The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1845-01-11
other he caresses the lovely child pillow

he careful cfyourself. If anything briall
you, while you are away. VIVA, will be-
come OF Inc and this sweet boym
"Put your lrus, in God, my love-" re-
piled the gentleman. 'ile will keep me
in all my ways, and if i, be His will shall
speedily return, and find my Mary and
her boy wei! aud happy"
Mary! All! so i, is. The very Mary
whom we met five years ago. Bul she is
woman now, mature in mind and person
aud very beautiful. She grows pale, and
lrembles in her husbands parting en-
brace; and once more within her cham
her, kneels and inv"kes upon him and
herself the blessing of the Almighty. She
is calm, as she rocks the cradle of her
first born, and her eyes rest on his little
form with an expression of holy love,
that is in itself pure happiness. A servant
announces visitor. Mrs. Brown enters
As We live, this is our old acquaintance,
| the lair Leonora. But how she has i'm
proved! She looks now like woman, a
being If flesh and blood, soul and body
And her cnuntenance is graced with
hearty good-natured smile. The ladies'
greet each other pleasantly, and as Ms.
Brown has come TO spend the day win
Mrs. Sherwood. We will continue awhile.
and seek ediiicati"n in their confidential
chat. All, now they touch the subject
about " hich we are curious.
"You are very happy with Charles
Sherwood, Mary," remarks Mrs. Brown,
inquirinsly.
YES" tina, lady answers, :'a- happy as
any rational woman can hope to be-"
Blu, no! as happy as you once ,magin>
ed you could be with Frederick Heurico.n
"Ah! that was a good deal your fault,
Leonora. You were older than and
looked up TO YOU asa pattern aud an ora
Gle. We were sworn friends, and it is
well that we never became eslrauged and
vindiclive-W hat tales we might tell of
each other But what ever became of
your Sir Lin,en,lIall?"
"Oh, he proved 10 be a horse thief, like
most o! the Sis" that make their ephem-
eral appearance amongst us. He made
The declaration which so longed 10 hear;
and his timely arrest alone prevented my
becoming his victim by an elopemcnt and
clundtsllne marriage. |! is astonishing
how ever got it into my head that 10y
ed him. You were more excusablc, for
Ilenrico sough, your love earnestly; and
then you were ST. young. But speak the
truth now, would you exchange Charles
for Frederick"
Exchange Charles for Frederick! Oh
Leonola, Charles is dealer to me than my
life; and Frederick, were | no,D girl, aud
he emperor of The world, would be to me
all object nf aversion"
And J e; he was your frs. love, Mary
First love! What dramas of folly ard
madness are constantly enacling in lis
name.-Much, very much OF the misery
that shadows the path Of zeal life, has It's
root in this romance of fist love. Young
and inexperienced, we look upon the
void as fielding birds look from their COW
eli nest in June, upon the wilderness Of
vsdurc, bloom aud sunshine, spread Clio,
riously over hill and plain, and valley
Poor thugs, how should they know that
storm and frosty winter will surely come?
Or how shall we, under the present sys..
tenn of female education, know augh, of
the unavoidable and inevitable ills of life,
until, with dismay and horror, we NEE,
them in the ways of sage experienced II
has become fashionable 10 shut the light
Of truth from the eyes Of the Young le-
male, les, she shoald see that mankind
are trail and wicked, and mortal Lest
she should learn that the rich and the
poor; the oppressor al d the oppressed;
The llaugb ly. and the downlro,iden, are all
brethren. Man wonld be worshippei bv
The beautiful. How should she worship
If she knew his naturc2 Thus, the
world as il is, is shut from her eyes, ard
fc.it'ou world Of romance spread
around her by the popular and pernicious
publications Of the day. II had become
The wife Of ilenrico. and lie had proved a
truly worthy man, We should have been
miserable couple, because, in my utter ig
norance of the human heart, deemed
him perfect. saw no faullin him, while
! endowed him with all The super-eXcel-
lencies Of the ssemigods of romance. Now
in the near intercourse Of domestic life.
'he inc, liable blemisles Of humanity mus!
have become apparent. The constquen.
ces are obvious. Bat as You are aware,
Frederick Iirnr,co was base dereiver,
seeking by marriage to obtain money TO
.quander Oh his vices. He has already
broken poor Ellen Murry's heart. Tx
peritnce has laugh, me to believe that
frs, love is fiail bark for woman to
venture her treasures in, upon the sea ol
life il is mos, frequently a tissue of un-
reasonable and unreal lances, and hopes,
that have no foundation in reality. Oh,
the disappointment and misery that grow
up in the ruined halls of our ialen air
castles! ] admit that MANY who have