Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-07-16
VARIETY.

THE WlFE.-Womsns lore. ike the rose
blooming an The ana GesoTi, spicads It's rays over
the barren plain Of the human heart arJ
whale all around /, is blank and desolrhe ID
rises more strengthened from the abSenec OF eve.
~ other charm. In no situation does IA. loye
ot woman appear more beautiful Than in that Of
wilc Parsa'S, brethren aud friends, have Claims
upon inc elections, but the love 81 4 vlfc - Of 4
dsiinet AMI dtiefeui nature. A daughter may
yield her iic 10 the presetyaiirn Of n parcn,. A
SISTER NAY devote hersc.rto a suqrriu. brother
but The feelings which induce l.et 20 this conduct
are no' such as those which igal wife 20 follow
the husband OF her ehciccsthsough every pain
and peril that can bcfat hiGi. 10 watch over Lam
an danger, - cheer bim IN idvcf,i,v. and even
remain una.icfe3 AZ his ssr. 90 lac isa.h. 81 s-
noniny ani shame. u Is "a hrfg.c devotion
~a'ch a woman dsPays in her aiL-rcgcr 90 tie
i'E'nnrS OF hopeless husband @lrl vc ...I.tii
her in domestic scenes, a mere pl5siy. creature
81 enIoymeai. IA intellectual To-, b.l-hi,bias
the family circle HiJh hes cndeauatats. aDI
priked for ihe extreme ioy which ila. rrr.cacr
aad those entearmeutiar calculated 60 ,.arlfi .
We can scarcely credit that che f1a.i'c isre who
'ccns 90 hold c1,s'erce ~ llrclI, o. csl.5.a
90 'nqpofhIg lhr cHIcnc ul luusa sua,t.--
nay, vhen thc heaft Of nan sluls I..clih he
Nl'Sn % agony, tii She sauG 1 r-,ltu irr prs
tine powers Of delight, and ty hs5 wurl, % com.
iofi ani patience, lead tas distracted IauiU.lrcr
~ peace aUl rrsi,nai!cn
Nan ptcsis % coaucci.aa 0!.t dc vorlI l4i
woman never; their commitments 90 mind ar.
di-efcai. --fhc principles ~ thought AMI action
are moulded vaUouSiy, and where The character
~ man b d.gufei ant c1uoh'cl thit NJ woman
becomes reduced and drsra 'el-.Ttc one i,
RAISED aud exalted hy mingled asVg~.1iione. The
purity u The Ciheg a. maintained .u silence aud
secllslcu.
Woman u-l ,ratal av ih. Great. ti.rc! Of all
good, as the hc'p-ma cf man. formed in a .u-
Pcuof, though inofe g l-af, mould -tu,i5.rr.l
with Farcr and better feelings -.rouppr and
and moe exalted affections. o. Play distinct
chlfacicr IN he -rcat diana 10 e created vgorlt.
~ fact, 10 reward the tl.i auI l4t1fs OF mar -
God made her u1t mans slave. uelher o. h1g- Z
the bt!ows al 'h- troubled "a OF lie thr .isfir-
elements Il Bic dltJs bGt O., ,l,r. his pl-a-
sdret, 10 console bis troubled thcu shts. TO lr.n
with hsm "a as Joy, all rz.'t hm n l.'- hap3i-
ness, b. her participation. and % mr't ,rl'. b.
eucs bY Lindaess and eadcarnc1,s Come. IN
with The worii DESTROYS i1o.c otherjra.is dg rr.-
ins she behods man 40 10 Dis aspects sia il-ir-
abroad THE creature ~ e.il--ihe Slave &C ,l..
basel iauughts--iLe destroyer o.. innocence lf5s
despltc ol on ,ha' IS hDslt AMI beautiful -
and The scenes 81 sulf. fraud and r.n.iuy tbsi
meet ihe eyes, thlt gaaces ~ every ,urn. ora.
dualy s'las -ne k,aj,s feelings " woman. ana
Mt length destroy that gnsophis'icaicd purity OF
soul, OF Il YOU wiil, those feelings OF romancc
which aie az bcsi, aud the most productive Of
haPP'nrss IN tbe sex, which heaven made "a
temper man -