Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-10-09
The Two.


It is indeed funny I'd ridiculous
sight to see a lovely w AN stop at q
street-crossing, give her body fearful
twist, stoop low, and reach backward
and downward nearly to her heels, and
grab from i've to forty pounds of dress
trail, full of dirt and dust, shake five or
or SIX times, like buZzard fxin4 his
wings to fly, then hobble he
street like lame turkey to Ter
side, there to "let CO." turn around bur
or five times, and start off like stern
wheel boat in storm. Such fantastic,
fashionable freaks of folly as we see
sometimes upon our streets are certainly
very unbecoming in all that is modest,
beautiful and lovely in woman. Think
of it. The idea of fashionably dressed
blonde or brunette stopping dead still
upon the street, kick up and out like an
old COW at an army of loose hornets,
grab her clothes in her hand, and, with
body bent, looking out with one eye
from under a little hat perched upon
one side of her nose, and making pub
tic exhibition of her heels and hose as
she skips across the street like an os-
trlch on run ; an exact copy in style
and dress of the woman who rides q
spotted horse in circus and jumps
through paper balloon for fifteen dol
lars week and applause. Look at that
modestly- dressed, et-faced humble
girl, walking homeward, having been
on mission for her mother, perhaps.
No fOolishness about her. She lives,
dresses, acts, and looks plain. She and
fashion are strangers. Loafers and
black guards don't stare at and after her
and make all kinds of vulgar remarks
about her. No She commands respect
by her dress and conduct upon the
street. See her in spotless white, look
ing like an angel. Kneeling at her bed
side with her face and eyes lifted hea-
venward, and in accents low and sweet.
breathing from her pure lips the Ian
guage of her soul in humble PRAYER.
"Our father who art in heaven.'i An
gels put their ears to the twinkling stars
and listen to her prayer. The one a
meek, christian young woman, whose
affections are placed above the foibles
and follies of fashionable world
whose very soul pants for the light and
love of "a home over there" The 9th
er thin-visaged made up" woman of
fashionable world. whose whole heart
and soul is engulfed in the great whirl-
peol of mock happiness and folly; who
FueVcI LOOKS III the Bible one lUu0reth
part as much as she does o lookineglass !:
whose whole idea Of life is to "have fun
with the boys" until she's forty, and
then take the chances on fooling some
old coon into buying her" if she can.
The one breathes her prayer and lies
down upon her downy bed to sleep and
dream of heaven and angels. The other
comes out of the pas3or at a late hour,
like tired and hungry coach horse,
PUSHES to the pantry, grabs pickle in
one hard, cold ham bone in the other.
Then to her room. She swings her
harness" over the backs of half dozen
chairs, scattering the other 'smake-up''
about the floor, forgets the duty she owes
to God and herself, and dives into bed
like q wharf-rat nt0fhe canal, rolls and
tumbles all nialfF as if the bed was full
of hornets, afd rises at eight, nine or
ten o'clock next morning as stiff and
lifeless as billy goat that bad been run
over by freight train. Now which OF
the two, think you, God and the angels
smile upon the most, the beautiful wo-
man or the fashionable young lady?-
Exchange.