St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-05-05
ANOTHER BLOW IT BLOW.
FLY"
To young girls an general, and the
"Blou- Fly" an particular


"Blou- Fly" an particular:
Il is with reluctance we answe
the ''Blow-Fly"-she (?) has yer,
appropriately chosen her nom d
plume, by the way--but, in instic,
to our maeh-abused sex and t.,
lily" we fina ourselves compelled
to make few remarks.
"Matrimony'' is subject the
should he handled with extrena.
deIieacy by one of the sex possess.
ing the qualities described as essen.
tial BY the "Blow-Fly." It is, un.
doubtedly, to. day, as God found il
ages ago, mot good for man to
hive alope;" but we cannot perceive
how, (as Miss aIulock emphatically
declares single blessedness is
worse Tor women, Judging from
the puny specimens OF the noble
biped left US in this Nineteenth
Century of Philistinism, we do
not see that it requires much cour-
age to stand alcne." If women
were as particular i'll their choice of
better halves" as "Blow-Fly" ad-
vlses 1.-THE boys" to be, We are
afraid, II the. men married, all the
women would be old maids; this is
rather an intricate problem. but if
you work it out by. the. rule of
three, perhaps you can solve it.
However, as the hobitats of our sis
ter republic are fond of saying:
~ a II guerra, in casar, no Sc la
de aconsejar."
Marriage is undoubtedly essen
tlal to the preservation of society.
1t is one of Agropta hasphale Theon
aomlna which cannot be trans
crossed without bearing witt. it
the penalty of anarchy and con-
fusion. However, unless men raise
the standard of their manhood.
and seek to emulate their great
ensample. oil the matches" mus,
be literally "made in Heaven"
for it would be impossible that
a true woman should come
down to the level of the BRAIN
less lah-de-dah found in the |
circles Of the upper tendom;" or
Il III the humber walks of life, to |
stoop to the coarse, selfish sensual
list, who is, too often, the rule, not
the exception. We do not mean to
assert that ali men compose these
two classes. On the contrary, there
IRE many who, like Marcus Aurelius
Antoninus, In the midst of corrup-
ion and darkness seek for purity
I'D light-seek to sufvse their
whole being with that divine es-
'ence of which God accords each
Ian a little.
There are many qualities that
perfect manhood,
which "prudous Miss Fly" before
irving Cotton Planter" his final
yes" and all other maidens who
contemplate embarking upon the ]
'erilons sea of matrimony, would
10 well to consider. The first and
aost essential characteristic, the
ne On which all others hinge, is.
the fear Of God;" fer this, the {
7isest man WHO ever lived declared
Is the beginning of wisdom. There Y
French prcyerb which happily
avs: "Je Grains Dieu, ct apres
hen, le Grains principalement celui
III ne LIE GRANT pas" 1t is neces- a
ary that he should be gentleman,
OF IN the usual acceptation of the \
'rm, which requires that a man
E educated, we'll dressed, and pos 4
ssslng that polish which can only
obtained by.intercourse with DO
70 society, bet enc who is gentle I
Id respectful to women and the
red. straightforward and honest
his dealings with men, ever
indful OF himself. working out OF
S destiny with bravery, "sans pi
.oi GU chiiS 1SpIOCHe. sn
Of the last and most essential re-
nfement, can We do better than
ho the Bard of Avon?-
"Etch he shall be- that's certain.
'anto wales, cuanto tienes;') wise, i,
lllnone; mild, or come not near -
81 noble, or.not for an angel; Of :.
cd discourse, an excellent musi-
IN, and his hair shall be of what
Tor it may please Heaven" . :,
Hoping l have not forestalled '"
liss Ely" in her defense. / SUBJ e
'ibe myself. MEMO SUM. 10 :.
Y address We will make D u an al,