The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-02-11

OF rcproach TO the sex--not at all We ought rather
to thank them for their kindness in thus meeting
and aiding the advancement of our Ifit were
not so, what would poor male creatures do-espe-
cially the more modest and bashfnI part of them
They never would get through courtsp in the
world. They would give up every attempt for a
bad job. They would never get married nay, we
are persuaded that, in most instances, instead of
putting on the chains of Hymen, they would put
on halter. They would go and hang themselves.
But it is not of the general disposition of the fair
sex to kindly meet the advances of ours, where they
are disposed to like that design to treat in this
tcle. II is a somewhat out Of the common
course, but yet not altogether unique. Other wO-
men, besides the widow Griffin, have been known
boldly to WOO and widows perhaps in general
allowed more license in the way of making love,
than maidcns. At all events, they apt to
assume it and having, if may be allowed the
expression already been through the mill, they
supposed to have proper understanding Of what
ever belongs to The tender passion; and to know pre-
cisely what force gentle heart resist, and what
it must inevitably yield to.
The widow Griffin had buried five husbands be-
fore she was forty. She far from approving,
like some other widows have seen, of the doc
trine of monogamy. She considered it as altogeth-
er an unsocial doctrine. What" Said she, " be-
cause have been married once, shall refuse ever
to marry again? Shall not take second husband,
because have lost first That would be a relcc-
tion upon the married life. Nay, it would be a sort
of slandering, it were, of my husband, dear good
man Itwould be as much as to say he didn make me
happy. And I'll never say that for him. though he is
dead and gone. loved him well and enjoyed his
dear society much, that never can be satisfied
until get anothcr.-And the sooner get me n sec
ond, the shall show my affection for the first.
The world may say what they please; but am sure
that best evidence that any person give whether
man or woman, that they loved their first partner
dearly, is, to take second possible after
the first is dead"
And the widow good her wOrd.-Her
extraordinary affection for her first husband could
not be doubted, if the speed with which she took
second might be considered fair criterion. As we
said before, she had buried five husbands, and she
was not yet forty.-Yarious had been the names
she bore in her fvc-fod widowhood. First, she
had been the widow Scroggs; secondly, the widow
Graves: thirdly, the widow Winkum fourhy, the
widow Gates; and, filthy, the widow Griffin-un-
der which name she mourncd at the time our story
commences.
We say mourned for the tender hearted lady
never ceased to mourn, as long as she was q widow
Aye, and she wept too--she wept out of one eye,
while she looked abroad for husband out of the
other; and the poor broken-hearted dame gave not
sleep to her eyes, sumber TO her eve lids after
losing husband, until she had secured another
In truth, she did not like, over and above well to
rest under the name of widow--t sounded so lonely
and forsakep. And henthe name of widow Scroggs
was grating to her ears it sounded scroggy. The
name OF the widow Graves scarcely more agree
able; it sounded too grave. The widow Winkum
she could not bear; it reminded her too much of a
favoritc amusement of her grlish days, called
wmkem sndp'cm. She could not bear 10 rest under
the name of the widow Gates, for il reminded her
how often the gates of happiness bad been closed
TO her in the loss of her several husbands And as
for The widow Griffin, it was constantly bringing to
her mind that fabulous animal, which being genera
ted between lion and an eagle, is neither one thing
nor another.
As she had got rid of her other widowed names,
so she was resolved TO get rid of the name of the
widow Griffin. She was now in her foreth year,
and hale and buxom. Her last husband had been a
farmer and Mt the time of his death had in his en-
ploy young man by the name of Jonas Goslng.
He was stout, passible looking fellow, of about
tho age of twenty. The widow dressed him in
mourning one of the family and at the funeral
she begged the support of his youthful but manly
arm, while she followed her dear husband to the
grave. Her tears flowed fast, and her sghs came
deep and thick; and if she bore hard upon the arm
of Mr.. Gosling, and every and then gave him a
feeling glance of the eye, for consultations sake, the
extraordinary grief which she have suffered on
the occasion, seemed to afford her sufficient
excuse.
"Oh!' said she, 81 shall never be comlored
again-never-nevcr! lie was n jewel of a husband
my dear Mr.. Griffn-so much like you, Mr.. Cos
ling---Oh I'm sure | can never look at you
without thinking of fhm.-But he's gone, and I'm left
widow" ..Ta.
| Thus mourned the widow Griffin, she sat
weeping in her parlor after the funeral, and drop
ping tears profusely from eye, she glanced
tcnderly at Jonas for consolation with the other
Alas ~ said she, "what shall do for comfort
This is the fifth time that I'm n widow. Miserable,
miserable me Where shall look for consolation |!
I've nobody now to plant, nor sow, nor"
"Why as to that" said Jonas interrupting the
flow of her grief "the oats and wheat was sowed u
week ago, and 'tsn't time to plant the yet-so