The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-12-16
THE Welded LIFE.

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the first year of young womans "eddrd lie Is
generally the most unhappy, and the most trying
one she experiences. However intenily we may
have studied the character OF our AIN inced, ho~eV-
or we'll we may imagine we knew 1t IN all ITS mar
row winding still shall We hnd when We become
wives that we have yet something to learn. By
oct;ons is the affection either side shown, and
although it is in the power and natnre of woman
q, manifest her devotcdness and tenderness 10y
,hous,nd like attentions, she must not repne If she
receve not the like The feelings of the other sex
n % not SO soft and exquisite as those OF our own, II
thew were we might possibly be happier, and we
NAV for moment wish that they were SO ; but we
shall restrain so selfish DESIRE II we reflect now
much more unfit they would be by such constitu-
,;op IN hear the crosses and buifets of the world ;
and we shall rejoice tha, they do not possess our
keener sensibies and rest content with our lot,
refusing to increase at their expense, happiness,
which, if not quite meeting our ideas of perfection,
does so sufficiently to make us blcst.
Il is said that Lovers quarrels' are but the re-
newal Of love but ii is not so IN truth o. ntinued
differences and pickering will undermine the stron-
pest Affection and wife cannot he too careful TO
avoid disputes upon the most trivial subjects, Mdefd
II is the every day occurrences winch Try me rove
and tempers in the married lle--great "ccasi"ns
for auarrels seldom Every wish, ever pre- j"-
dice must meet with the attention, and the hrsi
thought of a women should be the pleasing and
inerate all the little incidents which annoy married
men, or the little unoblrusve pleasures which IL IL
i'm the power of a wife to give bat throughout her
life in her employmens aud her amusemcuts, she
must ever bear his pleasure in her mind. She must
act for him in preference TO herself and she will be
amply rewarded by witnessing bis delight IN her
and his home. To woman who loves her husband
with all the devotedness of her nature, this VIII he
n pleasure not a task and to make him happy
she will never grudge any sacrifice for seli.
The greatest misery a woman can experience, -
the changed heart, and ahenatod shections oi her
husband but even in that painful case she mVst
not return good for evil the utmost and her con-
ISOLATION will be the consciousness that her trials have
not their rise or continuance IN aOy deFeIichoh al
affection duty on her part.
Some women, in order win back q husbands
wandering love have recourse to attempt to arouse
his jealousy, but they are much mistaken IN pursu-
ing such method. man however debascd hIs
conduct never entirely torgets the love he once bore
10 the bride of his youth: there are moments "hen
feelings of tenderness for her will return with force
TO his heart and tn trap the benefit of such moments,
the injured but forgivng wife, must still he en.hr'n-
ed in the purity of for,uer times. A husband VIII
excuse his fault to himsef. and in some measur"
stand exonerated to the world, II his ~iie re'af IN
in the proprety of her conduct while on me co""a-
~. the gentle forbearance the accompanying pa
tence, and unobtrisve rectitude OF the woman ne
lnlureS VIII deeply strike hIs heart, a"" w INV" "
win him back to his former love and TO the ob"er-
vance of the vows he breated to the alter, when "'s
heart was devoted to the being from whom 1t II as
wandered. kind look afeconats expres-'o"
half uttered must bring his wife to his side, and she
must with smiles and tenderness encourage the re- !
turning affection, carefully avoiding all reefencs I"
her suferings, or the cause of them.
This will not be difficult for vIrtuous s"nan !" !
perform. Our love which before marriages. Is co"s'ra-
ed by the modesty and reserve natural to our sex
increases in iervency and depth afterwards, 1t r"a-
bes us to bear unfelt the worlds scorn a"d aii Is
swallowed up in it; aud an aiectonate wife ehngs
TO her husband through poverty and riches and
the more the world recedes from HIM, the more hrm-
ly will she stand by hm; she will he his friend
when none others come near him she will he has
comforter when all other worldly comfort has slid
from him her devoiedness will be his rock when
he has no other support she will smile athe 'rowns
of the world she will not heed its censures he Is
her ALL and in her love all other feelings are forgot
ten or absorbed. No sacrifice will be too great, the
faintest smile will not be reward too little; quick
at feeling unklndness, also quick at tcehng
tenderness, and very trihing circumstance is sum
cent awaken to still the pain of our hearts aud
bring US misery of happiness.-Lady's On.