Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-09-28
SHORT PATENT SERMON.

At the rcques, Of Henrietta will preach upon
this occasion, from the following text
wife like echo should be true
To speak when she IL spoken TO,
But not, The echo still he heard
Conlebdng for the final WORT.
Nv Hearers-A wife is not only choice piece Of
household furniture, but useful article for domestic
purposes. She can, besides darning stocking, and
msnding brooches, keep all the apartments OF mans
heart in order, and enrwne for HIN gsrlands Of tender
ness TO bedeok his connubia bower She Is the very
marrow of comiort-iho principal tributary 10 the sill.
verv stream OF happinessthe fountain OF Ioya lump
OF the pure gold Of love, refined in the crucihc Of Hy
men | would earnestly advise all my Young male
friends, who wander along the dark avenues OF ccba-
cy, with such bright star woman TO guide their
errng steps, 10 enter Immediately upon the blooming
lawns Of mstrmony, and bask in the sunshine of a
fond wiies aiectons-even snakes quit their tenc-
6ous dens and lie out 10 beneath the cong, NAL
rays Of vernal sun But, my friends you mus, ana.
lyze well the component parts of female before YOU
amagama,e. You mustn't lie, your better judgment, be
kidnapped 10y the alluremen. of beauty for beauty is
but flower that fades IN the noondo Of life. aud
blossoms no more. The brightest Jewel pertaining TO
woman Is not worn upon her hnger--neIher does it
glitter upon her bracelet No, it lies buried beneath
whole cargo of silks, satins and laces in the casket
OF her mind. 1t is there you should seek for those
precious gems which adorn the female character, and
give to woman all the attributes that belong 10 an
ange-mnus the wings and a diaiem of perfect holi.
ness.
My dear young friends hope you will not be mis-
guided in your search after those qualifications and
natural dispositions which wife ought to possess-
She should, Of course. he Submissive To the husband
inasmuch as the husband uusn 10 be as mild towards
her as is the bamy breath of May TO the tender rose
Her bosom should be peaceful lake of love sur
rounded 10y the high hill of fobearance over which
the gales Of passion may blow and never ruffe its pa.
cid surface. She should like an echo always be
ready to speak when spoken TO by her bigger and more
substantial half; and vet she should not like an echo
be ever conendng for the final word, for she ought to
know that perverseness in a wife always presents
worse appearance than it does in the husband even as
fly speck marreth the beauty Of white cambria more
than doth an ink spot the comeliness of black broad
cloth. She ought also TO be aware that the obsnacy
of the man genus is kened unto the brislles upon
hogs back which being stroked from the head tow
ards the tail, appear smooth and delicate; but, when
manipulated from the tail toward the head, are found
to be as rough and obrusive the pickcs that SUI
round the prsonhouse of endless torment
d my beloved hearers hope and trust tina, you
masculines who bear the conlugal yoke have made
good selections from the female creation to help YOU
drag the plough Of care the stubbes Of such bar
wives whose incorrigibeness is enough to worry the
patience of a mile -stone-whose interchangeable exer.
lions in the cause Of mischief worthy Of scholas-
tic monkey-and whose gun powder tempers arc liable
to explode with fearful conclusion when touched by
the least spark Of reproof They draw THEN social e
altogether too strong for weak constitutions and throw
too much salt in their husbands pouidge. They wan,
to the breeches whether they will fit or not
They set their lords to peang potatoes while they go
out and chop wood which the Tod of nature never in.
tended should be subjected TO the control Of person
In petcoa,s. Oh, this doesn't any more accord with
my ideas Of what female worth should consist than
does the ,ong OF funeral knel with the merry notes
OF Yankee Doodle wife who assume. too much
who will have her own notions gra,i6ed-vbo will
raise fame of dispute upon trhing occasions and
persist IN heaDug fuel at the LASTS worse than no
vile al all When Heaven saw fit to work up some of
It's choicest material into the delicate figure Of woman
and placed her IN the hermitage of lonely man. IL was
intended that she should be to him a help mate-a
cheerful companona soace in desolate houfs-a tur.
tie dove that he should press his bosom in the fond
ness OF affection, and shelter from the cold storms Of
want that she should dress the garden Of his heart
With the perennial flowers OF peace-water them with
tenderness and his bed with the roses Of recp
rocal love. For all which she should be- In a degree
submissive and never let the tongue do damage TO
those fine spun qusliie. which should ever be her
pride and her bos-:
My friends to find good wife in these times Of
foolery and fashion is Ike seeking for pearls among
an ocean OF oyster shells but If you lucky enough
to find one, hang to her like hemp-or she is as
rich treasure existed in the mind Of an enhu-
sias,. Cherish her, protect her, and love her and
YOU vii! find but few barren spots between the altar
and the grave. And YOU, young maids, who are now
dehghung Ia the joyful anlicipaions Of day be-
coming happy brides warn you TO conduct your
selves properly lest your blooming hopes be suddenly
overspread with the moss Of notification and YOU he
destined to 60 signing down the tomb unvooed IN
rOured and rnwed May YOU all, whether single or
married, endeavor 70 live such terms with one an
other that the hune JOYS If friendship love and hap
piness may wait on you 10 the confines Of eternity
WEsTrsS GrsIUs.-A Hoosier lover OF FOURTEEN