The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20
THE SLUGGISH GIRL.

Among the worst features OF a frivolous Girl
we would first single out sluggishness, or, TO use
the rough and moro expressive word, laziness
A lazy, sofa-lOling, lie-a-bed- -the-morning
young woman, is an affront to her sex, and to her
mother, more curse than blessing, and to her
father an object of contempt. She is also great
promoter of domestic strife there is any little
children present she Ia always playing with them
Qn mind she is abort as old as a child) and you
will hardly ever see her with a thoughtful ex-
preston on her face, bnt always tee-hee-ing, and
giggllng, and worst Of all-chewing gum con-
stantly, which greatly annoys her mother. and is
shocking example to her younger sister, Such a
being crawls instead of walking with tripping
elasticity through life, she dawadles instead of
working, her speech is vulgar, especially when
she ia in company with young men where che
wants to appear forward, she thinks she is very
smart because they laugh at her slang, but they
augh only to see what fool she will make of
herself, and altogether her ways are very bad
indeed; and to add to her nlisdeeds she is always
complaining of her health (Which is caused by
her folly,) and thus she wants only to impose
grievous tax on the purse and patience of her
parents, OF husband if she should be lucky enough
to marry stranger for anyone who knew her
would not be caught by her, for girl to he idle
In the flush OF her youth, is to invite any and all
kinds OF calamities to befall her with binding
anguish, and, depend upon it. the downward
course of most afflicted women may be primarily
traced back to the early and wicked habit of lazi-
ness. Her parents at times were proud of her
and imagine they see her fine young lady ac-
arts Of science, and they accordingly offer to send
her to female seminary where she can have the
best chance to distinguish herself, she goes
while and becomes dissatisfied because she cannot
airt with the boys, so she tells her parents that
she should like to stay at home and take music
lessons, and learn to work, well her parents feel
encouraged of course and pay a competent teach
er for term OF music lessons, the daughter takes
two or three lessons and it is an old story, and
her mother can not get her to do anything with
ont scoJdipg her longer than 1t would take to do
the work, she does not seem to take any interest
in anything except walking the streets, especially
in the evening. It is pity that any young CIR
having such chance to become an accomplished
lady cannot see the importance Of ambition
before it is too late. Bear in mind it is just as
easy to be industrious as to be lazy, and young
lady is more happy when she is at work, for
then her mind is occupied with bright prospects
of4he future, but if she is idle she is plotting
ms8Ehief and after she once gives up to any idle
fancy, 1t is easier to give up to the second and
third, etc. until there is no knowing where she
will stop if she does not wake up and take
sensible view of affairs before it is everlastiEgy
too late. Girls for your own future happiness,
and all who may be connected with you, "be
Industrious try to learn how living is earned,
and what dollar is worth, and try to find out
what You do not want and sse how much extra
expenses you can save your parents in course Of
year, by so doing you will prepare yourself to
become good wife, and make some lucky man
wealthy, and happy for life.
Hope