Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-05-18
AYI5cELLAMEoUs:
WHISPER TO SgwLY-MARRigD PAIR.
A Whisper to TIE Vile.
Continued from our last.
Chapter VI
or FAMILY DUTIES.

Ndtc, Rctltc idtAy YOU CONiH'tuCCu
character which involves on your new
duties and new responsibilities - You
husband, as the master and handspring
oil his family, ought certainly to lead
the devotlons OF It But shonld he be
so unwise, so unfortunate, so, lost to his
own happiness, as to treat lightly the
things ,Chich belong 10 hiScvcrlasting
peace, the task, gentle lady, devolves
on you. Influenced, then, by the aw-
ful voice in jeremiah, where the Pro
phet invokcs the Almighty q, to pour out
his fury upon the families that call MOI
on his name, der X. 25) let The
Bible be every morning laid on the Ia
BILE after breakfast, and let chapter
be read with attention; and then by
short but feryent prayer call down bles
sings on your head. And by no means
exclude your servants from the hallow
ed privilege. Independent Of duty,
you wish for honesty and fidelity from
them, and how can you reasonably cx
pect these while you neglect to lead
them to the source which pIoduces such
good conduct.
"When once a woman is married,
when once she has enlisted among the
matrons Of the land; let not her fancy
dream Of perpetual admiration, let her
not be skeichng out endless maZes of
pleasure The mistress OF a family has
ceased to be girl She can no lon
ger be irivolous,or childish with impu
nifty. The angel of courtshlp has sunk
into ,Comdn; and that woman will be
valued principally as her fo3duess lies
in retirement, and her pleasure in the
rursery of her children. And woe to
the mother who is obliged TO abandon
her children during the greater part of
the day to hiretings-no, not obliged;
for there is no duty so imperious, no so
cial convenience or fashionable custom
so commanding as to ohlige her to such
shameful neglect: for maternal care,
let her remember, supcrsedes aHother
duties"
In the matrimonial character which |
you have now assumed, gentle lady,
no longer let your fancy wander to
scenes of pleasure OF dissipation. Let
home 1e now your empire, your aooid! |
Lei home ne now the sole scene OF your |
wishes, your thoughts. yons plans, your
exertions. Let home he now the stage
on which, in the varied character of
wife, of mother, and of mistress, you
strive to act and shine with splendour
In its sober quiet scenes, let our heart
cast its anchor, let y our feelings and
pursuits all he conferred. And beyond
the spreading oaks that shadow and
shelter your dwelling, gentle lady, let
moi your fancy wander Leave to your
husband to Distinguish himself by his
valour or his talents. Do you seek for
fame a, home; and let the applause of
your God, of your husband, of your
children, and your servants, weave for
your brow never fading chaplet
An ingenious writer says, eff al
painter wished to draw the very finest
object in the world, it would be the
picture of wife, with eyes expressing
the serenity OF her mind, and counte
nance beaming with bcnevolcnce; one
hand Iulling to rest on her bosom a
lovely infant, the other employed in
presenting a moral page to second
sweet baby, who stands at her knee,
listening to the words Of truthand wis
dom from its incompatible mother"
lam peculiar friend to cheer'ulness
which tie wise man calls the mirth of
fools, always laughing and talking,
exhaustng itself in jests and gloom
when the object that inspired it has
disappeared. No-noi The cheerful
ness would recommend must belong
20 the heart, and he connected with the
temper, and even with the principles
Addi-on says, 81 cannot but look on
cheerful state of mind as constant,
habtual gratitude to the great Author
of nature An inward cheeriulness is
an implicit praise and thanksgiving to
Providence under all its dispensatlons:
it is kind of acquiescence in the state
wherein we are placed, and secret
approval Of the divine will in his con
duct towards u.s." think there is some
thing very lovely in seeing woman
overcome those little domestic dis
qulets which every mistress of family
has to contend with; sitting down to
her breakfast bile in The morning with
a cheerful, smiling countenance, and