Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-10-04
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ever gone to the dark Plutonian shore
whence there is no returning, when all
unmarried women were O. ,alOgucd as "old
maids" and despiscd accordingly, there
lived widow, the mother of ap only
child, and that child daughter.
And then, rs now, the number of
daughters outnumbercd by a great many
the number of sons born to man, and for
the latter there was great scramble, for
as the lesser could not equal the greater
number many were fated to get left, and
the doom of the "hindmost' was even then
well understood and Us plague all sought
TO avoid it.
And the mothers were as one with their
daughters. Combined were they both in
the pursuit of husbands for the maidens,
that the reproach of the unwedded might
not cling unto them.
Therefore it behOoved the mothers to
make the most of their daughters, to shake
well their napkins, each and every one,
lest perchance some hidden talent lay I'M
productive therein, and to emphasize any
good points whatsoever of which they
might be POSSESSED, that they might over
shadow and leave i'm the shade the daugh
tiers of their ncighhors, for such are the
ways of women when aiding high heaven
in the occult rites of matchmaking.
But chou, chue and alas In the daugh
fer of the widow there was naurht 10
make much Of neither was there ANYTHING
whatsoever to emphasize.
For so deficient was the damsel in all
persoual charms and thc beautv which
though but skin deep, yet sufliceth to turn
the head of man and inhame his scarf
with the unqucnchable passion of love, so
lnenper of iuuro. both Dhvsicnllv and
financially. that those given to lcvitv and
the spenkinr of idle words. for which nev-
erthelcss strict account must be rendered
hereafter. dcrided her and ieered at her
among themselves. calling her in con
tempt. calling her in the pride of their
greater possessions. "the Widows mite"
And if coming to the ears of the widow
her heart WAS exceedingly sad. even as her
brain WAS puzzlcd to know what to do as
she contemplated her daughter and the
situation. for verify She realized that the
maid. being like unto her fathers people,
WAS indeed banllrupt in all praces save
that of virtue alone
Now. virtue alone-that is. virtue with
ont n dots dead. and it avaflcth nothing
i'm thc u,,,trinnninl mnrkct where the
spondulix talkcth. proclaiming in "A loud
voice the morris of its nosscssors. and if
cnhancelh their attractions a thousand
fold rendering even the most ordinary of
aspect more dazzling than the sun at noon
day.
While it were better for the portionlcss
maid had she been born a man. for he hath
but to choose. and. behold! with the shrkcls
of his bride shall his golfers be filled 20
Overlooking. and the fame thereof shnl!
extend through all the land
Now. the mother of the widows mite
being "A woman and sorclv distressed. cave
ear unto voice that whispered to her anG
was guided by it, FOR she recognized it rs
the voice of her colaborer against the peace
of man, when it spoke to her saving:
Arise. o woman of little gumption
and 90 YOU into the presence of the con.
firmcd bachelor. even him who. because of
the hatred he bcareth to woman for the
evil she hath brought upon man i'm that
through her he must toll and labor all the
DAYS of his life. is called the misopvnist
and deceive him as YOU know how.
For he who secketh not must he
sought, as the fisher seellcth the fish in the
sea and the hunter pursueth the nimble
hare
"From the hardest rock the water gush-
eth forth most freely.
"Scek YOU therefore, his assistance even
to the fulfllnent of your laudabe desire,
and remember the more difficult the deed
the greater the reward and the glory there
unto.
"Howcyer, be not dnwncast and let not
your soul be troubled. for all men are
weak. and the weakest are they who are
vain of their strength for he who is in,
vulnerable livcth not.
"And shall be with Won even to the
end lest ucrchnnce his luck prcvnil npain,t
YOU"
Having suol,en Tins the voice crosrd
and was silent
Tbcn tho yyido,v bustlnd that d,n,,e,
migbt not ho cnurtnd Inv DELAYING Sb,
clothed herself i'm twilight inns nf many,
nnd ou,ntbvst bound hnr ,vni.t with -
pirfle nf int and hrr h,ir with 81 hand n,
The Same for ehn sin Iivcd with tho dnad
and soving no word of her schnm, In an,
onn shc ser forth IN Din 49, sbn had hne,
co,nrnordnd
Rnt coming IN him to ,rbor, sbo bof
beon sont ,,.cov.rin,, bnr f,rn for il y,.,,
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