Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-11-04
LOVE AND REASON.

\ LOVE AND REASON.
In affairs of matrimony, some peo
pie are governed by love alone. EicI
ought to have joint concern in thes,
matte Is-thcy ale handmaitls which O,
along with the few who are so fortn
nate as 10 be among the wise. Bot a.
the great mass Of the people have tc
Jog on the ordinary road, with single
guide, will say word. by the way
about the comparative value OF these
very different partners.
Love looks only TO the honey moon
He's "a anear-sighled little mink ;,does'-
mt see two inches Beyond his nose
yet depends altogether upon his eye
sight, aud thinks lie has "a wonderfully
clear ,ision. lie is not able TO discov.
er any defects, and, therefore. most so.
berly concludes there are none. Con-
sequences always lie utterly beyond
his ken--A ou might as v ell tell him the
moon was made Of green cheese, as
that matrim,a,y had ttIsh Oh trouble in
Ills compositions. All this is the natur-
al cohs.quence oil his blindness.
Reason is to Love, what pair Of
spec,acles is TO hear sighted man il
enables The bIiud little fellow to look
beyond the fair cheek and blue eye
lfhe pretty form and pretty features of
his mietress beyund The Wedding cer-
emony and the wedding supper--aud
the thousand things that cluster around
.he very idea ofm1liagc. lie enables
the boy, say, TO look beyond all these
TO the domestick fire. side-to the kitch
en- comforts of welded lite--to the lar
der and the lcdger-to the pudding and
the .purse--to the ways and means of
living, as we'll as to the verysimple busi-
ness of loving.
I look at these things in very So
Der light for have no lot or part in
the matter But do not distrust my
Judgment The more on that account.
People more deeply interested are apt
to take one sided view OF the sub
ject.
",Marry the lass that has the cow"
was the advice of an old gentleman to
n laddic who consulted him on the sub
ject of choice between girl With a
COW, and one that had nothing but
pretty face" SO far as beauty is con-
sidered, there is not the diilereuce OF
a COW beiwecn any two girls in chris
lendom." This is rot my notion how
ever, though there j, something in it.
But marry the girl who will manage
your domesiick concerns TO advantage,
who is prudent, sensible, economical
got good disposition an accomplish
ed mind with il will be all the better );
and beauty, fyou find it united with
all ,hese, will complete the tout ensem
blp.
Do mol marry for money merely there
is neither love nor reason in That. II
may buy many line things, but it won't
buy happiness, and without that man
is a poor creature. Money is 20 OBJ
lection il may be, indeed, an impor-
tant object but every other consider
sion bends to the point Of being match
ed as well as paired. lie, love and rea-
son join hands.
Harmony in Families. Impartial
ity tends greatly 10 promote harmo-
ny in families, Hence The necesai.
ty Of parents not manlIes,ing any
in one or more Of their
In tho favoured child, il
lays the foundation for pride and
self.importance- -and IN the neglect
ed ono, II raises Indignation ii not
hatred ! whatever may be the mo-
tives assigned for the Partially, pa
rents must answer to the Judge of
all the earth, for tho sorrow and C.
wills il produces.
Harmony in family will be great
Iy interrupted, should the father and
pursue different systems in
the management Of tLoir children