Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-10-07
MEN OF GENIUS CONSIDERED AS

MEN OF GENIUS CONSIDERED ASl
HUSBANDS.--All moral writer's on this sub
Ject, and every sage adviser, will warn you ,
against men of genius. 1t is true that there
have been manifold temptations To men OF
powerful minds, especially if directed To the
exercise OF brilliant talents in public life, To
be carried away from the homely virtues
which render woman happy. But it does |
not necessarily follow that the heart has be- |
come dcpraved, or the character cold. There |
Is indeed, great danger of it, and the woman |
who sets her affections on the man OF genius
must learn to content herself with pathway
through life, one day garnished with flowers,
the next bestrewn with the fragments OF trees
torn asundcr by the tempest. Genius is in
ITS very essence, variable. But the kimdcst,
| the tenderest hearts are sometimes united
with the brightest intclects. The infelicities
which have, in so many known instances,
marked their career in marriage, have as often
proceeded from the want of allowance made
for them by their wives, as from the impetu-
osity OF the censurcd husband A man of
genius is, generally, capable OF great sacrifi-
ces--cndowcd with high rcsolves-suscepti-
bic to generous impulses. These may, and if
a woman places her affections on one of these
gifted sons OF inspiration, they must, plead in
eXtcnuation Tor the frequent absence of self
control--ior the varying spirits-thc improv-
idence-the caprices of the man of genius.
If you have that within YOU, which YOU are
conscious will sustain YOU beneath these re-
verses-whiCh will enable YOU To bear. for the
sake OF momcntary CLEANS of delight, the in
! equalities OF powerful intellect, shrink not
rom the enthusiasm common to your age and
sex. But remember that YOU tread upon a
road, from which you have been forewamed /;
calculate well your own strength; above all
strive to look beneath the bright endowments
OF lavish nature, into the heart and principles
oil HIM whose radiance has captivated Your
fancy. confess think the highest, if not
the happiest, lot of woman is, TO share. i'm
some measure, the proud destinies of those
whose names shall dwell in the hearts OF
Englishmen while our language lasts. con-
less see In the sympathy with the ennobling
pursuits, whether of science, OF literature or
oil political career, much that should recon-.
pense Tor moments of anxiety, and for the
habltual exercise of self-command Still
with all its charms, the prospect has its dark
shades. The man of science, involved in
monopolizing pursuits, is sometimes so alb
sorbed-so indifferent To all around him. tina,
he ceases to commune with her whom he bes
loves. "A successful literary career is one oil
} more general intcrest--one i'm which the SYM
pathies OF woman may be more readily enlist
ed. But 1t Is, in London, and in Paris. ac.
companied by dazzling celebrity, upon which
a fond heart may dwell with pride. vet MOI
without apprehension, lest a dividend empire
should exist in that of him who NAV be be-
trayed, by ilattery, into excuses which socie.
ty Is the first to discover, and TO punish. I'm
the Senate, success is equally perilous Tor the
character; in military career, even still
more likely to withdraw a man from am ex-
elusive devotion To his domestic interests.
What, then, is the intellectual superiority
which is the most likely TO bring felicity tc
the young and intelligent
BUSY BEES.-In the Island of Cuba bees
are kept with great SUCCESS. They are moi
e2ervated by the warmth and perennial fruit
fulncss oi the climate, but work on accumula-
ting stores, though there is to be- no winter i'm
which they vii, be wanted Many of the
: Cubans have hundreds OF swarms. All the
owners do, is TO furnish hives, which only re-
quire them to cut large hoiirw tree into pie
ces three feet long, and laying them down
"p'n Sheds, to fasten stick through lie cen
h;Yos "nich the bees begin to build The
said, trained TO thorough Industry. nI;, as We
industry is abundantly rewarded among the
fragrant Belle Flowers. When hive Is fnIl
oil honey, the bees seal il w at both ends and
go to another; so that the planter has only 10
take away the rich stores from the deserted
dwellings Tor as there is no winter, the bees
are always laying up and never consuming
Quere! What becomes of the instinct OF the
bees
LUCKY DREAM-A correspondent of
the United States Gazette, gives the following
curious account of the manner i'm which the
mode OF making round shot was originally dis
covered. We believe it will be new TO many
OF our readers My father was plumber in
thIs city, and for long time could think of
hothihs put how to make round shot. Round
shot was the burthen of the night as we'll q. oc
The day. One night he was awakened bv n
dow Ill the back from my mother, who ex-
claimed, have found out the way to make
round shot. l dreamed was going i'm to a
shop TO buy the child (myself) hat, when. on
hearing a kissing noise proceed from an inner
room, was informed that they were making
round shot; on going in, | looked up and saw