Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-05-02

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cause nlne-tenths of that class have not more
than the rudiments of culinary knowledge.
Inc helpless man is tired, hungry, thirsty !;
ne needs shelter. warmth, rest, kind words.
Nourish the animal then when the blood
flows freely, vigorously through his veins
and his pulse throbs regularly, boldly, the
higher nature will in turn demand it's food.
1t your only training has been the sphere of
Kitchen, parlor, street, woe to your male
relatives and yourselves! When they are
nearing old age. and most Of this lite's
charms have faded or vanished, how can
they receive from the ballroom belle, socie-
ty queen, girl of the period, queen of beauty,
uneaucated Or worldly women heart comfort
and sour cordial? Or what relief would an
offering from a literary star of a brilliant
prose composition or pathetic poem afford
the weary one or invalid who asked for a
well-madc couch and a bowl Of strengthen
ing broth? There is no reason WHY the ay-
erage American girl may not become Mary
Martha. The educational advantage within
the reach OF all can be secured and conioined
to solid household accomplishments. When
to these two are added Christian character.
it is impossible for any conscientious daugh-
ter to develop into a failure as wife or moth
er. No; none will know her but love her,
or name her but to praise! With her sharp
instincts, large ambition, affectionate dispo-
sition, she will never be satisfied to be ineffi-
'cient, incapable, inferior in duties which she
dare not, cannot, shirk or even perform
poorly, to insure a w~ell-regulated house
hold and a large or small house well kept.
Thc youth or man that imagined he did a
clever thing when he said IL take thee,
Martha" will feel the mistake most keenly
whes once he rs a man. He will be daily
growing in mental culture, strength, fine
taste. She will appear more and more in
her true. dwarfed, common form, merely
our hired cook. child's-nurse, chambermaid,
seamstress. The dreaming lover who re-
ceives sheets of f~oolscap weekly from his
fair fond girl, filled with sentimental ex-
pressions, emotional gems tlowery figures of
speech, skyrocket,raphsodies impossible e
pectations, shoulu.open his eyes wide. wider,
walk into her store room, peep into her
market basket, even lift the lids of the din
ner utensils. Be it ever so rude, the awak-
ening from the reNeries would be ruder to
couple.
Because I like the pure, refined, poetical
Mary so very much as | see her moving, a
kindred spirit, sweet songs, know her grac-
ious, graceful ways, | would keep far, forev-
err distant, the evil day upon which her very
dearest might say Or look: II have no
pleasure in her." All, Martha, we seem to
close with you triumphant? Do you not
sometimes after all arrive at the conclusion
that the chief end Of women and %loftiest
sublunary bliss, perfection, distinction is not
a quivering, inimitable 5elly, a towering,
magnificently iced cake, a baked ham, puff
paste light as a snowflake, a fowl done all
over the most approved shade of brown and
such like dishes? Does the female ability,
glory and genius evince itself in wardrobes
tucked, plated. tlouncel, s%calloped, quilted,
trimmed with scores of yards Of fringes, la
ces. ribbons, ruffiings and hundreds of but
toms.
We must haze Mary Martha. 1 am conf
dent she is and can be won after noble WOO
ing. If she is ours there will be no more
deceived lovers. disappointed husbands,
sour, bitter bachelors, neglected parents,
brothers, sons.-Dora r. Midnight, IN Ger
mantoa0n Telegraph.
A REMARKABLE BOY.
Farmer Hobbs was a veracious old Amer