The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-09-30


Bnt, not like echo to be heard sl,, srsiI
Contcndlug for the 6na word.
My hearers-a wife is not only choice
piece of household furniture, but useful aril-
Gle for domestic pu poses. She can, besides
darnlng stockings and mendIng breeches
keep all the apartments of mans heart III
order, and entwne for him garands Of ten
derness 10 bedeck bis connubIaI brow. She
IS the the martowlof comfofl--ihe principal
tributary. 10 the silvery stream of happiness
Tho iouuaia of joy--a lump Of the pure gold
( Of love, refined 10 the crucibe Of Hymen. l.
would earnestly advise all lpysypung lrieuds. \
whd wander along the dark avenues oil celiba>
cy, with no such bright star as woman TO
/ guide their erring steps, TO en,er Immediately
/ uPonthe bloOmpg lawns Of matrimony, and
! bask 10 the SUNSHINE of fond wlfs's affections
/ --even as snakes quit theT tenebrOus deDs,
anC lie OUl TO- warm beneath the congena
rays of verna sun. But, my friends. you
must auslyZe well the component parts Of
female before yon amaIgamale. You mus, not
Ietyour better jldg ,ment be kidnapped by the
alluremenIs of beauty; forbeauly is but flow
er thai fades in the noonlide of ile and blos-
SONS 10 more. The brightest jewel pertain
ing TO a woman is not worn upon her finger
neither does it glitter upoa her bracelet. No,
It lies, buried beneath whole cargo of silks
and sdtins aud laces, in the casket Of her mind.
1t is there that you should seek for those pre-
clOu| gems that adorD the female character,
! and give to a woman all the attributes that be-
| long To an angel-mHus Inc wings and dIa-
| dem OF perfect holiness. q. ....t
My dear young ftiends hope you will not
Ia utSunidpd in vnur ch a(iar thoSa oil.
6caiions and natural disposition which wife
ought TO, possess. She should, Of course, be
Submissive TO the husband, inasmuch as the
husband ought 10 bs as mild towards her as
is the balmy breath Of May to thelender rose,
Her bosom should be a peaceful lake Of love,
surrounded BY the high hills of forbearance,
over which the gales of passion may blow and
never rufHe its placid surface. She should, as
my text informs you, always be ready 10
speak when spoken TO by her bigger aud more
substantial half; and yet she should not, like
like an echo, be ever contending for the last
word, for she ought TO know that perverseness
in q wife always presents worse appearance
than,it does in The husband, even as fly speck
marrelh the beauty of white cambrc more than
doth an Ink spot the comelness of black broad
cloth. She ought also 10 be aware that the
obsIiOacy Of the man genius ia hike unto The
hrlstes upon hogs backs which being stocked
from the head towards the tall appear smooth
and delicate; but when manipulated from the
tail towards the head, are found to be as rough
and obtrusiye as the pickles that surround lhe
prlson-house Of endless torment.
o, my beloved besters-l hope and trus!
that all our mascuIlnes that bear the conjngal
yoke. have made goud selections from the e ;
male creation, 10 help ou drag the plough oil
care over lhe slubbes' of such barren exist
ehce as is allotted to man. i know Of some
wives whose ncOrgibleGess is enough TO wor.
nv the patience of mill siOne--whose inde-
faligable exertions 10 the cause of mischiefar
worthy of a scholastic monkey-and whose
guDpowder teEpeTs arc liable to explode with
fearful conoCssion when touched with the
least spark ofreproof They draw their So
cial lea altogether 100 strong for weak consti-
iulions, and throw TOO much sal! into their
husbands porridge. They want to wear the
brooches whether they will fit.or not, They
set their lords TO pealiUg potatoes while they
20 out and chop wood, which The God Of ma
ture intended should be subjected tothe
control Of a person in peucoals! O., this
doesn'tno more accord with what my ideas o
female worth should consist, than, does ths
tong Of aluleral bell with the merry note,
of Yankee Doodle! A wife who assumes iot
much-7who will hayehe own notions gralifi,
ed always who viii raise flame OF dispute
\ upon trihing OCCASIONS, and persist in heap.
ing on full at Ilsst-Tis worse. than, nothing
When, heaven firstsaw fit 10 work up some
of its choicest materials 10 the delicate figure
Of woman, and place her in the hermitage d
lonely man, itwas inteped that she should Be
to him, a helpmale--a cheerful companion
solacein his desolaie and lonely hours--a tur
tie doyethat, he. should presto his. bosom i
the fondness Of affection, and shelter her.fron
the cold storms ollwanl; that she should dres
the garden Of his heart with londerness, AM
strewhis bed Withths foses Of reciprocal love
4 For all which she should be. in a,degree sub
missive and dlneyera lot the tongue DO damage
to those ine>spuOl qualities which shOlld ev
tr be her pride and her boast.
My friend to find good wife in these day
Of foolerys and fashion, is like seeking 70
pearls among an ocean Of oyster shells; bu
you are,lucky enough 10 6nd one, hang on 4
her like hemp for she is as rich treasure a
ever existed 10 the imagination Of an eDihusi
asr Cherish her, protect her, and you I'm
but few barren spols between the altar and tn
q /. Il -"