Litchfield enquirer., 1839-09-05
"OLO WOMAN. "-LThis designation, a.

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party writer or speaker, wishes TO bestow
an epilhc, Of conlen,Tt O. Of low malice up=
on political opponeni, be calls him :. ain
old woman" aud inaeiaes thar he has dis
eraced him foreycr. The use ofthis term
always strikes me wish Kind AZ horror. Il
is. think. as so freq1ensly employed and
SO generally approved. for.at least. not ape
pareR'iy disapproved. indObitable evil
dence OF half-civiIized people.
There arc very few editors, party wis
1ers, and political. men. who have arrived
To any degree of celebrity or importance,
whose mothers and perhaps wives. have not
become ''old women s--ciderly ladies grad
ualiy descending the hill of life. Nest of
Them have acted well their parts, and are
justly entitled to respeci Even as s0oMen,
they are entitled 10 ciyility, TO negative
pehteaess, at least, from all gentiensem, If
not to that gaIlan,ry and untoward defer
ence which every we'll bred man is expec-
ted TO accord to evesyk reputable, well-b be-
haved person OF the. other sex.
Let every man think Of tho obligations
he is under to his mother. Let him think
other care, labor, anxiety, and suffering for
him, in his infancy and YOUTH. Let him
think Of her unceasing loyo and tontincss,
under all circumstances her constant care
for his health aud physical comfort and
Il welfare and above all, her most jealous,
unwearicd endeavors to form bis mind and
character, to preserve him from vice, and
to make good, moral. virtuouss respecta-
bile, cs,imable man. Let him mediate on
these things. Let him arouseein his dor
mant breast some due emotions ot grati-
tude, for the eslmablc, disinterested servi-
j,ces,. which he can never repay and he
will cease to employ, as a term ofreproach,
what should excite in his bosom only emo-
tons ofinexprcssible love and respect.
d ! am seriously of opinion, that elderly
ladies, as a. class, are the most estimable
portion Of the creation. In their days
Iof youth and beauty, their passions and
i propensities are mostly direc;pd towards
power, and show, and love Of admiration.
They are ambitious of the homage Of the
other sex, and DESTROYS oC being the sue
ccsstul rivals Of their own. They too Oft
en- are absorbed in flirtations, and balls,
and dresses, and fine houses, and furniture,
lind vani,ies Of this kind, but when youth
and beauty have passed away, and They can
no longer shine pre-emihent IN parties OF
pleasure, --4when their children have grown
mp and become settled in the world, their
affections, their good feelings. their love
OF action, tako another and abetter direc.
Il ton. They become the most Kind and
| afIecliona,e nurses to their husbands and
!, children, in sickness OF declining age
They become angels Of charity. seeking
out the poor and miserable, ihe sick and
distressed, visiting their humble dwellings,
J, administering personally TO thcir wants,
, not deferred by the most disgusting scenes,
nor diverted from their benevolent purpo-
SOS even by the revolving consequences Of
. vice itself. Mn n.
I Elderly women aae not only more mr..
dent and disin.erested in what is positively
v;rts.ous, than are elderly men; they are
also negatively more puvo and honest, less
disposed 10 vicious habits and propensities.
Inc pure religion be, 10 visit the widow and
fatherlcss in their affection, and ID keep
ourselves unspotted from the, world, then
elderly women may be said 10 be pre-emi-
nen,ly possessed ofpnre religion. o
We advise those who are inihe habit
Of employing the term, old woman" In
tho way Of reproact, 10 peruse aftentively,
4 before using il, Cowpef's bcauiifuf verses,
written on contemplating his mothers pie
/ turc. II. after the pcrusal, any one can
II write The odious term in this sense, should
never repose the least coufdcnca III his
principles. or depend on his possessing amy
genuine feelings ofkindness and humanity.
i 49,. 5f Boston Post.
Il fSa0rl f.s Ass@Ss&f5-
The Balance of Happinsss equal. - An
extensive contemplation Of human alIairs,
j will lend us to this conclusion, that arDoag
The different conditions and ranks Of men,
1 the balaace of happiness is preserved ID a
great measure ebnal, and that the izieh and
The low. she ricI, and the poor, approacb, in
poiat of real enjoyment. much noareg to
eacl, other than is commonly iniaaiBed.--
| III tl.e lot Of man, mutual compensation,
both OF pleasure and Ofpain, universally
take place. Providence never intended
Ethat any state here should be either per-
feclly happy, or entirely miserable. Ifihe
| feelings Of pleasure are more numesous.
and more lively, 10 tho highest depart
c,en,s az life. such also arc those OF pain.
i If greatness Aalters our vanity, it multi
ol;es oar dangers. II opulencc increases
our qualifications, Il increases, 10 tie same
proportion, our desires and demands. If
tih6 moor are confined to more narrow cir
Gle. ye, within tina. circle lis mos, of The
natural satislacrions, which. afier aIlihe re-
finemen,s Of art, ase found % be- ms most
genuine and ,rnc. IN state. therefore.
where there is neither 50 HsicIl 10 be Cow
Eetcd on the one hand, Dorto be dreaded
ON the other. as at 6rst appears, how sub
n,issiye ought we to be "a the disposal Of
Providence How temperate in oug de-
sires and pursuits! How mach more at
sens;ye ~ oreserve our virtue and Ia ism