davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1877-12-29

mrn wcrc properly distributed. The horde o. snf.
fer!ng women uf tho cities wond Krartsasc 10 them
sumo each other. Tho maios AMI females are ABOUT
equal numc.lcally. hu, their dI-trl6nlion % wolny
eusecd, Mon arc not oniy erowdtn! tic . p.otss. s
siasencc. but crowd women out Of their f.Vhtfnl
positions Of lalor and last chance where they
they arc nsycn to Inc LIT rcso'. for dear lie,
What IL the ftsnltf An ovcrsupDiy OF !hoor
sn o% DO not se snansn to Essp
i, il no voluntary '.inleepcc OF c,lnea,i,n that
able wives and mothers, and deprive them Of IAN.
ily comfort and hHppincss."n Il elnc1 NECESSITY; ]
a IL &. no!S es. ,s vii '1s so county, e
willis il rcmnsns Tins. wou,t, not houosorn1,lc
1nbor Mt reasonable Wages be hct'cr incentive 70
than the. present system offcrsi vii; Let thrn
reply. II WON, n do mt unscx Themselves nn!or
et. I'll fss VII n ao
T. w.nsn t. situated waai! bs P!eisIao'1S 70
4; 4 ,, A. F.s fss's :te = ts 1sa ca isa
tur ths trus object Of waman'a llfe in 1Ioomgtoni
Int in Chicago they live 10 kccr frnu starving and
freezing They iarc no time 10 think Of wifehood
how they ahal! pay tho land!aly, aud kccp their
Trunks: how they can make The laat year, dress
for l1nrIe. or 10 teep % them liz iio thp ho.pa, When
SICK: and %iast how. when all falls. they can
avoid the dead hands touch q shams md lve; -.
mon abandon sush eosiion. in she crowded elt!e.
a. women eonld h!l. nnd seek With shelr superior
seves am moto tap, ones Men VIC havs svsr
n,aln anything were thoso who hnso gono to tho
front as men, From tho farms and growing W.
there IL . constant demand for young .tlfrng
men ln all capacities, and etch are needed. Let
thu f4tYfA Nh0ta. Let and &InNW DTo{lMCC,
, 1877-12-29

tnR, ironing, and sowing Tor family Of tt1e one,
ing may be p,'stponr. Int caro- for her children
her lttle ones depnu1 on her tnr support. and she
houts OF tic night for mere pittanee. Or. after
they hare been carefully tucked away Tor the
night care1css husband thinks that Ahs should Do.
votc TINT time to htmseff, begru6gng her even the
timo occupied In reading Tho Homo. Carcc.s
husbaId, why do ron not read aloud 10 yone wlfs1
4 Ruod article IL donb1y inttreslbg whcre read and
enjoyed BY both al tho same ttmc.
Innocence, why has a county schoo.toaehcr not
The eanlc liberty as yoursclf to possess lhmbre.
qpin pattern. II lle or she desire ono!
Chat yunr nutlc efforts TO Entn celebrity for 5onr
unfortunate htotl,cr In law arc appse ecinse, hut do
yun think TINT mntnrlty. Of Tho Homo fcntlers,
cspccla1ly tho high, n,ndrd ones. ara Interested In
l11s and catbunccs?
Paul, havo been thinking, wondering II ws
nrc hcquhtbtances: Int II ] cvcr knew yOu forgot
TO rchcml 1er ydn. fear that you, like many ON.
players, little think how many Of our working
'vt,fien EUpsart others than themeclyes. Nd N6t-
hnfy wnirnn handicapped any man to surpbrt hcf
family: nor fs ttcFt one nhn In dozen who would
do IT,. She shoni not ennhno hnrsef 10 domestic
dntiea. waiting for eligible opportunity. II nh
1ocH. npon what can she 1.-Two fn The meantime
not substantial. Then. suppose tho iooked-fo
proposal docs not eumc, what thcnf
II tlretchcn Ia still reader OF The Home viii
she please send mo her ad.lrussf
Can any one tell mo who Il tho author Of 18th
Adventures nf a Witch. Findsf'Y
Happy Naw-Yeat 10 all. ALMrRA SLtxl1xa.
, 1877-12-29

