Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-01-17
FEMALE EDUCATION.

The difficulty is, education does not usually
point the female heart to its only true resting
place. That dear English word "home,n is not
half so powerful taisman as SHE scorld." In.
stead Of the salutary truth, that happiness is a
duty, they are taught to consider the two things
totally distinct, and that whoever seeks one,
must sacrifice the other.
The fact is, our girls have no home educa-
ton. When quite young, they are sent 10
schools where no feminine employment, no do
nestle habits can be learned, and where they
continue till they "come OUT into the world.
After this, few find any time to arrange, and
make use Of the elementary knowledge they
have acquired, and fewer still have either lei
sure or taste for the intelligent, every day du-
ties OF lle Thus prepared, they, enter upon
Imotrimony. Those early habits which would
have made domestic care a light and easy task,
have never been taught, for fear it would inter
rupt their happiness, and the result is, that
when cares come, as come they must, they find
themselves miserable. lam convinced that in
difference and dislike between husband and wife,
are more frequently occasioned by this great
error in education, than by any other cause.
| The bride is awakened from her delightful
dream, in which carpets, vases, white gloves,
and pearl earrings, are oddly jumbed up with
her lovers looks and promises-she is awaken
ed by the unpleasant conviction that cares de-
vove upon her.-And what effect does this pro-
duce on her character! Lo, the holy and ten,
der influence Of domestic love render self.de-
NAL and bliss3 Lo! they would have done so,
had she been properly educated, but now she
gives way to unavailing fretlulness and repn-
IIng-and her husband is al first panied, and
finally disguised by hearing-'I never knew
what care was when | lived in my fathers
house. "-''lf were to live my life over again,
| would remain single as long as could, and
run the risk Of being an old maid"
How njudiclous, how short sighted is the pol
icy which thus mars the whole happiness of
life, in order to make few brief years more
gay and brilliant! have known many in
stances of domestic ruin and diScord produced
by this mistaken indulgence OF mothers; new
er knew but one, where the victim had moral
courage enough to change all early habits
She was young pretty, and very amiable girI
but brought up to be perfectly useless; rag
baby would to all intents and purposes, hive
been as efficient partner. She married a
young lawyer, without property, but with good
and increasing practice. She meant to be good
wife, but she did not know how. Her waste
fulness involved him in debt. He did not re-
proach, though he tried to convince and instruct
her. She loved him, and weeping replied, 81
Try to do the best can; but when lived at
nome, mother always took care Of every thing.n
Finally, poverty came upon him, "lke an arm
I'd man" and he went into a remote town in
he Mestsce~S lgtes ie ieash sfhsfha9te tr5 HiS
.nooi 10 COOK MS own supper. AT last, her pa
ence' and real love for him, impelled her to
x She promised TO learn 10 be useful
nc would teach her. And she did learn. And
ne change In her habits gradually wrought
uch change In her husbands fortune, that
ne might have brought her daughters IN in
lleGess' had not experience taught her the fol.
Y Of suchia course. ''0' NV '0''