The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-01-31


do, we should make and receive our calls either in the
afternoon or evening" Why do we not ? Every body
looks better after dinner than before and better in
the evening than at any other time(1) They always
have more time to spare-the work of the day is over
their friends pretty sure to be at home and at
leisure. But no, cannot, the thing is unfashona-
BILE. And why Because forsooth, you never see it
said in an English novel that good company ever saw
each other I'm friendly way after three o'clock, p
M.
Under this head too-we have all that MOTHER
all that father need say to beloved daughter on
her crossing that shadowy lne-that threshold of life
perhaps of etetyover which she is never to repass
but through sepuchre-to borrow half an idea Of j
p. Cimean.
Part IV.-treats of Moral and RELIGIOUS DUTIES
and therefore of Principles of conduct, Sincerity
bIangurering, Preceps Example, Suspicion, Widou-
hood, Resignation CT have restored the natural order
of the subjects here The author had recounted
them-saying Rcsignatioa Widomhood) RELIGIOUS d.
ties, Pirate Derotion, Family Worship, ATTENDING
Church, Visiting the Sick, Charitable Institutions
Death Beds.
Such the subjects treated of-and treated of too
in plain simple way-by the author of this invalua-
BILE book. | have not gone through it, as | hope to
do-for it contains four hundred closely printed pa
ges "a library of itself, for the newly MARKEDLY but
have read enough to satisfy me that am doing ben
eft to my countrywomen. by recommending it hearth
ly and without reserve to their study.
Take one specimen of the style to finish off with
1t is in the form of dialogue.
Sc Mrs P. Should not conversation form the chief
amusement of the family evening party
Mrs b. Certainly it should, and therefore, to CON
verse nell, is art of much value to women Ii is
the most certain means by which they may give
charm to social life and by which they may Danish
dulness the moment ~ it attempts to ihrude itself
No other talent amusement has equal po,rcr al
all times. "A great truth Music may often fail to
withdraw thoughts from unpleasant rernembrail-
cess and the theatre, ball-room and card-abIe, arc
not always in unison with the state of our feelings
which at times renders them irksome or indifferent to
us. But it is not thus with conversaton-whch is
scarcely ever so poweress not to beguile the
thoughts from the most painful recolecons or
TO release them from that letargic state in which thew
are sometimes confined. No can prize too highly
the privilege possess, in the power of communica-
ting and nterchangng our ideas with (5) our fellow
creatures. Conversation is at once the medium of
Affection consolation, amusement and instruction Il
is the means by which wisdom may obtain an inAu-
ence over weakness and folly piety over irreligon
and immortality But how lanentable it is, that this
blessing should be the instrument of evil That
thus gifted By Creator are should eper presume
10 speak Of Him Nth ircrerence and ingyatitude or
10 tempt the unstable, By the language of py and fol-
ty, to turn from the path Of oiSdomi Women in par
tcular, upon chom deroIres the charge of rising gen
erdtions, and by whom the first Impressions are made
upon the human mind who have also generally con-
siderable Influence within their various spheres should
be cautious not to utter any sentiments nor indulge in
any conversations inconsistent with virtue and piety