To tho Editor ~ 1As Tribune.
Monx1NovIp1, Dec. 20.-Although had latte.
In The Home tast winter relative 10 the treatment
Of smisax, cnnnot refrain giving Myrtle Thospe
cess With my plauts. and especially with sml!ax.
Ny friends all my thsy MAYER saw auy 10 enc ~
mipp. Smt|ax grows With great vizor md rap,dlty
IN IL season. but requires several months u rcst
s sasx Jug % o. s'1s q satSssE H. aesa
sSsa IT, .psaH a' shsa hs'i eas ,e' =. 'tf~ .aa
Is '1u payoS %ge iaaa tSa 80
1oon. rha rot. II s;n!iax ars Immense. sud DO
lowing the ~ :faso !o becomo liz. Soon 20 .sand-
anco 81 strung, healthy shouts appear and grow 70
rapuly one eau almost SEQ theu. Nine treAted Ia
1 ieut uss ~ sid a sxsise as2e. eS Ss Nv Il
tho Yitiug. ruoW wAera tho Temperature yataa from
o3 delEces tn tho daYttne u ~ degrees u night.
be.t IN n eastern window. The under sl.-s q
the leayeY tuust 10 frequently spFiukted to
the red sDldcr. who s great !oSsE Ut smi!ax, and
aud lsfu ot tbs vino i Koas. Perhaps all ,hts
Will b. too lata TO saya your pant unwt
Myttlu; but hops Il nay be ot service to Jou and
ttad j. : sthins Or b. Ssauty" % .sa % jo, = 70 TIC ths
household. haNo three splendid ons2 and u We
wers nelxhbors YOU should have ons " them, for
fricnds who VIII take care Of them.
I told tbs Nous last winIer how beautiful my
plants wsfe, aud they ~ ~. - lovely roy ~
can norer hays ~ nice plsntA again ~ you have
thls Jcas." have great many. take all tho care
OF them, aud receive hours VI pleasure from ahsm
ID lhess latter days when look over The Home
columns l feel like stranger ~ stsnnyc land
"All, ~ ~ xone, shs @ oid iaIalli1r \ names.
folks have tbs hest OF wtshes fur Happy New,
Year from AusT fAxHx.
, 1877-12-29


GwKNDoLEN-Thcro - no membership IN Tho
Momc such % you evidently refer 10. Anv sub
Bcriber 10 entlfa!y At liberty 10 write his her
Views on the subject that ntercsts him or her most,
and tho editor will usa tho icttcr II ho thinks brat,
restricted OF course BY the limit Of space assigned
10 tic department.
MRs. ", c. McD.-1s fou will atop d ,nomont
10 thiuk, you will aee how utterly lmpraetlcahle It
would be 10 ask charity through this source for
each case that wants It IN Chicago. So long as IT
cannot b dona for ali, It must not be done for one
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II. B. 8.-Y0u had better addrcts your inquiry
about '.qnt!ng. .frames for scwins.machines " to
soC1e sewing machine once In Chicago. Yonr let
ter viii b delivcred II addressed 10 "Agent Of
-s sewing machine, Chlcagv."
-,
NoruEn-ts.LAw-Tho subject you propoyo has
been largely written uron and tho, whole discus.
llon was closed With : tremendous blast from
Aunt Carrie, which eIsctuAly silenccd all opposl-
lion.
V. D.-You won't do even yet; you sre no doubt
charming correspondent, but you scatter 10. FIX
your Intention some ono thing and writo letter
aeout It,
CONTRIBUTORS will confer favor BY dating their
lc.tera from the places thsy wesc written. ,"O1t
IT the wor!d," "As Home" and the lLEe sre not
approved. =
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ELLEN l.. MoYYArr-You didn't Intend that let
ter for publication. II you wroto Il u case Jour
miud, let u hopo 1t did you good.
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ylc7ix-Your note has favot Of politics In It.
and. whatever elso Tho Homo has dono. It hos
never risen or fallen TO that leytl.
-
PAxpo1sA-She hhs Ind plenty OF advice already
aud good deal Of II was Wild general, aud utterly
imptuctlcable.
~
TwllloHr-Toug letter IL all p.op4. except that
jon would wEiie on both sides the paper. That
kiIlet It.
~
II. Il. g., Dnnti1lc and 4. u. r., Dloomlp2ton-
Your lettefs have been answered outside The
Home.
-.
FEnx LEAy sends this week the last Of bss lst.
ters from Texas.
Il. H.-lt IL not possibio to use yons story.
-
CuYtn-IIaye sent the poem to II. s. II.
, 1877-12-29

