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Mr. Editor, V
. You recollect that a few months
since I give you a few hints on the pri
vileges of married men. When I re
so.ved to publish to the world mv sen
timents upon that subject, I was well a
ware, that whatever I said would be of
fensive to a certain description of ladies;
and when, in the conclusion, I was com
pelled to take notice of the quarrelsome
?aVi • ™edJlinS disposition of Captain
W hiskey, I was sensible that his wrath
at y s“rrec| up against me ; but,
"V* Editor, I did not expect that nnv
other person would he offended. Yet,
Sir, strange as it may appear, my neigh
bour, of whom I spoke so tenderly, and
in defence of whose prerogatives I ap
peared before the public, flew in the
rn^-'St tremendous passion imaginable.
Instead of kicking Capt. Whiskey out
of his house, as a fomenter of domestic
disturbances, he swore that I had slan
dered the Captain, who, he said, was a
clever lellow, and resolved to stick to
nun more closely than ever. Indeed I
believe he entered into a league\\ ith the
Captain, offensive and defensive, and
b om t.:attime forward they have scarce
ly been a moment separated.
l observed moreover, that Captain
Vv hiskey was daily extending his influ
ence, so that I could scarcely put my
h ad out, without Seeing him cheek bv
jou 1 w ith somebody. This alarmed me;
lor I had heard that my neighbour and
the Captain wire determined upon my
destination. I was once upon the point
of swearing my If • against them ; but
was prevented by the reflection, that the
Captain s character resembled that of a
bully more than that of a bravo. But I
have of late picked up courage. As the
Captain has never said any thing to me,
I have concluded that he was only in
joke. I shall therefore again venture
before the public on matrimonial sub
jects, declaring, at the same time, I
mean no offence to any person.
I feel, Mr. L lit< r, a pood portion of
respect for your friend Dick. I am
therefore sorry to find him running into
errors. It appears from the last Repo
&itoi\ , that ht has some notion of a v\ ife,
and that he has had the misfortune to
Ianc\ he may find some paragon of per
fection, such as Dr, Church has painted
when traversing the regions of imagina
tion and poetry. Now if Dick really
expects to find any original, to fit the pic
ture drawn by Doctor Church, he is pie
paring for himself a long chapter of dis
appointments. Should he many a wo
man, believing her possessed of all the se
inestimable good qualities, he will be
“treasuring up wrath against the day of
wrath.”
To place its enjo3,Tment upon some
thing unpossessed, is one of the master
errors of the human heart. The inevita
ble consequence is, that as these ideal
enjoyments are always painted by the
imagination beyond what our natures
will permit to be realized,the first taste
is accompanied with disappointment.—
Disappointment creates disgust; and we
oiten loath in a short time what we ex
pected would furnish a never-ending
source of delight.
Woman, Mr. Editor,must be woman.
Were she an angel, she would not be fit
ted for the intercourse of this world._
C*ive Dick the female described by Dr.
Church, and he would be soon sick of
his bargain. Would he feel himself sa
tified with one eternal gaze ot admira
tion P Or does he suppose that love and
admiration are synonimous terms ?—
Wh AfO ♦ k 1./. — — .... ..1 _ . 1 *1
line mere is no weakness to cherish,
and no foibles to pity, true tenderness
can never be excited. There can be no
communion of sentiment, no congenial
intercourse, between perfect purity and
any mere mortal.
1 ne union ol female softness with
manly sense,” is generally considered
very desirable in a wife. This is to me
downright jargon. That vigour of in
tellect generally denominated “ manly
sense,” is accompanied with an ardour
ol action,and an impatience of controul,
absolutely incompatible with true femi
nine softness. I have no notion ofmar
r) »ng » philosopher or a politician, but
a woman ; and “ manly sense” is, in my
opinion, no part of female character.
1 suspect Dick to be an old Batchelor.
It is very common for them to talk about
the accomplishments necessary in a wife.
A tiles ness, chastity of mind, and munly
sense, are three indispensable items.—
1 hey generally look lor these accom
plishments, until their eyes grow dim
with age, and then they are apt to disco
ver them in the first rosy-cheeked Bag
gage that has impudence enough to
thrown herself in their way. 1 warn
Dick to look out for more substantial
matters. An artless air, a quick reply,
or a logical argument, will never cook
him his dinner. A girl of a neat person,
a mild disposition, and an ordinary un
derstanding, who is well skilled in the
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principal branches of housewifery, will
make a more valuable companion thro*
life, than any imaginary paragon of per
fections whatever. I know that to play
on the piano, and to wreave lace, are
deemed essential requisites in education;
but with due submission to such anti
republican opinions, I pronounce that to
make a shirt and bake a loaf of bread,
are much ,more substantial accomplish
ments. An Husband.
IxV TE LLIG ENCE.
Posen, Oct. 21.
About the middle of this month se
veral small detachments of French
troops passed through here on their way
to Grandantz. The general opinion
was that they were going towards the
shore of the Baltic.
Several hundreds of the French sol*
diers made prisoners by the Russians,
have likewise marched through on their
way from Russia to France. Tin y are
all new clothed, and bestow great praise
on the treatment they have experienced
from the Russians.
All the intelligence from that part of
Poland which now constitutes the Dut
chy ot VV arsaw, and Irom East Prussia,
concur in giving the most afflicting ac
count ot the present distresses of these
countries. Misery is at the highest
pitch in certain districts. No horses,
either lor the plough or for draught, are
any more to be found. Sowing seed is
all spent, and that country is threatened
with a lamine, which will be more ter
rible as die intense beat of the summer
lias occasioned a very scanty crop both
in Courland and in Livonia.
New-York, Jan. 15.
Something singular—On the 20th ult.
a quarter cask was shipped on heard the
sch. Minerva, capt. Bird, at Philadel
phia, directed to — - —, on Monday last,
and on Wednesday the cask was deli
vered to a cartman to leave it at No. —,
in a certain street—he understood he
was to leave it at No. 8, where a person
ot the same name as the consignee resi
ded.—dVhen the cartman dropped the
cask, at the latter place, the woman of
the house said it might be for her, for
her husband had gone to sea 18 months,
might have arrived at Philadelphia and
sent her something.
Her curiosity being excited, she re
quested the cartman to stay till the cask
w as opened, on which he started the*