Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-09-02

lue lutci val VI tuS dElos lie oGtk kS
for fame, for fortune, for space in the
worlds thought, and dominion over
his fellow mep; bnt woman's whole
life IS a history Of The affections The
heart is her world, 1t is there her am
billion strives for empire-it is there
her avarics seeks for hidden treasures.
She sends forth her sympslhies on
adventure; she embsrks her whole
soul in The traffic Of affection; and, if
shipwrecked her case is hopeless, for
it is bankruptcy of the heart.
To mao The disappointment Of
love may occasion some bitter pangs;
it wounds some feelings of tenderness
it blasts some prospects of felicity;
but he is an active beiOg-hs may
dissipate his lho'ls on the whlrl of va
rled occupations. or may plough into
the tide Of pIeasure--or, if the scene
Of his disappointment be too full Of
painful associations, he can snltt his
abode at will. But woman's is com
paraliveIy liked, secluded. and
medltstiVe lille She is mofe tt
companion Of her own thoughts and
feelings, and il they are turned to min.
sters Of sorrow, where shall she look
for consolation? Is she unhappy in
her love, her heart is like some for.
lress that has been captured, and sack.
ed, and abandoned, aud left d soIale.
With her the desire ofthe heart has
failed; the great charm of existence is
al an end. Sae neglecls al the cheer
Gui exercises which gladden. the tide
Of life 10 hesl'hfuI currents through
the veins Her rest 10 broken-lne
sweet refre Shment Of sleep IS poisoned
by melancholy dreams. "untll her en-.
feebled frame sinks under the slightest
exlerueI injury "-Look for her, after
hlIe wtIe, and you Aud friendship
weeping over her unlImely grave, and
wondering that one who but lately
-lowrd with all the radiance Of health
aud beauty, should SO speedily be
brought down TO "dsrkness and the
worm" You will be tod Of some
winlry chill, some casual indisposi
ton that laid her low; but few know
2f the mental mllsdy that previously
sspPcd her strength, and made her so
easy prey 10 The spoiIer. How
many bri hit eyes grow dim!-how
many so(l cheeks grow paIeI how
many lovely forms fade away into the
,omb, victims OF blasted hopes, AID
wI,hered joys!
Woman is like some tender tree,
the pride and beauty Of The grove
graceful in its form, blight in its fol
lage, but with the worm pveying 10
It's heart. We find 1t sud denly with.
erng when it should BE- most fresh
and uxurlanL-We see it dropping its
branches 10 the earth, and Shielding
leaf by leaf until, wasted and perishe d
away, it falls, even in the stiffness of
he forest; and as we muse over the
beautiful ruin, we strive in vain 10
recoIlect the blast or thunderbolt that
could have smilten it with decay.
have seen many instances of
woman thus disappearing gradually
from The earth and have repeatedly
laucled that | could trace their death
lhrougn The various declensions Of
consumption, cold, debility, langor
al "a e ancholy, until | reached the
first symptom of disappointed love,
The canker worm Of grief preys
slowly, but aasl 100 surely on the
heart of its devoted victim. It's rava-
yes are unnoticed by the casual OBJ
server, bat the keen and discerning
eye of the human niind-that most
mysterious emanation from the crea.
i've powers Of the Almighty -discOV.
ers, in the half checked sign, the oft
starting tear, the heavy cIold of sor'
row casting its shadows upon the brow,
the occasional lapse into melancholy,
and anon the forced and unnatural
bursts of apparently high spirit, sure
tokens OF that mental consumption
which bids defiance 10 the life revl.
wing powers of medicine, to the ut
most care and skill of the ablest ply.
sicisn. Wo, then be TO that man who
lrlfl9s with The human heart as ii 1t
we're thing of light import; who
having sought I'LL he obtained the
answering look oflOve from WON
ans eye.' that undeniable proof OF
the return of his affection casts aside as
vaIueIess the heart he then knows 10
be his own! No word of reproach
from the injured ore may assail his
ear, and the absence Of reproof from
without may IulI The accusations of