The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-09-02

we could mover understand why
Judge Bond&as not put on the 'traeR
Of these lhurdorers. For text book
IN logic, give US the Inter Ocean.
a ~o I'd to II the - Ladies'.
We wish to say few words in
confidence to the ladies. Most knights
of the lqaill addrioss sthemselves
nolely to the sternor sex, ignoring tho
last best gifts to man, or II they ad.
Dress these fair gifts, it ishot Through
the medium Of printors ink and
loaded type. We hive however,
always cherished tender feelings for
tho fair daughters of Eve, and for
years We have devoted ourselves to
thoir soreioe With IN uarnestnes
rarely e1ualleH.
We therefore de IN it incumbent
upon ourselves to ncquaint. them with
a fact, which howevor iihpalatablo it
be, is nevertheless n stern, relchtless
fact, roaring iteelf like aome grim
monstor IN the path Of feminine poll.
oy and threatening to effect an entire
ohango in tho treatment of their nd.
mirers. Ladies', reach your smelling
salts and bear with fortitudo this
revelation. In tho State Of South
Carolina, once the darling daughter
Of great Britain, the bright star in the
Southern galdxy,S the homo of lovely
women and brave men, which Is evun
now an object Of interest to tho
civilized world, the State "whe,e
every prospect ploases and only man
is vile," in South Car olina there is
a prepon deramce Of females. The
census of 1870, in cold Llooded heart
lessuessplaccs tile exoot rreponderauce
in numbers us scventecn thousand eight
hunatsd and t'to. Imagine q long
procession Of the total population of
tho state, passing in couples oonsis' -
ing each of n beau and his bollo,
and at the end will be found an army
of females, of oil assorted ages and
colors, 1882 strong, an amazonian
phalnns, without uinglc representa-"
tive Of tho masculine persuasion to
relieve the nonotohy. Auy poor
devil who h., clancy 'lngged behind
would feel :,wfuliy lonesome in such
good company, und on overwhelming
sense of his own unworthiuess to
associate With 30 Much vi.tue would
soon cotiiptl him to take to his
hoels incontincntly.
This is ustouud ing fHtt. 1t swept
over our bowildcrcd intellect like IN
African Sihoom. Aul VIZ would not
now divulgo it to vulgar oats, but for
the reason thht we buvu heard OF
come fellows Of the baser sort suspend.
ing it as a sword of ram"olos over
the heads of tnloitrant d. msols to
force them to teru,s.
They argue that as there are no,
enough men in tho State "to 70 round
tho l"dios must not expect moro than
onc proposal caoh, that at least l7.sO2
of :heso mutt NECESSARILY draw blank
in the lottery Of life, aid BIZ con-l
dcmned TO live "in maiden mcdita-
tion3 fancy free" Whom then a fut-
tcring fair one secs the rhuhly bosom
Of an admirer barred before her and his
heart laid ather feot, she inust dc.
termine whe,her to take it up gently
as the Prize allotted hef by tho vince
of fortune or to form one of
tho band Of 1882 "belated 81 ers''
who botake themselves, like Dorcas
-Pcnnyroyal to their canary birds and
oats.
The falsely styled lords Of oro;a tion
oan feelingly testify to the conduct
Of their innamordtas in past days
to the hanteur With which their most
humble aeto,ioh was received, to
the oondescehsion with which one
smilo Of kin word was granted to
their thirsty soulsi The gtoat social
problom now is, whether The ladies
can still MAINTAIN their tblatiyyo posi-,
tions with tboir suitors. when the
latter have been notified by that hor.
rid census that on arc at o premium
This ptoblom is too vast for Our com
prehcnsion. Wo cannot grapple with
it. IVo retito In disgust.
We know that this question will
tof ;o& &ornok &l,o |, ,3:n.' III t,