The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-12
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Short Patent Sermon.

lthese words;-
ION, tell me you haven, go, time
| That other ihines claim your attention;
There's no, the less, reason or rhyme
| 10 the @isest excuse you can mention.
Don't tell me about 'oiher fish
| Your duty is done when you AUY 'em;
And you never will relish The dish,
Unless you've WOMAN to fry EN-
| My HEARERs-l have no doubt that af-
ter you have heard my discourse, you viii
ask in your minds whether your preacher
ras taken unto himself wife. and is now
living in The tall clover of connnbisl bliss
Ina, he breaches thus. Therefore an
swer beforetime, No, But; but have 60.
measured for one, and expec, TO conlugat
As soon as my somewhat diverged rays OF
affection can be brought i,te more to a
focus through the burning lens Of love. !
deem it the duty Ue all 10 get married-onct
in their iie-,ime a, least. |, is but yield
ing obedience to the wise commands uf ma
iure. Every gander has his goose, and
the birds sl mate a, proper season.
Whoever heard OF an old eander going
down TO the grave gosiniess unless he was
prevented from 6tiIling his destination b,
the arbitrary customs of artificial society +!
IL is God who tells The brute creation Il,
cohabi. and Pfopaga,e, without the fuss and
f'mmrry of a long and tedious courtsNip
and they implicitly obey, even to wood.
Ipuse. rhe same God .els you to mary
,nd do the best you can to be fruitful bul
you don't always do il. You frame som,
lpallry excuse OF other such as'I have 9th.
er fsh to y,'..oo busy 10 think of it now. !.
circumstances won, permit at present.
I'll think of it BY and BY &C.. and so yor
drudge on, ,hro' the wide world alone from
line mcredian Of manhood TO ihe sunset o
aye, without having effected the objec. 70
which you were placed upon earth, and o
10 more use than the fifth wheel to coaci
moon in the day time, lock wilhou.
iev, or a saddle and no horse to ride.
Young man! if you have arrived al tn
fright point in life for it, let every o'he
consideration give way 10 that of ge,ln
married. Don't think Of doing any thin
eIse. Keep poking about among the rub
bsh of The world ill you have stirred u
gem worth possessing. in the shape OF
wife. Never think of delaying the matte
for you know delays, as well as wild boa
are dangerous. A good wife is the mo-
constsn, and faithful companion you ca
possibly have by your side while perform
ling a journey of lfe-a dog isn'ta touc
you may al frs, imagine. She can'emoo
lyoar linen and your cares for you-mer
your ,rowsers, and perchance your ma
ners-sweelen your sour moment as WI
as your tea and coffee for you-ruttie pc
lhtps, your Shirt bosom, but no. your LEI
per, and, instead OF sowing the seeds
sorrow in your path, she will sew bu'o
on your shirL and plant happiness lns'e'
Ior harrow teeth in your bosom. Yes
and if you are too coniounded'y lazy
proud to do such work yourself, she "
ID! carry swlI TO The pigs, chop wood, a
I'd! Iig oo,a,oes for dinner. for her love
her husband is such that she will do a.
hing 10 please him-excep, receive co
pany in her every day clothes. when
woman loves, she loves with double-c
ldlIet deyotedness, and when she ha'es,s
hates on the high pressure pr'nciPle'-F
,,s,I owe is as deep ss The ocean, al shong a.
l.. lhempin halter, and as innnlaole as
n, rock of ages. She won't change II, exc
!, is in very strong f. Of jealously'
an. even then i, fingers, ss if 10Th 10 part,
evening ,wiligh. at the windows oil
"A west. Ge, married. by all means -
The excuses you csa fish up against 'd'
al the deed'aren't worth spoonful Of p'ge'
II ;s milk. Mark this if blest with health
employ menl. you are no, able 10 suPpt
wife, depend upon il, you are not cap
blew Of supporting yourself-TheIeiore
the mucn the more need Of annexation, ic
union, as we'll as in ao union ihe