Catechism

Quest. For what end did you come into the world?
Answer. To get a husband.

Q. What is the way to get a husband?
A. To dress, dance, chat, play and go to all manner of public places, except church, for fear of being called a fanatic.

Q. What is the duty of a husband?
A. To please his wife.

Q. What is the duty of a wife?
A. To please herself.

Q. Are there no other duties incumbent on you as a fine lady?
A. Yes: I must be deaf, dumb, and blind, as occasions require; deaf to the voice of duns, and all such poor relations as most easily beset me; dumb when my husband remonstrates; and blind to the whole race of city acquaintances or country-cousins.

Q. Are you not to have some regard for a future state?
A. Yess; after having maintained a good reputation as long as I can, I am to exchange it for a separate maintenance, unless I wish to marry my gallant; and then I must accuse my husband, and obtain a divorce.