Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-04-06
FOR THE LANCASTER GAZETTE.

OUR OPINIONS---NUM XVI.
We had just takenour goose-quill to in
dict serious lumber on Marriage, when
the following letter came to US ina way that
shall never be known unless the writer choo-
ses to make it so. We have hitherto re-
Trained from publishing in our numbers the
have received respecting Our Opinions. But
we VOW they shall be heard, though we
should like to dispute some of our favourite
points with the author or authoress who ven-
lures to attack US in this unceremonious
way. We will make no recantation-no,
not even an answer-but only put in word
or two edgeways, in the shape of paren-
the sis, by way of bespeaking correct uh-
derstanding, and easing the dose down
our own slippery tongues, with as good a
grace as possible. We snail only give ex-
tracts-the rest is too personal =
ITO THE OPINIoNIsTs Your notions
of things won't do for this meridian; and, if
you ever condescend to read novels and
plays, the following lines from Shakespeare
ought to have met your eyes long ago that
may be but may be, or may not be, as the
the case may be):-
1t seems it is as proper for our age
To cast beyond ourselves in oar opinions,
As it is common for the younger sort
IN lack dccrof
I" You say that washingdays occasion
family disputes and household chickering's.
That shows your ignorance: girls never are
better tempered than on such days they
are days of fun and frolick (strange fun and
frolick), and are the source of more good
feelings than any other day in the week.
Your Opinions of Female Charaeter and
feelings are not at all creditable to you (cred-
it them to whom you choose, then). What
person, possessed of even but small lump of
kindness for the sex, would not hide the
circumambient extremities of his aurcular
members 1--WE credit you, whoever you are,
for originality of languagel at thought of
saying, 1t is melancholy thing that she,
to whom God hath given the power of WELD
ing, and in measure controlling, the moral
destinies of man, should dip her golden cup
into the waters of life only to trouble and
embitter Them Pray what would you have
US talk about, if not about the weather, dress,
&C.? How should you know girls were in
attentive to the exercises, or staring about
church, unless you were also guilty of the
same thing? Pray where were your eyes !?
| think you had better look at home 1--WE
can't deny that: but laughing, whispering,
and giggling were what we complained of,
and we do still). What should girls read, if
not novels? You would have them talk
Choctaw, and study metaphysics, sup
pose. You want US blues-Lady Wortleys,
then. Us! as are you not a-miss in that
worldly You should mt have too much of
'captious, criticisng spirit The weather
does better to talk about than staying from
meeting, charity,pulpit eloquence, &c. Why
don't you give us Number upon the little
jealousies, rivalres, and disputes arising
among the members of singing choir, leav-
ing the seats mad, and all the thousand and
one remarks uponthe singing itself: compare
them with washing days: the hsart-rend-
iHgs are fifty to one.
"You had better not prate about marriage
but get married yourselves. suppose you
are set Of old bachelors, or counting cut of
town. Who are you? Mr.. -, Mr.,
Mr.. - (hands off; no personalitiesl. If
there was railroad now you might go in a
few hours up to -. 1--WE solemnly protest
against this rough handlng.) There is some-
thing beautiful (oh! so there ISL and glorious
in the thoughts Of two hearts coming togeth-
er that have long throbbed in unison, rich
and overlooking with love and long-tried af-
lection for each other. 1t is thought init
mately connected with the noble design for
which our Creator formed US, that of increas-
ing each others happiness here, as prepara-
tion for an hereafter. What solemn appeal!)
Get married and be wise: select the right
one (oh if we could1, one, who, when she
presses her pillow at night will think of you
as one whose happiness is greatest when she
is happy, and who has one pleasure the less,
at every grief that fortunes her BOSOM"
(Where are our pocket handkerchief!
The remainder of this enthusastick epis.
tie is too pointed to have place here. It is
signed "Neuter," but we think masculine,
or rather feminine, would have done better.
But whoever or whichever, he, she, or it may