Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1845-03-06
Women and Maria sc.
EY n 2. WILLIS.


| have speculated a great deal npor
natrimunv i have seen voung and
beautiful women, the pride of gay cir
Giles, married as the world says-welI
Some have moved into costly houses
and their friends have all come and
looked at their fine furniture and splen-
did arrangements for happiness, and
they have gone away and committed
them to their sunny hopes cheerfully
and without fear. Ii Is natural 10 be
sangusne for the young, and at such
times | am carried away with similar
feelings. love to get unob>erved into
a corner and watch the bride In her AT
tire, aud with her smiling face and soft
ewes moving before re IN the pride OF
life, weave waking dream over her
future happiness and persuade myself
tina; it will be lrue | think how they
will sit upon the luXailous -ofa a the
iwiligh; falls, ~ blid gay hopes, and
murmnr in lea tones HE nov forbid
den tenderness; an 9ov thrilling tine
allowed kiss. aud &. eauuful epdear
men;s Of welded III! will make even
their parting il oos, sid now gl4aIy
come back from lie crowd and toe
empty mlrth Of he CIV to each other :
qulei company | picure To myse'f
that Young creature, who bushes even
now a, ms h a,jne earees. n>trnl"g
eagerly ar ai> i.p.s - q- .Ie nehi
steals on $40 ~i,t lh .na.a
come; and who d, srs- s. ,-s,. al
with an aiirr uad> y biz
pul-e, folds s bo~am cla
feel The vsr, sls -, c,ts d,&a-
through 5i- heart and gaze win ~.
her graceful form as She Nov
him for lhe KIND "tiices =
soothing all his uaqaet cares. ana
maklf N forget even himself III her
young aua uu~hado,sed beauty.
g. forward, forward for years. and
see her iuxuriani bar put sohvrIv away
f73m her brow, and her g!rIl~h gfacr-
ripen into dignity, and heg bright love
linnrs chas;cned wi,h The ss,tIr meek
ness Of maternal affection. Her hus-
blud looks on her wgh a proud eye,
aud shows her til. ,eme tcrvrnl love
and the Gthcate attentions Vhirh first
won her. and far rbIdreu are growing
up about them, and they 60 on fell Of
honor and untrouaed years, and are
remembered when they die,
say dream ,hus When | 60 to give
the young bride joy. II IS the natural
tendency Of feeling touched by lowell.
ness, that fears nothing for Itself; and
il ever WELD to darkened feelings, il
is because the light of the picture Is
changed a,a not fond Of dwelIng
upon such changes. and Will not mi
nutelv now. allude TO il only be
cause trust that my sImple page viii
be read BY some of the young and beau
uful beings who daily cross my path;
and | would whisper 10 them, as they
glide By iayousiy and confidently, the
secret of an unclouded future
The picture | have drawn above is
not peculiar. L is colored like the
fancies Of the bride; and many, oh \
many an hour will she sit, with her
rich Jewels LAYING loose IN her fingers,
and dream such dreams as these. She
believes them loo-and she goes on for
while undeceived. The evening Is
not 100 long wnlIe they talk of plans
for future happiness, and the quiet meal
is still a pleasant and delightful novelty
of mutual reliance and attention. -
There comes soon. however, Tune
when personal topics become bare and
wearjsome. and slight attentions VIII
not alone keep up the social exclle-
ment. There are long intervals OF 81
lence. aud detected symptoms OF wearl-
ness. and lie husband irsl. III his man
hood. breaks I'M upon the hours they
were wont 10 apnd together. cannot
FOLLOW If circum~'anslalty. There come
long hours of unhappy reS'lessness. and
terrible misgiviog, Of each other
worth and atl'rtnon t,li. hy and BY.
they can cn4,ptl thelr nne2>iH"~~ ~
LONGER. and 20 aH' separately 20 Sex
relief. and l-aa upon tie hollow world
for the 49, part which one has promiS-
al 10 he tn-ir lover and friend, could
not give sht ID!
Heed thl> We who are winning. by
vour innae, beauty the afrcuon NJ
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