The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-17

/ means ana willing 70 settle an annuity
upon her father and mother. Miss
Kellogg hears Of the arrangement, and
feeling that Miss Abbott must live for
art alone, hastens to her and tells her
that IF she marries, she miss Kel-
logg) will feel that everg cent she has
paid out for her has been hro.on a,cay."
This 80 hurts Miss Abbotfs feelings
that she Immediately sets to work gives
lessons and concerts and caves her SAL
airy until she repays Miss Kellogg every
cent that she ever expended. for her.
Then resolutely putting herself to work
she acquires means to 20 to Europe
But she has undertaken more than she
can accomplish, l hear. Her health
mas failed, and she is now sick in for
elgn land. Some of her friends, her
lover among them, urge her immediate
return, others say, "A person possessing
the talent that Miss Abbott has should
let nothing stand in the way Of perfect
log it should trample every obstacle
under foot, should sscrsfce even affec-
ton for the accomplishment Of her
object" l do not agree with the latter
class. l feel that no crown is
so sacred, 30 glorious as the
crown of wifehood and moth
erhood. The REGENERATION of
the world depends upon true
and pure HOMES To be the mother Of
a good man is glory and honor for a
christian woman, for exceeding In
power and usefulness all the laurel
wreaths with which a tickle public
loves to crown its favorite.
The snow still clings TO our streets
with remarkable tenacity. The rain
OF last Wednesday completely soaked
it, and the cold snap Of Thursday and
Friday froze it into hard masses OF ice
which renders walking q very srduous
task.
BALLS AND PARTIES.
As but q few weeks intervene before
Lent commences. the ball and party
season ia at it's hight. 1t is q subject OF
never ceasing wonder to me how the
Young people can endure the excitement
and fatigue of q season in the city OF
New York. The young men have the
hardest part of the work, for while their
sisters and friends can be little later
in the morning, to recover from the
fatigue OF last nights ball, they must
up and away to business or they lose
their situation; for thev know the ten
men stand ready to jump into their
place the moment it is given up. But
90 to a hall. and watch the fair dancers
many q young girl who would faint if
YOU asked her to sweep a room, will
dance every quadrille, waltz, polka. &c,
on the programme, clad In
thin material, exposing herself to
draughts of cold air; will eat ices,
bon.Eons, and drink lemonade all
through. the evening will swallow
any amount Of oysters, salads, confec-
tionery, game, creams, fruit, ETC., at
supper; enduring the slow torture of
tight, high-heeled shoes, and bearing
with the fortitude martyr might envy,
the prick Of hair pins and the weight
OF false hair, and all for what?
To enjoy herself suppose she would
answer, were the question asked her.
But is the enjoyment rational ls it
not humiiating to think that men and
women can 30 stultify themselves as to
think that this kind Of a life is life o!
enjoyment Why, take farmer 8 son
and daughter from the fields o. Vir'
ginia and plunge them into New York
dissipation ofthe kind / have described
and their health would fail in two
months, let them be never go robust
when they first came. How the city
folks stand it cannot imagine.
ALLINAC