The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-11-13
YOURS TRULY" DIsO0URSETH UN-
TO "PLOWBOY."

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The hutter unto which Yours Truly
was thrown by the arrival of the NEW
NORTHWEST Of the 9th inst, will readily
be imagined by those who read the COM
munication addressed to her by "Plow-
boy"
Feeling that she would indeed be
cruel, did she fail to respond to an effu-
sion written with such confessed fear
and trembling, and given to the ruth
less criticism of the public" by the
paper aforesaid, Yours Truly disposed of
the supper dishes with alacrity, and
after remanding the boot-jack to its hid i.
ing place, and placing divers coats, hats,
and umbrellas upon the receptacle for
these things made and provided, she
rolled down her sleeves and approached
the writing desk, but was prevented
from further attempts at correspondence
that evening by a command from the
governor, to read for his edificatiOn,
Mrs. DIS great speech upon the "Des-
tiny of the Republic" OF course COM
plianee was the only thing possible, and
if Yours Truly found the said speech at
this forced reading somewhat tedious,
she trusts that Mrs. d. will attribute it
to the peculiar circumstances rather
than to her lack of patriotism or appre-
citation. But all things have an end,
and even speeches must submit to the
universal rule, and Yours Truly was
just congratulating herself upon this,
when a request came i'm gentle tones
from the opposite corner of the hearth,
Nov read the story please" and she
perhaps from the fact that it is always
more pleasant to comply with request
than to obey command, or possibly be-
) cause stories are as rule more enter
tanning than speeches, complied with
: some satisfaction. This evening neither
speech nor story intervenes, and Yours
Truly finds herself ready to pay her re-
} spects to "Plowboy." The cruelty with
which she would be ehargeable, did she
neglect this, would be the more appar.
!. ent from the fact that the "broaC
and liberal challenge thrown out" by
, her few weeks since, assumed tht
! shape of a temptation that even the fea
of "public criticism" was not sufficiently
= powerful to withstand.
/ Yours Truly would scorn to intimat,
! that this plea OF "strong temptation
! bears the slightest resemblance to a Ger
tain declaration originating with fathe
Adam, aud often repeated in meaning
, and substance, if not in exact form, b,
his SONS down to the present genera
tion-in extenuation of acts of doubtful
: wisdom or proven folly-"The woman
/ beguiled me-" etc. Nor will she sugges
r similitude between the "inquisitiv,
nature" of which "Plowboy" so ingenu
Ously confesses himself possessed, AM
the element usually denominated curl
! osity when displayed by the mind femi
r nine.
2 The next time that Dick is discovered
4 in the attempt to peer over the shoulder
= Of Yours Truly while writing, or Phi
asks her brusquely "who she is writing
e to-" or the governor glances inquiringlS
at the superscription of letters entrusted
TO his care for safe deposit in the mails
she will know what's the matter; it viii
merely be an out7Sushing of "inquisi
tive nature" No curiosity about that
a certainly.
From the views expressed by her cor
\ respondent, it is easy to see that even al
: occasional reading of the NEW NORTH
q WEST for q few months is not withoa
: beneficial effects, and strong hopes MAJ
2 be reasonably entertained, that if sal,
r correspondent would become sub
scriber and regular reader of the paper
r that he would in due time discover tina
Y a dread Of blame or imaginary disgrace
# does not so frequently deter Independent
# young ladies from making an effort L
q supply their own wants, as does the slim
n pay they receive for the work after it
h done. The pleasure of having littl
d money to spend unquestioned, is on
e that is duly appreciated by girl of th
d period, who has spent the three summe
r months in conjugation of verbs an,
r demonstration of square root, expound
e ing the rules of orthography and eloeu
n ton, patiently striving to improve th
|. sing-song declamations ofembryo voters
h and correct the execrable orthograph
|, and excruicating syntax of their aspir
/ ing sisters-all for the sum of sixty dol
o lars, while her brother received a lik
I, sum for one-third of the time. If j
makes one feel Independent to ear
money, it gives a delightful feeling c
ownership to doubly earn it, and col
$ responding delight to spend it withou
asking leave from anybody.
: The very modest qualifications
enumerated by Plowboy" are so ez
, cessively modest as not to be enumerate
/, at all, at least Yours Truly fails to recoa
:, nize an income, whether "limited" c
= otherwise, as a personal qualification
: while the most ''ilattering prospects
would scarcely be considered an equiva
lent for the amiability stipulated. A
II "amiable young lady" is doubtless
IS very desirable person to have around
i but amiable companionship is some
ie times necessary to keep such one /
); an angelic frame of mind. twill, there
Is fore, be apparent to "Plowboy," tbs
Di in order to secure the further after