Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-12-16

TuE DUTY OF wlvEs.--It is said that among
the most curious specimens Of llindoo literature
is II poem, entitled the Ocean of Wisdom. One
of the chapters contains the following remarks on
the duty Of wives!
"She is the true helpnlate, who, possessing
an amiable temper aud prudent Disposition pro-
portions her expenditure to her husbands income.
The goodness OF her heart will manifest itself IN
feeding holy hcrmits, in graciousy entertaining
her husbands guests, and in showing mercy to
the poor. Herprudence will be displayed in pro-
viding personally for the future wants OF her fam
iIv, in preparing her husbands meals with regu-
lariiy. and maintaining the just reputation of
rood manager She win take care so TO arrange
the current expenditure as not to encroach on
the capital of her husbands property.
The Prophetic Dew Drop.-A delicate child,
pale and prematurely wise, was complaining on
hot morning, that the poor dew drops had been
too hastily snached away, and not allowed to
glitter on the flowers like other happier dow
diops, that live the whole night through, and
sparkle IN the moonlight, and through the morn
ing EDWARDS to noon day. 'Ihe SUM-, SAID the
child, has chased them away with his heat, or
swallowed them up in his wrath Soon alter
came rain and rainbow; whereupon his father
pointed upwards. See SAID he, there stands
the dew drops gorinusly rosetta gltterlng jew
clry--to the heavens; and the clownlsh foot
tramplcs on them no more. by this, my child,
thou art taught that what wlthcrs on the earth
blooms again in heaven Thus the father spoke,
and knew not that he spoke prehguring words ;
for soon after the delicate child. with the morning
brightness of his early wisdom, was exhaled hike
a dew drop, into heaven.
.Ardbic Saying. Reside where you will, ac-
quire knowledge and virtue, and they will stand
thee IN the place Of ancestors that man is best
who can say, "See what am, }" not he who says,
'See what NV father was" When God would
display N broad day, a hidden virtue IN the shade,
he eXcltcs against II the tongue Oh the enyious.--
II the Hume didna catch every thing surrounding
II, the exquisite perfume ot Inc aIoes would be
unknown. lhl- he is bui fragile fragment
sen,eIess is he WIN attaches himself To II: wlai
is past is dead what Is 10 ONE Is hidden, th''u
hast only the moment ~ whlrh thu bfealhcsl.-
! Thy hi, is divided mto t~o pnr"hs; cntiotdrf
well what they are that which Is gone, Is a
| dream, that which remains Is u wish.
Every vice makes the possessor odious but
pride and cruelty more than any other. Pride
has no friend his thoughts set his worth above
HIMSELF and others under it. There is kind Of
disdalntul scorn written on his brow and gesture,
that seems to say, II am too good for the COM
pany."
tbs SMILES OF DEATH.-ln one Of his ex-
quislte poshumous poems, Shelley alludes TO
The passing breeze that cools the brow at noon,
| But may strike death into the heart ere night
| That cannot inger though il soothes us long,
| Nor long sooth could il linger
This is prettily illustrated by the following
beautiful extract from letter written by youth
IN New Orleans, who continued in that pestilen-
tal city during the prevalence Of the fever;
sit would astonsh you to witness the beauties
otthis climate during the season Of the epidemic.
Mature is the same in every rami6caiion--as as-
cinating in the pestitentia air as 10 the poisonous
reptile In New Orleans the heavens are gloli-
Gus the atmosphere delicious The breeze
from the north is full Of inyigorating freshness,
though laden with deadly miasma; the sun shines
with gentle eflulgence, and when be sinks to rest
Ike the dying dolphin, he gladdens the vision by
the brilliancy of his tints. The transparent or
ange, mingllng with the deep azure, forms, hue
moro delicate than that of the emerald; while the
purple, the vermilion, and the amber, glow along
the sky, radiant with his retiring beams. an !,
Beauty all is death. The .New Times.