Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-04-01
THE. WIFE.

AAtEs WIZ u.
10 . fond and coniiding girl. few hours !,
lue ara - full of of buoyancy and hope. =,
kindaess and affection, ms those Of courtsh,n.
ana lew. II may be truly said, are 50 lnypos.
tant TO her future welfare and happiness. II
her ioser she too often sees nil tnat IL worthy
anu Respectable IN man, the ardor of her AZ.
ieeuon soitens ti.e most offensive traits OF
character, and obhterates all uanor feel,n~ -
Whatever she may have collected from nass
ry, Is brought in and Of her imagination .y,h,'sh
pictures. in the most glowing colors iy,s
character Of husband, and her sifsrt,cr
pcrSnades her that in her love she has l,..d
representative Of this IDEAL picture.
In dresms OF confdence in the prudence :,
her choice and delightful ant,einai;ors =,
succeeding years Of affection and h,pn;nsss
she - lsd to the altar, aud how offenr ala !,
does one short yesr bring home to her cch.
ing bosom the sad reality Of the fal.itv ami
emptiness Of hsr hopes Of all mutual lovc.
tender aesidni'y and mutual affection. Yea.
teruay the lover was all attention. and k,r.
marked every action; 10 day the husband !,
c"iu' distant and neglectflE prefsrring the
company Of the worthless and di,sinaisJ ~
thai Of hsr who but.a few DAYS since he Oar.
tered himselfwss dearcr to him than Al, the
world beside ''' '''
can hariiy picture to myself situ,t;on
more truly heart rending and denlornhle n = =
tnat Of The female who has found every wsn,
an''c'fMtcsi, and every wish gratifed under
the paternal roof with The warm cansSnas.
OF youth, 60 repose ON tho bosom of .ts:.r,..s.,
6nt hnding her confidence BETRAYED, her .r'
iashon slishteti, and herself, with haI..,s..
offspring, lelt to struggle with unkindrs..
poverty and want. Suoh, ala.l i ,nn "a
the ease N this world oi uncertaintv ,yhs,.
We md, mared with the knsisst bless;ng. &c
our Hsayenly Father, evils, which slsocs,
sMgger our strongest faith.
In my boyish days when every ,h;r
orignt and sunny. and plsasur, SMART, :.
ssAutiiui prospective before me. / sornet;,,,..s
wandered to noighbofine farm bo,,sa :,
pass an IDLE hour with it, lovely and i nn.o.s
nmates' who were a. thou, hsiess sn.l sh~cr.
iai ~ myself Among these beautiful ~,rl,
y" vas one more advanced IN age than the rcsf.
"nose nodesty and blooming bsauty ,vr. The
aainsauon and envy Of tbs viIlsee thronas---
twenty winters have passed over nv hrrd
san'e saw ner sporting on the grocn. and
YET a .his distant day, cannot resolIcct hor
sylph like form, her sprixhtly n,.,r nei
her afectonate smile without tlr;u ~ AZ
hight. WIZ" VI ue-
Eiixa's hand had been solicited hv he~
quals, and even by those whose fort.,.. &c..
much superior to her own, but none we've =.
Ole TO win her heart. About her twentieth
year she met at friends a young centlemsp
VINO hnd recently come to reside IN the neigb.
borhood; has figure was elegant, his 5eat,r,.
regular. ADD his whole appearance srcb -
ct lrsf slghf, was calculated to excite the &C.
fechons Ola yenng inexperienced and susecp-
tibls girl lis was fippant, bold. and eysa
boisterous; which to one little ACQUAINTED with
the world, might indicate degree Of SHIRT.
but II was, IN fact, nothing but the ehullt;on
oil an irritable and petulent temper To this
man Eliza became most passIonatelv attach
ed; he offered her his hand. and 4 Was rc-
septed, IN opposition to tho advice and en-
treaties of her parents.
It was about this time that left The na,.v-
nal roof, and new scenes and ipcre.s,no care.
almost obliterated the beautiful Eliza from
myrecollection.
During QUE Of the Indictment nights of our
New England winters, was called TO An oh
scure part OF tho city, to visit, professionally.
poor and helpless wretch, who was mining
with disease produced by incompetence. As
set 10y the bad OF the sufferer, heard. in an
ADJOINING room, a voice of female, pleading
with great sarnestness, with ons who appear
:" W W sns suiplcyer Of her husband ssFor
heavens sake." she said, edo keen back eve
ry cent you can OF his earnings; not 4 shilling
that eaters bis pocket ever finds it way here.
his tpling shop and tavern take ALT is
hard, and perhaps wrong, to speak of ones
husband thus. Ihs time was when | did not
believe il possible; bus what am 20 do.
where am | to seek sustenanes, clothing and
fuel for these my freezing and starving chill
drsn? But, my dear sir" she continued. her
sobs almost suffocating her, ssthis il bat q
small part OF what suffer. Oh, could sus-
tam myself under poverty and want; could
hve with him sheerfnlly and affeetonately
under all the vicissit,ides offortune. if | could
only receive tho love and kindness which is q
wifc's due.
inquired the name of her who had a
strongly excited my sympathy; in a moment
the beautiful Eliza fitted before INV mind
she who at twenty years was so beautiful: 90
affectonate. and so happy, that angels might
almos have envied her lot. aross with an
indistinct feeling that | should meet some
thing which my youthful mind was wont ~
contemplate with such delight / entered
the room, but What did see?-the shadow OF
her whose early dawn was the promise Of
earthly bliss. Would TO God il never bad
been my lot 70 have thus encountered her
Who In vesafh had Ian a~ah :. 80 -. .nd -.