, 1879-08-16
4 PRINCETON GtnL's NOTIONS.
ia The Editor o} I'hs Tribune.

PRINCETON, Ill.,, Aug. 13,--1t has been somo
time slnce 1 stepped across tho threshold OF
THIS Home, but this beautiful morning tempts
mo to lule you short call. l hayc gathered
In a!i Of tho wit, logic, Wisdom, aud sarcasm
that lus been scattered from, tic portals Of The
Iiome since was with you last, uud. reviewing
III lcis,re u,otuents ilae psoniscuous pile, I've
lub.ctl 10 "tafk buck"
but state OF delightful % domestic "up-
setrlnesa " consequent upon rcmovnl hns ncccs'
sprllY turned my thoughts In another direction
antl The Home friends escaped my chattcrlnEs.
The Couccltel Little Fool urges 1na to tho
front, nnl au como.
You arc indeed in dilemma, and we hope
YOU may BE- ablo to extrcate youraclf without
injury to yonrse!f or your masculine adorcFs.
"stnny IN honest heart bents beneath q ragged
vest" und, although your iarmcr-loycr may not
hy one OF the ll,n.lsome kind With moro money
than bruins, lia nay posseas sense' Which Is
uorc tllan most Of the nonoyed tops OF to-daT
can s4y.
than young lnau's slave" Is written IN very
charming nr.,i ,nclodlous koy during tho sunny
huurs Of courtsh!p, ld tito AGED lover bills and
cuous must swcstiY, but when tho stern realities
OF life crowd upon lis the tune IL Changed, be-
coming harsh and diacordnnt.
Tho "dnslIng" part Of Tho song has departed
10 annc foreign land. aud tho Young wife Of thu.
old man iinjs tslnyo" " written ns every turn.
Thcn teur Copcc!tel Little Foo! will long for
l4cr farmer latl, tsl slgh DER The "!niGht have
beens.'' Wnat il ho Isn't cdueateda A man
may posscss nil the book knowledge tu creation.
II iie lael common sense lie amounts to a tncre
cipher.
although tho farincr luAy not alwass understand
at times when yoit 4Fo enaenyorEng r. aaton!sh
linn with seHss Of Jour profound - WtsdotE,
| yet ihe knowledge ile posscsses Of pigs MD hay
! n1Itt k~1pt mad
| muncy buys bFca'l. Istchcs take wlnEs somo-
| times, l.id then your wttlower may ho Elnh nf q
c',a.ea to enter auch degrading (vet lucrative,
business rs ptEa and hay.
| Two heard Of peUnle marrying s!tnply to hare
''Mrs." On sheis TUT, bstouc. But. alas, Il when
tho cnd cotncth ,ry lave 10 stone On which tu
inSrriba tic believed word, what tAens
Don't throw Yuurselt away for any auch mo-
will cs,nc after awhi!e. :" THERE'S nnvaf Jack
Without q Jiil,n-lnd II you are such valuable
talking, walking, drcssIna!1iMe, shirtmaking,
p,auo'playiug tnachna you will without doubt
bring At:;h prize IN tnRrEet, onlT "bile Wre." ?"
then, aEatn, old malls aEe not such uMfor-
tunatu thitrga as aons choose to Affirm. There
aru two kinds, -ttlosc ot necessity and those OF
Ct,olrr, Tho former a.o csosa-xratoed, pealtctl-
nosui. soured iutyidua!s. renlntllng you Of u
Walking vinegar barrel; tie latter arc ~ good.
naturcd, accommodating, and happy IS thoss
who bear Tho 1nuch-ooged-tor (oy sotne) title Of
wife.
Ou.stler, too thuk we girls ought to graAu-
atu IN t,c art Ut coukng as well as that of lnub,
iug square of canYas with tho varied hues ol
tiin rainbow, etc. .....-
Tho accomplishments OF u,ualc and painting
make huluo attractive, but not nore 70 than thy
art Of co,npounttnR nakr biscuits, goo1 bread
and thu telIeacloa I'LL cn]oy. EleI III tts olact
and neither will proyu tlrudEeFy. Laat sum
NOR yls.e1 fsosnl, md A. taa.sime sho *
cusal horsulf. from The pastor to lsenare ih'
meal. III u short spars OF time shs roturrst
and tud ,lls way 10 the liuIng roam. A mos
tcfnpt.ny tca-table greeted nv Wow, und w1lt
euloyed aud praised tho dalnties prepared 70
ne sho said: "Oht FlutteEbud9ot, lam prouae
wien ! ssceaed IN solving sone Vt lte problem
OF thu kltcIcn than whsn we used to sehlaVa trl
unpha lu our algebra class.h
After ten Tho saulu hands that molded TIT
biscuits handled tllu ptanu ulost sklllfutlF, nil
slleru was nut happier llttte body alive.
don't blame RALPH ka:kstraw for declining th
nrusprgt 0t 1iYug OIL nothing all ttia future, 10
1t isn't very substantial. an BY uo HieaDs
uarayou u the art OF cooksrT, but am learning
tie mysteries of the culinary department rap
idly. snd do not consider An In moro do