St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-01-14

the professors so much when W.
we're abroad, but she is SO sensitive
poor child"
81 suppose your daughters study
of music was thorough" Mrs
Beaufort remarked.
"Well, in a way" Mrs. Slimborr
| replied. Il had her skip harmony,
thorough bass and adj that non.
sense. They weren't necessary for
her, you see. We wanted her to be
just what she is, a brilliant perform
er, able to read difficult music at
sight, and all that, you know"
SIN other words, Mrs. Slimborn.
you desire your daughter to shine
in society!" said the little woman in
black silk.
"That's about it! Mrs. Simborn
replied. frankly. eve mothers
have a fearful responsibility. for SO
much depends on the way we begin
with our daughters. If they are
not we'll settled, then they have the
most perfect right to blame u.s."
$50 much depends on what you
you mean by well settled" Mrs.
Slimborn's neighbor remarked. 'If
parents educate their daughters, as
they do their sons, to be self-sup-
porting"
"Self-supporting?" Mrs. Slim
born interrupted with frightened
expression of eountenance. "You
don't mean, work and take care of
themselves"
"That is precisely what I mean,"
the lady responded. "If, for in
stance, you had seen to it that your
daughter had studied music so
thoroughly as to be able to teach
it if occasion required, then you
would have secured her against the
future"
Excuse me, said Mrs. SlimborI,
with some GOODNESS; "but if YOU will
allow me to make personal matter
of it, I should like to ask if you
have educated your daughters on |
this plan?"
The little lady in black silk smiled |
pleasantly.
"My Oldest daughter, Mrs. Slim
oorn," she answered, sis now per-
'ecting herself--try not to be shock
ed-in the art of dressmaking. To
use a more plebeian expression,
she has learned u trade. She made
he dress. Mrs. Slimborn, that you
admired SO much to-day at dinner.
Her taste ran in this direction, and
ny aim has been to have her learn
that can be learned of
he science of dressmaking. If any
hing were to happen now or in the
uture which made it necessary for
Ter to support herself, she could do
t. My youngest daughter has
,raduated from college, and will
eturn this fall to take up astron-
my with the professor of that in
titution. To add a little to this
narrative. Mrs. Slimborn,"
No now the little lady laughed
eartily, "it is my desire that both
~ daughters shall live lives of
inlge- -blessedness." y
"Mercy on me! old maids" Mrs.
limborn exclaimed.
"Old maids unless their husbands '
re their equals in the qualities that j.,
,sure happiness to married life" |
aid Mrs. Beaufort, earnestly. "To I
ury my daughters, Mrs. Slimborn,"
he added, "would be a light trouble
with giving them to un- j
rincipled and dissolute men. v
Wealth my daughters can live with '
ut if need be, but honor is indis- t
ensable."
"The music had ceased, and Miss
irGie had walked away with her b
lmirer. Mrs. Slimborn, q good n
cal dazed, and more shocked by
hat she had heard, soon excused !
erself, and went in search of the Il
'ung couple. P
The next day the formal an Il
was made of the en- d
.gement between James Nickle- b
'oon, Esq. and Miss Birdie Slim p
Urn. o.
That morning Mr.. Nicklsspoon CT
LIBERATED his engagement by get OF
ng drunk. W
"Buys must be boys!" Mrs. Slim IN IL
,rn remarked, when the news n!
me to her, and both she and her
.ughter commented jokingly on III
g young mans dissipated appear W
zee the next day. MIR. Nickle- "
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