The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-08-09
Loves Young Drbam.

The following choice pitse of sarcns,n,
from the Metropolitan Record, which pur-
ports to have been written iy young wife
in New York TO her prim sand speefaclei
maiden aunt IN Boston. may. in truth, have
been indited by the latter lady herself,
with view to exposing the absurd nfatun-
tion with which girl-bridcs shut themselv. S
up in the deusion that their husbands are
embodiments of perfection.9 If the old lady
did write the document. il was hardly fair Of
her to go and palm it off ON the innocence
of inexperienced hridehood:
AN EXHAUSTED HUSBAND.
My DEAR AUNT :-AlthOugh y you told me
when invited you to my wedding. that
was too young to marry, and not capable
of choosing mate for life properly, and
with due consideration. know that you
may now feel that was wiser than you
thought In selecting dear Orlando have
gained n icost affsc,ioss,te and attentive
husband, aud one who has neither a fault
nor n vice. Heavens What must girl
suffer who finds herself united to a dissi-
pated person, neglectful of her, and disposed
toiseek the society of unworthy persons. who
drink, smoke, and do all sorts of dreadful
things!
Thank Heaven. Orlando is perfection.
To-day is my eighteenth birthday.
aud We have been married year. We keep
house now. and can make pretty good pie.
only the under crust will be damp. How
ever, / think that must be the oven. Once
put peppermint in the pudding sauce in
stead of lemon flavoring !; but then Orlando
was trying to kiss me, right before the girl,
who didn't much like either of Us going into
the kitchen at ALL
The flowers are coming up beautifully in
back garden. We sowed a great many
seed. but hardly expected so many plants.
Among the most numerous is one variety
with very large leaf, that scratches ones
fingers, and don't smell nee. l wonder
what it is! Orlando frightens me talking
about weeds; but seeds always come up,
don't they!
Dear Orlando | come back to him
again-so excellent, temperate. aud true.
Tell all the girls to marry as soon as they
can, if they can find husband like mine.
have but one trial-business takes him
so much away from me. A lawyer must at
tend to business, you know and some-
times they carry on the cases until two ut
night. Often and often he has examined
witnesses until half past twelve. and come
home perfectly exhausted. And the nasty
things will smoke, so that his dear coat
quite smells of it. Aud as it makes him as
i'll as it does me, have to air it, and sprinkle
the lining with Cologne water. before he
dares to put it on again.
had terrible fright the other night
dreadful. Orlando had told me that busi-
ness-1 think he said twas a case of life
aud death-would detain him late. So sat
up. as usual. with book, aud did not worry
until one O'Clock. After that was little
anxious, confess, and caught cold in my
head. peeping through the upstairs window
blinds for. dear aunt, it was not until
ufrvrhgt ur rnva-'sr,t,o that--I -JLA.rd- a pah
our door then thought l should faint. for
I was sure some dreadful accident had hap
pened to Orlando.
ran down to open the door, and MIR.
Smith, friend of Orlando's, who is not, l
confess, very much to my tnste-such red
faced, noisy man-was just supporting my
dear boy up the steps.
.Oh. what has happened!" cried l.
Don't be frightened. Mrs. White" said
MIR. Smith. "Nothing at al; only White is
a little exhausted. Application TO business
will exhaust man, and thought Id bring
him home."
IAN right. Belle" said Orlando. ''Smith
tells the truth-rm exhausted
Aud. dearest aunt, he vas SO much so
that he spoke quite thick, ,ud couldn't stand
up without tottering. Nj. Smith was kind
enough to help him up stairs and he laid
upon the bed SO prostratsd that thought
he was going to die. Then remembered
the French brandy you gave me in case OF
sickness. ran to get it out.
Have little brandy and water, dear =
I said.
..The very thing. Smith is exhausted too.
Give some to Smith, said-he.
And l SO reproached Hssself for not hav-
ing thought Of it before Mr.. Smith was
gone. But gave glass to Orlando. and
ander Providence. think it saved his life
for, oh, how bad he was.
BELLS. "osaid he. quite fsltering in his
speech, 1.-The room is going round so fast
that / can't catch your eye. And besides
there's two of you. and don't know which
is which, So ba
I knew these were drtadfnl symptoms.
| Take drink. dear, said 1. land I'll try
to wake Mary and send her for the doctor.
| '.No,' saiI he, I'm le all right in the
morning. I'm oil right now. Here's your
health. You're brick, +" And over
he fell fast asleep.
Oh, why do men thint so much of money,
making! Is not health better than anything
else I! nel
OF course, as he had laid down in his hat
!,d.s | taek h, that eft first: And managed to di
yest @..------ -uaresr dcr1 1EYncn It came q
off a gentleman's boots pfuuav., -~v,sr srt'
you are single lady-what task How
do they ever get 'em on? pulled an,
pulled, and shook and wrigglcd. and gave i
up. Bot it would not Dc to leave them ol
all night; so went ar i again. and at Jas
one came off so suddenly; and over wen
on the floor, and into his hat, which ha,
put down there for minute. ] could hav'
cried. And the other came off the SAM
way, just as hard and just as sudden a
last. Then Iput sof blanket over Or
lando, and sat in my sewing chair all night
Oh, how heavily he brea'hed. And had, a
you may fancy, the nDst dreadful fears
He might have killed himself by his over
application to business, for ali that ! knew
The perfect ones go first. it is said.
Oh. how differently should have felt ha'
anything happened to ny beloved Orlapdc
He has not bad SO exhsus,ing day since
and think he sees the folly Of overwork
though if courts will keep open so late. wha
can poor lawyers do! think il is yer.
inconsiderate Of the Judge. ! wonde
whether he has a wife-the mean old thing
I. Some years ago. in oss Of our We>ter
courts. three men--7sn Esgli.hmsn. nm Irish
man, and a ScOtchman-1were found guilt
ot murder, and condeRned 10 be hung