The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-10
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Human nature beng pretty much he
ZANE IN ell asa, poEtioo d II. Cobbett'G
AdVlee can Be AdOpted % good SdTsutase'
ft present. use Nj Cob6stt Wa, hlnsslf.
~ excellent example o. the solid eoni0rt
Ehica follows discretion 10 the choice OF
= partner iOc hfe He va . herce Old
fellow, u first 6eFee Why and then ;
heree Toy; be Ma in jail couple d
yeAn tOG the exercise u freedom Of
discusEioo, and hSd 70 leATe his country
Oooe 10 AVOID getting into Jail again; bis
life EEs full q political s,Eiie and turmoil
fe', toward ils cloA be e01d quietly Eit
down and write: y hETe tTisd al the
nnDGfo0s and indscribable delights Of
home and children, and ~ The sane time
al the bachelors freedom hum domestic
caro-" All this Vas owing 70 The pusses,
sion q well eAosen wife.
Mr.. Goblet wrote ruGinly for the ben.
eft Of tie middle Glasses, and .: Z tine
Vhen the exercise Of judgment betore
marriage was easter ca Gcco1nt Of the
more intt1Ste relS;io1s between young
men and women who Contemplated mat
rimOoy. Bat IN c1ses where fashionable
mothers do the co1rttng on the part Of The
daughters, with tie bspeds Of lheir own
eIperieoce In the past, il requires . large
degree Of diseerznsut, and : greater eI-
tent d enterprise 90 the p1't u the anh-
toos yO1ng man, 70 satisfy himself b.
iNehHDd that be securing wife who viii
fOreTeT keep him out ott6e divorce co1rtS.
Nj Cob6ett advises that yo1ng men
should look q their sweetheart shoe.
with delicious uneo0cioosness that this
S0uld also involve looking Al the ieet;
Sod when be tells q that q good way 10
judge Of cleanliness i iron the state Of
the covering d the Ankles," # becomes
apparent how difficult Il To1ld be TO ap-
ply his test, o. avail ourself Of his prlct-
ic1l advice, in these Of social prtjudices-
There d one point, however, on which
Ar. Goblet insists, which u even more
desirable nowadays than Il vas In time.
Eating and drinking" he ssJ8 in another
Q: his books, come three TINES 3 day"
This practical fac: Of lie should Be re-
meubered above al others il taking ones
matrimonial departure. nCobbetL with
all the trials in bis eUeer, could comfort
himself with the reflection that he hsd
eri1yed bachelors freedom from do
nestle cares, along with the pleasures az
married lie, It must have been principally
becSrS. his wife WAS 3 good eoOk. 4
good cook" is = teru Ehich should in
cIcde 4 knowledge Of AL details Of the
eEtaEe, from the buying OF materials 10
the serving Of them on the table. Il
mesns economy, Versatility, invention,
taste, Industry, cie2ninesI, amiAbility,
fact, Ill the domestic virtues combined.
Goblet spoke Of = girl who had been
brougnt Up TO play music, 10 what l.
called draw and 10 sing," IS an "uutor-
tunste young creature" an GdTised every
young man to beWEre OF heT. Whist
would be have said Of the predoninAnce
Of these unfortunate young creatures In
our day, in.Whon the Scconpl.s hmsn : be
describes have beeu made 70 preclude The
possibility Of thst sgmmUE E1n9n OF do
mestic bliss, q through knowledge Of the
egtftne: In America, Of Ill countries,
and IN the present age, q all times, the
absence u this knowledge is the bane oil
married life. The poor people fare badly
when it would not CTS! them any more 70
live we'll The rich people souander
money for cheSp limitations Of thai whole
s4le HsE!1Hes OF the restaurant The re-
captions which are given 81 immense COS;
are brilliant and successful In everything
except the table How many ladies know
how 70 give = good dinner. though there
IS no way in which sue co1ld entertain
her fHsods 90 satisfactory 70 hers4li and
u them? Il does not seem impossible
that Joung lady should hsTe ordinary
soc' JmplBhmentS and yet know s0me-
Thing shout cooking. Dumas VAS one Of
the greatest literary workers in the world.
and RDssiui one Of the greatest Composer;
JET both were good cooks. It's preTer-
sion Of common sense, that cooking has
coneo be regarded in society a. sone-
thios degrading, when /. il one Of the
su5!inest as well IS the most useful d al
aus
o!all Of Cobbett's hints 70 young men
in the choosing Of wife, there Is none Of
80 much service in modern times a. that
which recommends 10 satisfy themselves
that the youpg ladies Of their choice know
Nnethirg Of the kitchen II is possible
that young men who do not want 10 de-
generate into the solitary dinners and nice
suPoers Of their bachelor dsys, and 90
make their OWL lives, IS well q heir
wives, inexpressibly wretched, might in
stttuie new rule tor courShip. Instead
Of ssk'n2, q young lAdy TO plsy and sing
for them they might invite themselves 10
3 dinner OF her cooking. This Is not
more impudent than the other. Both are
means Of enjoyment exEcted from the
young woman. and good dinner is INF.
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