Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-06-03

lot in which have been cast by the goou Prov
dence of God; and endeavor to pear IL, ana tue
daily increasing inflrmitles, whlch ,n,ea.en ,o.a
helnlessness, as well as | may. Many long
weeks have passed since you heard from me-.
And why should | write? To say that had
made another notch in my talyi-or TO enter
upon the monotonous list OF grievances, lnen'al
and bodily, which egotism itself could scarcely
bare to relate and none other to listen 10. gu
cav truly: there is no substitute for what you
name shat can fill the heart The bitter con-
viction has long ago rushed upon my own, ana
arrested its functions Not that it Is WITHOUT lis
naroxvsms. which thank Heaven, itself, alone,
IS conscious Of Perhaps am wrong to indulge
in this vein; but must write thus, OF not at an
No punishment except remorse, can exceed 'he
misery feel. My heart swes to pursuing at
mast recollections and, as the present is WITHOUT
endowment so is the future without nope; SO Tar,
at least, as respects this world" , :
The true cure for maladies like yours, IS
! emnlovment Be not solitary; be not ldie!,
/ was all that Burton could advise hely upon
it. life was not given us to be spent IN dreams
! and reverie but for active useful eXefuon; eA-
ertion that turns to some account TO ourselves,
or to others-not laborious idleness say no
thing of religion, which is between the heaft
| and its Creator) This preaching is, know,
/ foolish enough but let it pass we nave al
two educations one we have given 10 us-lne
/ other we give ourselves; and, after certain
time Of life, when the character mas 'dAeii NO
ply. it is idle to attempt to change IT..
MONDAY MORNING. JAN. 81, 1S22.-"l nave JUST
! received YOUR letter of Saturday, which read
with much pleasure; although cannon tninh
YOU are right in giving up exercise altogetnef
You know my opinion of female society VIII MN:
out it we should degenerate INTO ofutes' LIZ
| observation applies with ten fold force TO young
men. and those who are in the prime OF man
hood. For, after certain time OF lie, the III.
erary man may make shift "a poor one,
grant) to do without the society OF ladies. 10
a young man nothing is so important DIS spi'
rit of devotion (next to his Creator) 10 some
yirtuous and amabe woman, whose image may
occupy his heart, and guard it from the polu-
tion which besets it on all sides. Nevertheless,
7 trust that your fondness for the company OF Ia
dies NAV rob you of one the time when ou9ht tC
be devoted to reading and meditatng on your
professions; and above all, that II may not ac
ouire for you the reputation OF Ddngter-il IT.
self bordering on the contemplate, and seri
ously detrimental to your professional chafac
ter. A cautious old squaretoes, who might nave
no objection to employing such one at the
bar. would, perhaps, be shy Of Introducing nm
as practitioner in his family, IN case he Shouie
have pretty daughter, or niece, or sister; al
though all experience shows that, OF all halt
animals, the Dangler is the most harmless u
the ladies, who quickly learn, with the htultlVt
} sagacity Of the sex, to make conVeMence-o
him. while he serves for butt, also.
"Rely upon it, to love woman as a mis-
tress, although delicious delirium, an lntoxl
cation far surprising that OF Champagne, IS al
, together unessential, nay, pernicaouS, IN th'
choice of wife; which a man ought TO SCI
bout in his sober senses--choosing her, as MRS
Primrose did her wedding gown, for qualile;
that wear WELL am well persuaded tina
few love matches are happy ones. One thing
at least, is true that if matrimony has its cares
: celibacy has no pleasures. A Newton, or
mere scholar, may find employment in study,
man of literary taste can receive in books
a powerful auxiliary; but man must have
bosom friend, and children around him, tt
cherish and support the drcariness of Old age
Do you remember A. "? He could neither
read nor think; any wife, even scolding one
, would have been a blessing to that poor man
After all, suitability is the true foundation TO-
, marriage. If the parties be suited to one ano
Their, in age, situation in life, a man lndeeo
may descend, where all else Is htting,) temper
, and constitution, these the ingredients OF {
happy marriage-or, atleast a convenient on.
which is all that people oFexnerience expect