Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-04-30
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est possessions are wrcstcd from them
But to woman, secluded from th,
hustle of life, the rivalry Of fame, Of
thcprosccution oipcrsonai aggrandize
mcnt, there Is no retreat from th'
cravings Of disappointed love, the
agony Of misplaced affections, or thu
wastlngs corio>ions of domestic ca lam
ity. Her solacc must be all within
and that, too, powerful antidote tc
the poison Of atlliction. Where then
can her soul fad refuge, but in those
devotional feelings, which teach hcl
that the sorrows Of this world are no
to be compared with the glory tina,
shall be revealed.
But there is a consideration strong
or than any to which we have yet al.
luded, which, while it applies to man
kind, in general, will be found OF pc
cular application to the female sex;
since their affections are not only
stronger, but more dnciile, than
Of those of the other. The perish
ing objects Of earthly pursuit will,
sooner or later, have an end. The
pleasure derived from the pursuit OF
those objects must naturally perish
with them. But the heart, in which
the desire Of those pleasures reside.
being thus cut off from fruitful
source of its happiness, remains for
saken and solitary. The other avcn-
ucs of enjoyment and satisfaction hav-
ing never been open, allow no en-
trance to additional pleasures, and the
old channels having been drained and
dried, the supply which had once been
afforded, fails, and nothing remains
within the heart, but itching desires
and uncontrolled passions, doomed
never again to be satisfied. Hence in
the language ofinspiration, 'they who
SOW to the flesh, shall of the flesh reap
corruption" To those whose enjoy.
ments are sensual alonc,. whose mo-
raj feelings have never been cult
waited, to those who by the indulgence
of benevolent feelings, and the dis
charge of moral and religious duties,
have acquired no foretastc and relish
for the felicity Of the blessed above,
God has promised no future reward
heaven can furnish no happiness. So
that the misery which inevitably at
tends sinful and inconsileratc course
of life. is not SO much the punishment
inflicted by Divine justice, as it is the
necessary and unavoidable consc-
quencc of such course.
As we'll may the husbandman who
sows his field with tarcs, expect 10
reap the most valuable grain at bar
vest, as one who neglected the cul-
ture Of moral excellence, may expect
to enjoy the happiness in reserve for
those who excel in righteousness "a
happiness not so much for the reward.
as it is the necessary consequence, of
a virtUous course.
We have ahLdcd TO the peculiar
application Of these considerations to
the female sex, principally on the
ductllly of their affections. The
worldlincss of the mind Of man, bard
ems him against the impressions which
take such strong hold of The female
heart. The pride Of his nature re-
volts at the idea Of dependence and
renders him more regardless Of the
consequences of his own obduracy.
Far different is the case with woman.
Her domestic occupations are attend.
ed with none of those cngul phing
cares, thosei deep anxietics, into
which, the other sex arc often plung.
ed. In the midst Of her industry, her
mind is at leisure, her heart is free to
indulge those meditations, which, as
they produce, so also do they render
pleasant, the feelings Of devotion.
! Hence we find that the sex is distin-
guishcd above the other, for the at
tcntion TO the duties of religion, and
that the number Of attentive worship
pcrs at the altar, among them, is ial
greater.
We have alluded to this subject, as
one which, above all others, promote:
the happiness Of this life, verifying
the saying Of inspiration, that Godll
ness has tho promise Of the life tha
now is, as well as Of that which is tC
come. 1t is true that the pleasures o
mlrth and Of mcrrimcnt will be lessen
ed, because it is seen that their foun
dation is slender; that the passion
must be in some measure subdued
because, when their barriers are brok
en- down, they will let in flood o
cvil-but the happiness of the hear
Is increased. and the heart must b.