Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-09-06
From thc .Ne,r Yrrk Mirror.
ON TIE MARRIED. STATE.

from "c NfH lFTH uIifTUT.
ON THE MARRIED. STATE.
To MISS, Knowing ,hat >nu are
shortly 10 enter "a garden. enclosed and that
you are, ht present, Il stranger iu This gar
den, permit an old friend to tell YOU of
every part & every path; who knows every
production Of every kind il can POSSIBLY
yield; and. rs nv inform alton can do YOU
II" harm. it may do you some good.
You know there is but one way of en-.
trance | need hardly tell you that it is
extremity gay anh S!it,ering-s,rrwrd with
flowers Of every hue aud every fragrance.
with all that art or i,naoinariUu can invent
1 on may fondly hope in this scene of raptur
that you will nOr see the end of the path
when you enrer il. TO some i, proves Il
short one-and To you i, may appear very
different in the retrospect.
Here. my dear & irl let me- cau.ion YOU
not TO dream OF perfect or perpetual bliss;
II you do, experience will show YOU that il
never existed on earth, save in visions or
visionary heads.
10" VIII meet with many productions IN
this garden, which are charming 10 the eve
anu pleasant IL the taste /; but they are not
All '": Let ME just remark. that Won are
carrying into this garden one of the mos,
delicious and delicate plants in nature.
mean good humOr Don't drop il or lose II
as many have done SO after rhev entered.
who seldom, II ever, found il again. Ii i,
treasure which nothing can make nm IN
you.
Nhen you get to The end of the firSi
walk, which lasts about thirty steps. com
monty called honeymoon path. vou will
see the garden open in Il vast variety of
views and here must caution Won against
some productions which are nauscnu. and
noX'"ls, aud even fatal IN their tendcucy
I" the unwrarv and Ignorant,
There Is "a low, small plant, which may
De seen in almost every path. called in,lif-
terence though nOI perceived al the en-
trance. You will always know when uear
This plant. though YOU do noi see it. hv :,
certain coldne>s in the air which surrounds
It. Contrary TO all others i, thrivrs in cold
ana DIES IN warmth. Whenever you per-
ceive this, change your situation as soon IA
you can.
In the same parh YOU will find thai ugly
yellow Hover, called Jealousy. which wish
you never to look at. Turn from il as i;,,,
as possible for it has the strange ouol;,,
of tlngins the eye that holds il with !, stain
which il seldom gets rid Of
As you go in. YOU Will meet with MANY
little crooked paihs-hul do not go into them
! advise You. as Il friend, never TO a,,cmp,
IL: for though AT the entrance of each ;s
written in large letters In the risnr." when
you gel i'll. nine ciSes out ot ten you will
find The true name TO he Prrvrrsrn.s,. and
that ,ou are i'll the wrong. and will non are.
knowledge it. This often occasions endless
disputes her"-iS n source of pcrpr,uol d,t.
t"rcuce, and sometimes of Il final separation
in the garden
Near this spot, you will meet with n s,lr
dy, knotted plant, called Obstinacv, bearing
hard bitter fruit, which becomes fatal
when taken In large quantities. Turn from
It-av"Id It rs you would the plague,
just opposite to this, grows that lowly.
lovely shrub, Compliance; which, though
not pleasant 10 The palate, is Sau1ary and
sweet, and produces the most delicious. fruit
III the garden. Never be without n sprir ne
ii in your bandit will often he wnnrcd as
you 90 along, if you do not vou will surely
repent TIE want OF il.
All over the garden YOU NAV find = use
ful plant called Economy. 1t is of - tbriy
ing quality: take II good stock of rs Won
20 in. Ii adOrns and enriciIes m the same
| time. Manv entirely overlook it; some de
spise it.and others think they want it. 1t
| i, generally forgotten IN tn. hu r. and roi
ely with which people enter This place; bu,
The total want OF it is commonly paid for
with bitter repentance. ! must tell Won uu
less both partake Of il. il will answer little
end to either. You may if YOU please car.
rv some with you into the garden, hu, it is a
hundred TO one if yon do non lose il in co;no
IN. This is more useful than ha, they find
therefor it is Of anorhrr sor,. Provide
yourself and partner with proper quantity
OF IT. as soon as you can when in the place.
You observe, az you pass, TWO or three
paths, which run much into one ano,hcr-
! mean those of Regularity. Exactncss and
Neatness. DO not think as many do. tha,
when once yon are in, you NAV be careless
"f y"nr person and dress. Remember. YOU,
companion will see some that are no, So