The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-06-22
GOOD ADVICE TO SILLY GIRLS.
Rural New orkcr.


"Girls are fools, Yes, they are.
] know, because l was one myself
once.
How'd / get over it? I'll ltell you.
An old woman brought me to my
senses and it's because was SO terri
bly, grateful to her afterward that |
dare to eddie with other folks affairs
sometimes now | am an old woman
myself.
"You see, l was in love with
young fellow, but | wasn't quite SO
much in love with him as thought |
was. That's all that saved me. You
know, when a sirl is really in love che
just cant reason. | wasn't quite so
far gone as that. If | had been,
Grandma Stctson' talk wouldu have
done me no good.
"lIenry-that was the young man
namc-had been keeping company
with NE for sometime, and lie was
pleasant and bright, and liked him
first rate. and finally lie made me think
we was awful much in love with each
other. So We engaged, and we kinder
planned to be married the next Sep
tembcr-that was in March.
"Now Henry was good enough fell
low. lie was member Of the church
and he didn have no bad habits, and
he'd had good education for them
days. So far he was all right, but
well, he was one Of these folks that's
always out Of job He'd got plenty
Of ability, he could turn his hand to
most anything but he wa over and
fond Of his work, and he'd never stick
20 anything but little while. His
folk supported him, and he let'em,
even though they wa n t really able to
do it. He tried canvassing, but he
didn't like that. He did bookkeep-
ing, but he was careless apd made
mistakes, and lost his job. He got
chance to work in the postoffice, but
that didn't just euit him. The doctor
wanted driver and Henry got the
place. but be bad to harness the horse
and take care Of him, and he didn't
like that, 80 he give it up. And that's
che way it went. He got lots Of good
places, but in every one Of sm hid
either not do his work good enough,
or he'd get sick Of it or not like it.
"All this fretted me terribly, for /
was real ambitious. I want but ~
then, and I was smart and capable, if
do say it. There want so many
ways for girl to earn money in them
days as there is now, but I managed
TO find plenty to do, even if the pay
was pretty small sometimes. Mother
had big family, and so helped her
with the work more than enough to
pay my board. There was strawshop
at the village, and they put out the
work, 80 I sewed hats and the busy sea-
son earned considerable. Then when
there want any of that to do, I'd
sew for the neighbors, and few times
had chance to take care Of sick
folks.
"Henry used to come in and sit
down and watch me working, and h'd
be so pleasant and talk 30 entertain.
ing that liked real we'll to have him
there.
II was saving every cont could to-
ward getting married, Henry was sup
posed to be doing the same, but he
want earning anything, most of the
time, and he dressed pretty well-a
good deal better than did.
swell, things was going on this way
when Grandma Stetson was took sick
and I went to take care Of her. She
was sick quite while, aud I stayed
with her till she got all we'll. She
knew all about my being engaged to
Henry, and the day before I wos go.
ing home she begun to talk with nc
about my getting married. She'd
asked me good deal about Henry,
and she knew him pretty we'll. too.
"Well," she says, Il s'pose you ex-
poet to be real happy after you are
married. You are o good worker,
Asenath, and you are strong aud heal
thy, so maybe you will be happy. I'd
kinder like to talk over plans with
you. Maybe I can help you about
how TO manage
"She waited minute, and then she
says, How do you intend to support
your husban6?' and she looked at me