The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-01-17
TIE WIFE.

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To fond and confding girl, few hours in life are
SO fu OF buoyancy and hope, Of kindness and afec.
ton, as those of courtship and few it may be truly
said, are so important TO her future welfare and ham,
pness. In her lover she too often sees all that is wor
thy and respectable in the ardor of her affection
soitens the most offensive traits of character and ohh
crates all minor failngs. Whatever she NAV have col
lected from poetry, is brought in aid of her imagine
ton, which pictures, in the most glowing coors the
character of husband and her affection pcrsuades
her that IN her lover she has found perfect repesen
tatve of this ideal picture
In dreams of confidence in the prudence of her
choice, and delightful anticipation of succeeding years
OF affection and happiness, she is led to the altar and
how often, alas! docs one short year bring home to
her aching bosom the sad reality of the fasy and
emptiness OF her hopes of all mutual love, tender as
sdulty and lasting affection Yesterday the lover was
all attention, and love marked every acton to-day,
the husband is cold distant, and negectuI preferring
the company of the worthless and disspated to that Of
her, who, but few days SINCE he attered himselfwas
dearer TO him than all the world beside
can hardly picture to myself situation more tru-
ly heart-rendng and deplorable, than that of female
who has found every want anticipated, and every rea
sonable wish gratied under the paternal roof with
the warm confidence of youth, to repose on the bosom
OF affection, but finding her confidence BETRAYED her
affections sighted, and herself with helpless of.
spring, left to struggle with unkindness, poverty and
want Such, alas is to too often the case in this
world OF uncertainty, where we find mixed with the
klndest blessings of Heavenly Father, evils, which
almost stagger our strongest faith.
In my boyish days, when every thing was brightand
sunny, and pleasure sported in beautiful perspective
before me, | sometimes wandered to neghboring
farm house, to pass idle hour with its lovely and in
nocent inmates, who as thoughtless and cheerful
as myself Among these beautiful girls was one more
advanced in age than the rest, whose modesty and
blooming beauty was the admiration and envy of the
village throng. Twenty winters have passed over my
head, since saw her sporting the green and yet,
at this distant day, cannot recollect her sylphke
form, her sprightly manner and her afIeconae snae
without thrill of delight.
Eliza hand had been often solicited by her equals,
and even by those whose fortunes were much superior
to her own, but none were able to win her heart
About her twentieth year, she met, at a friends,
young gentleman who had recently come to reside in
the neighborhood his figure was elegant his features
regular and his whole appearance such, as at first sight,
was calculated to excite the affections of young in
experienced, and susceptible girl. He was fippant
bold, and even boisterous which, to one little
quanted with the world, might indicate great degree
OF spirit but it was, in fact, nothing but the ebui
ton of an irritable and petulant TEMPER To this man