The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-11-23
Women and Marriage.
BY n. P. WILLIS.

have specuiated agreaI deal upon ma
lrmony. have seen young and bGaul
full women, the pride of gay cilcles, mar
rled, as The world says-well! Some have
moved into costly houses, and their
friends have all come and looked at their
fine furniture and splendid arrangements
for happiness, and they have gone away
and committed them to their sunny hopes
cheeriuIIy and without fear. II is natur-
al to be sangnne for the young, and at such
times am carried away by similar feel
lngs. love to get unobserved into cor
ner and watch the bride in her attire, and
ing before me in their pride of life, weave
IA waking dream over her future happiness,
and persuade myself that it will be true
| think how they will sill upon the luxu-
rious sofa as the twilight falls, and build
gay hopes, and murmur in low tones the
now forbidden tenderness; and how thrill
IIngly the allowed kiss, aud the beautiful
endearments of welded life will make
even their parting joyous, and how glad
y come back from the crowd and the
empty mlrth Of the gay TO each Others
que! company. picture to myself that
Young creature, who bushes even now al
his hestaling carcss, listening eagerly for
his footsteps as the night steals on, ard
wishing that he would come; and when
he enters at last, AMI will, an affection as
umdying as his pulse fold, her to his bo-
som, can fec! the very tide flowing
through his heart, and gaze with him on
her graceful form as she moves about him
for the kind offices of allt ciion, soothing
all his unquel cares, and making him for
get even hlmslf in her young and unshad
owed beauty
90 forward for years, and see her lux
urIanl hair put sobcrly away from Ter
brow, and her grlsh graces lipened into
dignity, and her bright l,velness chasten-
ed with the gentle meekness Of maternal
affection. Her husband looks on her with
proud eye, and shows her tie same fer
vent love aud the delicate attentions which
first won her, and fair children are grow
ing up about them, and they 90 on full Of
honor and untroubied years, and are re-
membered when they die!
say love to dream thus when go
10 give The young bride joy. 1t is the ma
tural tendency ol feeling touched by love
Illness, tha. fears nothing for itself; and ii
ever | yield to darkened feelings, il is be-
: cause the light Of the picture is changed.
J am not fond of dwelling upon such
changes, and | will not infinitely now
= aIlude TO it only because trust that my
simple page will be ready by some OF the
: young and beautiful beings who daily
move across my path; and would whis-
per to them as they glide by joyously and
/ confidently, the secret OF an unciouded
. future.
The picture have drawn above is moi
peculiar. |. Is colored like the lancies
of The bride; and many, oh! many an hour
{ will she sill, with her rich jewel lying
loose in her fingers, and dream such dreams
as these. She believes them too-and
she goes on for Il while undeceived. The
evening is not too long while they tall,
:, of plans for future happiness, aud the quiz
ct meal is still a pleasant and deI,gh iul
novelty of mutual reliance and attention
: There comes soon. however, time when
a personal topics become bare and weari-
some, and slight attentions will not alone
keep up The social excitement. There
: are long intervals of sileLce, and deteclet
: symptoms of WEAKNESS. and the husband
y first, IN his manhood, break, in upon the
hours they were wont TO spend together
1 cannot.oIlow it circumstantlally. Ihel
/ come long hours of unhappy res'lessless
. and terrible misg'vings Of each others
worth AID affection, Till by aud by, they
e can conceal lheir unea> intss no longer
: and go out separately to seek relief, ant
lean upon the hollow world for the sup
: port which one who has promised to be
4 their lover and friend could not give them
e Heed this, We who are winning by YOU
r innocent beauty, the affection of high
|, minded and thinking beings. Ramcmbs
. tina. he will give up the brother OF hi
4 heart with whom he has had even IA el
: lowship Of mind, the society OF his con
t temporary runners in a race of fame wh'
J; have held with him a stern companion
$ ship; and frequently in his passionate love
). he will break away from the arena OF hi
V burning ambition, to come and listen t.
II the "yoice OF the charmcr." II will be
swilder him at first bat ii will not long