The Placer herald., 1874-07-18
NUMBER 48
ABOUT GIRLS.

Girls are of,en wild, wayward and ..rd IN
govern. They give their anxious motlr-,
aud fond fathers MANY serious hours OF
thought and c,re. They principally de-
light in having their own way; they are
impatient under home restraints, and they
frequently fancy hat they know great deal
more than their mothers do.
They ggge and nc, very foolislly some-
times when anything happ ms TO please
them. They pout and make up faces v hen
they feel cross and uncomfortable, or when
any one is ufortunete enough to incur their
youthful displeasure, and they resort to tears.
and find great deal of comfort in a good
cry when the world does not move upon ito
axis exactly in conformity with their wishes.
They are very romantic with regard to
their expectations of the future They have
an uncomfortable passion for cheap sensation
al literature, and tiey usually entertain
abou, as unreal and exaggerated ideas of life,
rs they find pictured and described in the
star'ig narratives which they are in the
habit of reading They look forward tc And
themselves in the same impossible situation
as the imaginary heroines, whose chequered
careers they follow with such thrilling in.
terest, anxiety and enthusiasm.
They condescend, sometimes, TO fattef
ind Hrt with the tender hearted and con.
iding youths of their acquaintance, who at
III early age are so unfortunate as TO feel
that
The rosy boy with a cheurb wing
Has many a shaft for her slender string"
The girls somehow seem to delight in tor
menlng and teasing such boys, nor appear
to feel one atom of pity or compassion for
what these tender youths suffer or endure
by reason Of hopeIessly loving them.
Girls sometimes make old aud gray-l ead-
ed men say and do great many foolish and
undignitied things Such instances are not
uncommon, and who can fancy a more RI
dicuous picture than that of an old man.
with hair ana whskers freshly and ingeni.
ously dyed, vanly endeavoring to conceal
the fact that he has the rheumatism, frisk-
ing around like young colt in green pas
lure, in futile endeAvors to persuade some
young girl of sweet sixteen that lie il az
young as ever he was.
Ui,o are very communicative with each
other They are in the habit of talking
over, between themselves, all their Joys and
sorrows, eljonng upon each other the
most solemn obligations never TO tell what
they hear 10 anybody else how well they
o3ey these mutual i,juncions, is evident
from their subsequent course of conduct
Ii YOU would SOW II secret broadcast over
he hand, tell ii 10 II Young sirl and mako
her promise TO religioasly keepir.
"A slrl becomes complete gir only when
-he does up her back hair in mature fashion,
md l~s her first long dress on. Then she
-ails oul into the beau monde with a great
many lofty and super'ilous airs, and fan
cle- that she is II iu hedged woman.
But, with all their f,iling aud short COM
ngs, girls are lovely, lively and interesting
institutions. The world we live in is a
s:eat deal brighter, better and more beauti-
t'u for their bei & in it. y hen grown 10
perfect maturity, they make our best and
'oveliest women, and noble woman is
Gods greatest and grandest earthly crea-
lion. - Eugene, IN our Firestde Friend.