Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-09-26
The Girl Who Wins.

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be pale and delicate to be called interesting
when she must be totally ignorant of all prac
| tical knowledge to be called refined and high
bred-when she must know nothing of the cur
| rent political news of the day, or be calico
masculine and strong minded
1t is not a sign of high birth or refinement
to be sickly and ignorant Those who. affect
anything OF the kind are behind the times, and
must shake up and air themselves mentally
and physically, or drop under the firm strides
OF common sense ideas, and be crushed into
utter insignifcance
In these days an active rosy-faced girl, with
brain quick and clear, warm, light heart a
temper quickly heated at intended insult or in
jury, and just as quick to forgive; whose feet
can run as fast as her tongue and not put her
out OF breath; who is not afraid of freckles or
to breathe the pure air of heaven, unrestGRlped
by the drawn curtains of close carriageS lhd
above all, who can speak her mind an give
her opinion on important topics which interest
intelligent people, is the true girl who will
make good woman.
This is the girl who wins in these days.
Even fops and dandes who strongly oppose
woman S rights, like woman who can talk
well, even if she is not handsome. They weary
Of the most beautiful creature if she is not
smart. They say, 'Aw, yeas, she is beauty,
and no mistake, but she won't do for me-
lacks brains : Of which commodity it would
seem she could have little use in her associa-
tion with him +; however, to please even an
empty-headed top, woman must know some
thing.
For the Spectator.
Mr.. EDITOR This extract | send you,
clipped from the Rockingham Register. 1t
represents the imposition of this Valley Turn
pike Company on the travel to Staunton
by the Spring Hill road, but not in language
by any means strong enough. On mile and
one-twentieth or little over one-ffth of full
section, we are compelled to pay between a
half and three fourths of the full toll, and can
not have any abatement by taking it by the
year. The forbearance of our people is aston
ishing. The local director of your town is
shamefully negligent Of his duty in the pre-
misses. A TAX PAYER.
We copy the following item from the Shen-
andoah Herald:
Complaint is justly made by many of oul
farmers living west of this place, that they are
charged unreasonable toll by the Valley Turn
pike Company The gate is situated severa
hundred yards below the Columbia Furnace
road, and though travelling but a short dis
tance, our farmers are required to pay full rates
gate by the year, for ordinary travelling
1t is an imposition, and we think the road
over the commons should be so improved thai
there will be no necessity for our farmers liv
ing in that section of the county using the turn
pike at all. A reasonable yearly toll, all woulC
be willing to pay, but by enforcing present
rates, the company succeeds In driving the
whole travel off of the road.
IRvING's TENDERNESS FOR ANIMALs.-A
little incident, showing Washington Irving's
fondness for even the lowest forms Of creation
was told us by our host. A party of gentle
men from town having made him morning
call, one of the group, while lettering on the
lawn at Sunnyside, espied small striped ad
der gliding nimbly away Pursuing it, he triec
to strike it with his cane. Mr. Irving quickly
ran to the spot, and, picking up the passive
reptile, stroked it gently with his finger, ex
claiming, my dear sir, my dear sir, pray dom
hurt the charming little thing" The poe
Campbell declared of Irving that she had i'm
parted clarity to the English tongue. May
| it not be also truly said of him, as of beloved
brother author, that he was very human, in
| deed ?'-Ffon SUNNY-sIDE AND SLEEPY HOL
LOW, in the MONTHLY GOSSIP of the Octobe
number of Lippincots Magazine.
The MOUNT GEMS TUNNEL-A correspon
dent of the London Times telegraphed to tha
paper on Saturday that he bad traversed th,
Mount Gems Tunnel in thirty-eight minutes
that the air In the tunnel was excellent; tn
rails perfectly level, and that the entire worl
had been admirably done. So the Alps hav,
at last been pierced, and science has put int
the shade and rendered forever unnecessar,
such exploits as those which gave glory to
Hannibal and Napoleon. The Pacific Rail
road. the Suez Canal and the Mount Ceni
Tunnel, these have been the great engineering
works of the age. Science, commerce and re
ligion moving band in hand, the promise
that the world will be conquered after yer
Napoleon or Caesar or Alexander.
"What do you come here for?'' said Mis-
MINERS II came to borrow matches h
meeklv replied. Matches! That's Gkel
story Why don't you make a match
know know what You come ior,' said the star exasner,
ted old virgin, as she backed the old bachelc
into corner. You come to hug and kiss m
almost to death But you shan't withor
you're the strongest, and the Lord knows 70
are !"
1t is reported that King Charles of Sxede,
is about to marry daughter of the King
Denmark If so, there will be new gene
logical puzze-for the King of Sweden s 'da
ter is already married to the King of De-
mark S son; the new bridegroom will thereto
become his own daughter S brother-in-law. ar
the Danish Crown Prince will be the son of h
own sister.
You'd better look out for your hoss's fe