Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-02-05

bald. Also parts her hair Oh 0ne ssde.
Al twenty-nsue. declines 10 take part
IN tableau vivant. aud thiaks that sort
Of entertainment rather immodesl. Be-
gins 10 wgise prose--ahort tales. essays
end sketches Of chaFacieF--an believes
thal if sbe could only End patience Sue
could write novel.
At thirty, writes novel. IN which
she ihtrodures the one love Of her life;
finds Publisher who viii publis b Il 1t
her own risk; accepts bis ol1er she ii
sure he will read Il. Does not stop fhs
foofman 81 table from filing her wine
glass. AZ thirty-one. Increasing size
Of waist; Is mistaken for mamma's
youngest sister; reads the Quarterly
Review, and can converse on woman's
suffrage. At fhffty-two, Is wearing
three false teeth. Atthirty-three, finds
girls mech more forward than they used
10 be; also that the style of dsncing
grows objectionable; is usually taken
down 10 supper By married men. Al
thirty Hour, j. told that her sisters Enu-
ssc-master has called her bella. In con-
sequence, retraees two years Of her life,
studies the corset-makers' advertise
snents, end chooses bright colors. At
thirty-fve, powders boldly; parts her
hair down the middle; gives up ear
rings end keeps the window-blinds
down, TO save the furniture.
AT thirty-six, can converse on the
educational question; and waltzes when
ever she can get acbance. AZ thirty
seven. is grave when the subject oi age
lx discussed, and asks If she doesn't
look quite thirty Atthirty-eight hears
of The elopement Of a friends husband
with an actress, and is more than ever
thankful that she is unmarried. Takes
an interest in Church matters. and learn
ing that the curate il laid Up, calls and
sends repeatedly. AT thirty nine, reg
ularly drinks glass Of hot Scotch whis-
key-and- water before going to bed; adj
m1ts that she likes her comforts. and
playfully owns that she is quite an old
woman.
At forty, likes scandal; reads the re-
ports Of the law courts; sub.cnbes
again 10 circulating library, and finds
that she grows drowsy after late din
ner. At forty-one, keeps laP-dog.
two cats, a parrot and three cananes.
Takes much interest in her health; tries
a greet many advertised medicines; and
..Indulges 10 constitutionals."
At forty-two, is nervous at night par
ticularly when the wind is high. Keeps
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aged. highly respectable. and one who
o. used 70 attending on single ladies pre-
ferred. Loses a iavorite cat, and has II
carefully buried in the garden. AIfor-
ty-three, attends early celebrations, and
helps TO decorate the church at Easter
and Christmas and the Harvest Festi-
val. At forty-iour. grows little friv-
olous; chooses gay caps; reads exciting
novels. At forty-fiye, feels the cold;
also feels lonely; advertises for lady
to share her home; qusrrels with the
lady over the servants, and vows she
win never live again with comPan-
ion. 81
AT foVty-six. advertises for another
companion: her parrot dies; her doctor
proposes 10 her; she declines him in .
mild letter and says they will always
be dear friends. At forty-seyen, takes
two glasses of hot whiskey before retir-
ing at night: breakfast in bed. Writes
poetry and sends II to tha local press.
At forty-eight is robbed BY her man SER
vani: finds a cap that becomes her. and
makes up her mind, to wear nething
else: notices that her hair has grown
gray over the ears, At forty-nine,
grows bad-tempsTed and Is greatly trou-
bled with servants. Another animal
dies and is carefully buried. AT fifty,
makes her viii and leaves all her pro-
perty to her doctor.