Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-04

The following advice to the girls is being
extensively distributed among families of
the eastern states Don't 60 with a man
II he Is stranger to you, or one whose
reputation you are not acquainted with.
Remember that in ordinary business the
same rule is sapplied as a protection against
the loss OF money. No banker or money
lender would trust II stranger; no business
man would sell him goods on time without
guarantee against loss or deception Why.
then. should woman. young or old, trust
her virtues and herself to Il man she does
not know whether he is honorable or not
Look mt the footprints of time, and see
how many of your sex have been driven
10 a life of shame by ignoring this rule
Avoid all Sunday and Sunday night dances
and the wine cup. In marrying make
your match; but wait till you reach the
age of twenty three or twenty-five. Do
not marry II man to get rid of him, or to
Oblige him, or to save him. A man who
has formed bad habits. what is he? What
is there of him you can loveP The man
who would go to destruction without you
would quite as likely go with you, and
perhaps drag you along. Remember, your
future happiness depends altogether on the
kind OF partner you get, as it is he that
makes your home on earth a heaven or II
home of sorrow Therefore, be sure; take
none other than one that is equally pure ~
yourself Remember that man, when he
looks for wife, seeks sobriety, virtue
and purity in Il woman, Why should not
women, then, demand the same of man?
Drunkenness turns a man out of himself
and leaves u beast in its place. Do not
marry for home and a living, when, by
taking care of your health, you can be
strong enough to earn your own living.
Do not 90 with licentious man, rs his
words will ultimately prove as the bite of
of an adder and the sting of serpent
Be kind and true to your own sex. If, by
chance, one should fall TO day, do not shun
her, but help her, as she may be up to-
morrow. Do not let fathers, mothers, or
aunts sell you for money OF position into
bondage, tears, and lifelong miseries,
which you alone must endure. Do not
meet any man claudestinely, rs it may be
to your sorrow. Do not place yourself
habitualy in the society of any suitor until
you have decided the question of matri-
mony. Human wills are weak-girls,
especially, often become bewilderel and
do not know their error until it is too late
Therefore, wait until the age of twenty
three or twenty five is reached. If young
er, you are but children. Get away from
all other influences except "good moth
ers." Settle your head and make up your
mind alone. A word from good mother
will not harm you, as she is the last and
crowning handwork of God. the link con,
Meeting heaven and earth, the endowment
of purity, holiness, and heavenly grace,
the most perfect combination of modesty,
patience, devotion, affection, gratitude and
lit for any high or holy trust. Did not she
watch over you from infancy to childhood,
from childhood to girlhood and a mother
is more of Il mother than father is a
father. Mother knows that Il husbands
work is from sun to sun, and II wifes work
is never done. Forget not, promise may
be made in II moment of sympathy, or even
half delirious ecstacy, which must be re-
deemed through years of sorrow, toll and
pain. Forget not, he only that is free from
vice is lit to be your companion, and no
other. Drop the company OF him at once
who has uttered word unbecoming to
true manhood, for if man is true to him
self, then it must follow. as the day the
night, he cannot be false to woman. AS
you make your bed so you must sleep
Take none that has ever slanderud or be-
trayed one of your own sex, or broken Il
promise. He is not worthy of Il wife, nor
will he ever be true to one.