Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-04-16

perhaps five. when he too. became s'IlI,
and both were al the bar OF Elernsl jus
lice.
The execution, says the correspondent
Of the New York. Herald, was badly
buneled affair from beginning TO end. and
showed the Necessity OF having an exPe.
sienced hspgman 10 such csses. The
tortures OF the wreIches were terrible.
which might have been avoided II q prop.
er scsEold had been erected sud hang
man cmployed who knew how TO do hls
work. Alier hanging nearly forty min.
utes the bodies were cut down end placed
in cofIins slready prepared Tor them.
Why Marriage is Dying Out.
Much Of the careless morslty OF tie
presen, day is owing 10 The way III which
women dress. There is no cavlIne st
the fact or pretending 10 ignore II, tut the
moderately dressed vile and moIter is
last disappearing from our homes.
The domestic daughter has long since
become myth, and IN her place we hsvs
Greclsn bended, high heeIed, chrgnoned
young lady. who lsughs loud aud talks
fast. and writes herself "MsTIe or "Ju-
lie," and who is q compe,e success IN
doing nothing. except the rlAng Literature
OF the day.
think the reason young men do not
marry is because girls have ceased 10 DO
domestic, and spend great deal OF mon
ey upon dress. They are not con'en'ed
10 live IN a quiet way and dress modrr-
stely they must 60 out, dress and noe
and frequent places Of amusement; have
supperS sud bequets, and receive a6LI'-
uuu. 1t costs great deal oi money
which the young man furnishes. and he
never geIs ahcsd enough To marry, so
they repent and uy their luck over sgN'n.
LIS the easiest thing IN the world 10 do
with lees luxury, but It involves h'de
self sacrifice and economy, and these 'ir-
tues are fast becoming exoncs.
Fully one hsll The girls who are now
filing situations IN stores, Offices, etc, 60
lhere IN the hrst place IN order TO be able
TO dress better They live IN plsIh hnt
comfortable home. and must help with
the houseWork or he children Oi their
own KIN, but they bear glowing accounts
of the city; they want the GueEy that IS
denied then. and they want 10 go from
those peaceful home lives, from the Kind
guardianship OF psrents. TO tie ioli aud
temptation OF the ten hour System. They
20 plain country gItls, with modest blush
ing cheeks. and smooth, shining hslI.
They stay there year or two, aud 'hct
checks are pale and Their heir Is l'Izzled.
They have lost the g'uchene OF bushIng
ard are bad 81 rcpSrtce. Iboy dfes"
somewhat and 1--we somewhat, but they
have hours Of dependency that maxi"
them old. is one long Struggle with
abor and temptation. and how they pre-.
serve their integrity God ohly knows.
Now. wouIG not these girls be haPpi'r
as the wives OF farmers aud mechanics !
/ Would not one " ord OF genuine love out.
weigh ton Of admiration Would not
the smile Of a child DO = thousand times
better than the g0ze of the hberIlne IL
it not easier To work for ones own thsn
for strangers 10 leel that you no
king in your own castle, II II is only one
story cottage !
Woman's independence will work her
deadIier wrong than any bond she h's
ever formed. when ste slep' hey ond
the ialr threshold Of womsnIy power
the home, where God has made her su-
preme, &c fight The demons Of political or
commercial lie, she lays downs sceptro
10 take up chain. whose iron canser viii
eat into her soul.