Year: 1870




ENGLISH VIEW OF AMERICAN GIRLs.-ln Amer
ica girl may form n friendly intimacy with any
young man she fances, and though she may not
be free from little jest and good-humorcd joking,
there is no injury to her from such intimacy.
1t is her acknowledged right to enjoy herself
after that fashion, and to have what she calls
good time with young men. dozen such init
macies do not stand in her way when there
comes some real adorer who means to marry her
and is able to do She rides with these
friends, walks with them, and corresponds with
them. She goes out to balls and pcnics with
them, and afterwards lets herself in with II latch
key, while her papa and mamma are abed and
asleep, with perfect security. If there be much
to be said against the principle, there is also
something to he said for it. Girls on the con-
tinent of Europe on the other hand, do not
dream of making friendships with any man. A
cousin with them is as much out of the question
as the most perfect stranger In strict lamics
II girl is hardly allowed to go out with her
brother, and | have heard of mothers who
thought it indiscreet that father should be
seen alone with his daughter at theatre. All
friendships between the sexes must, under such
Il social code, be looked forward to rs post
nuptal joys. Here in England there is some
thing betwx the two. The intercourse between
young men and girls is free enough to enable the
latter to feel how pleasant it is to be able to for
get, for while conventional restraints, and to
acknowledge how joyous II thing it is to indulge
in social intercourse in which the simple delight
of equal mind meeting equal mind in equal talk
is just enhanced by the unconscious rcmem-
brancc that boys aud girls, when they meet to-
gether, may lcarn to love. There is nothing
more sweet in youth than this, nothing moro
natural nothing more lifting nothing, indeed,
more essentially necessary for Gods purposes
with his creatures. Nevertheless, here with US,
that is the restriction, and it is seldom that
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with man not old enough to be her father, uu-
less he is her lover as well as her friend. In
MOny Tr0Hope.


MARK TwMN's IIorEl.-IIaying lately opened
Il hashcry, send you these rules and rcgula-
tions:


This house shall be considered strictly in
temperate.


None but the brave deserve the fare.


Persons owing bills for board will be bored
for bills.


Boarders who do not wish to pay in advance
are requested to advance and pay.


Boarders are expected to wait on the colorcd
coOk-for meals.


Sheets will be nightly changed once in six
months, or more if necessary.


Double boarder5 can have two beds with
room in it, or two rooms with Il bed in it, as
they choose.


Boarders are requested to pull Off their boots
before retiring if they can conveniently do SO.


Beds with without bugs.


All money and other valuables TO be left
in the care of the proprietor = This is insisted
on, as he will be responsible l0r no other losses.


Inside matter will not be furnished for editors
under any consideration.


Relatives coming to make six months visit
will be welcome but when they bring their
household furniture, virtue will cease to be
forbearance.


Single men with their families will not be
boarded


Beds with or without boards


Dreams will be charged for by the dozen.


Nightmares hired ont at reasonable rates


Stone vaults will be furnished to snoring
boardcrs, as the proprietor will be in no wise
responsible for the broken tin-pan- ums of others