Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-11-25
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An Indignant woman.

WOMEN TO MARRY-A young lady, in
a communication to the San Francisco
Chronicle, makes indignant complaint
of the unreasorableness of men in ask
ing women TO marry. She SAYS: | am
peStered with offers. Now. ike men;
| like gentlcnen's society better than
that of my own sex. | ike them be-
cause their association is 10 me pleasing
and profitable want information and
knowledge of the world, and s!l the
wisdom can acquire. This cali bet
tor derive from personal association, and
masculine association at that, than
from al the books or the women in the
world. Not that I'm going to put my
self mp as a thorough blue stocking,
angular, shrunkon. sharp-.ca;ured, with
cred. spec;aced and strong minded.
Nv blood circula;es pretty lively, aud |
am not ayerSe TO the feel of 4 coa;-Slceye
or the sweep OF mstachc TO iillup the
pauseS of the conversation. But mod
Grafton, Judgement and prudence in al
things say /. Because champagne Is
exhilarating that is no reason why any
one should drink themselves into any
sort Of gutter. Now ncyer offered
to marry a man; | never had the pre-
sumption to say to gentleman: "lt
vou will be my exclusive companion
for lie viii support YOU. | will be
mother 10 your children. Asfo congo
uialitv. why I've only seen you in COM =.
rany dress but Won please me in thalsP
and III take il for granted that in ~
thcr intricacics and complications our.
natures will come into perfect sympathy
and conSauguinity with each other
But men make such propositions after
six weeks acquaintance, who in reality
,hey know no ln<e of the women whom
they ask 10 marry them than they do ot
the man in the moon There are men
who will propose marriage To us, whose u
business would keep them two ihirps OF
the time in ;hc wildS of the continent.
They seem to imagine tha; the honor Of
their name. and alliance would bc suili-
cient compensation for life spent two.
: thirds in the condition Of grass vidoN-
Aood, or of one entirely subject TO the
priya;ionS Of the lacAwoods. There
are others, confirmed myai3s, who, be.
cause We are pleasant 10 them, elect Us
TO the station N their nurses for life.
Others are poor rs poverty, yet not for
a moment do they hesitate 10 offer n,
shares in their like poverty so they
90. None OF the gentlemen in the mat
ter of association are Unplcasing. All
are possessed of qualities WHICH render
associations with them agreeable. But
the law OF to-day seems to De that the
moment a single lady sees in man some
thing 10 admire, and allows him to be-
come aware of such admraiiop,t that mo-
mcnt his lordShip must imagine that She
is head over heels in love with him. Ii
. is then that he either demands or inn
perfumes return of his passion; il. is
then that he becomes iuriously jealous
6f all her other female associates, whom
she may have known and cs,eomcd for
wears; and TO be sure, If she doesn't
fcign an affection which she may not
feel-his lordship goes into spasms
either of despair of rage. He threatens
either suicide or revenge (Mr Editor,
I've got trunk full OF just such dcspc-
rate letters, and I'm half inclined 10
publish one occasionally, without sigma
ture, of course, just in order that some
Of their lordships, who daily carry their
heads very high on Montgomery street.
may see how their insanity looks in
print) | ask, again: Why may rot
a lady enjoy COngcnial masculine associ-
alton, based on propricty. which might
prove mutually profitable. without be-
ing continually pe,tcrcd 10 marry ?
Marry marry! marry" That's mans
eternal cry. Marry and settle down"
Settle down into n .housc-"two story
back" perhaps-scttle down into
kitchen, coOkstoye, a wash-tub, era.
die : aud so keep settling, settling into
:, ~car-, worn, faded wonsn.-on whom
the male importuner after five or un
years OF his exclusive conpanionship,
may look and congratulate himself on
having accomplished successful ruin
You men are deluded on the subject Of
matrimony. You meet woman At.
tractiye 10 you, and forthwith y0p con-
cluded that the be all and end oil of hor
existence here is place in your own
private cage, where she is TO sing for
your own exclusive benefit You con.
clude because she is outwardly pleasant
in your company that all is serene aud
quiet within. You have yet 10 learn
that the best specimens Of womanhood
among you are fast cutting loose from
this old-cstablished idea that marriage
is the sole end and aim of her life
MISERABLE PEOPLE--io Young ladies'
with new boDnets Oh rainy Sundays.
A witness iH bribery ease
a printer who publishes a paper for
nothing and finds himself
A smoking nephew on yisit TO an an
ti-smoking aunt
4 star actress whcn.ber name is in
small letters on the bill
An editor with nothing but few cold
potatoes for Christmas dinner.
Evil company is like tobacco smoke
You cannot be long in It's presence
without carrying away taiDt oft.
Charity covers multitude OF sins,
and the tailor and dressmaker multi
fuda of eiunarQ