doing a, we'll ss they can. This drawing from
men1nry IA very dealrAhtc.
II each ono Will bring away from each sitting 4
sketch OF all thst she can thke In With tho eyeA
half closed. In TINT way shutting ont teo mach de-
tail! let ths skssen be In lsadpcnc,l. in ehatyonl
In crAyon. in wstsseonr or In nts. Eho Wall dn1
that each day her sketches will contain more and
more; gradually growing Inore in!efess!n9 70 'oSs
at tataf ones Appr oachtng eomplssson white n thc
t.snc shc will 20 forming habit Of ectlnR the I'M:
portant lines In object and IT. roalvc values OF
color. These arc the most necessary .h,nYs 2 t2
learn. and you fnHsf learn them thon4h ynn spent
years At tt task,-that Ia, II yon expect IN 20 any
thing in any measure aatittattory to yourself,
Dn not keep carly Efforts. 1T least do not frAme
them. II Jon arc improving yOu will shortly ont
grow them. ard they will npnear lldcous to you.
II ihoy do no II il tls miserable sign that 5oa are
stnnl(ng still.
There nre other advantages hcridc that of acgur.
ing mechanical fac,lftJ In tho meeting OF t'tch
rtnsses. It Will eront6 IN appreciation ~ tho work
OF artIats, thirst tnr knowing so1ntshing Of the
history of art and Ut the wnrks Of tho old masters
These have 10 be appreciated hy atndy. They no
not always recommend themselves to ty'os. one
again. hctotc one learns what tn like IN them md
why their works hnvc commanded tho adn,lfatiort
and initiation us the best artlata for the last ;s00
years. FANar M. STEELE.
, 1877-12-29

FERN LEAFS DIARY OF INAVELs
xa.n ~ pte 1{ rht ,sos ves&. have
p.s.ca since We 'st. Chicago In out Pullman car
Con-, ap Mover DID
that 20 much real enjoyment could 10 crowded Into
10 short space Of tIme. We thought The cup Of
pleasure Oiled when VIC arrived Ut Palestine and
met our friends. MI Il. u. Hoxle and Or. D. H. y.
Smith, who woro to accompany us to Austin, and
show no tho Capital OF this great Iona Btar Htate
Strange to relate. although cur party azu becoming
somewhat wearied, they are nercs too much TO to
volcano friends; and, laso a. was the hour. and
49,. san1d M .ton ard rhat with M n Wh,inv,
% ~Lo' accompanied BY hi. lovely daughter.
eaee to es. and ...use y; ., The welcome come
tho Capital CITY; snd here liae Of carriages
u.s Of then, which we .oon did, and were taken
,n t,,a Aysuue House. whers breakfast awaited W.
a. "s .oon :. We w.rs seated. NJ. Waiting eame Ia.
and gave to each beautltul tinted estd, contain.
lua tAc following DInea:
,r,. nm, I, shs mottu ~ daSsT" siuno
Thst III ,asIrs. Il ~ aa,l tsssi4,sss I'D Stssi4.
.s's1n,s i Sst t: 1a n Of tho North
sls o =. 1ps Il ~ ySt, ~! an
III as ToF1 III 3ss1. wv @ Sar su,sr e. Wt"isr sa c,unx
And 6oo,as in ll"eHIiScr werr Lrl.ht.
I IL 81
III r.. Msn 9aiPee q wsercsf ,su uay tasv p'o'e'
All viii slyo yoa tsts aesfis - NsiI - their hsnaa
XusSsi. tx. Gsc. IL ~
Euon Aftrr breakfast Tho paflon nero tlist with
kind fneuds. and We wero Invited by them 10 y
sca1 ~ !Ae'F es.Isxe' *hu soo4 ut"ss ~ VIC e"P1
sol buildtaa' which VIC explored TO olt hearts con-
, 1877-12-29

