Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-07-13

Marin S. In widow wiying. is may be
question whether you should marry the widow
OF an honest man or a rascal. Against the dam
ger, that the last may have learned III tricks.
they set the advantage--she will be more SEN
sibie (ffom the contrsst) 70 the Kindness OF
gentleman aud man Of honor. think you
should marry the honest mans widow because
with women habit is always stronger than rea.
son.
Marin 6. But the creates, point, perhaps,
TO be aimed at in marrying, is to know, before
marriage, what it is ysu have to deal with. You
are quite sure to know this fast enough ALTER
wards. Be sure, therefore, that you commence
the necessary perquisitions before you have
made up your mind, and not as people general
ly dc, after. Remember there rs no use IN
watching a woman that you love; because she
cant DO any thing--do what she will that will
be dlssgreesble to you. And still less, ~ ex'
aiming woman that loves you; because, Tor
the time, she will be quite sure not to do any
thing that ought to be dissgreeabie to you
have known a hundred perfect tygresses as
playful as klttens--quite more obhgIng than
need be--under such circumstances II IS not
bad way-mald or wldow-when you lind
you are fancyng woman, to make her be-
leve you have an aversion 10 her. 1t she has
any concealed good qualities, they are pretty
sure to come out upon suclI an occasion.
Marin z. In judging 4ehers to look for
wife-lhat il, for the lady who is TO form the
raw material Of one-yety great caution IS
nece ssary. And you cant take any thing better
with you, in looking about, general princi-
pie, than that good mothers commonly make
tolera5ly good daughters. OF course. there
fore, you wont go, Of consideration prepense,
into any house where parents are badly CON
Quoted Nor upon any account at all, into any
house where you don't quite feel, that ityou
don't conduct yourself properly, you'll imme-
diateiy be kicked out OF 1t. This assurance
may be troublesome while you are only a vls-
tor: but when you come to be one OF the family.
you'll find it mighty convenient. If you can hnd
any place where vice and folly have been used
to be called by their right names. stick to that
by all means-there are seldom more than two
such in one parish; and if you see any common
rascal let into house where you visit as readi-
ly az yourself, go out of it Immediately.
Marin 10. Ii YOU marry an actress, don't let
her be a tragedy one Habits OF ranting, and
whlsking up and down with long train before
a row OF foot lamps, are apt to Gas; am undue
(when transplanted) over the sc.
rious business of life. Only imagine castiga-
ton delivered to the cook, in king Cambyses'
vein,' upon the event of under done leg of
mutton at dinner, or an incarnation of Helen
M'Gregor, ordering the Cat TO be thrown alive
INTO the cstern, it piece of muffin was alb.
'tracted, without leave, at breakfast.
Marim IL. Ii you do marry an actress, the
singing girls perhaps are best--Mss Patton, /
hnk, seems very soft, and coaxing, and desira-
,le. 1 myself should prefer Kitty Stephens to
my of them Though she is a sad lazy slut
wont learn line, and sleeps all day upon sofa
But Pm teacher, and therefore the less pa
ade my own practice-at least SO the belief
,oes--the better
hoose a proud woman. All honesty is kind
# pride. or at least three -fourths of it. No
'eople do wrong, but in spite OF themselves
hey feel certain quantity OF descent and self
egrsdation: the more a woman has to forfeit, .
he less likely she is 10 forfeit any thing at ALL
AXE the PRIDE although you have the virtue
the more Endorsements you get, even on a
God bill, the better.
Marin II. Don't marry any woman under
wenty. She is not come to her wickedness be-
ore that time. Nor any woman who has red
ose at any age, because people make observa.
ons as you go along the street A cast of the D
yeas the lady casts it upon you---lnay pass
luster under some clrcumstances-and have
ven known those who thought it desirable;
ut absolute squirting is monopoly of vision +
'hich oughtnot to be tolerated,
Marin IS. Taking of vision reminds me of i
n absurd saying-'1hat such or such a one can
ee as far through a milestone as those that l.
licked it, don't believe any man ever saw
trough milestone but Jeremy Benham; and !
e looked through the hole.