Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-20
ADVICE TO YOUNG LADIES.

MEssRs. EDITORS: AS there is moth.
ing more dear to my heart than the welfar. !
happiness OF the fair sex. INT rs 1 am
confined to my room by sickness. but still
able to write. | feel y disposition To spend
nv lonely hours in giving them sOine friend
" and wholesome advice. and A. | am too
old to he suspected Of my personal interest.
1t must be- of course sincere. We live in such
unhappy times in regard to matrimonial con-
ncctions, divorces have become SO COM
mon. that. thinking. rejecting parents feel
painful foreboding, in regard to the future
connections of their families. therefore !
will now take it upon myself to caution the
young ladies' to "Dc sure you are right
before you 30 ahead" 1t is often the case,
when a lady make, her appearance in COM
pany, especially among strangers. There are
some. who. in the style OF admirers, danSlc in
her train; making their court with every
profession OF honor and attachment. they are
loud In her praises. aud "strntatiOus in her
service. Every crowd echoes with her praise.
They act like men in love. But alas. they
are only ior,unr-hunters. Their eXpccta-
tons were rycitrd. but their minds were
unimpre>>rl; finding it not to their purpose.
they cease fhrir pursuit, and not In few
instances desert and betray. But the true
lover, who bv accident first forms o slight
acquaintance, ventures to look at her. is at
first backward in his advances and cautious
in her company. She is II stranger. but If
fair is fair indeed; he is ditident in his ap-
proacle>, vet he hopes; lie feels an i%nclina-
ton TO cnus"r>r with her. One intimacy
leads To- another. Her ba>hfuln->S by degrees
wears AWAY. :aI'i -tr"n% affection steals upon
ii- heart. and !ia>in% no low design TO serve.
AMI no >"it-iutcre>t to crafty, he becomes
cnamor"d of her innocent lnyr!in">-. Is firm
in his attachment, which can neither BE-
altered by misfortune or influenced by sic
cess. ready to share with fidelity all the
varieties OF her fate. In an ancient work my
mini was much pleased with the CORES.
p"ndr,"c of two lovers young laiy "i
great beauty and accomplishments. and who
VS. engaged 10 he married. but before til,
tim" al their intended union, She uniortn
natrly WAS deprived of her beauty by the
smallpox. Thinking her lover might loo-t
his affection on account Of this great calam
ity. she wrote him in this wise: 'Sir: l
You battered me before I had this malady
pray come and see me now; but if ynu sin
r"rcly liked me. stay away. for ! am not thu
same The lover returned this answer
'.Drar Miss: | am not obliged to let yot
know whether | battered YOU or not, since
You are not the same woman; but [ a>>tr'
+, yuu I do not fiattrr when | tell YOU ! lik
d. you now better than all your sex; and hop
-, YOU may bear what may hcfall me when W
1 are both onr. Us we'll - YOU ITO what happen
. I" yourself. now you are single. Therefor
4 | am ready to take such a spirit for my com
1 paai"n A. soon ~ You please Tl!i- is III
| the Kind of lover that may he relied upo'
G under all circumstances. Re sure then no
T.. to depend 80 mich upon your personal nj
: trac,iuns as the cultivation Of your intellect
anl sincerity and purity of intention {; the>
! are Virtues that will liv" au.! flourish whr
r beauty fails. and there will b. no great dim
e mutton of YOUR charms when old age Ovel
takes YOU. E. r.