LEXINGTON, Doc. GE-tcrMAk mo TO 6xprtaa
through Tho Home my resentment against WON.
m. alluds 10 Miss Lang. Of Doston. Atiss Lang,
Of Dostou. has injured mo. and almost destroyed
my domestic happiness. This Il tho way It hap
pcued: Mas Lang Ii great feormet in tho matter
Of feminine drcRs; she Il q warm advocate Of the
chcmette: sho sends out seductive Advertisements
from boston to all tho gulbls females In tho coun
t.y. In her opinion the chemilotte Ii indlspcnsa.
chonltlstte. Thsn sls laid: Nov Iionry, will,
oa soa eofotasy % Mrs n Il, 81 catro' a. and dfo otSes
writors for TUE TA1muxr, speak highly Of tho
cho,niletsc. sna Mlsa Lang, ot uoston. rseom-
thpJ wouldn't favor II ta iloston. Now, Henry,
torn. want to make ono bufora cotd weather
cuu,eA on" sent ~ Miss Lang for tho pattern.
Fur days my vito talked about nothing but chcml-
tangled drcss-rctoEM ,daan that Miss Lang pro.
,unluatcs. Ono day when came hou'e to dinner
ihsard her sot.y s!uxnx ta ths parl0r:
Oh! ~ sMhsatlctts M tha cAs,ai'sttsl q; i
0 liz III 5Ss: ss sss :sss!ss ii is ss. ''s sH'"s
l out.s into she room and said: "sophronia,
don't 70 crazy about TIT. thing you have 6usn TALK
for Ave days, and never expect to aaan II you are
Rn!ng 70 turn my luu.a into dFeasseforul "slice.
H* Sssa sss sts ssae At s.e! ' y. es': i've ss ssy
rlt c1pect to SEQ him turning Into SOUP befoFs
80 Sa n{o seq ss s
| A. usual, aud snid, "Oh, lt--s-u-r-y." went
pss9a Is. aa Ss
sowny msch!ac was humn,Ing busjly. i wont
holnu In ths. evening, and sephEon!a look mo %
i i.t' i, dsar; .ns tssatyr 70 :ay th.t va
sss .fs3s ss.esss is'axs
you call that \ chem!luttef'' and then beHan to
study II to see wlat Il lookea like. it af.t ~.
sisss !' .ira@s1; .xaia tlsy ofsd lts ios
q xss ess ssi' Yoa %shs
put two dour. barrels In each Of taem and pack
a!xet bushels Of IT, ''xau., s, sr1na them
Chrt.t1as.tsua, and this whole family wont under
4 aad ny yeapss:t son. Albsrt estsa Sas .'ra,
sssasnsa ~ ~ vii
sns; ssss.a sIEg"E e. EE..ss .e ss
iss xss't: il ss ssssd "a fs D.; ;@,! II
n.sn1ca s 10 wear thai, hieoas thIus aud sha .ald
tho dil, j gavu piercing shlst. and rushed from,
tno Sea; as IL eew1x % aots
! u my wlfS:
s *ss.:s 7! xs
ehfmtIss De not ,sfx = h.ys y atsFsisT;
III Ss's' ~ " H.; ;::y:.1
ps pssu 81
| Ef. s.--You may wear two mesl.hass II yo44 ysns
In half ~ hour after saudux the shove note re-
| eeiyed the following answsr:
H @ Tx 3 mes a.,s es:sss G9ms benz ID
nas VII 81 Fl -
IN I r. s:ss s.ds
~ ha,s saoasb uats 10 T; mass ~ i, sa!ra.
, 1877-12-29

CulcAGo, Dec a. -Soms ons hx1 said II The
Iloms, II such and sueA u the expsssnce Of
others, deliver mo from keeping : servant I
think there arc two sides to tAs question: and
wd's there many Incapable girls thefe arc also
those Hho are good; and think both desssso some
credit For instance, al acknowledge the pcaee Of
mind In having I good girl, and. on the osbcE
lIud, the moro iuctc!ens Que. texch Vi many les
auls III pntencu aud self control. have Lad 10th
rlaa4Gs. and, Whils the lAIteE hAS nle1 klMuak
, 1877-12-29
Ronnd Observation-Disclosures for Knit
tIng.--Thc "Ulrl" Problem.
A Defense Of the Housemaid-Oure for Scar
lot Tever-Household Chemistry.
Docs Work unse1 Wsnenf...Sltamta Cakt'Puddlng
...Rausework and Society.
Chicago Streel-Car Etsquette-~
Wax-Flower Making.
Tha Chemilette -.- Three Cures for
Warts. Matters.

