Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-07-28
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The different circumstances Of people
cause q difference in their manner OF
There are thousands, forex.
ample, who are compelled to do their
sourting on the seatsin the public parks,
and our servants do theirs leaning upon
The iron railing in front Of our dwellings.
Love is, however, a law unto itself, and
should be left to act naturally and with
out restraint. .-s- a1.r ...-..s rrE l.
In these courting arrangements young
ladies' too often feign a coldness when
they are burning with love, doing this
for the purpose of drawing on the young
man. This is entirely wrong, as it may
end rather in driving him off:
Young ladies and gentlemen should
be entirely frank in their courtship, and
should practice no such wiles They
should cultivate affection, for love is Of
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Another fault in our methods of court
ship which should be condemned is the
want of conversation with respect to the
peculiar traits of each other. The
young man should describe to the young
lady his weak points, and she may, in
return, speak of his good qualities. This
will prevent, after marriage, many mutu-
al recriminations.
The young man should state frankly
to his affianced his financial condition.
He should also be informed if she has
any property, and its nature and value.
They should know, mutually, their exact
financial condition. The idea should be
scorned that the young man may deceive
the young lady as to his affairs. For
the sake of comfort after marriage they
should act toward each other with en-
tire candor. There is too much holding
back upon the subject of money matters.
A young man should also undeceive
lady if he has no serious intentions in
reference to her. She will, really, re-
spect him for his frankness in regard to
what he might propose doing.
If he has no thought of addressing her
seriously he should let the fact be
known without delay. Young men
should also be careful what they say or
do in the presence of these giggling girls,
for they often make the best wives. Six
out of ten of them marry sedate men
and soon settle down into staid matrons.
Men Of sober sense do not want wives
of sober sense, and giggling girls do not
want giggling boys. There is, however,
no one rule as to the manner of conduct
ing courtship. All will court as they
please in their own way.
In conclusion, take as your motto the
Ia a 10 ho lad
all your intercourse with her what you
would like her to do to you. The golden
rule is rule made in heaven, and it is
applicable to courtship as well as to alt
other affairs of life. Do not think a
thought or commit an act in reference to
her that you would not have her think
or commit in reference to yourself
This makes character the basis of court
ship, and the character is a sacred thing.
German Firemen And Fires.
An American who should happen to
be in German town, say Heidelberg,
when al. alarm of fire sounded would be
surprised at the quiet, formal style in
which the fremen made themselves
ready, before taking out the machine" :"
They put on their uniform, black their
boots, and do sundry little things to inn
prove their appearance. The reason why
they do not "run," as do American fire.
men, is given, as follows, by the Boston
Herald:
Buildings in Germany, as rule, are
all fre-proof. With tile roofs, tile or
stone floors, walls and partitions of
heavy stone or brick masonry, and stair
ways and halls built without the intro
duction of wood in any shape, there is
but slim chance for the fire fiend to
get foothold, and much less to get
under any headway.
The property holders pay little or no
insurance, and they are not taxed heavi.
ly every year to keep up an expensive
fire department..
Were the architects and builders to
erect such combustible, tinder-b box
buildings as are being constructed in the
United States every year, by the thou.
sands and tens of thousands, these "des-
potic" governments would proclaim an
edict within twenty-four hours to either
cut off their heads, or transport them TO
the United States for life.
The yearly statistics which have been
carefully gathered of the losses by fire
in the United States show that they
equal in value the annual cotton crop of
the South!
Imagine what the accumulation Of
wealth would be in our country if we
but had the fireproof buildings Of Eu-
rope. There is no reason who New York
and Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago,
should not be as fire-proof as Paris.
To destroy the latter city by fire, ten
years ago, the Communists found impos.
sible, and they only succeeded in burning
out the interior of some of the public
buildings by first filling them with the
most combustible of materials, saturated
with barrels of petroleum, pitch and
tar.
To burn up Boston it would not re-
quire these accessories; a lighted match
on a windy night, thrown behind q
wooden partition or ceiling, OF under the
wooden floors, where the carpenters ave
carefully hid away theis shavings, i al
most sure to do the work.