Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-28
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE

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For the COumtry,l
p,5lisisd Reqularly on TUESD-4 rs, TiitRS-
D4YSaud SlTURDAI at Sir Dollars per
GHnum.
\ SpUNKY GIRL MARRIED. - From the
Clinton. Iowa. Herald. Sioux City last winter
had Ladic's Society, and they had dinner,
and speeches, and general vowlng all around
that they would lead i single lite, aud eSchew
the naughty men forever. But it is said there
i Generally a black sheep iii the flock, and so
il seemed there was one ia this. While VOW
ING vengeance ON the male SEX these decaylng
sisters we're dumbtounded by one of their hum
ber, Miss Panthea l.. Kennedy, who arose and
most charmingy flung into their midst the fol-
lowing bit of treason to cehbacy:
Sisters in waiting-all for husbands--wc
have met because we can't help ourselves, to
celebrate this as day Of thanksgiving, as APP
poipted by our Chief Magistrate. But tell me,
Is it to us really day Of thanksgiving? No,
sisters; rather should we call it a day Of moarn-
ing--and for what? For husbands! Yes, sis
ters for husbands, which we feel we need lat
least dol and also much desire. Talk to me
ot woman's rights We have all the rights
we desire, if the meE would only propose.
Why don't the men propose, mamma, why
don't the men propose? | don't know how
YOU al feel about it, but do know II the
right man comes along aud makes me an Of
fer, | won't be at your next dinner. NO,
sisters, YOU may talk as you will about Wo-
mau's Independence it is all folly; We are
always dependent; and upon man. You
NAV LAY what you like as to our being man $
>urerior, or man $ help-mcet, or Natures mob
lest work, all of which man will grant us. But
what pleasure or happiness can we have in our
weary pilgrimage through life without man
protecting hand and care over us None: sisters.
none; and let others do as they will, Tor me, |
am determined to have one. And l will here
volunteer piece of gfatuitous advice, and that
IS. for each of you to 90 and do likewise. What
other relation in life, so honorable as man 5
companion, the wife of loving, kind, affection
ate husband? None; and in order to become
such, let US cultivate and practise all those
virtues that so much adorn our station, and
that man so much admires, and my word for
it, We will iud husbands worthy of Us We
know that men love us;know that in our smile
exists the poets inspiration and the poets re-
ward; and we also know that for us patriots
have died Man is never 50 happy as when in
our company or rendering us favor, and why
is it that each Of us can't have one? Let us see
to it while it is called to-day, so that when
another Thanksgiving Day rolls around, there
werenot be an old maid in Sioux City. Behold
her reward
MARRIED-At the residence of Hon. y. w.
Hubbard, Sioux City, Tuesday evening" June
y, by Rev E. H. Avery, Mr.. William ID. Irvine
and Miss Panthea l.. Konnedy.
SERvANTGALIsM-WHAT IS A HOME WITH
OUT HELP. The editor Of the Pittsburg
Dispatch, who evidently knows ''how it Is him
self" dscourses in the following strain about
the woes Of servantgallSm
Servants as general thing, are about as
great nulsances as can be gathered into the fam
lily mansion. For three or four dollars per
week you may obtain one of these luxurles,
which will, no doubt, prove about as useful as
cold water in the kitchen?' 'Who carries
the coals?' Does the mssus allow the girl to
have company in the parlor twice week. are
some Of the questions put to the unfortunate
female head of family by some OF the appll-
cants for situations, to say nothing of ''Do you
give shirts out?'
Some enterprising man, with slight cash
capital, should visit Hindoostan, Guatemala,
the rock of Gibraltar, or some other neighboring
locality. and secure several ship loads Of some
kind of girls who cannot talk English and never
expect to learn A lot of girls who are ignorant
ofwhat fellows are, aud who don't 60 to church
more than six times on q Sunday. No objec-
tons to them retaining their original costume.
provided it consist Of little more than a pair
Of earrings Let them be brought to oPittsburg
and training school opened for them. Teach
them to scrub stairs both ways-from the
bottom up, and from the top down. The first
one that wants to so out two evenings week
lether be shot on the spot, under 4 special act
Of ofassembly provided for the case.
Do not allow them TO talk to the girl next
door, or to swep the front pavement while all
the other girls in the row are sweeping the front
pavement This breeds familiarity, and tamil-
larity breeds contempt for the lniSsus -
Any girl who tells another girl that she knows
aplace up town wkere the other girls will have
less work and get I quarter week more,
might be gently aSsaSSinated or ducked i'll 4
trOgpond, according to an old rule, Ten
minutes under water and one above tor the
space of thirty-three minutes. She would
scarcely need more than one ten minutes dose.
That would arrange her for presentation TO
the coroner. \ few kind examples of this
sort might make a little reform in the present
state of affairs in our back kitchens, and not
Interfere with the early pety Of any OF the
household
CHARLES Mathews death Of Mr..
Charles Mathews, the English comedian is an
bounced by telegraph He was born i'll Lou
don, and made his first appearance on the stage
III his native city in DeccRber, 1885. Tie came
to this county in 1887, and made his debut at
the Park theatre in New York. In the follow
ing Year he WAS married to Madame Festris.
with whom he returned to England. where she
died in 1856. In 1851 Mr.. Mathews revisited
the United States, and played star engage
mentsin all the leading cities, Richmond iucud
rd In lSjS he was married to lIizzicW Weston, one
day after her divorce from Mr.. A. II. Dayen-
port, and soon after sailed With her for Eng
lana. Mr. and Mrs Mathews returned to the
United States few months ago and were oL re-