Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-05-11

by month your picture may grow, anu
your passion grow with it famed by
her hand. She knows, that never
would a man think her an earthly
saint, and fancy her beauty like one
who gives his soul for the price of
success. You have your paradise:
you are drunk; you think that even
she, who in her superb arrogance,
thought she was matchless and death
less. Then comes your reward; when
the picture is done, her fancy has
changed. a light scorn, a careless
laugh, touch of her fan on your
check; could you not understand!
Were you still such a child? Must
you be broken more harshly in, to
learn to give place? That is all and
at last her lackey push you away
with his wand from her gates. You
bad not learned what great lady's
Illicit caprices meant; you were st'll
but boy she had killed you; she
had struck your genius dead; she had
made earth your hell-whal OF thai?
She has her beauty eternal in the
picture sue yearned for, and then
laughs and sneers at vour fate.
What wretched life you lead she
cares not! Then YOU have reaped
the reward of your own folly, and
r gret that the deceiving eyes Of such
fair young lass ever met yours, ard
pierced cupid's darts through your
very soul. Beware of the female
sex! Their eyes are as gui!eful as
the eyes Of tigress, their voices as
piercing as the shrieks of hootine
owl. You may seek TO find out ones
disposition; you may soil her silk
dress, accidentally pretended, bnt
purposely; of course you begin to
apologize; she says: "It doesn'r
matter doesn't seem to get Offended
at all, and just SO soon as you leave
she will run up stairs and bury her
teeth in the bed -post-sO m d! They
may seem as lovable and meek as a
ittle pet lamb and yet, be as rave
ming wolves. Some lads see a beau
tiful face with lovely eyes and sweet
smiles, and never thinking Of the
momentary fancies, allow themselves
to fall IN love with those faces. and
never stopping to think or consider
what is in the hearts of such women;
TN IL their love has Increased to that
extent, that they can see no error
whatever. Too late to grieve after
the milk is spilled! His voice has
still its old sweetness, his manner still
its old grace, and added to these are
a grave earneStnesS and a natura!
eloqnence, that the darkness Of his
own fortunes and the sympathies
with others that pain had awakened
and brought to him. He wholly
forgets their respective Station: aud
only remembers that for another
time in so many years, he h the
charm of converse with d woman Of
high breeding, ofinexpressible beauty
and of keen and delicate intuition.
Generally, in such cases, when you
are united in the holy bonds of mat
rimony, then, and not till then, do
you find that your taste are entirely
antagonized. and you are not suited |
for each others companion.
Too late ladies, don't understand |
me To mean that there are NO eXcep- |
tions to the most of these rules. |
Young men take warning; thoroughly !
investigate the matter, and seek to .
find ont the character and disposition
of the one whom you are seeking for
your companion. lest you plunge
INTO a fatliomles= sea. there tO vail
and lament yonr own choice. Young
ladies. if | have devIated from the
truth IN single particular you will