The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1831-01-08
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HEALTH, ke. OF WARREN.

I"s8~ A"c HIVE oso t0Siou uuSO ulc
pleasant places, yea, ! have godly hel
tage." Few are the villages, adornir
our beloved country, more inviting US
residence, especially when it lis conside
ed that the location, 20 delightful, is al.
remarkably conducive to health.
During the past year the number Of in
stances ofmortality in the town, was bu
twenty three. : Ofthese, three were los
at sea, and three died in foreign parts, y
that thc,.number Of deaths at home wcr
but seventeen. Including the whole nun
ber, the ratio is. about sone, in one hun
dred and one, and the average of the a
ges 10 orty-two years. Five died Of ole
age, and 6ye in infancy. Cases Of fcvcl
seldom occur, and instances of death from
that cause are rare indeed. :
As it is God who "saves our souls from
death, our eyes from tears, aud our feet
from falling" may VIC be grateful, and
devoted people and then, amidst local
beauties, und prevailing health, we shall
be u happy people. w.
For the S.sr.
Mr. EDITOR, IL noticed in your paper
Of the LIT inst. n communication over the
signature Of" Cake-enier )" and it is my
intention to review that part of this"cake',
eating communication, which relates to
" old maids" Now, sir, who this "cuke-
cater" is, is beyond my power to tell !;
but be it who it may, it is person, who
has unfairly, caiumniously, and reproach-
fully attacked the character of that very
class of females, whom he has
been pleased to dehominate "Old Maids"
This cake-eatar, and l, and every body
else, perhaps, may differ partially, as to
who is meant by the term old maids"
But presume, it will generally be ad-
nitted by all (except those who " are in
crested in the event Of the suit,") that
t is those ladies', who were once in their
ives, as young as any body else, but from
some misfortune, or GOOD FORTUNE, have
ust slipped over their 80 or Both year,
md have found themselves altogether un-
by any Of the bonds Of Hy-
nen. That we may better understand
cake-eatcr's production, shall make
! small quotation from this highly
'wcctened composition s." to that
.one-by class Of ald maids whose iniud!c-
Gus courses Of life have prevented them |
rom receiving any good offers" To
hat gone by class Of old maids"
would ask, "gone by" where ? gone by
he entrance leading into the matrimonial
rap undoubtedly, yes, truly, they have
slipped" past that door, which so many
rave very "injudiciously" entered, and
hat too before they were hardly aware of
t, at an age when the day oflreedom had
carely began to dawn upon their youth
ul matrimonial projects, and who are
low, and have from the day after they
tied the nuptial knot" been scrabbling
o get out of this happy, pleasant and de-
ightlul state Of conjugal confinement, but
alas ? these loving creatures have pass
I'd most joyfully /" oftheir own free will
and accord, }" into this ever allureing, and
bondage, and, are now ranked
with " that class of gone by" married peo
pie, who have passed emphatically that
avenue which will lead them out, Of their
al desirable matrimonial condition, and
must make themselves contented, to re-
main for the present, where thew are, be-
ng consoled, only by the happy, anima-
ing, cheering, and encouraging reflect
on, that these placid, easy pleasant, bonds
are only to continue Z" in full force and
effect, for ard during the space Of their
natural lives" Yes, these old mads''
have gone by" and in chances out OF
10, they may thank thsir.gaod fortune for
it. But again whose injudicious
course in life, have prevented them from
receiving any good offers" Now then,
this cake-estcr" has intimated charge
against this class ofladics, too direct ,point
ed and plain, to be misunderstood by any:
he boldly accuses them Of "iniudicious
courses oflife." Now, sir, wha. consti-
tuted this" inudicious course Of Hfe p'
was il the refusing and rejection Of some
good offers Certainly not, for there
had haan oora vr.da .vA thoaa verv in;u