Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-02-25

hss'e. DELLA.
You are no pery old, you say.
10 Me DREAMER,
A isdy, vino Is charmed WITH the ex-
hIbitIon OF literary taie..., and who loves,
sometimes, 10 alnuse herself 10 wander.
ing through AFcadian groves, and lnvo-
king the tuneiui nine, would tender her
regards to the ingenious Dreamer: Tell
citaIng bie on the greatness aud pro-
humidity OF ms mental powels, as display
Ell, with such uneGuivocai cIearuess, in
his philosophical Indifference 10 ,he in
significant matters when a Flooding
world thinks vastly important. Ii may
be lreiN said thai
"Littie things are great 10 little men,"
Tor many seem TO lnu.k die mlnd, il not
INFERIOR to the body, al least 50 closely al
he'd 10 4, that II must be employed in The
drudks.y OF prov idIng Tor is comfort,
aud consequently be subject to inOerrup-
ions IN It's sob!ihtat fights, By the intro
sion oi snch ordinary matters as arc in
reality bcbeath It's notice. IL would,
uatc on the de.isb with which read thc
description oftbe Dreamcr's doymilorv
Hhore ieathing had eHlhi oued himself,
and where The vulgar notions oil the
h3useu lie has not dared TO lnirude Per-
mi; ne to assure lie phlosophlc Dean
er that be viii find kindred spirr in
ANGELINA
To Simon Saorer Esq.
Sin Believing from the tenor Of What
you iIa,s c given 10 the world, that your
design Is TO correct evils rs they come
under your observation, take the liberr
to state my situation to you; in hopos
that you can suggest some neaes by
which my anxiety aud difficulties may
be lessened; or, a; Least, that the mis-
chief oil wolch l complain may not spread
wider.
| an, sir, one of that unfortunate class
OF beings who are subIec, 10 proverbal
insult, and whose cares and duties, in
themselves delicate and arduous, are
rendered a thousand fold more difficult
by The busy tongne of SANDER. am a
step-mother. Condding in the purity OF
my attentions, and IN he candid DISPOSE
ton and sober judgment Of the gentle
man between whom and myself mu-
tual attachment subsi5ted, !, without
hesiia ion consented TO an union which
dcvolved upon me al once the duiies OF
vile and mother. thought scount-
ed the cost" and was prepared 10 meet
and overcome all diff uitics by the rcs
gu!arily and miidness with which !
should exercise maternal authority, or
rather maternal tenderness, towards the
children OF my husband. They shall
not know, thoughl ], that | am any thing
less than heir mother. To me that dear
tiile shall be addressed, not Gy coercion,
but by love. Thus shall my assidaly
in maternal duties bind the heart of my
husband sub closer to mine, and shall
reap the rich reward OF my labors.
A Has . how little does the ardent girl
realize the situation Of the married wo-
man. do not mean to insinuate that
wedlock is necessarily attended with
more trouble than celbaoy. On The
contrary, could draw picture tron,
the bright side OF my own experience
which would make young ladies' desi-
rious, if they are not SO, of changing
their situation. But my design, is not
to present either the fair or dark side of
ma,rimony, bat simply to tell my own
grievances that you, Mr.. Dreamer, may
devise a remedy.
l found, before | had been married a
great hile, tina, had over -ra,ed my own
abilities, and under-rated the difficulties
attending my new duties. The children
o! whom had now the care were no, an
gels. They were like other children,
giddy and thought!ess, with hurtful pas
sions, add with tempers requiring the
utmost attention. The thought that
these are not my children would contin-
uaiiy occur, and have thousand times
asked myself, if l would use the same
severity with my own under similar cir
Gums ances. And though could me-
yer charge myself with degree OF harsh
ness above what the occasion required,
yet found no small perp'exity in set
Ting the matter IN my o~n mind.
Another trouble arose from the fear
that my husband might be dissatisfied.
He had requested me to use the aulho-
rity, as well as to take the care, OF mo-
Their. But still could not avoid dread
Of giving him occasion for thinking me
unnecessarily rigid in my demands of
obedience from his children. have the
happiness to think my fears, on this head,
were groundless.
Rut the real irials I haue h al tn IN i.