The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-01-19
WHY THE GIRLS DON'T MARRY.
What are We girls to do ?"

wv nat are We girls to do :!
This, writes Il correspondent in the ST.
Louis Spectator, was ;hc question Of a
beau titul Richmond belle. Here there
are continued this lovely woman,
'in the best Of society Of our city, over
two hundred aud fifty marriagcable girls
many of them highly accomplished and at
tractive women, fitted to grace any positio
and in all Richmond we have not Il dozen
really eligible men. We have hosts of
beaux, but no prospective husbands Our
streets swarm with pleasant young fellows
who do for escorts, dancing partners and
| filrtatiol material, but we have absolutely
no men to whom an intelligent spirited
ambitious girl could possibly think Of tying
hersclfand her fortunes. They lack educa.
ton, independence, everything
that is necessary to rise. There is no fu-
turc for them, and apparcntly none for us
but to form an old maid brigade and start
on crusade to some of the far Western
Territories, where sterling men are plenty
and women are scarce"
They did not 80 crusading to the west,
and to day the lamentations Of the Nirgi-
MIA belle fluids full justification in the fact
that Richmond is literally overrun with
those most cstimabla, but seldom cnvicd
or cnviablc portion Of the divine economy
known as old maid. Every ball room and
par!or wall is richly tapcstricd with these
slightly faded flowers
But Richmond is not alone in this deli
cious misery. The same complaint goes up
from every city in the land. The West
sends to the Fast gentle moan of sympa-
thetic woe. Plenty of girls, lovely as the
sun ever shonc on, but panicky lack of
desirable young men.
Thus spoke a clever and accomplished
young lady not long ago to journalist
"Nou mockinI!y criticisc us for encour-
aging the attentions OF what you contcmp.
tuousl y style 'whippcr.snappe 'snips' and
'callow goslings but how can we help it?
There are twenty Of these little fellows in
society where there is one really desirable
uan; and if it were not for them we would
miss many an entertainment that We want to
attend, many an opera an play, many set
in dancing, that We now enjoy. But for
these very pigmies, with thrce-hair power
moustachcs that you speak of SO scornlully,
every girl wcu!d be left at home half the
times she now gets out, and would be
wall flower more than half the time when
she managed to nvcige her father or broth,
cr into escorting her to parties and r. cep.
tions. You find me plenty ofthosc cultiva-
ted aspiring men, with future you talk
bic Of apprcciating them and ready to drop
all their rctinuc of 'snips' for them at any
time. Bring on your real men, Trot ou'
your much>ta!kcd,of thorough brcds"
She was only dcbutantc, but she non
plusscl him. Tell over all the masculine
beads of your society rosary; take an invcn-
tory of your male acquaintance in what is
called good society and you will have to
admit that this vehement young girl indict
mcnt is "true bill" All over this couu
try man.famine prevails.
We have hosts Of society rc!lOws-swclls
giddy boys-but they are hardly the hus.
band material sensible woman would select
Many Of them are kind hearted, agreeable
little creatures, disposed to do cvcryth NJ in
their power to earn the gratitude Ct the girls
to whose enjoyment they contribute them
selves and all they have and are. But a
considerable proportion IF them are ire k
Of nature, only to be accounted for when tho
creation Of mosquitoes, hcas, mumps aud
measles is explained. They arc as much
alike, find them where you will, as so many
peas. There is not originality enough in
them for the tailors they patronizc to get up
sufficient difference to be recognized under
a microscope. Their physiognomics are
mild burlcsqucs on the lap dog family
CALIFORNIA FARMs.--Ihe statistics
given by the Los Angeles, California, Daily
Commercial, as to the immense farms of
that State, are doubtless correct, but they
are astonishing. 1t quotes list of dozen
large California farms, and adds the fol-
lowing in the southern part Of the State
The late Dan Murphy Of Santa Clara, with
his lG,OO0,0O0 acres Ilaggin & Carr, with
300 900 acres; Miller & Lux, coo, 900 acres;
Gen. Bcalc, with 20O,O0 acres; H. NJ.
| Ncwhall, with $4,000 acres; Lankc,shim
& Co, $4,000 acres Is. +. & q. k Porter,
$4,000 acres; Moilit Il Maclay, 20, 900 acres;
Ed Baldwin, 10000 acres; j. Il l.. bxby,
80, 900 acres; j. Irvine, 5000, acres; John
G. Downcy, 10000 acres; |. w. lIcllman
$4,000 acres; Richard Gird, 900 acres;
j. :. Flood, 1871 acres; Thomas r.
| Bard, 10000 acres; ID. Freeman, 30, 900
acres, and numerous other farmers and :tock
growers whose farms extend into tens OF
thousands of acres. This is great country
and it does not all lie in Colusa.
SENT HIM A CHECK -"John said an