The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-06-12
why NOts 10 The Girls.

that III predicting for the young men
of the place the young ladies were left
out. By no means. Not all of
you are to marry Johnson City
gentlemen, but surely some of you
could recognize your fate in con-
junction with some of the young
men mentioned. The reason did not
tell OF each girl was that in the natural
perversity of the sex they would im-
mediately become as contrary as Mrs.
Gummidge, famed by Dickens. No,
my pretty, blue-eyed maiden, had |
told which sweetheart you would ia.
vor, he would never again have had
the honor of your company. Why,
even the gentlemen do not accept the
situation quietly. DR.. Preas and Mr..
Lynn both declare they will not wait
ten years to marry. James f. Martin
has done his duty and taken a pretty
bride to grace his home. Messrs, Lyle,
Barnett and Boyd are looking for
some one to soothe their lonely hours.
Duncan knows who he wants. (The
next thing is to get herr He is al
ready looking up characters for his
play, and L. Whitney Wood for his
novel. Look out, all j. F. Crumley
has his house started, and it looks as
if he knew who he wanted, too, and r.
D. Grigg is hunting for his anesthetic.
But my dear young ladies, if were
to tell of you, you never would forgive
me, never. You can now dream
dreams Of the "sweet by and by" and,
il they are not realized, do not blame
me. Could give you the gifts you
crave, would willingly do so. To the
ugly would give beauty; to the sick,
health to those ground down by pow
erty, wealth; and to the weak-minded,
all the blessings OF a keen intellect.
But alas the future is not in my pow
er. II / knew, who would remain the
blessing OF her fathers home and
soothe the declining days OF her
mother, ] would not say so, for, in Il
very natural spirit Of contrariness, she
would accept the first idiot or fop who
asked her, and become a miserable
woman and add another to the list Of
unhappy homes. And the ones most
fitted to be the coming wives and
mothers of the future, yours is to be
the best Of all fates, to be queen OF the
home, and around your happy hearths
shall cluster husband and children. My
stately dark-eyed beauty shall show
the unbending of true affection. Not
fame is to crown you all, but better
crown, that of happy wife and moth
erhood. The one who remains single
may have time to cultivate the talents
given her, but to some shall be given
the cultivation of the heart, purest and
dearest OF all. Do not be ashamed tC
fit yourselves for your future station
in life. No home can be happy unless
some woman's heart blesses it, some
woman's hand makes music and com
fort there and some woman's eye il
over all, making home indeed. Poo
mistresses make poor servants, an(
the day is fast coming when to be ig
norant of household duties is to be ig
norant indeed. 1t may not be neces
sary to soil your pretty hands Or ruiz
your clear compilations over tn
kitchen stove. Not all men desire
drudge for a wife. They want com
fort, a companion and a helpmeet
Not a doll. but wife. My dear littl
girls, the best education is that whic'
fits you for these duties. And yo
have right to improve any talen
} nature has given you. Do not boil
t yourselves too cheap. Let the ma
you choose be worthy Of you. Compt
him to so respect himself that yo
!, may respect him, and predict fC
: you all happy lives and pleasar
I homes, whether married or singl
: But in ten years we shall see what yo
. will be. Many Of you will be hapI
e and contented in your chosen sphere
r Your lives will be what you NAL
: !, them, in a great measure, and yC
shall know all Of happiness you d
serve, which is much. | believe in Il
: bud of the nineteenth century, al
when the twentieth century shi
dawn she shall be the full-blown 70
. of the time, with the beauty of mat
3 rity, and her home shall be thetwe
tieth century home, full Of beauty al
perfume. music and song.
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A man who has practiced medici
for forty years oughtto know salt frC
sugar. Read what he says:
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. Toledo, Ohio, Jan, 10, 1887. Mess
F. ]. Cheney & Co.-Gentlemen-
2 have been in the general practice
medicine for most forty years a
would say that in all my practice a
experience have never seen prepa
, ton that | could prescribe with
1 much confidence Of success as c
Halls Catsrrh Cure, manufactured
: you. Have prescribed it a great ma
q times, and its effect is wonderful, a
would say, in conclusion, that | hi
yet to find a case OF Catarrh tina
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