Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-01-05


husband, on the contrary, contended that as
he had ordered it, and was master of his
own house, the scrvan. boy should put it
on. Three interesting children were pre-
sent to witness this pcrniclous example,
What L triumph it must be, which arises
from seeing the partner Of ones bosom
vanquishcd, either by overpowerl,g argu'
mcnts, or made to submit TO superior
strength!
Il once had occasion to point out to 4
Christian mother some defects | had DISCO
vered in her daughter, i promising girl OF
fourteen, who had spent some weeks III my
family, when, in an almost despairing man.
ncr, she replied,'l fear the inevitable ruin
Of that dau ghtcr. Her father thinks | am
much too severe in my regimen with her,
and | know that he is too rcmiss; so that
between us both,I expect she will be ruined
How important that parents, instead OF
comparing their views with defective and
partial standard, should consult the 'oracles
Of divine truth There is standard Of
right and wrong, which is unerring.
GAS have had occasion to reside in ma
ny differont families, it has often required
but few days observation, to perceive that
! the intercourse between many husband
and wife, might be pronounced game ut
'even and Odds If you became ucquaint-
ed with the opinion Of one, you might be
sure that of the other would be directly op-
posite.
"Whcn was a child, was very fond Of
the writings of DR.. Wutis. well remem.
Der the effort l made to comprehend this
sentiment: Happy matches made in hcav-
en- Little did then dream Of the living
comments on this subject which | should
make in after life. am indebted to lady
for the following statement: 1t is but jus.
tice to the living virtues Of my aged and
hoary headed father to say, that his own
blessed example furnishes model for the
imitation Of every husband and father. My
mothers birthday happened on the 22d Of
February, the same day Of the month with
that of Gen. Washington. This day was
therefore always celebrated rs commcmora-
ting the birthday of two very important
pcrsonages, Gen. Washington and my mo.
ther. Every chlh in the family was promP-
ted by the example Of papa, to exhibit unu-
sual marks of respect and affection for this
best of wives and mother, who was repre-.
scntcd by her at1ectionatc husband, to be as
truly distinguished for her picty and good
sense in her appropriate sphere, as Gen.
W. was in his. How opposite this conduct
from that displayed by many a husband,
who fears to elevate the mother Of his chill
dren tc ~ dignity of "mistress Of cerc.
nonics' in his family, from the mistaken
apprehension that in doing this she may in.
fringe upon his own rights. In speaking Of
the special attention given to my mother on
her birthday, would not be misapprchend-
ed. So invariably polite has my father ev.
or been to my cXeellent mother, and so un-
consciously has his respect been manifest.
cd, that you could not question the fountain
from whence it flowed. There was no
"scrupulous exactncss in paying those mi.
mute attentions" which should constitute the
warp and woof Of welded love; they rath.
er seemed like the descent of showers from
clouds surcharged with moisture, or like
emanations from the glorious orb Of day,
whose beams, while they cnlighten and
warm, cxhilaratc oil surrounding nature. ,"