The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-18

Let him be strictly temperate, intelli-
gent, industrious and economical.
There are many other graces that will
add much to the perfect gentleman,
and beauty is not, by far, the first
thing to be considered; but if my ideal
is to be handsome-very we'll, so let
him be, with dark hair and dark eyes.
if you please.
Bat for fear of making some one
tired, 1 will stop and leave the fl oor for
a more able speaker.-'R 3llins."
Dear Aunt Jennie:-WelL, last weeks
paper finds you grumbllng as if you
had been forgotten. And but for Miss
Jennie Acton and Mrs. Fllyaw, it does
seem you might be excused for so
thinking. But there are some who
do not write and yet they read and
think of Aunt Jennie. Ihave been in.
terested, pleased and amused at the
discussions and much good common
sense shown by your contributors
uncles, aunts, nephews, and nieces.
The ''old bachelor" the ''old maid"
and the young folks have all talked
we'll. Now if you will all pardon me
and Aunt Jennie will admit me, / will
have a word with you as the ''old wild
over" OF course all the old bachelors
and old maids are satisfied with their
lot. The old batch, will continue his
own house keeping arrangement and
the old maid will stick to her knitting
or fancy Work-they are satisfied.
But what of old widowersG Let US hear
how they manage. And any good
advice will be thankfully received.
With four or five little darlings to
feed, cIOthe, to instruct, to patch for,
wash for, and take through the bath
room every Saturday night, to be Nth
them in the house and at the same
time for them in the field, how would
you manage thatG OF course the wild
over is good cook, a splendid laundry
UCOmGn. neat at patching Che learned
that while enjoying the bliss of batch.)
but when it comes to cutting and bRst-
ing and sewing their little dresses and
knee. breeches, what do you do thenV
Then you will want something nice for
Sunday and there will be the fashion
plates to follow and Grace will want
this and Joe will want that and every
one must go to Sunday school. do
get up all these things and send
each one off just as though he or she
had the very pest and most thought
full of mothers3 These questions are
all a botheration down here and the
way we are answering them we will not
saw, but | expect little Joe and darling
Grace would thank you all to help them
in finding a true S )luGiOn to the puE-
zllng problem.
I was once a boy, but not OK actly
like Cousin Jennie Actions brother.
/ was always getting some new pic
ture or frame for my room, and the
fact was I wanted my room to look
equally as tidy and neat az sisters.
And it she presented me with any little
ornament or useful article for my
room I was determined to go her two
better. Ny little boys are beginning
life the same way.
don't blame Cousin Jennie for de.
Gliding to be an old maid for the trials
of the wife are many and severe, but
when l would sometimes tease my
dear companion, now 10 heaven, she
would always say the happIest part Of
her life was in our home,
M stakes are often made in marriage
nc doubt of that-but there need not
be 80 many. Mr. . Aver, in the World,
say any woman of good common
sense can keep any mans love atCer
marriage if it is worth keeping. II
we determine to be happy we can be,
and if we decide to be miserable we
can be, Good common and love
ought to lead US Alright. -Serenno.