Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-12-31

ATE me tActHeHcles al MS young, oe"u-
ilul and self sacrificing wife. The feI-
low appears 10 have been disappointed
in regard To the pecuniary arrangcmen
OF the marriage, for he told his wife that
he had expected much larger sum, say
ing that he had been much sought after,
and could hare married The richest lady
IN Sriizeriand
The dominant faidt Of his character
appears To have n morbid jealousy, nnt
tie offspring Of affection. but arising
from desire Of exclusively approp,int-
ing every thing to sell, and a Consequent
unwillingness to permit the most harn'-
less and innocent associations will! 9TH
crs The mother and sister Of Mrs.
D'Hantevild were moi exempt from this
foolish jealousy. And here we take the
to remark, Tint throughout
the whole of this unhappy affair, Mrs.
Sears, the mother Of file respondent, mp
pears not only wholly blameless, but
evidently struggled, with all the earnest
ness of maternal affection and the pa
fence and the forbenr Of Chris
tIan matron, To heal the differences he
tween her son-in1law and daughter
hwithstanding she was treated with
inbospitahIe rudeness both by MIR. D.
Vaudeville and his worthy mamma, Mrs.
Sears appe ars tn have home every thing
unrcpiningly fot the sake Of her child.
Among those, upon whom D'llau'r-
Vile looked with an eye Of especial
Jealousy, were his wife's counlrymen
and counirywomen, fhe acquaintances
Of her earlier days, whom they frequent
Iy met during the winter and spring
which followed her marriage, for whom
and whose chstoms Ire seemed on al!
occasions, 10 entertain "A strong dislike,
the result Of prejudices which he care
fully concealed before marriage. After
the departure Of her father from Europe,
neither Mr.. D'Hattevile nor any Of his
famiy, who shared with him those prcju-
dices, were at any pains 20 conceal
them. He would not treat her country
men Of matureG age, or her young
friends whom they met, with commons
civility. On one occasion he received
a letter from his wife's eldest sstcr, n
lady, from whom she had bee"
separated longer than from any other
member Of her family, and 10 whom, nj
her own request, he had written about
the time Of their marriage. This letter
was her sisters reply. IL wns The frat
received Fl ON her after her
She eagerly asked 10 see,
ard earnestly desired ,O read it. He
refused 10 LEI her look al il, or to state
what il contained, giving no reason what
ever, except that he desired to keep his
letters to himself, and he begged she
would never ask 70 see any letters from
any Of her family to him. She shed
tears Of disappoinimen and bcsonght
him, in every manner that she could 10
let her know what her sister said, TO
which he only replied by locking It up
in his desk /; she never saw the letter
again.
Mr.. D'fInnieviIle' ideas Of thc me-
ccssiiy Of female s,ibiection to The more
powerful sex, are worthy Of Blue Beard
himself, and such as no one but tyrnnt
and fool would attempt TO enforce in
this enlightened aye, when woman has
been elevated to the equality of rea-
sonabe companion 10 man. One OF the
Iady's first lessons took place about n
fortnight after her marriage, ond is iIlns-
tra,ive of the discip pIine to which she
was subjected Her mother aud sister
were about to drive i'm their carrnee,
and she proposed 10 accompany them.
She mentioned her wish TO her husband,
,rho consulted a short time Nth his mo-
tier, and lien sail, no, she must remain
al home. He told her that she had not
asked him properly, in French, having
said, "Je veux aller," ] wish TO go, or
81 will CO." instead Of "Je desire d'nl-
ler," desire TO 20" What a prng-
mafic fool!
If she chanc cd to take the wrong scnt
Mt table, or to violate any Of the numer.
Gus ceremonies prevailing at his fathers
house, she was reproyed for IL IN man
ner inexpressibly offensive, ,and the BOBBY
Of son would look on approvipay, and
see his young foreign wife, who had
sacrificed d so much lIr him, treated with
the rude ness Of mcnIal. The scrpfu-
raj stud rs of Mr.. D'Hauievillc likewise
appear 10 have been somewhat cxten-
sivc. lie undertook 10 support his views
IN regard TO marital authority by quota
tiors from the Bible. OF the charac-
ter of his lessons, tendencies may he
seen in CERTAIN verses, 90 which he cali
ed his wife's attention 10 y letter wriiirn
in The month which iollowed her depar-
,ure for America, some of which aie ~
follows
!. Corinthisns, ri. 3, s., 9, ~.
81. But I would have you know thu' The
head Of every man is Christ, aud the bead ol
every woman s the man, and the head of
Christ is God.
Sih. For the man is not OF The ~oInnn,
but The wo,pa of tho man.
9th. Neither was the man created Tor The
woman, but the woman for The man.
Ii,h. Nevertheless, neither ~ the man
without tho woman. neither the woman with
out The nan IN The Lord.
Ephesians, v. %
Therefore ne the church is subject unto
Christ. so let the wives be 10 their own hus.
bands ~ every thing.
}. Tim. II. u, II, ~ H.
llh. Let the woman learn ~ silence with
oil suhjcciion.
l2ih But snfIfr not woman io 'rse',
nor to usur n nuthutIiy over the man, Dut 10