BUSY BEE IMPROVED THE UOuNt
It's really getting quits bore
To be 20 steadily s1lRhlcd,
When hare tried 90 vcfy hard
To please you ail-with all be riehfed.
The midnight oil wasted In vain
In thinking Whit WAS new 10 tell.
OF the time, stamps. and paper, without any GAIN
For only 10 hear, In tho wAstc .baskel my DEAR
Aud WAS sighted
It's true, rvc a4kcd for The patterns rare,
And promised freely Of my horai beauties.
Then 10 the kitchen i turned, tho most Afraid,
And wisely wroto Of household dut'cs.
I told of rndd!pgs, pics, and meat,
or kctchnp, jelttcs, pork and beans,
f,rayIes, and cakes, pickles, 1nnr and sweet.
For variety, how to make new tho old pas1or'
chairs.
Dui still was sl'ghsei.
Again brcathed tender tone,
And wrote III stthln pathetic.
Anon, with feelings hurt and sore,
Have ap!cy grown, In fact quito aromatic.
Next on the "hIThcr things" my NInl turned,
And studied deeply Of tho grave and sage,
Determined, tho buta woman, wonsd be learned
TIL the wonder grew how one head carried al
knew.
And yet was tllchted.
Next On the elncatlon OF women, and
Tic training Of boys, ,-how, through tho blessing
onr dear gss!s might be taught
To mako all our homes liks Eden above.
HIVE dwell, on tho cheer OF the beautiful sun
fntures boat gift-hnd free to us all,
10 ppen your hcarta and blinds, every one,
To take In tho joy and health It will give.
To again be sllghted.
OF Fen.Lenf, Amber, and, shInk. DefondA;
These writer's all Fvo praised full we'll;
Thn md tina IND
, 1877-12-29
CHEMISTRY FOR TIE HOUSEHOLD.
To tia Eliof q TA3 Tfihua4.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2B.-1 had littlu experience last
week. which suggested an tdcA that parhsps might
be u value 10 tho editor In Relieving him Of tespon
sioility In tho rejection Of letters written fos Tbs
uomc. Doubtless be il fond Of children. Let him
indulge Iha fondntss by admitting TO hlp presence
lively 2.yeaE old: then, having accideutslly, On
purpose, placed tho lette.s which lie feels com.
pcllrd to reject upon table. not forgutttng,
OF course editors ar0 never without bottle OF Ink
at hand, ,-lot him leave the room 'lust tor min.
nte,H sud my word Tor II, he will have ths very
lug lately moved Into tbs city, wrote last week 10
Inquire about tho rubber tases fur slnks, but a.
esbI concluded % slatt xa.h: basket q h!s own,
sink. pipes, ETC.. amt hn,e succeed~a psrsty we'll
uuis time. Thu pefm1u1aaass Of potasa seem.
sinE, but have found Il 10 De te cheapest in ihs
end u takes but lsttts, and this effects sre moro
o he es na but
uaeasincss In regard 70 aiphtaet!s but hope With
cass % eaeaps t; speasIuy q d!phshesa semtada
Der " dcxths, writes 10 recommend tpecae asa
surs cure The writer, perhaps. !. NOT sequante!
'a s'''' Sas ' o III
9f@ q stsuv ss Tnsh on
bic llasdy when eom mpssed ~iih trun cronp ii IL
easily cutab!e, and ~ treatment 70 well under.
ssS.s Il H. nS saa Ersa ~ =.
hsnd. relief need not b. delayed. ualets ths hy-
hFaIt stops Eu1Ntux o. tho pump hrraeS. Trn0
Group II The u Ill th!s. steahhy 10 is a.
pso3sl. with eaiy thv ,appcAlaacs Of : common
Guild At dFst. when tho lsiJnsca symptous anal;,
" attract attention tbs dlsca.a u we'll advanced
aud stubborn tu shu last degree. FEoa, thla fino
xtlnrsa, and under ordinary treatment relief
other than death seldom CONES. Happily. how
uyer new md moro successful methods have been
dayt.cd, which Will susuIy Though al loo slowlyl
cu!nc ~ bo generally sdopted: " tasso plans
will gladly tell tho FsAdsts Of Ths Homo IL the ad-
ttof will grant slacs.S a..
Az Faul IA, Is. SCENE 70 hAye dcscEtsd Thu Home.
will, bstuEe c1Ls.ug. rspiv u sustral who urs
awaiting ansNcrs c1lRcSlnluX tho 'Aat. Pfspata.
tiun4 iut retnoy,nY YupeEAuuus har are cuinpused
uf quick &lnlc Gul tcftheEl ahs supa!fct u potls.
aunl Or tho supouteL III aF4GH(c AhJ ulluAed with
rlarrA. The proportions arr 4baut an unacs u thu
suphu ret to pound VI The ltn,c and diluted unc.
half ur less. They arr soMslinieA tinted ro.s.s"l-
are tor sais Ut the drug -stoses. 10 ohc who iu-
lulrSs II tLa eject Il pestnancnt, reply; No, tlu
paw ulust torlu Eesu!1t ufIcls " tho tolllt.
, 1877-12-29
VARIOUS QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
In TN Editor pt TAk 1'fihnak.

