The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-02
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Jessie for the Minority.


djth" and myself.
judith ;" letter appeared iirst. in
j..sh She, in effect. said this: Ifa friend
should furnish a room Tor Tie meetings
oi some ladies Literary Society, and that
the said meetings take place week after
Wees without advancing matters beyond,
greeting ln..olCctipn> &c. i would be-
come rather mOnutonous. ald be taking
but little advantage OF the privilege
gwen by the friend. | 80 heartily agreed
with her thdt had come out in letter
and say 80. and | was under the im-
preston that We both expressed our
selves 80 simply THAI even the ''majorl-
tln could comprehend. and, further
more. cannot follow the train OF rca-
soning Which. would lead one to infer
that because we object 70 reading twad-
die, we thereby lay claim To any supe-
rior wisdom. or lntcllc,tua endowments.
or that we wanted the members Of the
Household 70 write essays. Should any
attempt this, | promise most solemn
Is never TO read single one.
l would prefer one ot the Macauley's
everytime. And if any have been look
ing for a dissertation from me on some
profound subiect-The all sutiiciency OF
physical science, Tor example, beg to
refer them to Herbert Spencer, Kant. or
some other Metaphysiciau>. | will in
tlict nothing of the kind on our home
like Household for two very good rea-
sons. one is. | cou}d not ii ! tried. and
the other is [ couid not if | could.
All | want is good. wholesome com
= y.
like to have when a friend comes III to
make call. Now and then there will
come some who can only discuss their
own private affairs or those Of their
uelghborS.
Do not you all agree with me in think
inc it out Of place to introduce any pri-
vate home matters into the House
hold. no matter how much the parties
may be protected by being ncog2
Now judith | hope we will be un-
derstood, aud that there will beno more
ellorts made, to criticize lis for our sup
posed assumed superiority. | love fun
and nonsense too, Of certain kind. Ii
Helen McG calls what she saws
nonsense, lets have plenty of it. We
have made no complaint lately. AT
first there was not even any nonsense.
The letters have certainly improved.
so who knows but what Judith and
have done good, by irritating some a
little and putting TO their nettle. Ii
any exceptions arc taken to what | have
said in this letter | willretire from the
field. for a long continued discussion
will not be agreeable.
There has been some talk on the adj
visibility Of young couple marrying on
80 month. Imagine me fifty years
oi age, and | viii take it upon myself to
give some advice on this subject. | have
a wise fl end who would say yes" un-
der almost any circumota tances, he would
proceed to quote the following lines to
prove his position:
SCOTCH ARGUMENT FOR MARRIAGE.
Jennie is poor. and | am poor,
Yet we will wed. 50 say no more;
And should The BARNES to Us come,
A. few that wed but do have some,
No doubt but Heaven viii stand our
friend.
Aul bread as well a. children. send
50 fares the hen in farmers yard,
70 Eve alone she finds it hard.
I've seen her weary every claw,
In search Of corn among the straw,
But when in quest Of incest food,
She clucks among her chirping brood:
With Joy I've seen the selfsame hen,
That worked for one could work for ten.
These are the thoughts that made me
willing
To take my girl without a shilling;
Gov H., C.IfCap,a caruo ,,ot,
Jennie resolved to marry me-
Now | would advise aflirmatively to II
the young man be sober, indus trious,
not selt-indulgent, but determined to do
the best he can for himself, and if the
young lady knows good deal of do
mestic economy and is determined to
be Il true heip-meet to her hus band. But
even should all these requirements be
filled, | would think it advisable to wait
awhile and let the young man lay VI
something, for ii nothing can be put
aside for rainy day before marriage it
certainly cannot be done afterwards.
How differently the Germans prepare
their daughters for managing a house
hold from the way we do ours. Nc
matter how highly educated. they are
thoughly taught all domestic matters
even cooking. one OF the perqui.ites
of first class cook in some parts oI
Austria and Germany Is that he shall
have his scholars come to his kitchen
to receive Instructions 50 frequently
there will be quite number Of young
ladies in the kitchen Of some grandee
watching the preparation of the rich and
4 al TSla Il TO hc
there. and the scholars are frequently
ladies.
The German girls begin often to pre-
pare their supplies of Household linen
before they are grown, and among the
palmer class their dowry often consists in
piles OF table and bed linen From these
preparations being made as a matter OF
course, in every house where there are
daughters. | would infer that the right
one was most certainly expected 10 make
his appearance at the rlghrtlme. | Won
der at what age the maid would give up
expecting him and cease her preparations:
Can "Old Maid tell?
While we can learn something's from
the Germans, there is grea. deal about
their home life | do not admire at all,
ana [ think they might learn many things
from Us. There is one thing | wish our
American ladies would learn, and that Is
trtere to dress Many know hoso, but
lew ,ohere to display fine dress and jew
els. We generally feel called upon to dc
our level best on every occasion We have
Of showing ourselves off, while abroad il
Is considered vulgar to make much dis
play. except for entertainments In the
house. The young and unmarried Veal
but few levels aud diamonds. not at ali
Neither Young nor old wear these OF
the street winch with is we see them II
church, anu IN the ears anl on steam crs
anywhere where they can be shown.
| admire pretty and tasteful dress but