Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-08-06

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The father is lefs domelic. Worldly
cares engrols his mind: neceaary buineis
calls hin from home and the kinlneG.s
he bellows on his infant offspring are NOR.
Indirect, and therefore lefs obvious and i'm
preaive. The m,ther's conaant preience
aai endearing attentions among her fmall
children riyct their hearts to her, mo,e
than to any other Object: and ,hefe cir
cumaances give her peculiar advantages
for daily pouring into their minds the pre-
cep.s of w:fdom-pTecepts, which, com.
ins from her, will fink 70 deeply, thae
| they will never be forgotten. Thofe frf
inpr,Gons, which child receives from
the mo,h:., are fort, OF inde!ible cha.
ratters. They are deeply engraven On
| the heart, as with pen OF ircn, and
with the point of diamond"
A yirtuous and diicreet mother is there
fore fountain Of lie TO her children.
Their hearts are attracted to her as the
needle to the magnet. She draw. them
I" with the cords Of love- She guides
them with tie law Of kindnefs." Her
precious inaruaions are daily Untitled in
TO their tender minds, like the morain,
and evening dews: and, in 4 qualified
fcnfe, lhc moulds and falhions them to a
decent, yir,uous, lovely conduit, as tie
potter inoulds his clay. Happy are the
children, who have iuch a mother /! her
worth is invaluable hes lois would be
iueparable.
Emilia poGeGes both beauty & fortune.
Youth f:ll blooms in her courtenance.
Her manner, ase esCy anl graceful. She
is capable Of ihinipg at balls and attract
ing around her flttering crowd of adj
m;rcrs. BIZ. i" well ordered home" is
hei delight. She foo,hes the cares and
mu!tiplies the comforts Of the nan TO
whom ihe has pledged her VOWS. The
daily care other little nurfery is her de.
lightful tai. She is amufed with their
Innocent pratt!e. With iecrer raptuges,
The marks in them the dawn and progrels
of reafon, anil the Gill brighter dawn and
and progrefs of virtue. She guards them
with vigilance AMI guides them with Diff
cre,ion prudcn;ly checks their hayward
propenGties, confirms the generous pur-
poft," watches the moa happy moments
for making ufeful imprelions, gra'ifes
their curioGty, patiently aniwers their
qucfions, " teaches the young idea how
TO fhoot," and pcurs the trelh inGruc-
ton DER their minds
Moniriia, who had fscn bright and prof
porous days, is left young widow with 3
tn,all children. By the premature death
Of her haiband, her worldly PROJECTS are
blaacd and laid in the dur. Monimia has
a heart replete with ienibili:y. The re-
collection Of her irreparable lois and re-
yerfed circumstances frequently lufufes
her face with tears. Bur lhe does not
coufume her tine in unayai!ing woe. The
precious interetts of her babes are cn,win-
ed with every fibre OF her heart: & while
fl. is Gretching oat her widowed arms for
their fultenance and iupport, ihe is Gill
more Glicitous to tow in their tender
minds the feeds of knowledge and good
nef;, and TO enGanp them with virtuous
irp,reaions. I" lie that fitch in the
heavens" beho!ds ard approves-he will
fucceed tie picus enieavoSs OF (uch mo-
tier.
Is there under heaven 4 fight more
charming, than that of an Intelligent, viz
tuous mother, aGldnoully ina,u:,ing her
infsn, offspring, and uiing her daily en-
dcayours both to inform their minds and
to fahon their hearts Alright ?--Nei-
the. Proictp;ne, while gathering flowers
in the fields Of Emma, nor Eve he5ielf,
while dreGng the blooming beds and fow-
ery a.bors Of Eden, exhibits portrait 10
in,ereN;ng, as tha. Of a diicreet and coed
mother, migrating in Tie minds Of her
children the germ of ufeful knowledge,
and leading them in the Path Of virtue.
She is rearing flowers, which will rever
fade! SENEX.