Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-10
THE Boss GIRL.

Peck OF the milwaukee Dun WAS asheu
to contribute a premium for the Rock
County wis., Fair. Here is his reply:
W. T. Vankirk-Dear Van: Your letter
in reference to my giving some kind of
premium to somebody, at your county fair,
is received, and | have been thinking it
over. have brought my massive intellect
to bear upon the subject with the follow
ing result ship you to-day, by express,
a sewing machine, complete, with cover,
drop leaf, hemmer, tucker, Teller, drawers
and everything girl wants except corsets
and tall stockings. Now, want you to
give that to the best Combination girl "
in Rock county, between the age of seven
teen and thirty, with the compliments OF
the San. What mean by combination"
is one that in the opinion of your commit
tee has all the modern improvements, and
a few of the d.fashioned faults, such as
health, etc. She must be good looking,
that is, not too handsome, but just hand
some enough. You don't want to give this
machine to any female statue or parlor or
nament, who don't know how to play a
tune on it, or who is as cold as refriger
ator car, and has no heart concealed about
her person. Our girl, that is our " Fair
girl" that takes this machine, must be
"the boss" She must be jolly and good
natured- such girl as would make the
man who married her think that Rock
| county was next door to heaven anyway.
She must be so healthy that natures roses
| will discount any preparation ever made
by man and so well formed that nsohing
artificial is needed to-well, Van, you
know what l mean. You want to pick
out thoroughbred that is all wool and a
ward wide. That is, understand me, l
want the girl to be just right. Your COM
mittee don't want to get mashed on some
ETHEREAL creature whose belt is not large
enough for dog collar. This premium
girl wants to be able to do days work if
necessary, and one there is no danger of
breaking in two if her intended should hug
her. After your committee has got their
eyes on few girls that they think would
! fill the bill, then they want to find out
what kind of girls they are around home.
Find il they honor their fathers and moth
ers, and care as much for the happiness OF
those about them as they do for their own.
II you find one that seems perfect in every
thing. but shirks her duties at home, and
sings 81 want to be an Angel on piano
while her mother is mendlng her stockings
or ironing picnic skirts, then let her &c
ahead and be an angel as quick as she
wants to, but don't give her the machine.
You catch the idea? Find girl who has
the elements of noble woman, one whose
heart is so large that she has to wear lit
tie larger corset than some, but one who
will make her home happy, and who is a
friend to all one who would 90 further te
do good deed than she would to paralyzt
an ice cream saloon one who would keer
her mouth shut a month before she would
say an unkind word or cause pang to an
other. Let your committee settle on such
a girl, and she is as welcome to that ma
chine as possible. Now, Van, you ought
to have committee appointed at once
and no one should know who the commit
q. tee is. You had better appoint married
men - they are usually more unbiased
They should not let any girl know that sh'
is suspected of being the premium CIR
until the judgment is rendered, SO no ont
will be embarrassed by feeling that she il
competing for prize. Now, Bose, leavt
the Constitution and the girls in you
hands, and if this premium is the mean
of creating any interest in your fair, ant
making people feel good-natured and Jolly
l shall be amply repaid.