Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-24

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embitter the remaining portion of life's II.
quor. To think that certain scenes Of enjoy.
ment among lot of happy, gay, wild, and
frolicksome lasses can never be INDUCED in
again-to think that once sowed the seed
Of affection in rich and fertile soil, and
did not attend the harvesting-is enough TO
nundate ones soul with the tears Of sor-
row.
My young hcarers--I know that when
one of you gets your affections once fas-
tened upon female, there is no such thing
as unhitching them. Your hearts strings
become so entangled with hers that the de-
vii himself couldn't disensnarl them: and
the more you pull the tighter become the
knots. You love her, because you can't
help it. She may be as ugly as sin in the
eyes Of others; but to your optics she is as
it were sem-celestial being "a rosebud.
put forth in Eden's garden above, and
dropped by some wandering angel to bloom
upon EARTH She may be as foul within as
a stove-pipe at the latter end of winter
full Of faults, blemishes; but you, being par
TALLY blinded by love, of course can dis
cover nothing but beauties. You speak her
praises to the moon--you write them among
the stars--you nscribe them upon the high
brow of heaven-and imagine that no
earthly creature can approach her in the
way of loveness, and purity and grace
| But my friends, matrimony lifts the veil,
and raises the garments that hid for time
every mental and physical imperfection:--
and then you awake, as if from pleasant
dream to scenes Of sad reality.
Young brothers and sisters-when you
have once formed an attachment, ardent,
sincere and true, | advise you 10 allow no
obstacle to impede your progress towards
the consummation Of your hearts desires.
Perhaps Pa or Ma may interfere in the
matter, and endeavor to put stop to any
further proceeding; but pay no attention
to either of them. They forget that they
were once young themselves that they de-
lighted 10 rove at will. and unmoested,
among the flowers of love, and that they
scorned advice from parents whose feelings
had been ground to nothing in the matri-
nonial mill. If you love each other, with
out knowing the reason why-if you feel
as though you never could be happy with
any body else in your bed or at your board
marry, BY all means and let the old folks
90 grumbling to their graves. if they
choose. This marrying for wealth, or dis
/ tinction or for the sake Of others, is contra
nv to the dictates of Nature, and a right
eous punishment is sure to ensue. You
can't manufacture love after marriage
None Of the artificial sort will ever answer
the purpose of procuring peace and happi-
ness. If your tendrils Of affection happen
] to take tendency towards and cling to OBJ
: ects that others may think worthy, don't
: try to tear them asunder. for as sure as you
do they will wilt and wither, and never
: lean so lovingly to another object.
My hearers-I am sorry to see so much
counting. kissing and making love, merely
: for the fun of the thing. 1t is sport for a
time, but perplexing, if not cruel, in the
} end. 1t is criminal for young fellow to
fool with a girl month after month without
5 fairly and frankly avowing his intentions
What does he do? Why he plays the
!, dog in the manger-he neither eats the hay
himself, nor allows the OK to eat it. OF
course she discovers after while that he
e has mo notion of it," and so they separate.
: Their separation is attended with sobs and
, when they meet, perch ance some years af-
/ ter, she, in all probability, is Mrs. Somebo-
dy--ROgers-Smith or Johnson--and he
an old bachelor. destined TO lnger out a
lonely and envable existence.
My hearers--ths is the greatest world
/, that ever had the privilege of inhabiting.
: If | had the power and the means, I'D
60 out towards Sandy Hook and take a
crowbar, make fulcrum Of the Neversink
upset the whole concern, and spill all its
gravy into the lap of Eternity. | wish l
could be the devil for about a week. The
way I'd make mischief would be perfectly
astonishing to the oldest nhabitant.
would cause more breaches Of promise, and
create more Grim con cases in one day than
have occurred since the illegal cohabitation
of Adam and Eve in Eden. But since
am as | am, and human nature is human
nature, must let the world wag on as il
may, and hope for better state Of affairs
in three worlds to come. So mote il be.
Dow, Jr.