Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-05-04
Communicated
SOMETHING ABOUT GIRLS.

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more generally among the humber
sections of a community, for among
the better class of men we have "my
young lady," ga certain party" or
"my intended" but there is not one
of these expressions that has so
hearty and real smack about it as
my girl" Not very refined way of
indicating your aflianced, we know,
but still it is very straitforward
way. When man says "my girl"
1T is a pretty sure thing that he rec
ogniZes her as a very superior sort of
girl indeed, so that far from any
rudeness or disrsspect being intended
toward the object of his choice in
speaking of her as "my girl" the
young lady can and generally does
accept it as delicate compliment.
10 be spoken of as "my grip is
equivalent In the lower ranks of life
to receiving proposal of marriage,
and II she does notresent being called
by this pet name the lover almost
feels that he has received an answer
in the affirmative. Awkward mis-
takes, however, arise sometimes and
after paying attention to a Young
lady for awhile, and having be-
slowed upon the maiden the honor
able title of 'my girl" there have
been cases where the unfortunate
lover discovered that "my girl"
turned out to be someone else's girl.
A rather unpleasant discovery for
the fond youth. 1t is not, however,
a very uncommon thing for young
ladies to have "two strings to their
bow" although we cannot say that
we admire such girls, as this fea-
ture in their character indicates an
utterly selfish disposition, and we
should deem the girl who allows two
men to pay her attention at the same
time as one of those who should be
left to look out for themselves.
But We also have the "Deceitful
girls" These girls often cause
great trouble and mischief. A
deceptive girl may be very pretty,
very clever and very accomplished,
but she is not by any means
nice girl, not the sort of young lady
one would advise a young man to
select for wife. A deceitful girl
makes a deceitful wife, and deceit
full wife means trouble and misery
unutterable. Matrimony at its best
is but stormy sea, but if husband
and wife pull each in opposite direc-
tons, their crafthas but little chance.
Deception is at the bottom of nearly
every trouble that girls are likely to
fall into. That too common prac-
tice of going out of an evening osten-
sibly to see some friend or school
companion, although they have not
the faintest idea of doing anything of
the sort, may be fairly termed girls
first step downward. When decep-
ton begins to be regularly practlced
all nobler instincts, such as honor,
truth and modesty, speedily COM
mence to die out: no good quail
ties can remain where deceit reigns
supreme.
A deceitful girl is very often
In a great muddle, as she cannot
always extricate herself gracefully
from the false positions into which
her deceptions have forced her.
Avoid the deceitful girl by all means,
ye would-be husbands, for it would
De wiser to tie stone round your
neck and throw yourself into the
Thames than to attempt matrimony
with girl of this type. That there
are many of this kind of girl to be
found among those in search of hus. |
bands, is too true, and it behooyes
young men to be more careful in
their selection, lest they should be |
ensnared by one of these fair but
false ones.
Ihere is another class which we
term slowing girls" These consti-
tute two classes: there is the loving
girl who is rather too loving, at least
she displays her love too openly. A
lover may be very proud of the at
tachment of his affianced, he NAV
value it as his greatest treasure, still
there are times and seasons in the
lives of the most ardent and passion
ate OF lovers when the openly ex-
pressed affection of his lady-love
appears somewhat to clog upon him;
there is so much sweet upon sweet,
SO very much, that his palate IS
apt to get little out of order and
he longs for little vinegar just for
Change. But girl can be really
loving without openly displaying it,
no matter how deep her affection
may be, she is not compelled to wear
her heart upon her sleeve for every
bird to peck at. Every one knows
that the love that lasts the longest
is capable of making the great
est sacrifices, for such love is very
seldom aired in public, and not too
effusively in private. The loudest
love dies out the soonest, it con-
snmes itself away, while the quiet.
steady, unobtrusive affection of the
really loving GIRL burns staad;lv o,,