The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-12-06

leF bfinR= -nlhfflagc. Wen nave "A lHOil-
sand Objects IN llir-tle prof ssions, glory,
ambition, the arts. authorship, advance.
nent, and money getting, in all their
ramiicatons, each sufficient 10 absorb
their minds and supply substitutes IN
cast of primary failure but If n woman
succeed not in the one sole hope Of her ha
1ardous career, she Is utterly lost to all the
purposes OF cNeriou or happiness, the past
has been all thrown away, and the future
presents nothing but cherries dcsoation
Love IS only a luxury 10 mep, but II nhy
be termed Il necessary 10 woman, by the
constitution of society and the DEGREES of
nature for she has endowed them with su-
pefor susceptibility aud overlooking alice
tions, which II they he not provided with n
vent, perpclually corrode and knaw the
heart. what are her feelings and
chances IN this fearful lottery A constant
sense of degradation, IN being compelled
To make her whole life n game, n manmu-
,ro, a speculation : while she is haunted
with the fear and shame ofuliinlate failure.
And how alarmingly must the number of
these involuntary nuns increase with the
yearly angmcniing distress Of taxed, aud
luxurious, and expensive England, where
the moral restraint OF Nautilus, while IL IN
ilicts no prIyalIon upon tnan, condemns
the female to IN utter hlighllng of the soul,
aggravated, perhaps, hy dependency or
want. Blistered be- In. tongue that can ri
diculc, and paralized the hands that can H.
bel those victims Of IN artificial and nnua-
turd system who have been unfeelingly
tainted rs Old Maids. Wei could | exctls.
! them, il, in the bitterness of siekeucd hope
and the ldlrness Of unIoyous solitude, they
teGe even prone 10 exercise n siilgant cen
sorahp over poecadloes oftleir more for
tunate rivals but repel the charge, aud
can safely affirm that some Of the most "A
miabIe, kind hearted, liberal women
have ever known, were in this illuminated
class
One chance Of " single blesscdnessr "
still reserved Tor these Lrlbates. Their
affections, unclaimed upon earth, some
times seek recipient ia the skies respon-
ding 10 the manifestation of divine love
which they see on every side Of them, they
draw down religious lightning direct from
| Heaven, while men seek conductors, which
only guide II towards the earth. The de-
sOtlun ri the former, IA il is founded upon
feeling, may be uninquiring aud lla,ea ten
dcncy tn enthusiasm, bul il will be cheer.
i1l aud happy because elnanatins from the
heart the latter approach this subject
with Their heads process which oot un-
frequently makes them sceplcs, or bigots,
or hypocrltcs.
But lei MS suppose the happier ease Of
n young woman, who from her beauty or
! fortune, IL sure 10 receive olIers--ihat Is TO
81 f,r h.p md
be taken as necessary appendage Of her
! face or her purse. Even here, how little
selection is allowed 10 her she may reject
one, perhaps two, but if the third be mere
y free from positive subjcction, prudence
urges his acceptance, relations second prll-
dcacc, and sue narres a man because ne
affords her no good excuse iur hating him.
Tie Creassans of Europe have little more
choice than their nahcsalScs of Asia. The
happy pair began by committing great
inistal,e--they withdraw themselves from
the World to speud the honeymoon togc-
! ilter; familiarity produces lis usual effects,
they SEE tgp much Of one another al hr5t,
and The results are exhaustion aud enn1u
SHE who marf,es AN idler vino viii hang
upon her society Ill hc is weuried, aud then
seek recreation elsewhere, has not SO many
ehauCe5 as the woman whose husband Is
compelled tutedr himself from her conpi-
ny for his duties, and gladly returns 10 it
for his epjoyments.
mars love generally dimihishcs after
marriage, while Il womab's increases ; both
oil which results might hayc been ant.cipa-
ted, Tor HAT appe;ite, either Of person Or
purse, which the Bridegroom too often dig
niles with tie name of love, disappears
With enjoyment While the Bride, whose
| affections we're perhaps little interested al
/ first, iil.ds them imPcrecptipy kindled by II
sense ot duty, b. the consciousness OF her
i dependence, aud the Qualifications and mo-
! YeitJ which her Total change of life inyaria-
! by presenL5 ai the outset. A8akIDg from
! this trance, she has lcisure to discover that
she has made OVER To her lord and master,
strictly and truly so designated, not only
al her present possessions, but all her fu-
tire expectations, all that she may even
earn ~ Der talents she has not become
MS servant, for servants, If III used, may de-
part, ard try 10 brtier themselves else
where, bat his serf, his slave, his white me-
go, whom, according to Judge Butler,
! iHiuseiia married man he may correct
with stick Of the same thickness of his
thumb, Whatever may be his dimensions
We hear of rosy letters, the 5ilkcn chains Of
love, the soft yoke Of liymcn--but who is
ID bear the soul grinding bondage of dislike,
contempt, hatred How is woman TO
avoid THESE feelings il she be maltreated
and insui,ed and how is she 10 redress her
wrongs The laws, made by the men, and
therefore llagrantiy III their own a,or, pro-
vide no remedy Ifshc use her sole wea-
pom, the tongue, she is proclaimed seod,
ashrew, and reminded oflhe Ciuciling stool ;
il she make his own house uncomfortable
to her husband, every body's else is open
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