Lydia Sigourney

“ A young lady is more neat or systematic than her companions, and forthwith it is prophesied she will be an "old maid;" whereas, neatness and adherence to system are among the most commendable virtues of her sex. After all, is the lot of unmarried females justly deprecated? If they miss the more tumultuous joys of life, they also escape its correlative trials. If prone to sympathy and to take part in the burdens of others, as they often are, they rank among the most excellent of the earth. ”

“ Their good impulses have a better chance, from more leisure and unchecked force, of being brought into perfect action.
A clergyman from New England, who exercised for several years his sacred profession in one of our new western states, said, "I love my situation, and the frankness of our warm-hearted people; but painfully feel in my congregation the want of two important classes—hoary-headed men, with whom is experience, and unmarried females who are ever doing good to all." ”

“ Then the reddening fruit grew pale, and some of it fell to the ground, and the poultry, getting a taste, leaped up and ate the remainder.
Aunt Tabitha was a lover of turnips. She bought a quantity of seed, inquiring earnestly for the best bearers. Remembering the crick in the l back and the doctorial stuff, an Emeraldine was smuggled within the walls to sow. She designated, with an imperative air, the spaces where the seeds were to be deposited, marking each with a small stake. Soon there came a request for new supplies.
"More seed!" she exclaimed; "he has had enough to stock a farm. ”