Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-06

IN the winner OF Vie, WDer the S1u
dy flowers OF personal beauty are nip
ped by the rude breathing" of age
when the lustre Of the blue eyes are
dimmed, and the bloom oil rosy cheeks
faded. how fallen then will be the On
ldeaed woman, who has no resources
IN the treasury OF the mind; she will
remain a iyrant without power, prey
so envy aud remorse A woman of
intellectual accomplishments, on the
contrary, in the evening OF life, will
draw at the fountain of The graces, the
iimpid balsam of literary knowledge,
diifuse the pleasures OF instruction 10
her children, and illuminate, by her
cheerful conversation, all who are cir
cIed within the tracliVe sphere Of the
society in which she moves. Beauty
is as fleeing and nag as the bloom
of an exotic flower, blown under the
chilling influence ola northern breeze;
education alone is the towering oak
that defes the tempest of years.
The most inesiimabie blessing
which The benign bounty of the creator
has bestowed upon man, is the posses.
sion of virtuous, amlable and educa.
ted woman her love the highest de
light which gladdens him 10 The vale
OF suffering; it is a green basis that
spreads for him its grassy verdure in
the desert despair In the possession
OF lovely sympathetic woman, even
in the soli.udes of life, only iliumina
ted by her smiles, the soul is more
gratfied than upon the throne OF Ma.
poleon. when the world honored it
with Its homage. and were dazzled
by the lusire of its glory.
Though Rousseau threw enchant
men, over the tender passions-though
Iron and Osslan transiused the mosi
snbloe and profound sensibli,y into
i've, yet they never experienced all
chose fine feelings of which the pure
QeaFi of womcn is susceptible. Il is
1he fountain from which pity and ar
dsns objection gush oul in spontaneou.
and sweet 30 ~ ing union. II is in To.
midst of tryirc tutoring, in scenes OF
distress cId anguish. that The finest
qualities of the female, and The noble
tslte of the fe,aals character, are dis
p'oyed IN ell their chars cisrisiic gran
deur. When . husband is suffering
us'ler the pressure of unu.,erablc wo
when his prospects are withered b,
the dl'solved illusions of hope, and the
cruel desertIon Of friends, it is then
that the consolslion1 of d wife poul
the balm OF sympathy into the corrod
ed bosom Of grief Adversily onl,
gives an additional impulse of srdor 10
her attachment; it seems TO inspire her
with a spirit Of devotedness to the Oh
Ject OF her love. which rises superior
TO the affections of misfortunes No
changes or chances can estrapge hes
consinncy or subdue The intensity of
her devotion.
The glowing and courageous a,
tschmens OF wives TO their husbands
under calamity, danger, and adverse
foisone. has been nobly and signal,
exempii6ed in many instances during
the Augustan prescription. and the
plague OF Florence: and The heroic
virtues aud conjuesl pio'y of Lady
Russell and Madame Lavaletie. must
stand on the recordo OF immortality,
emblazoned among the most resplen
dant exp otis .haa shed luslre on the
female character
Women love with more truth and
ferVor than men. Women are bound
by the sympatbies Of the hsart, ano
guided by the precepte of religion. and
moral obligation: but alas! with mer
these ties are no. so sacred Some
men exult, when by sworn vows
and persuasive promises, they seduce'
Innocence and triumph over virtue
The victim of seduction must regret
having ever experienced the devastat
ing and desolating sentiment OF love,
that, like the scorchlng blast oftropi.
cal tempesis, parches .ne flower and
bllghis the foliage Of the orange tree,
which Otherwise would spread its fra
grant blossoms in the atmosphere and
shoe! its graceful branche> to The skies.
FINGAL.
Importance Of types The New
York Gazette SAYS, "a LADY, living
a0ith Mr.. Joseph Cation, on Taylor's