Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-01-28
LOVES YOUNG DREAM.


The following choice bit of sarcasm
from the metropolitan Record, which
purports to have been written by q
young wife in New York to her prim
specialized maiden aunt in Boston, ma,
in truth, have been indited by the Latter
lady herself, with view TO expose thu
absurd lnfatuation with which gir
brides shut themselves up in the dc,
fusion that their husbands are embodi
ments of perfection. If the old lady
cid write the document, it was hardly
fair of her to go and palm it off on The
innocence of inexperienced briaehcod
AN EXHAUSTED HUSBAND.
My pRAR AUNT: Although you told
me when | invited you to my wedding
that was too young to marry, and
not capable of choo sing mate properly
and with due consideration, l know
that you may now feel that was much
wiser than you thought. In selecting
dear Orlando have gained most affec
tionate and attentive husband, and one
who has neither a fault nor a vice,
Heavens! What must girl suffer who
finds herself united to a flssipated
person, negligent Of her, and disposed
to seek the society of unworthy persons
who drink, smoke, and do all sorts Of
dreadful things.
Thank Heaven, Orlando is perfec-
ton.
To day is my eighteenth birthday,
and we have beer married year,
We keep house now, and I can make
pretty good pie, only the undefcrust
will be damp. However, I think it
must be the oven. Once put pep
permint in the pudding sauce instead
of lemon 1avoring; but then Orlando
was trying to kiss me right before the
girl, who didn't much like either of us
going into the kitchen at all.
The flowers are coming up beautiful.
ly in the back garden. We sowed 6
great many seed, but hardly expected
so many plants Among the mos
numerous is one variety with a large
leaf, that scratches ones fingers, and
don't smell nice. I wonder what it is
Orlando frightens me by talking about
weeds; but seeds always come up, dom
they?
Dear Orlando! I come back to him
again so excellent, temperate an6
clear. Tell the girls to marry as soon
as they can, if they can find husband
like mine.
have but aHs trial-business takes
him SO much away from me A lawyer
must attend to business, you know, and
sometimes they carry on the cases unit
two at night. Often and often he has
examined witnesses until past twelve
and come home perfectly exhausted
And the nasty things will smoke, sc
that his coat quite smells of it. And as
it makes him as i'll as it does me, / have
to air it, and sprinkle cologne on the
lining before he dare put it on again
had terrible fright the othel
night dreadful. Orlando told me
that business-I think he said it was s
case of life or death-would detain hin
late. So sat up with book as ]
usually did, and did not very unit
about one o'clock. After tina. I was i:
little anxious, | confess, and cought 1
cold in nay head peepipg through the
upstairs blinds, for, dear aunt, it wa
not until three o'clock that | heard +.
cab driving up the street, and l saw i
stop at our door, then ! thought
should faint, for / was sure some
dreadful accident had happened te
Orlando.
ran down to open the door, ant
Mr.. Smith, friend Of Orlandds, wht
is not, confess, very much to m,
taste-such redfaeed, noisy man was
supporting my dear boy up the steps,
Hoh, what has happened" cried I,
sDon't be frightened, Mrs. White,
said Mi. Smith. Nothing at all; only
White is little exhausted. Applica
tion to business will exhaust a man,