The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-25
HOW THEY COOKED NE.

my good mother-an irksome task l had
| imposed upon myself in the most heroic
spirit of self-sacrItice.
| 81 feel half inclined to answer you by
putting similar query, Minnie," l re-
piled; ''but since you, like a straRger's
letter, must be lett till called for, l will
be less curious, and tell you frankly that
do not know whether suoh an auspi-
oiOus event will ever happen me or not
However, ii should make up my mind
| TO contract matrimony, you may RELY
upon being duly informed Of the fact"
'0h, then you are not the terrible
monster you once Were" continued
Minnie.
"What do you mean, Minnie? / do
not understand you," L said. My sister
knew very well I did not like the sub
| ject.
"Well, don't fly into a rage, Ernest,
and will explain myself forJhwith,"
SAID Minnie. "Are you still a woman
haterT'
mo, am neither lover nor hater
OF your sex at present." replied.
| Now, Mamma, ISN'T that too bad!"
said Minnie. 81 really think some
times our poor Ernest has taken leave
OF his senses, or is laboring under some
dread ul mania. Tie idea! A fine
|
ing his Indifference to our sex. Ernest,
| am shocked, and shall remain SO un-
Til you cultivate more manly estimate
OF womankind."
"You know nothing at all about it,"
said / and l must once more remind
| you that the present topic is distaste-
| lul to me. Why, then, DO you persevere
| in trying " YeX me simply because
nave not yet discovered the right OBJ
iiecL? AS for the honor l may or may
not bring to the house of Morldnd, rest
assured, dear sister, that my opinion of
your sex can bring discredit upon no
one, ior few men value true woman
more highly than l do. Your sUlicitude
I for my welfare may be natural, Minnie,
but it is not pleasant, and l intend to
please myself about matter which con
Germs nobody else."
"Stop, Ernest, stopw exclaimed Min
| ME. $40 not be offended"
| Howeye., L did not stop, but went on
faster than ever.
II am over thirty" said l, and shall
soon be called an old bachelor, / sup
pose. Well, whose fault is it that | am
not married! What is the reason OF my
prolonged experience OF single blessed
ness? Why, simply because l have not
yet encountered u lady whom l could
| love. Youth, wealth, and beauty have
naoeei1a an ohiact of tnoc,aI rar9rd J0H Hv
Un"9ou .n"n "nItrnnr-m,nGeS .r ,vomen Incl as an y
sfs snul 80, ~ ,unnG, onnn' Ero,.h r9 ~"
olu ~" -, $50 $40" of rnn So 4 d,i,ontn
Poou - ~ tair San,iI,, 80 dair"oI
.! ~ Ia nnnn ma and vaII hnva nnsened
tHo,n Wv NOT Ann wnyp Bacause / he
Iinvad tnen and stiiI belieye, that in
,h,ir avas weaith Was tho rhief aitrac.
,inn tnV,' tHat Ty not one among the cav and
.nvIn,o, tI,rong ware acIn1eed nv snirit
- az sintare5ted aff4ction. THpra vou
inonis,tiva miux Won have now oot a b,t
| ot nv mind - said T. and in truIn I had
vayar enokpu an candiuly on the subiect
herore
| "a yory nioa littla snaach Ernast ,,
| ohooryad ninnie archIv Sand / DANNY
ooorat NV inahiIity ~ havn t.ken y
es nsu hnrrNhand for soma fnrmra on'
ninr. ~ am ~,eatIy amrnr,saI :,
Ianu ,n,, ,o aio. ars IN the h,hit NJ won
iUs nontIanan
| 49, wIIh words ,,orbons ronl;od
1 ..hnt the eve can sneak as we'll as thn
tnnvuau
IN ,untIasa Won ore rioht Ernoet ,,
soin nv eistar ..hur viii von cnnds-
s"a n to tell me fsincn Won Hava reiart.
| cd an MANY oya,luIesS what porl of -.
wifa wouId suit your ,,ugust excelIen.
nvyy
0':whv won tormortirs litt1o rusSr, 7
ox.Iaim3, ..von EnnI voru t..o pa1I rho
t1Md of srt'icle am Ioorino t,r " and tbai
H4no o,,Jd n,ass p,n.aif ",,,ans ,bn n;'t nu
'"ora Don,'i,,ohe, Nv aal ~ Is y
ora uhnaa nrinar;,,,as GisnosI,inn .nd
Habits corresnonGaG wi,bNxith.w,, Ill,
A" .cWeII .irS;, interrmntad Minn,.
uVnnr o,un Minnio ; T ronIiod
| uNaV brnlher tha, is a iplsa oo,,n1i-
oont am carTnin y crieI ma i,cor,.t, cUpti-
hie giri "a Main ouiat cornar.Han9et
,nr "" arnatura! nnrlnr1 TH, and tiIonar
nnilosonher. one Who can manaSa q
pnmse p neItar thana fiir1ation. m mil o.
and teacher of children. whose tingers
pnard wand never he the narson IN ~,
tivate the vav and talented Ernest Mar.
land. Never. neyerp, said Minnie. and
she gazad unon me with a smile of we'll
Saiyee'i no increduIitv.
.eRnt heIieve ma Minria snch an IN
dividunl would be- The yary one tor ma
if aha ware ns noor .s :. dI.sssm.ter M
"a nniv as Mies Ionrn,,rs.rI 49,
"I,inei onitn doIinh,a1 viii nv si
,a'J. M mnd 1T descr,n1inw ot harseII ..'nr
iGIbad ~ heen "nin, To nIaca NV wants nv