Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-06-24
No. IS.

fragrant baim Of domestic console.
tion, instead Of rowing like an invid-
uous wasp, Gom the gaudy tulip and
nauseous poppy to tho poisonous hen
bane and unnectareous weed. Hcsv-
ems how Idetest,myself, all aa-
ture exccrates me- as . uselpss, un-
friended, and unblcssed member Of
society, to the public good Of which
It was my daty. to contribute q
share !; instead o. which, have aAAr
ded to It's vices, and increased tho
nambcr Of its vices, and increased
| the number Of its unprotected and
unallid members oh, this the 80
Heavens, what t~ang! Here,you
vile cringing sycophant bousekeep-
er, send for tho doctor your only
care is to enrich Yourself by pIunder-
Ing mo. You vile sc0undrel Of a val.
et where are you, sirrah T! drinking
my claret instead Of waiting upon
me; brivg mo my clutches. and Z
will see i'll cannot set you all to
rightsA-get you gone, sir. All! 10
is of no use If turn lhem away,
faithless arlets, ] shall get as bad
in their places oil this comes of
being an old bachelor. The Ro-
mans acted wisely in doubly taxing
those useless members Of the commute
nifty. ! wonder that our Legislature
has not taken cognizance Of this
growing evil. Bachelorship should
never be encouraged. When they
sit writing with torture, solitary
without one to speak to, or any ono
to comfort them like me, then BACH
elors may weep and bemoan them-
selves in secret, and learn what they
have lost by avoiding matrimony.--
All, a knock, soAme one is coming )
must again play the hypocrite, put
on smiling counte',ance, jest and
be mctry at the expense Of those
whs, obeying the order Of naturos
enjoy tie frst hest given ofheaven>
domestic bliss.
Marriage is certainly a coudit-
ion upon which the happiness of
misery Of life does very much de-
pend, moro indeed than most poo
pie think Beforehand. To bo COM
! fined to live with one perpetuslly. for
! whom we have no liking or esteems
must certainly be an uneasy statea
There had need be o great many
good qualities.to recommend a con.
slant conversation with one, when
there is some share of kindness
but without love, the very best Of
all good qualities will never make q
conversation easy and deiightfuI,-.-
AAl whence proceed those innumtr-,
able domestic iniseries that plague
and utterly confoand SO many faini-
lies, but from want Of love and kinSt.
ness in the wife or husbands afr0r n
these come their neglect and car G.
less management Of affairs at hov .le,
and their profuse, extravagant ex-
penses abyoad- In q word, it is not
easy, as it is not necdful, to. re count
the evils that arise abundantly from
| the want ofconjugal affection. only.
"And since this is SD CO rtain, a
| man runs the most fearful hazard
that can b., who marries, without
this affection in themsey. YES, aud
without good assurances Of it in the
other. Let your love ADVISE before
you choose, and your ctloIce be fix.
ed before you marry. Remember
the happiness or misery of your life
depends upon this Gle act, and that
nothing but death caA dissolve the
knot. A single lie is doubtless pref
cradle to a married one, where pru.
denCe and affection do not accom-
pany the choice but where they
do; there is no terrestrial happ,-
ness equal tn the married stxte.---
There cannot be too near an inc
quality, too exact harmony, be-
twixt married couple--itis a step
ofsuch weight as calls for all our
foresight and penetration (; and, es-
pecially, tho temper and education
must be attended to. In unequal
matches; the men are moro general
ly in fault than the women, Who can
seldom be choosers.
"wisdom to geld prefer, fer ts msch less
To make you fortune, thsn your happiness"
AT the last dates there were 500
| yiaitors nj Sarafoga inclnd;as thN