The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-11-28

the way some men Dlnd their WIDOWS O Il
my mind, there Is nothing 50 little. When
q man fOrbids his wife to many again with
out losing what be leaves, it's what call |
selfsbness after death. Mean to degreel
IFS like taking his wife into the grave with
him. Eli Yoa neDer rant to do that? No;
I'm sure Of that, love; you're not the man 10 |
lie woman up in that mean manner. a !
man who'd DO that, would have bis widow
burnt with him, If he couId-iust as those
monsters that call themselves men, do, in
the Indies.
However, its no matter to me how you've
made your Without il may be to your second
wife. WHAT I shall neUer g.ve you
chance? Hal you don't know my consiitu>
ton after all, Caudle. Pm not at all the
woman was. say nothing abOut'em, but
very often you don't know my feelings. And
as we'.e on the subject, dearest, have only
one favor to ask:-When you marry again
now it's no use your saying that. After the
comforts you've known of marriage-what
are you signing at, dearl-after the comforts,
you must marry again; now don't forswear
yourself in that violent way, taking an oath
that you know you must bieak-you couldn't
help It, Pm sure Of it; and know better
than you know yourself. Well, all ask is,
love, because its only for your sake, and II
would make no difference to me then-how
should iti-but all ask is, don't marry Miss
Prett-There, therel I've done; wont
say another word about it; but all that ask
.IiS, don't.
"After the way you've been thought Of,
and after the comforts you've been used to.
Caudle, she won't be the wife for you. OF
course, could then have 40 interest in the
mater; you might marry the Queen of Eng.
land, for what it would be to me then; Pm
only anxious ahout you. Mind, Caudle,
I'm not saying anything against her, not at
all; but there's fiightiness in her manners
dare say. poor thing, she means no harm,
and it may be, as the saying is, only her
manner after all; still there IS fiighiiness
about her that, after what you've been used
10, would make you very wrelched. No, for
liz may boast of any thing, Caudle, it has
beer my propriety Of manner all my life.
know that wives who are very particular,
are not thought as well Of as those who are
not; still, it is very little to be virtuous, it
people don't seem so. And virtue, Caudle
mo, am not going to preach about virtue,
like a child with drum, making all sorts
iiOf noises with it.
"But know your principles. shall
never forget what once heard you say to
Prettyman; and it's no excuse that you had
taken so much wine you didn't know what
you were saying at the time; for wine brings
out mems wickedness just as fire brings out
spots Of grease. What did you s0y7 Why
You said this: "Virtue is a beautiful thing
in woman, when they don't make so much
noise about it; but there's some women who
think virtue was given EN-, as claws weie
. given to cats, Eyes, cats was the wold,) stO
do nothing bui scratch WITH" That's just
] what you said. You don't recolleci a syllable
of II? No, that's Il; when you're IN thai
dreadful state, you recollect nothings but IL.
) ] good thing do.
5 But We won, talk Of that love; that.
Az over; dare say you meant nothing. BIZ
!, In glad you agree with me, that the maj
) who'd tie up HE widow not 70 marry again
lis mean man. Il makes me happy tha
I lyon have that confidence il me 10 say 50
Q Yoa aeUer said ~ That's nothing TO d
2 with e; You have just as good e said. No
. when man leaves al his property to III
. wife without binding her hands from marry
. ing again, be shows what dependence d
= he's upon heE love. He proves @ al ii
! world what vie she's been 70 him, anl
{ how. after his death, be knows she'll griev
7 for him. And then, e course. secon.
Y marriage never enters her head But hel
|; lshe only keeps his money g long IS sbl
: keep. widow b she's ggrlgasea g TAX
anoshsr husband. n Sure Of il many
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