Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-08
STAUNTON, VA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1884.
LAZY MEN.

i LAZY MEN.
OR, THE KIND OF HUSBANDS GIRLS CAN DC
WITHOUT.
Above all things shun the society of the
lazy man: for he is fit for nothing except
to sleep, eat, build air castles and dream
of untold wealth, which by some miracu,
lous wonder, he is momentarily expecting
showered upon him. He is a pest in soci-
ety-a disgrace to the human race and a
bore in general You may salt his coffee,
sugar his beans, make up faces at him, stick
pins in his coat tail, wasp nests i'll his bed,
throw cold water in his face before he is up
in the morning, subject him to every earth,
ly abuse in your power, but for Heavens
sake, and your own, never marry him. No
matter how handsome he is-no matter how
rich he may be-no matter how polite,
agreeable or condescending-no matter how
much he saws he loves you. don't you mar
ry him, unless you wish to become menial
/ drudge, black his boots, cook his dinners.
i wash his shirts mend his clothes, nurse the
Echildren, clean the house, alternately and
4 simultaneously, whilst your husband is
shut up in the parlor, enjoying his forenoon
tpaps AZ studying 2 work on agricultpre
+ fwhich Be is very careful never to expert
ment from), without thought or care for
what you may be doing.
And now, girls, as these things in the
form of men are very coumon am going
to draw sketch from real life as warn
ing to you, to take my advice and never
throw yourselves away by marrying one Of
l xuIsob info rv,Io o,,1
all society, more or less, at the present
day.
| Nellie Crawton was my most intimate
friend, and loved her as sister. AtschOol
we were inseparable, both within doors and
without. Bsreft in early life of her pa
rents, and alone in the world, without faith
er, mother, brother sister to love, her affec
tions seemed to center upon me cher chum
and classmate), and most warmly did I re-
| ciprocate her sentiments. She was pretty
almost beautiful. Her sparkling black
eyes and glossy curls, dark as night; her
delicate form and intellectual forehead
rendered her personal appearance very at
tractiye, and, by those who knew her best
she was even acknowledged handsome
She had some property little cottage,
which she told me was the home of her
childhood, and the house in which she was
born and in which both her parents had
breathed their last. A few hundred dollars
remained of what had been deposited (by
her parents) in bank for her benefit, af-
ter paying for her education. She was
eighteen when we parted at school-she to
return to her home, with an aunt who had
reared her, and / to return to the hearts
and home of my idolized parents 1t was
to both of us sad parting. We wept Bit
| ter tears as we embraced each other, and l
| leaped into the carriage sent to convey me
home.
| Our letters were frequent at first, and
quite as affectionate, presume, as though
we had been lovers for we had learned to
prize each others society and it was hard
to be separated. At length Nellie's letters
ceased to be quite SO frequent were less
affectionate andles expressive ofloneliness,
| and at last they ceased to visit me for
number of weeks. Of course was nearly
distracted at this delay, fearing sickness or
death might be the cause, but my fears
were soon quieted by the receipt ola letter,
superscribed IN that well known hand, and
bearing the post-mark of her native town
and State.
| Anxious and expectant, l broke the seal
| 1t was, contrary to her previous cores
pondence, a very brief epistle. begging me.
| to excuse her neglect, and when she had
| the pleasure of seeing me she would make
all necessary apologies, and ended by invit-
| ing me to visit her Immediately and per-
| form for her the office of bridesmaid-as
she had at last won heart and would soon
have husband.
must confess felt pang of jealousy
shoot through my heart fer to be super
seded in -Nellies affection by one Of the op-
posite sex was not at all consonant with my
feelings.
$50 here is the cause of her neglect-her
delay said, as l tossed her letter upon
the table with apparent dissatisfaction.
| She did not even tell me her future hus-
bands name-only that he was all she
could ask and more than she had ever as
pired to possess
Come and see him yourself and judge
accordingly"
Well, after upsetting all the inkstands in
my way, tearing to pieces al the papers and
| magazines within my reach and lying awake
all night, finally concluded to dispatch
letter accepting the invitation; and, having
| accomplished this task, at once commenc-
ed preparations for my journey. A week
passed, and found myself in the train,
fast approaching my journeys end. My
heart beat wildly as the whistle sounded
from the engine, the brakes were down,
the train stopped, and a brakeman scream
ed at the door:
Passengers for DaytOnr'
| hurried forward, stepped from the car,
by the assistance Of the good-natured con-
| ductOr, and the next moment was in Mel
lies arms. She welcomed me warmly still
there was restraint, fancied, in her man
ner toward me, which had not formerly
shown at school. So overjoyed had been
at seeing her at first that did not notice
her companion, who now came forward to
escort us to the carriage. Nellie blushed;
and, with a pride of manner so natural to
her when well pleased, she introduced me
to Mr.. Welton-her future husband. Twas
surprised in his personal appearance, for l
did not expect to find her affianced husband
so noble, commanding a parsonage. He
was the true picture of health and manli-
ness, and did not wonder, as 1 saw his
eyes rest upon his betrothed bride with so
much tenderness, that she had said: "He
was all she could ask, and more than she
had ever aspired to possess"
They were married quietly, for Mr. Wei
ton was man of slender means-and in
stead of going on bridal tour, as married
people usually do, they went at once to
housekeeping in Nellie's little cottage,
which they had fitted up for their home.
They commenced housekeeping in the way
people of common sense and slender means
should, dispensing with all servants-Mrs.
Welton performing her domestic duties
with her own hands. Mr.. Welton was yery
kind and devoted, but during the few weeks
had spent with them discovered him to
be extremely fond Of being waited upon, or.
in other words, lazy, and Nellie waited
upon that stout healthy man quite as much
as though he had been the most helpless in
valid. demonstrated with her one day
upon the course she was pursuing, but her
only reply was:
''It is such pleasure to wait on him;
his love repays all my trouble."s
Ispent few weeks with them, and then
returned home, satisfied that Nellie was
happy, but fearful that Mr.. Welton, not.
withstanding his handsome face and present
devotion, was not quite what would fan.
cy for husband.
II Il
Six years have passed. Let us take a
look at Mr.. and Mrs. Weltonia their home.
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