The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-28
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Marry for love and work for treasure, ..
Then sPend your time in peace and pleasure
lfthis principle generally prevailed. the
earth would he paradise; with no rest
less old maids. erusiy old bachelors. and
incongruous matches. But. alas, "a more
malignant star rules lis luckless destiny
Riches is The grand incentive that moves
The greater part Of the world TO worship
al Hymen's altar; and The sly little arch
er but seldom penetra,es The heart Of his
object, unless his arrow be tipped with
gold. The first question asked by The
old folk respecting the suitsr Of daugh.
ter is. Is HE RIcu! Is HE RICH! With
many gay and ,houghIless young dsugh.
tiers lhis. too, is the chief inquiry; and no
wonder, WHEN the parents are swallowed
up in solici,ude upon ibis point alone.
And with all light-headed, lazy. and
naughty young men wealth is the great
sine qua non. There is no charm, no
virtue, no accomplishment without. il.
Though she he as beautiful as Helen and
virluous as I.ucre,is, IL she be not rich as
CrGsus, The lovely damsel is left TO sigh
her lie away in the shades Of neglect.
Is this wise! is il Just! is il reasrni-
BILE! How many signs are heard. how
many tears are shed. how many hearts
are broken, and how many lives are rem.
dered intolerable by this shocking mania!
Ialendrd unions are frustrated. The hec-
tic flIsh, the hoarse cough. and prema-
,ure death follow in rapid succession.
Connexions are formed by arliiice or
compulsisn. Then CONES domestic dis.
cord. Careless indifference. cold neg
lec,. angry frowns, and fierce contention.
succeed each other quick as thought,
blu, fly no, half so quick away Toags,
shovels, brooms. knives and forks, are
made to play a curious game for which
they were not intended; aud whiskey,
waste. want, woe and wrctchedness, close
the drama.
These are not the pictures Of fancy.
Would 10 Heaven they were! They are
drawn from real life--from scenes with
which the world is but too familiar. The
cause has already been told; and as a
knowledge Of this is half the cure.' We
will proceed to give The other half-the
remedy. As in nature heterogeneous
bodies never will mix together hsrmoni-
ously. so i, 10 idle TO suppose that peace
and happiness can result from principles
so widely vsrisn, in every rsspec, as vice
and virtue-rudeness and refinement.
Let, then, riches be secondary conside-
ration. Follow the dictates Of reason;
get into business, he temperate, industri'
Gus. aud economical; aud when you wan
companion to share your joys and
snnthe your sortows, make rirtue. no
property. the test Of qualification. DE-
Johnson well observes, he must expec
10 be wre,ched. who pays TO beauty, rich
es or politeness. that regard which only
piely can claim Purple and fine liner
my cover vicious person; riches may
take to themselves wings and fly away
BIZ, neither Of these can make brutist
man good husband; nor foolish wo
! man a good wife. Solomon says IL q
better to dwell in the house-tnp. than q
live with contentious womsn;' aud u Il
certainly better to enjoy the sweets o
siagle blessedness' than TO live with
swinlsh husband, though he feed in
golden through. Then ask not. is h
rich. ia she rirh,a Bu is h" vir,uous. i
"a honorable, Is he ssns,blsl is he d,