Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-12
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| No hearts are really broken by it; it
is merely game carried on by two per-
sons of the opposite sex, and by no
means bad way of passing the time.
The girl of the period is always being
attacked. prefer her TO the typical
character good girl of former periods.
She is accused of occasionally using a
word or two of slang. But the slang
of one century is the language of the
next century. She is accused of liking
10 adorn her person. All things else
being equal, well-dressed girl is pre-
ferable TO an addressed girl. She is ac-
cused in a vague, general sort of way,
of being fast. Practically, this means
that girl has good animal spirits. And
why should she not. The rule is absO-
lutte, but quiet girls are generally far
more likely to come 10 grief than what
are termed fast girls. Ii 4 had daugh-
ters, should keep my eye on the quiet
daughter, with pre-Raphaelite prOclivi-
ties, so good, that she would regard
her papa as a sinner, with doubts as TO
the propriety of balls and theatres, and
always discussing doctrinal questions
with the curate. rather than on her
''fast" sisters. Life is short, but youth
is far shorter; let girl make the most
of it; let her ride, and dance, and fiirt
TO her hearts content. If her parents
can afford it, let her dress well, and
dress often. Let her not pretend that
she cannot say ''bo" 10 a goose; on the
contrary, let her say many "bo's" TO
many geese. Let her join in amuse-
ments whenever she gets chance. If
man tries to turn her head, let her ac-
cept the challenge, and, having turned
his head, laugh at him. He will not be
the worse for the lesson.
After all, the business of girl is to
cease TO be girl by becoming wife.
Here, too, the poor girl is admonished
and abused by her censors- TheOreti-
eally, girl is expected to take no ac-
count of the position of her future hus-
band, but to marry the man for whom
she feels an inclination. This view of
life is diligently ineulcated in novels
and plays. 1t is, however, an absurd
view, and those who act upon il are
exceedingly foolish. A girl should
never sacrifice her whole future to a
mere fleeting fancy. What are termed
lOve-marriages are seldom happy mar
riages. In ninety-nine cases out of
hundred, love in a cottage means misery
in a cottage. The French proverb is
true, that in love, tlm diBIs et PGutrs Sc
hisSe 0iBlsr. In the love of women,
there is far less individuality than in
the love of men. The fact is, that to
most women, men are but hooks, upon
which they hang their general desire 10
be afiectionate, and between one hook
and another hook, they have but very
little choice. Habit, too, is very po-
tent spell. Love is but fever, of very
temporary character. Married people
who get OH well together, generally do
so because they are united by cOmmu-
nifty of interest, and they have acquired
habit of partnership. If were girl,
and liked rich man, but loved a poor
man, and could marry either, should
not hesitate minute between them,
but | should marry the rich man, and
be, If the occasion presented itself. a
kind sister to the poor man. Nothing
is more ridiculous than the theories of
marriage that are propounded for the
benefit of girls.