The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-26

= ,;cuIar to do. and nobody in particular en-
! do II for; of q woman, weary, sourea w. so
nd disappointed, living in purgatoTy u a
vaitin9 TOR something which never nap ~
,ens; woman clutching desperately az w w
he phantom Of her lost youth, as s fnTtber ri
,adies with each year further anu iol'noA -
rom it's golden shore. r.
This is one sort Of old maid: - -
Now. am not ono Of those hopeless 9
ounces who believe that every woman was y
born to be somebody's wife. NoS az ~, ,ra !
yOa psSaips Being anybody's wife than they
have to he the man in the moon. tnsre :
ors women who wouldn't be bit happier
or better contented for being mariiea iorSy
times, and their husbands weu,ant 90 muy
happSs' No more do believe, either, that
che name old maid 10 necessarily bus an
other name for general disagreeaoieness. ~
ia often the case, grant you, ous u III
obliged to be so. One OF the Two th ia World
+ a single woman Of middle age. couion'
help contrasting her-this bright, cnee soy
honnv. uaeful women, whom every scu.
tbat knows her likes and respects nearby
with the peevish looking 1io h sou ns;nted
man ON Fourth street, with her p a,nsSa
! nH LAY ont of keller. Her eyebrows were
q nj more catacornered than her me ,, y;
ant the other single woman, WHOM VIZ ~
| a;nole woman set me TO tn.nkins ~
a couldn't have more periect n.1 .n and
tmo dozen children. There is somehoW 81,
y, :. S";i1 insniration in that life Of hers ohe
~ "a a wording woman, and docs not miss d
- dav from her labor the year rouna. E ;.;ay
s. day, rain, sun, snow, melting neaS ~ ~ heS
:. cold. this blessed woman starts o9t W Ia
r. 0 .Nnu.. ahout seven in the morning, ano
"a Toesn,t 90 home till seven in the evening
Az Won see she has not spent her lie sl''. ~,
bs At the parlor window, waiting ios t to<
,ir knight who never came. II she nao gu" s1i;d
y, u Wonid undoubtedly have peevish, pai aat
~ rr;nkled face, with eyebrows painted cav
w y" e.arnsred, Az it is, her eye 10 as brignS .
~ q p;rS,s. and there isn't wrinkle IN ne
,.s CHEEKY. fne face. Others are dependenI %
at her for their daily bread she taxes .o;
,ge her in the plainest manner, without an
.no no;nt. furbelows, or fuss and featneI =
tha rsst is ali given to those who, but &c
al this dear. noble woman, would ma OUTS
Ing very cold bitter world iadsea 70
for she L. ever weary anS no a1 shadow Of f ev
~" nnaas into her bright face; if she is ev
ann J;sset;afisd with her lot of labor, she wise
, go Laans it to herself; If she is ever out
in temper, on the other ha9 49, IL r Is r nsh
aea sns IN know it. She is such noble, ert
;na; heartsome lady that wish every neryot
10 Inning woman in the universe could En'
= Ia her and learn the story Of her 6usy NE
! in And that is another sort OF OLD malo'
lood There is o deep lesson underlying
story of these two single women, Pa
t. ia the lesson which old Father Ad
yaa driven ont of the garden OF Eden .
he might learn. 1t is the lesson Z
steady. regular occupation VIII make
i he PIE happy, when idisness Tim s. thav ie
} say uoaSes much Of the difference between
st of tm" s;nale women. An idle, aimless
t be- life of waiting for the bridegroom,
., or che bridegroom doesn't come, would 10
so mi any woman upon the earn 9GGe IN "
de up any IenII think IL would be enough to n
out, even man old maidish or crazy. 9
and wonder that elderly single women tag
OF she cats and dogs, and things while they
into and leave queer crazy ot T Ions since tIs
Or old elderly spinster, Eliza Wragge by n
AIN OF left a beouest to her parish on como
Ter, OF that her tomb be opened and d1steo o.
q anu wear. A queer fab was Eliza Wraggtel
{ it. 1t (nsS 70 work for might have been ex
outside cd to be, Nor is it strange, either
acme who were the gentleet, sweetest
o! an pered of young ladies in their girin9o
oy.a nt come the very craooidest, eoures0' sEs
er sort of old maids. Years age in our old
mar Of cider making in the country, we
richly ont that the sweetest apples MAD
people Shsrnest vinegar The sugar in e
o" auu turned to sour, and there was SO nuS
OF the car that it made great quantity OF
dge she Unless the sugar of human nature II
netting sweet by constant employment, by.
,inent,y ant thoughts and kindly feelings,
su,t her he dead certain TO turn into vinegar.
1t mens. does not know it. Aud who does no
'opqnet, that the very busiest people are TN
q oright nieet. the world over. There are M
ed asep Of sour, whining, fretful single Wome
IA taik- might have been among the most
Tx eye members of society, and dene tne
yeoroWe rood In their time, IL they had oni =
J. 1hey mon themselves q work to DO.
darkiy, picture once@-a grand picture it wa
pies. IL called =" Zenobia in Chains" the 9
lady d.d beautiful, royal queen walking D.
distances: loaded with letters, In the process
lth OF an the conqueror. There is many an n,
'as where a single woman whose life is ike q
tureea royal, beautiful soul by nat
Ter In my chined down by the fetters OF custo
lie to tue most Of all, by the letters Of her oY
hung-or Waveriug will. If they would on'
nan lanSn the ignobie chains aud go free,
3 mother something, aud do something GO
ung crea- si,nre ia Iy"rI, enough in this world
an ola0anE LuCAS 40 y froro frs