Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-01-19
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WOMAN'S INFLUENCE.

own idea of what Words,corth has since {
Signaicd as
"A perfect woman, noLlYplanned,
TO warm, to comfort, and fommaud;
And yet spirit, still aIf bright
With something of an angel light"
remains among his writings ASA noble triAn
10 his own wife, as well as a-beautifnl cviJenc
OF the domestic virtues Of one Of the Create,
men of modern times. Another tistins uishe
ornament Of British genius, SIR JAMES MACK
iNTosH, has lct, testimonial equally eloquen
I and more touching. The following eulogiun
ola deceased wife, could not proceed bu
from an ingenious heart, filled with good az
lec,ons, aud from mind endowed with the
best qualities of manly worth We find ii in
The Boston Iranscript--a journal of much cx-
cellence:
"Aliow me, ia justice to her memory"
writes Sir James, ito tell you what she wac,
and what ] owed her. ] was guided in my
choice only by the blind affections of my youth
aud might have formed connexion in which
J short-lived passion would have been follow
/, Ell by repentance and disgust but | found an
intelligent companion, tender friend, q pru-
dent monitress, the most faithful wife, and rs
dear mother as ever children had the misfor-
tune to lose Had ] married woman who
was easy or giddy enough TO he Infected by
my imprudence, or had rudely attempted tn
correct it, should i'll either case, have been
lrrelricvably ruined; n fortune in either case
would, with my habits, have been only
shorter cut to destruction. But met a wo-
man who, by the tender management of my
weaknesses, gradually corrected the most per.
nicious of them, and rescued me from the
dominion of degrading and ruinous vice.
fr<,r
though of the most generous nature she was
taught economy and irugality by her love for
me.
"Du:ing the most critical period of my life,
she preserved order in my affairs. from the
cares Of which she relieved me; she gently
reclaimed me from dissipation she propped
my ifresolute nature; she urged my Incidence
To all the cXertions which have been useful
and crcdi,able to me and she was perpetual
ly al hand to admonish 10y heetllessness and
improvidencc. To her owe that am not a
ruined ontcast; To her whatever shall be- In
her sollciiude for my interest she never for IA
moment forgot my feelings aud my character.
-Evcn i'll her occasional recommendations
which bat too often gave just cause (would
10 God that could recall those moments y she
had no suilenness or acrimony. Her feelings
were warm and impetuous; but she was pla-
caOlc, tenuer, ana cOnStant-Shc united the
most tender prudence with the most generous
and guideless nature, with nature, with n
spirit that disdained the shadow Of meanness,
and with the kindest and most honest heart
"Snch was she whom have lost; and
have lost her when her excellent natural
sense was rapidly improving, after eight wears
of struggle and distress had bound us fast to-
gether, and moulded our tempers to each
other; when a knowledge Of her worth had
refined my youthful love into friendship, be-
fore age had deprived Il of much of its origin
al ardor lost her, alas (the choice of my
youth, and the partner of my msfortunes) at a
moment when had the prospect of her shar-
ing my better days. To expect,hat any thing
on this side OF the grave can make ii up, would
be vain and delusive expectation. If had
lost the gddy and thoughtless companion of
prosperity, the world could easily repair the
loss but have lost the faithful and tender
partner of my misfortuncs; and my only con-
ISOLATION is in that Being under whose severe
and paternal cEGstisenent | am GU, down 10
the ground"