The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1843-12-23
WOMAN.

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Idislike the man who deliberately trifles with
the affections of woman. Iwould rather shake
hands with highwayman than with person
who has sacrificed to his own vanity the lifelong
happiness of an inexperienced girl. fear this
sort of conduct has never been sufficiently repro
bated, and females too often betray the rights Of
their sex by accepting with pride the homage of
a man who has become notorious for the con-
quests and destruction of their sisters, as if his
mercy and love could be depended upon who
has been, once cruel to an affectionate woman!
The world laughs, and stores Of living proverbs
and stupid tests on the briefness of woman's love
are administered; but you will find, if your heart
be not hardened by selishness, that this will be
in vain. Perhaps you had no intentions Of being
serious, you only hirted, tried to be agreeable,
and to please for the moment; but what il,
while you are meaning nothing, your trif1ing
created anguish. Your sport became death to
the object Of it. gad es IN fs eaa
When by exclusive attentions you have ex-
cited regard by the development Of talent, OF, by
the display and devotion of personal graces, you
have fascinated the mind and the heart-when
by the melting and speaking eye, the faltering
voice, the fervid tone, the retained hand, you
have awakened the passion you cannot allay -.
when you have done this in the cold blood Of
vanity, and it suits your convenience or stated
coxcombry to finish the scene, by an altered
prise at the unexpected effects Of civility, you
will be able to quietly your conscience with jest 2
Will you sleep on an adage of fools or lie of
your own? What if the poor being whose hope
you have changed into despair, whose garden
you have blasted with mildew and dust, whose
heaven you have darkened for evermore, shall
suffer in silence striving to bear her sorrow:
praying for cheerfulness, pardoning without for
getting you, till the worm has eaten through life,
and the body is emacated which you have led
to the dance; the voice is broken on which you
have hung with delight; the face wan which
you have fattered /; and the eyes frighfuly bright
with funeral lustre, which used to laugh radian-
cy and hope and love, when they gazed upon
you. sAa-.a $500
What if prouder temper, more ardent inn
agination, and stronger constitution, should
lead to spite and Impotence and recklessnees, Of
good or ill--if a haisty and loveless marriage
Should be the wreck Of her soul or the provoca-
ton Of her sin, is there mandragora that could
drug you to sleep, while this was on your mem
DRY or does there really live a man who could
triumph in such bitter woe. ess
0 believe it not for tho sake Of your house
hold gods, call it and cause II to be a lie Be We
sure that coquettes are the refuse of their SEX;
and were only ordained to correspond with the
coxcomb of ours. Women have their weakness
es, and plenty Of them but they are seldom vici-
Gus like ours and as to their evity of heart, who
shall compare the worldly, skin deep, fondness OF
a man, with the one rich idolatry Of virtnous
girl A thousand thoughts distract, thousand
passions are substitute for the devotions Of a,
man. but to love is the purpose, to be loved the
contamination, to.be faithful the religion Of wo-
man; ii is her all in all, and when she gives her
heart away she gives away a Jewel which, il II
doas not make the wearer richer than Croesus,
will leave the giver poor indeed.-Dem Argus.