Year: 1868

Mrs "Patsy Spangle,' charming corespon-
dent of the Louisville Courier, addresses the fol-
lowing to Mr.. "Yub dam" There are many Ia
dies, we dare say, who think with Mrs. Spangle, il
they do not speak out. To them thisletter will be
great treat:


SPANGLE AS A LovER.-I first met Spangle at
q country fair. We were introduced to each other
at about 10 o'clock in the morning, and, if you be-
lieve me, did not get chance to speak to any
other gentleman that day. never saw fellow
so struck at first sight. don't think he saw a
horse, or in fact anything that was on exhibition
that day but ME, although there were present many
of the most beautiful and accomplished young la.
dies of that section of the country. As he was ex
tremely good looking, of good family and of unex'
ceptionable character and habits, l. of course, fell
Aattered by his marked preference. / had<o take
him to dinner, and introduce him to pa and ma
and the whole family. He made a very good i'm
preston. In fact, Spangle can shine when he
tries remember the fact with pride. We'll itis
the old story. He became infatuated, and obtained
my permission to visit me at home and spend =
daythere Unjust two weeks I received, daily, long
letters from Simon closely written and cross-writ
ten. l wish I had kept them. At length the
day of his visit arrived and 10 and behold the ser
want girl awoke me in the morning with the pleas
ant information that Spangle was waiting for me
in the parlor. Here was lover for you!


MARRIAGE AND HoNEYMooN.-Well! well Al
said before, it was the old story ever recurring
ever sweetly told, and ever listened to by willing
ears Suffice it to say that from that day I saw ne
peace until I became Mrs. Spangle. Our honey
moon was, suppose, like all honeymoors, shor
and delicious.


The REALITIES OF LIFE.-And then came al
the realities of life 1t is my belief that this is the
most trying period of womans life. However
kind and attentive her husband may be- q young
wife, when she enters upon the actualities Of life
has disclosed to her state of facts of which she
has little or no conception before marriage. Wher
she leaves an atmosphere of romance and adulatior
and enters upon the realities of life, it is like step
ping out of garden of summer flowers into thu
regions of perpetual winter, and unless she brings
all of her good sense and philosophy to her aid
her affections will become chilled and she will re
gard herself disappointed, if not deceived wo
man for the balance herlife. 1t is the hope tina
our experience may be of benefit to young wives
that induces me to reveal some of the domestic in
cidents and infecities of twelve years of married
life.


After our brief holiday, Spangle-to use his OWL
expression-took tilt at the world, determined tt
wrest from it not only a competency, but FORTUNE
that would place me in the most beatihc attitude
to be obtained by opulence


The dear fellow did work hard, and if he me
with obstacles and difficulties and trials, the worlt
never knew it. He reserved them for his 6reside
and although he did not accuse me as the cause
yet could but feel that was some way or othe
accountable for his troubles.


Although never seriously doubted his love 70
me, yet he certainly permitted many excellent op
portunities for manifesting it to pass unimproyed
Before We were married, he seemed to have per
feet mania for holding my hand, andI used to won
der if he would ever give me an opportunity to d.
any needle work after marriage. But, bless you
soul after marriage when opportunities for indul
ging in that delicious pastime were abundant, /
seemed to have lost its charm. Poor foolish me


was often aggrieved at his apparent GOODNESS, ant
would ask him twenty times day if he did low
me- "Why, certainly do, my dear little puss;
knew It'll" Perhaps did also knew that W
had plenty of -four and bacon in the pantry, bu
that knowledge did not satisfy my hunger.


THE HONEYMOON IN A PARTIAL ECIpsE-It
true that this af1iction manifested itself sporadi
cally with all the warmth and ardor ofthe old days
but these ebulitions were the exceptions. Th
rule was, IT thought you knew it" Yes, girls
when you get husbands, they will expect you t
know it, and my advice to youis that you get a
the counting you want before you are married, fo
after that event what little courting is done in tn
family, will have to be done by the wife.


SpANaLE AS A FATHER have six children
all beautiful and good. Spangle takes great prid
in them, loves them, and growls at them, like
dear old bear You must not think that Spangl
regards the new comers' as burdens. Quite th
reverse. He goes into ecstacies over each one
dilates upon its beauties and perfections for iv