Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-02-12
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CENTENNI..L L AND LEAP YEAR.
Young Ladies or their Prfvilege-Bache.
lOrs r.? r?entin -Chasm
Bridged Over.

We ask for no quarter, nor any will give.
For the last three long years they We fought
rather shy,
It's likely they thought they were going it
sly.
They've been very polite when they chancett
In our perambulations along any street;
Hats of and in hand with well lit.up faces,
In manner and style thus rivaling the graces.
Sometimes we've met them in sociablc hop
(Bye the bye, good time 'the question to
pop,o
With strains of sweet music and ravishing
beauty,
Enough one would think, to rouse them to
duty
A duty they owe to the gentlcr sex;
On this the laws plain-it commands to an
Then no more of selfish and cold isolation,
Sapping the greatness of this cherished ma.
ton.
Such conduct as this all will say hadn't
oughter'
Be practiced on Ewes lowliest daughter.
But the tables are turned, we'd have them
to know it
We're set up the mark and Mey're got to toe
it.
In works we would have them to prove
their good faith,
And thus carry out what the Good Book
saith.
Then TO business. young gents make an ef:
fort at last,
We will call on you soon, quite forgetting
the past,
In the hope that like men you will now
make amends,
And in gratitude take what kind Provi-
dence SENDS
As a matter of course We will make YOU
good wives,
And render you happy the rest of yo"r
lives.
In each case matrimonial of those gone be-
fore
No one has ventured to vote it "bore"
Man cannot be happy without; that lost
rib"
Single blcssedncss he knows is naught but
a"fb."
Then a truce to all cnpers, antics and aping,
So much of conventional bowling and scrap
ing;
plain, blunt mans the one we most prize {;
We can read like book through the light
of his eyes.
At the same time We want him to speak his
mind out
We cannot conceive what he's thinking
about"
The phrase may be short-"Wilt accept of
me, Miss"
The answer, still shorter-the monosyllable,
yes"
Now he cannot plead ignorance touching his
part,
We've set it out for him and trust he'll take
heart.
Our privilege this year we'll push till they're
routed,
We ask what they're going to do about it
Enter old Uncle Tom as spokesman
for the whole fraternity of bachelors:
Ladies ! dear ladies speak what is true
We've always had heartfelt and deep love
for you;
We've met in convent ion committee of the
whole
And IN that vast assembly there vast
Once ventured to gainsay the truth of your
'plaint,
Be he Christian or infidel, siuney or saint |!
Twas truer than preaching of Evangelis,
Randall;
(Here we pass over the shame and the scan
dal;)
Yes, as true as the preaching Of Moody and
Sankey;
For your well meaning lecture we heartily
thank ye.
We're under conviction we fairly surren-
der!
Of our hands and our hearts to you We
In the way of your wishes stand we will
never;
We're very much yours, and yours to ne'er
sever.
Possessed or not of those baubles called
monies,
One thing is certain you're still our dear
homes!
We know its your right this year to 60
woOing;
No man We are sure shuns the path you're
pursuing.
Come on, deares, creatures! happy to see
Every one of us loves to be near you.
Heaven kindly sends you as it sent he first
Eve; for what comes after we'll hope and
trust.
Lucky dogs" if we can gain your favor,
Working for this Wen make our best en-
deavor;
Each fair one will choose the man that's to
be blest,
Reward she will the one that she loves best.
So mote it be,