Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-02-20
WOMEN AND MARRIAGE.
By n. P. WILLIS.

tlful women, the pride OF gay circles, mar
red as the world says--well i--Some
have moved into costly houses, and their
/ friends have all come and looked at their
fine furniture and splendid arrangements
Tor happiness, and they have gone away
and committed them 10 their sunny hopes
chrerfulIy and without fear. 1t is natural
to be sanguine for the young, and at such
times am carried away BY similar feel
ings. | love to get unobserved into a
corner and watch the bride in her attire,
and with her smiling FACE aud soft eyes
moving before me IN their pride OF life,
weave a waking dream over her future
happiness, and persuade myself that il
will be true. think how they will sit
upon the luxurious sofa as the twilight
falls, and build gay hopes. and murmer in
low tones the Cow forbidden tenderne s I;
and how thrilling the allowed kiss, and
the beautiful endearments Of welded life,
will make even their parting joyous, and
how gladly come back from tho crowd
and the empty mirth Of the gay 10 each
others quiet company. picture to my
self that young creature, who bushes
even now at his hesitating caress, lis,ning
eagerly for his footsteps as the nightsteals
on and wishing that he would come and
when he enters at last, and, with affection
as undying as his pulse, folds her to his
bosom, can feel the very tide that goes
flowing through his heat and gaze-with
him on her graceful form as she moves
about him for the kind offices Of affection,
soothing oil his uuquiet cares, and maxi
ing him forget even himself in her young
and uushadowed beauty.
60 forward, forward for years, and
see her luxurent HAIR put soberly away
from her brow, and her girllsh graces ri.
pen into dignity, and her brigt, loyliness
chastened with the gentle meekness Of
maternal affection. Her husband looks
or her with proud eve, and shows her
the same fervent love and the delicate al
teGtions which first won her, and fair
children are growing up about them, and
they go on full Of honor and untroubled
wears, and are remembered when they
die!
say love TO dream thus when | &c
10 give the young bride joy. 1t is the
natural tendency of feeling touched by
loneliness, that fears nothing for itself
and if ever yield to darkened feelings
it is because the light of the picture i:
changed. am not fond Of dwelling up
on such changes, and | will not mlnutely
now. | allude to it only because trus
that my simple page will be read by some
of the young and beautiful beings who
daily move across my path and ! woulo
whisper to them. as they glide by joyous
ly and confidently, the secret Of an IN.
clouded future.
/. The picture I have drawn above is no
peculiar. II is cooied like the fancies 0
the bride and many. oh many an hour
will she sit, with her rich jewels laying
loose in her fingers, and dream suct
dreams as these. She believes them toe
and she goes on for while uu deceived
The evening is not too long while they
talk OF plans for future happiness, and tht
quiet meal is still pleasant and delight
iul novelty of mutual reliance and at,en
ton. There comes soon, however, ;
time whec personal topics become bare
and wearisome anG slight attentions will
no. alone keep up the social excitement
There are long intervals of silence, ant
detected symptoms of WEAKNESS, and ih'
husband first, in his manhood. breaks IL
upon the hours they were won't TO spenC
together. canno, follow it circumstan
TALLY. There come long hours of unhap
py restessness, and terrible msglvlngs o
each others worth and affection, I'LL, b,
and by, they can conceal their uneasines
no longer, and 20 on: separately to seel
relief, aud lean upon the hollow worl'
for the support which one who has prom
ised 10 b. their lover and friend, coulC
not give'them
Beed this, we, who are winning, b.
your innocent beauty, the affection O
hgh-mlnded and thinking beings. Re
member that he will give up the brothe
OF his heart with whom he has had ever
| a fellowship Of mind, the society Of h
contemporary summers IN race OF lame
who have held with him stern compan
ionship; and frequently in his passionate
love, he will break away from the arena
of his burning ambition, to come and lis
ten to the "voice of his charmer."
will bewllder him at first; but il will no
long And then, think you that 40 dl'
Establishment will chain the mind that hal
been used for wears to an equal commu
mon? Think you he will give up tor 9
weak dbllance, the anlmstlog themes 0
men, and search into the mysteries o
knowledge? Oh. no, lady believe me
20 Trust not YOUR influence TO such
light letters. Credit not the old fashioned
absurdity, that woman is secondary lot
ministerlng 10 the necessities OF her lord
and master. IL your Immortality is as
complete. and your gift OF mind as caps,
bic as ours, would charge you to water
the undying bud, and give i healthy
culture, and open It's beauty to the sun
and then you may hope that when YOU
life is bound with another, you will 90 or
equally, and 10 a friendship that will per
wade every earthly interest.
AK you CIRcUMsrANcE.-"P
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