DiooxIsuroK, Dec. ~. Surely every woman u
now, II she Wax uat befoEo, sonStneed that slia
ought to read but thcro IL douhtlcss many xu una
wlo ls stl IL tic dark to whetc she IL to 'dud
tine, NY good wotnan, dpi time" MAuy woman
desires to read. but 1ud. that iht cooking waAA-
, 1877-12-29

TIE LETTEIk.NVN.
There are lctters In this o1cs fos tho following
named contributors. Thosa intended for pcrpans
]lvsuE out Of tho city vii! be forwarded BY mali
upon receipt Of address. Residents can call or
Acnl 70 ltoosn "a TnlBuxs Building and got thclF
letters:
J. MACK Ueth, Esq, Ms, IT,, Burlington,
Eafaclia, ltsn,oul, N. u. II. tpscka2s},
wall Flower, Nay, Omaha,
Flu Or Flo, Little U0trtt,
EunshIns, Nfb. ". u. r.,
MIuIte, ktro l2ls
, 1877-12-29
TO TIM1D BACHELORS,

10 ms hANHF u 4he 1rthtHe*
0nEKy NAY. Wis.,, Dec. 21.-lloplnx I'm not
too 1ato with my acrap Of Information concern.
ing Cht'atmas green's, / hasten 10 aend Il 10 Ths
Homo for tho benc1t OF those renders who may
wish to preserve shctK green futdro uac. know
by past experience that to obtnsn desirable ever
greens fer the holidays IL wolghty confederation
Ia some localities. having once Joined forces with
wagon 10 nsocure them. Take PrnssIau b.uu one.
quarter o. l'onad oxslte acid ono ounce: put IN
ss ssss G .s ~ n af @ so,s1sss % soa S,.sye sS
mixed. Then tako dish that Will hold two or
three qnart.-l take my dish pan-nnd put In =
full Of the luia from tic bottle. md dip In your
green's i they arc too blue. dilute With watsri
os es
gtcuns Of all kinds way thereby saving mJscls
ths mssh 'abos at ' hssr;gyns season of
irss. ,r aud bright ss tho day ,hey wess arst pns
III ns 1spn % 5 fss;ss ssa. p'f{ sSs5
Now.fsns in ornamcnta lctter., l'1a used tls tlrsso
An an sn usS 'sn s ssamn n H. e
Se !" atiract tio.s yoans ees s ~hen @ bs
ss s.ass sss 3sun Fl M s ~ ~.
him II he ever crosse tho street, when on hia way
to dinner, u drop . pleasant word In tho ear of
tiS to the "Sef ds Sc broem to eat NO.
nlsnt with them. tlnt they might not feel neglected
or IonetyI Gpnt Know why u 10, OF Muat II a6
TINT nlways prompts this anne class Of disstpated
yonnK chaps say nn1 do snea pleasant and sRree.
nhle things but sotnolhln9 does. and hoJ do Ii aud
u somo Of ths sooer samuc'a md an1ions Peters
hahlts) they would not have 30 much TO fcoI 70.
lIeitone about. Girls. young, will be amused.
have: They will y pettei and hatteted, and the5
sx iF o b. on o; so sna s s~s I'LL
cail thsm .:yoSt oen iittls III" !! ysS den't
moan It ut tho time: Don't be alarmed; she - not
soft enough 10 thing you mean It II you don't.
Girls know whom fellow "a In earnest and you'll
ses that sle prefers you to .hat bewhlskesed. be.
fuddled knoWuotbiny that you 1DeaE Of. II IL
aniy becauso !hey tfr to snlosta!n tbe ,EsIs and
yon don't that you got tho cold shonller. You
Kuod follows. hless your souls. wp all love you,
6at you arc .o irea.!tuliy in eaEnost snd trninia
like II. i'c earnest nnd truthful, Of course, but
do be funny and Jolly too. and NC wilt oil laugh
with you, and at yon too, II YOU won't mind 1t nny
more than TIC a!sslpa.ea follows DO. MI thsre I
think 1t once. .'aha's making fun OF mis-, md on
ynt 20 in huG, with nil unf hopes dashed to tho
ground. and we have 10 turn 10 the said scamp for
our diversion. lsn't 10, girlsf Y. Z. Roc.
, 1877-12-29
FOR HOME WRITER'S.
Tn tha Editor of Iha Tribune.

NATION, ILL.,, Doc. 2i.-Fiva months hsye
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Homo circle In charity stepped aside for tho
clamorons newcomers, aud, though I may not
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Who're arc our fHends Of Lang syuc-engaged In
other puruuitAs viii they como agatu! 1t 10 pre-.
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