The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-10-03

About Girls.


Girls are often wild, wayward and
hard to govern. They give their anx
ious mothers and foud fathers many
serious hours ofthoughtand caro- They
principally delight in having their own
way: they are impatient under some re.
straint, and they frequently fan cy tn Mt
they know a great deal more than thuir
mothers do.
They gigge AMI act very FOOLS h
sometimes, when anything happens to
please them. They pout aud make up
faces when they feel cross aud uncom
Portable, or when any one is unfortun.
ae enough to incnr their youthful dis.
pleasure, and they resort to c,rs and
find u great deal Of comfort in IL good
cry when the world does not move upon
its axis exactlyin in conformity with their
wishes.
They are very romantio with regard
to their expectations for the future
They have an uncomfortable passion
for cheap, sensational literature, anl
they usually entertain about as unreal
and exaggerated ideas Of lite as they
find pict"red aud described in the start.
ling narratives which they are in the
habit of reading. They Look forward to
find themselves in the same impossible
situations as the imaginary heroinas,
who2e chequered careers they follow
with such thrilling interest, anxiety
and enthusiasm.
They condascend, sometimes, to fiat
ter and flirt with the tender. hearted aud
conhding youths Of their acquaintance,
who at IN earl age are SO untottul,te
as to feel that
"Tne rosy boy with chcrub wing
Has many shat for his slender sling
The girls some howseem to delight in
tormcuting and teasing such boys, nor
appear to feel one atom Of pity or com
passion for what these tender youths
suffer and endure by reason OF hopelessly
loving them.
Girls sometimes make old aud gray
headed men say and lo a great ma y
foolish and undigni6ed things. Su:h
instances arc not uncommon, and who
can fancy II more ridiculous picture thu
that of an old man, with hair aud
whiskcrs freshly anA ngeniously dyed
yainly endcayprin.s To conceal the fact
| tthat has tia rllGanilsish M, iriskinls foand
like a y, uns colt in a green pasture, in
uii;ccu,icav"rs 10 pcrsua lc suiu y5un3
girl OF sweet sixteen that he is as youus
as ever he was.
Gir's are very communicative with
each other. They arc in the habit Of
talking over between themselves all
their joys and sorrows, enjo;niny each
other the most solemn obli sations mayer
to tell what they hear to n,body else;
how well they obey these mutual injul,
ton is evident from their subsequent
course OF conduct Ifyou would SOW Il
secret broadcast over the land, tell it tt,
n young girl, and make her promise to
relisiously keep it.
aA A girl becomes complete girl only
when she doesup her back hair in ma
turc fash on, and gets her first long
dress on. Then she sails out into the
beau monde, with great many lofty
aud supercilious., airs and taucies that
she is 6 full fedged woman. y.
But with all their failing and short
con'inss, girls are lovely, lively and in
tercs,ins institution. Ia. w,rld we
live i'll is a great deal brighter, better
and more beautiful for their being in it..
When grown t, perfect maturity hey
make our best and lovcliest women, and
noble woman is Gods greatest and
grandest earthly creation.
---------zzzaze .ezz-a--