Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-12-04

his department., occafored general frnile
Of cornplacsncy through the room: my
aunt Barbara mcdefly yelled her counte-
nance with her fan; bur oblerved her
contemplating her sdmirer with great IA
tissaeaion through the ticks.
The buiinels was opened with rhe mott
formal foIemnily, bu, was not long IN a.
CITATION. The Oidayies were moderate
their articles Of capi,uIation few; tie
'lquire was gallant, and acceded to them
ali. In fhort, the bluAling barbara was
delivered up 10 his embraces with duo &C.
rsmony. Then, MIR. Editor-then were
the happy times fuch oceans OF arraek-
fuch mountains Of plamb- cake-fueh feait-
ing and congratulating --fuch adding and
dancing ali me who can think OF thote
days, and not fgh when he fees The dege-
neracy Of the prelent: no eating Of cake
nor throwing Of fockings Jingle
&in filled with vine On the joyful occah-
on-not tlnglc poeAst edited by 1t bur
the psrion's.
tits with the grcatea pain ] fec 1hofe
cuRoms dying away, which teryed to ava
ken the hoipltality and frienahip OF my
ancient comrades that itrewed with flow
ers the path to The altar, and fhed ray
of funihine on the commencement OF the
matrimonial union.
The department Of ny aunt Barbala
and her hufband, was as decorcus after
marriage as beicre-ber conduct was al
ways regulated hy bis her lentlments ever
accorded with his opinions fhe was al
ways eager TO tie on his neclzcloth Of a
mornings 10 tuck a napkin under his chin
at meal. iimes-to wrap him up warm CT a
winters day, and to fpruce him up as in,art
as pcti,ble Of Sunday. he fquire was
the molt attentive ard polite hulband IN
the world would hand bis vile in and
cut of church, with the gfeatea ceremony
drink her health at dinner with particu-
lar emphatis, and ak hcr advice on every
fubie6t-- though ! raa conteis lie invaria-
bly, adopted bis nothing was heard
of from both tides but dears, .weet loves,
doves, sc. The iquire could never Fir
out Of winters day, without his wife
calling after him from The wiodow to bat
ten up his wai.tcoat carefully. Thus all
thugs vent on fmoothly, ard my relations
SniiB had The name, and as far as knew,
dcieryed ii, of being the mott happy and
loving couple in the world.
A modern married pair will, no doubt,
laugh at sI this, they are accuaomed to
treat one another with the u,mol} carele!s~
ne{s and neglect. Ne longer does ths
wife tuck tie napkin under her huiband's
ch;n-nor the hubbard attend 10 heaping
her plate with dainties, no longer do FEE
thoie little amnting tooeries in company,
where the lady would pat her hutbaad' S
cheek, and he chuck her under the chin :
when dea,s and iweets, were as plenty as
cookies on news years day. The wife
now conGdets heIielt as totally independ-
cent, will advance her own opinions,
without hci,a,ion, though diretily oppo-
fife re his, will carry on accounts of her
own, and will even have lecrets Of her
own with which fhe retuies 10 en,ruff him.
Who can read theie facts & NOT lament
with me, the degeneraey of the Preient
times. what hul5and is there but will
look back with regret, TO the happy days
Of female fuhjeetion.
JONATHAN CLDSTYLE.