iowa man tclcgfaphod to sheriff b
in Illinois directing the arrest Of a man,
who was eloping with his wife. He ad-
ded, "Hc owes me oDe hundred dollars.
If he pays let lin 60. In
Two ladies' we're having some words toi2
gether, when tho daughter of one Of them
popped her head out Of the door and
cried, "be quick, mother, and call her
tllicf before she calls you one"
Queen Victoria, it " said, has Melted.
on her book Of travels Sl2,OQO, all OF
which she has given to tue poor. Had
she been an unknown person, and put out
the same book, she would have netted S0,
all Of which sic would have kept. 5e,l
| The smack Of q parting kiss caused the
horse, attached to bridal carriage III ST.,
Louis to run away with the happy but.
frightened pair-4smashing the wedding
bonnet Of the bride, aud Che whiskey bot-
tie in the pocket Of The bridegroom. t.a
Jecmes when writing to his dear dsr-
ling Matte, the. other day. piled on tho
agony ttusly:-"D "Delectable rosebud,
you atc 80 sweet that in your presence
honey vonll blush, and sorghum lholasses
stand appalled,. s.ta
A young Kentucky couple recently
made siseeasfii clopemcnt Soon after,
an officer sSas .ent III pursuit, and arriving
at the hotel where they were stopping,
found them snug in bed. Ile ex-
nlaincd His erron1 when the yount lady