Year: 1874




YOURS TRULY" TO PLOWBOY.


1t Itappears from an efTusien in the NEW
NORTHWEST, that Plowboy has again
been beguiled by the subtle power of a
temptation he was unable to resist, and
has ''almost unconsciously" found him
self endeavoring to relieve the mOnotony
OF bachelors winter evening by adj
dressing Yours Truly. 1t may perhaps
be the extreme Of wickedness for her to
continue toplace these resistless tempta-
tions in the way Of one who, according
to his own estimate, is n "weak and
humble parsonage" but she is some
what re-assured, aud her conscience in
measure set at rest by further inti-
nation that she is after all not very
''timid creature" and is besides, light
that is not "easily snufIed out" Catch
Yours Truly, indeed, making Especial
request" to Mrs. d. not 10 publish Plow-
| boys letters That is not her style.
Besides, she would assure him that it is
great pleasure to descend from the
''lofty sphere" of dishwashing, to read
his pleasant and sprightly communlca-
tiOns, and if what he is pleased to term
the Sarcastic wit" OF her replies Is
likely to ruffle the serenity of his tenn
per, she hopes he will save his amia-
bility from jeopardy by wrestling
nightly with and overcoming the
temptation TO write again.


The allusion to the "ofiicial friendsi
whom Yours Truly is supposed to enter
tain while deity flourishing her dish
cloth, is one which somewhat puzzles
her. 1t is true that she considers her
honored paternal relative rs .eminently
worthy to be styled "the governor" as
any other man in the State, and while
filial admiration sometimes causes heT
thus TO speak of him when writing, she
has omitted TO capitalize the dignified
title.


What marvel PlOwboy must be in
the masculine world to be sure, to have
made the astonishing discovery that
men actually have 'some rights that
women are bound to respect" In view
Of the fact that men have until of COM
paratively recent date monopoliZed tho
business of writing for the news
papers," it savors rather more of the
humorous than the pathetic, for one o
the superior sex to assert "his rights" il
this direction. Yours Truly trusts tha
the great 'jewel of popularity" will no
be withheld from the brows OF u young
man 'just starting forth in the world
Ly the critics that so abound, and woult
suggest that the only way to insure thi
jewel is by expressing his honest opin
ions upon all subjects Of such vital in
terest and Importance rs what he i
pleased to term "woman's rights"


Whether the amiability displayed b,
Yours Truly is in any danger of becom
ing angelic or irresistible she is not pre-
pared to say, but she will venture tn
opinion that, judging from the sharp re
ply Of Plowboy, there is small danger o
it becoming contagious.


The "spirit of inquiry" inherent il
the mind masculine is so far beyond tn
control of Yours Truly that she canno
promise that any of the free white voter
of the family have not looked over he
shoulder while she has been engaged il
this writing, but she will cheerfully as
sure him that even should they thu
discover the "plebeian cognomen" of he
humble correspondent, she would b
able to survive without humiliation. /
there is anything especially humiliat
ing in being n plowboy, or i'm correspond
ing with one, Yours Truly has too. ex
, alted an idea of the true dignity of labo
to perceive it, and is too independent Il
be ashamed of it.


That the time will come when Plow


boy will not have such yearning 70
popularity, or such dread of criticism
I as to cause him TO forbear to expires


himself freely upon vital principles, i
> the hope and wish Of YOURS TRULY.