The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-01

THE EPISTLE OF A YOUNG LADY, SOON To
BECOME \ BRIDE, TO a FEMALE FRIEND.
MORE GIRLS OF THE SAME KIND NEEDED.
The father of an interesting and accom-
plished daughter of this city has left at the
Edgte Office sort of literary curiosity in
shape of d letter of correspondence The
letter is from a lady friend, and was written
70 the above gentleman's daughter while
she was absent from Reading. When she
came home she showed it 10 her father, who
feels interested enough in social literature
to have it spread before the community for
the benefit of the public in general. Here
il is:
"WeI, Lizzie, you know L to he mar
rled. | believe told YOU of it Gefoie you
left. Then, however, ! was not so certain
of il as / am now. You know YOU can't
always tell what the young meu mean nm
til they actually commence talking about
the Wedding clothes. by and by some one
viii c"me along and pick You out from the
crowd and propose matIimony. Don't let
the young men fool you. They are much
more naughty and awful now than ever
before, and gracious knows what they'll II be
few years hence. But are nearly all
4 fixed. / IN to be dressed very common
: W e are going to he married at our house
and there is not going to be the least fuss
about II, eithei. My dress will be of white
cambric, ehd you know that the material is
Quitc cheap, aud so serviceable that | can
wear it during The summer evenings. !
sban't buy costly dress and then fold it
away and keep it in atruuE i'll remembrance
OF our dding day. Not Z bit of it. ]
had put down my outfit at hundred dol
lars, and do yoa know I've saved sixty
dollars on it; and with that sixty dollars
We can furnish one more room III cur house
than ~e had at first intended. So much
for that. We shall have little wine and
cake, that is all Only a few relatives viii
! be present. We do not expect any silver
presents, neither are we going to borrow
any for the occasion. We Shan't have
house full of spougers to eat up our things,
laugh at our foolishness, and cIiticise our
manners. We do not desire a house full
of young men 30 crack vulgar jokes at our
! expense either. Would You ? We're Just
going to have quiet wedding. No trips
Cor us. The house has got To be furnished
from attic to basement, and the gas and
water turned on. Mother says the fire IN
The heaters and range viii be ready burn
ing just as if we had been at housekeeping
for year. She is gong tomarket tie day
before. and the pantry VIII be full of just
what we want. Isn't she a dear soul p
Just to think. I'm to be mistress Of
whole house. My husband, chow queer
that sounds and lie is not my husband yet,
says ! can have girl and i washwuman.
But no, / snail have no such thing. AS for
washing; guess / can attend TO that. just
think of such Hn extravagant proposition.
4 Why | m going to keep up i've shares IN
building association. and he,money ! can
save by doing our own work can pay into
the society, in our Joint name, 50 that half
will be mine. Then if we ever have
daughter OF son we can build them "A house
+ when they get married. | won't describe
the future we are going to have. You
must sec that FOR yoarsclf. But no drink
ing in our house, Lizzie! No sidebOards,
no liquor Friends can have fruit, wafer,
cigars, flowers OF tea, but no strong drink
of any kind. am bitterly opposed to it.
My husband, when he's out, can do as he
pleases, but he has promised to allow me
to he the guar dian of our home aud | shall
ever pray for strength to make it a happy
Christian home for both of us. l don't
mean prim, tidy, stiaight-laced. quiet
house, dark, gloomy and moudy. o, 10
! believe in plenty of sunshine, plenty OF
/ light and air; laughter, JOY. mirth and
merriment, flowers, canary birds, society;
but no whisky. beer. brandy or hOrIid gin.
No, no. 1t is a vile serpent, this strong or
malt drink. But my husband dare smoke
in the house. Indeed he dare do anything
ne pleases that may please his friends, eI
cept what | have mentioned. They may
have all the fun they want tear up the
| house and upset everything, as hong as they
! don't break or destroy things, aud provided
ii don't come too often. Now that's the
sort of a wife I'm going to be. I'm going
to have a bill of fare for every day in the
week all mapped ont and agreed upon
And I'm gong to keep it up too, right
straight along. ] believe that it will be
cheaper in the end 70 know just what you' re
going TO laye beforehand. Then there
viii be nothing done in a hurry and shall
never be at a loss to know what to get for
dinner and supper. | shall buy bread and
rolls and have the butcher call every morn
ing il | desire him. | detesJ too much
mcat-eating particularly in.summer. But
there. / have written SO much that my
little head is swimming round and 'ronnc.
Well, we don't get married more than once
OF twice in lifetime, we might as we'll
make the most of it while we are at it
When you come home call and see us, You
will always be welcome Then shall tell
YOU ali about the more alside of married
life ';-I.eadiHq E0qie.