Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
"FOR YEARS OR FOREVER"


"Rachel, remember this is forever" the
hero of Beecher's charming story "Nor-
wood" is made to say, when his chosen one,
by an eloquent look, gave him to know that
she was willing to become his wife. Such
ought to be the feelings of every woman
when she plights her troth. She should re-
alize that it is an issue in which the whole
character of her future life is involved.
She should regard her promise, whether
spoken or only expressed bya look, as some
thing so sacred that the thought of ''going
back upon it" will not obtrude itself. Ifan
offer is one which she feels that she cannot
accept she should decline it promptly. Not
for the mere pleasure of being courted should
she allow young man to continue hoping
that he has won her love, when she is all
the time aware that he has no chance. Still
less she should accept him, treat him as a
favored suitor, receive from him the marks
Of confidence and esteem which from any
but an accepted lover would be unbecoming,
when she has determined not to marry him.
A woman can not thus trifle with one of the
most solemn questions of life without in
tiicting great injury upon her character.
Many young people we know seem to think
otherwise. They act as if they think flirt-
ing very fine thing, putting off the old love
and on the new with as much apparent in
difference as they would change articles of
clothing. Some do this because they have
no depth or earnestness of nature. Others,
without considering the consequence, follow
the pernicious example, because they think
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accustomed to holding in light esteem the
most sacred feeling of the human heart
What is quite as bad, they acquire the hab-
it of attaching little value to their promises,
and it will not be long before their words
are as little esteemed by others as by them
selves. The confirmed COquette is not an
admirable or happy person. To have sport
ed with score of suitors is far less honor
able record than to have won the faithful
devotion of one true man. 1t may be men,
toned as warning, too, that those women
who are so ready to smile to-day and frOWn
tomorrow rarely make happy marriages.
In making BeatriX Esmond, as a faded
beauty, accept the hand of the widowed
Tom Tusher, Thackeray has as truthfully
pointed moral as he has adorned tale.
But girl, not possessed of TriX's remarkable
beauty nor of her excessive love of admi-
ration, has become flirt simply because
she thought it rare sport. 1t is sad sport.
1t will certainly damage the character and
may wreck the life. We do not aver thata
woman should never withdraw her plighted
faith. There are circumstances that would
authorize her doing this, even after her
pledge has received the sanction of the law.
But such instances are exceptional. AS a
ton, and withdraw her promise only when
oop1yina6 fhot kaanipp If would ipvOlva her
lifetime misery.-St0any South.
BasH IngrOWing toe-nails are caused by the
improper manner of cutting the nails gen.
orally of the great toe, and then wearing
short badly-made shoe. The nail, begin
ming to grow too long and rather wide at
the corners, is trimmed around the corners,
which gives temporary relief. But it then
begins to grow wider in the side where it was
cut off, and, as the shoe presses the flesh
against the corner, the nail cuts more and
more into the raw flesh, which becomes ex-
ceedingly tender and irritable. If this state
and liberated and proud flesh sprouts up
from the sorest points. Walking greatly
increases the suffering till positive rest be-
comes indispensable. To treat ingrowing
toe-nails, proceed as follows: Begin the
effort at cure by simple application to the
tender part of small quantity of chloride
of iron. 1t is found in the drug stores in a
liquid form, though sometimes in powder.
There is Immediately a moderate sensation
of pain or burning. In few minutes the
tender surface is felt to be dried up, tanned
or mummifed, and it ceases to be painful.
The patient who could not put his foot to
the floor now finds that he can walk with
out pain. By permitting the hardened,
wood-like flesh to remain two or three
weeks, it can easily be removed by soaking
the foot in warm water. If thereafter the
nails be cut no more around the corners or
sides, but always cut in across the front end,
they will in future grow forward, and by
wearing shoes of reasOnably-goOd size and
shape all future trouble will be avoided.
AMERICAN RFSTL LESSNESS-Dr Edward