The central gazette. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827, 1825-01-08
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EDO YOU never mean to marry, brother,
said nv ID aiicn sister ito me the other day, as
we sat on opposite sides Of our little fire she
husy engaged in stic..ing new aounce to
her sabbath silk gown ; and IN PoSins the
cubers with the tongs. Marry!l quoth u
and why should man marrye 'Oh FOR
thousand OF sae best reasons, continued she,
{ don't know how it is, my dear brother, but
I never see you in one of your downcast
moods. Of a rainv day ike this, squirting your
tobacco Juice upon the hearth with such
sorrowfnl conptenance, but think, NJ instead
of an only sister, you had wife to nurse
your whins and put your sugar in your tea,
YOU would be great deal happie. Z" Aye
sister, or a great deal more miserable. Mar
rv;nq at my time OF life is on. Of the question.
The human heart in youth, is plant and hcN-
Bile a, the tenlcr osier. P!ayfnily dancing be
fore the breeze and bending before the storm,
hut when we nave min gled in the walks OF
Lie and been vexed by its cares, it becomes
.-narl.l as the sturdy oak, which breaks soon
sr than Weld TO the pressure OF new habits or
the formation OF new opinions &c But bro
ther. marrying is sometimes convenience,
and very agreeable withal. at any time OF lite
II. instead OF gallopping over fences and thro'
bri,rs IN the lox.chasc, at the risque OF tearing
gs;nq so often and staying SO long at courts
and musters, YOU had 4 wife to make home
ALWAYS agreeable 10 you, to bid YOU an
affcciionate leave vuhe ven went out. and give
ynn Lind welcome when you came back.
woo,I YOU not be much happier :" When this
conversation commenced. | intended to give
il a iocnla torn, thinking that my SISTER
tvhom the tide Of time had waited to the
wrong side of thi,tyl was probably reminded
~ mo- n \
shs o,,vcIv drew this picture of coniugai and
domcs,ic ouict, my mind seemed INVOLUNTARY
A., to catch the same impalse which was act
p,on hers. and l returned the tongs to
their place, took fresh 4uid, and farming TO
INV sister eau ght peep at the large MIRROR
which harrs over our mantle piece, as re
;o;ned-s. But the ladies chuse husband as
thcv chuse their ribbands, by the fashion; and
old bachelors find as little iavour IN their eyes
as ola fashions" But. added she, catching a
glance at the glass as she threaded her needle.
th.re'is or certainly ought to be, fashion in
husbands az well as ribbanas, adapted to all
circumstances and every stage OF Lille There
Is your Young man, who is ldst entering nPon
life and who fancies its ways are smooth and
pleasant as his school path, he rs the gay PINK
or scarlet. sought with such such av'dIiy by
c;,Is of e;gbteen then there is your man oi
discretion, who is exchanging the blossom oil
hone for the fruit o; experience, he rs the mo
dest brown or purple, so becoming to lad es,
,,ho haze learned to treat the little god OF love
win more gentle politcness. than to scare HIM
into 6ts at the first dash by an indicate re-
nutse and lastly. nv dear brother. there IS
your grave, pains taking gentleman OF forty
wears or so. who has learned by dint oil expe.
f;mcnt inst how much is to be hoped Tor and
how little attained, Of happiness, he IS the so
her black which sets so well in the cap oil a
steady matron." Then thought j, we old
bachelors 10 saw the least OF It, are OF the most
Questionable pattern a sort oil imnefai oauge'
chosen nv those only whose wrinkles render
anv better choice wholly impossible. emo
will never marry said !, and turning again
IN the mirror conceived my hair TO DC at least
shade whittier my person less striking by ma
nv DEGREES than before AS this melancholy
consciousness forced itself upon me, folded
INV arms, leaned backward in my chair. drop.
ped my chin upon my bosom. and rs ! gaze"
at the fire before me IN Deep ana oy TO
means pleasant rcverie, Thought that p" man
was horn to trouble as the spark Ties mp
wards ,,,ro marry nv equal in age, would be
no better than union OF two crutches IN hoiy
,ve3loct we must both he brought to help
less infrmitv soon by the usuai progress OF
nature when one could not lean on the otner
for support To marry ono younger than my
self. wopiJ he to graft the blusbing rose upon
the thorn. where its bloom must soon w,ther
and its fragrance depart. | can never obtain
a divorce from certain tabits which render me
quite unfit for matrimony. am peevish, OBJ
stinatc, precise, and ike a fair-toppcd boot
zone clean ont Of fashion. | read no citties,
novels, or plays-can't pick up lady's glove
without treading upon her toes-when at
tempt to sing, 7 whistle or yawo--l have no
more conversation than viii serve Tor my morse
ordoo NO more curiosity, literary or sclentI-
&c than To learn the time Of day and who Is
70 be President Then spit upon the carpet
feed nv cats at the dinner table land never
scraoe NV feet at the door -" No" exeIalm-
al I, as these melancholy reflections rushed
upon me, &c I viii never, never marry
..And why not marryF' asked my sister
Deborah. with a look tina. bespoke her inter,
est in the matter q Because, answered ], OF