Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-02-24

Of her family; in her dress, manner
and department.
5. She will never attempt 10 rule. or
appear TO rule her husband. Such con.
duct degrades husbands-and wives
always partake largely Of the degrada.
ton OF their husbands.
| 4. She will in every thing re,.on,
BILE. comply with his wi.hes-aud a.
far as possible anticipate them.
.. She will avoid all a!terc atoms or
arguments leading 10 i'll humour-aud
more especially before company.
D. She will never attempt TO inter-
iere IN his business, unless he ask her
advice or counsel, and will never at
tempt TO control him 10 the manage.
ment of il.
Should differences arise between
husband aud wife. the contest ought
not to be. who will display the most
spirit. but who will make the first adj
vsnces. There is scarcely a more pro.
lific source Of unhappiness in the mar
RED state than this spirit, the legiti- ..
mate offspring OF pride aud want Of
feeling.
Perhaps the whole art Of happiness
IN the married state might be compress
ed IN these two maxims-' Bear and
i"rbear'-and let the husband treat
his wife, and the wife treat her hus.
band, with Us much respect and aten-
ton As he would a strange lady, and
she would strange gentleman
The Uncertainty of sudden lore
here Is scarcely so weak and wild n
iaisehood. as that which represents i'm
Fashioned love es ever during. Itmay.
Ike the lava Rowing from yesu,ius. be
Tor time omnipotent and irrepressibie
but the subsiding moment comes, and
then that very Hood Of tire becomes
calm, cold, and hard. Wu TO the love
that. whilst overlapping the bounds i'm
posed by nature and circumstances.
whilst despising all that is comprehend
ed IN the simple word Duty, predicts
its own continuance, and double wo 10
The heart that believes such prediction.
sudden destruction or whitening blight
shall be ITS reward; and ia the place OF
JOY aud bloom assezs'hhesfaaiy. will be feed
ing on sshes-the grief vi change, tho
sieuce oI the grave.
Proof that man as dead A sub
ser'ber to one Of the Eastern papers, a
few years ago, being sadly in arrears
Tor the same, promised the editor. that
u his lille vas spared IN \ certain day.
he would without fail discharge his
bill. The day passed and the bill wa,
not paid. The natural conclusion
therefore was. that the man was dead:
absolutely defunct. Proceeding on
this conclusion. the editor, in his next
paper, placed the name OF the deln.
quent under his obituary head, with
the attending circumstances of time
and place. Pretty soon after this an
nounoement, tue subject Of II appeared
TO the EDITOR not with the pate ghsss-
ly couBteBanCe usually aseribcd TO ap-
pariiiobs--but with face a. red as
scarlet. Neither did il, like other APP
partitions, wait 10 be first spoken 20,
bat broke silence with" What the
devil, sir. did you mean by publishing
my dca,hi' 'Wby. sir, the Sane hat
mean when | publish the death ofanv
other person, VIZ: To let the world
know that you we're dead sWsu.
out III be c--s--d if I am d.adD
Not dead. then it's your own Caul,.
Tor you told me you would positively
pay your bill by such dsy, If YOU
lived TIL that time. The Jay il past.
the bill Is not paid, and you positively
must be dead--for viii not beIieyr
you would forfeit your word-O no
j see you have got round nae, Mr.. Edi-
tOr,--but say 40. more about u: here's
the money. And, harkee, YOU war.
just contradict NY death next weeI
VAL you ? % certainly, sir, lust 10
please you; though upon nv word
can't help thinking you died at ire
time specified. aud that you have
merely come back TO pay tits bill, Or
account Of your friendship for me
Spinsfsrs. formerly. u was a max.
i'm that young woman should never
be married I'LL she had spun herself
set 81 body, table, and bed linen
from this custom, All unmarried We.
men were termed spinssers, an anne
istlon they siill retain in England. T.
all deeds aud law proceedings.
GsOFvephisal CG,pst-Among N.
nunerous plans proposed Tor the diHu
son ct kpo~ledge, there has been pro
lJecied q carpet adapted 10 Geographic
~ instruction. One of . modern ,ixe
admits fais representation Of al the
kingdoms u Europe. The different
states ADD cOvntrns sre distinguished
4 bg different rola,s a.. iii .....a