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tism, 81 re milIions that Il crushes 10 The
earth, bsl you viii fnd that no monarch
rules viii More arbitrary s4sy than does
that Goddess. II whose shrine millions
bow down and worship and even limo
tate lbemsklses upon her allsF-saefine-
Lac -ot Only comlort and eonvenienee.
beauty end s6sasls Int health. and even
life itself Indeed. her sway ~ mesa ar
bitfsfy Than the Auiocfat OF al The Rus-
siss, and her victims more nu.nefous than
.sksse-1hn. on lha plains q india. perish
sake Of Fashion Ehs, burdens have
not been hofne- hsi pdystions not en-
ldured for tie bsk Of loot;sg or dressing
as others dc comfort and convenience
are Of no importance. but looks are eve
ryihing. and il you would venture 10 ex.
posiuIsieI wab any on the absurdities p
dress. you will BE- in6ermed with . look
becoming I iaAse, on whose decision
hung life % death. that you had better
be ops ofihe void than out ofihe Fashion,
And this. too. By protesting christians, e.
ven IL not BY those who stand al the head
Of the church. APretiy sentiment. Iuly
Does lie indeed derive ell its enioym ents
from tawdry irsppines. busiles and fes-
therss IL this he chief end OF life aud
the only purposelior which we live } No,
lthnot. anI TO give uiterance 10 The sen,
iiment that you might as well be gu, OF
'he world as out Of the Fashion," is ss-
crilege. ineratitode to Heaven. insulting
70 t.e Crea,or aad disgraceful to mankind
A. a. ! L d
Let those who copnienance the seniimeny
thiEk OF this. ponder snd reflect on il
FIT our part, ws would rather BY ten
thousand times Sc esteemed USEFUL than
Fashionable, and when we cease To be any
advantage 10 the community, and cannot
&C, IN accordance with The will Of The
Lawgiver Of the Universe. may We cease
to live. Rather than live only for Fa
shion's take, 10 become its yo,sry or II,
victim. We would perish in The SHOWS OF
Greenland Or be destroyed by the blight
Jog simoon Of the DESERT Ihiberfolce.
L-~1e,. 1ARRIAGRs.
the life Of Err m nf s---.sr moment n
2 matrimonial aIl;arshan that Of .ofmioy
!. = agafly undertaken. T6sssstt how often
49, en-, thousands Of persons, both = nd doubt
.maie. passing down life's cn,,.n .,'s:>ad
,..s: o. single blessedness f,or' Is. -
,.. J. eeriy engsndered ae.ins, = ... san
3 we ample proof which society s esssa
very many hal Z xisl L.
lavipg been effected by persons lily cal.
;ulated 10 contribute 10 the hsppine s. Of
'ach other. We are especially pleased
With The following concise reasoning upon
his subject. which We have recently met
With 10 40 exchange paper: Read i. ys
ioung, and oihsrs ~hp ia.eno marriage.
'no is ND ,Is prudence direct your cS Gu. =
III. very momenlous mat,er.-bos'on =
-. .Rsne Violence and prud.sse ma ~. d hu,
lace, bu, what can De eAPess
s.se;n,meu, and repentance Lom
o,'appo I'D IN the iUma,uri.y o: you,u'
cno ,s. ..sor Of desue, without iore''gu.'
10 we s aSOnsh, wi,hou,inquir7 into con
iormity Of opinions. similarity o.; :, y .sn,i
reeti,nds Of judgment OF PuI,'y , :, j
m.n,l Such is the eoWmou
lmsrrisees. .,;n, by chance
a youth and maiden mesmng eh,no
OF brousn' 'ons ale Yeiyilities. 60 hom
glsoee', rec,p.o .no,h.r, End having Ii
ane dream :, ., =. d divetsify though
lie 70 olve, 'h.m.,lyes Uneasy when tbs
lthey ma ,h.,eIors conclude th'
,hsll be happy iogf,nel. =, ,olon,,
sph AfnOtDluk ONN =.
ard al'cos.. .f... haa concealed. Tn
blindness os, 9TH a,,srca,ions, and cha'
nature with cruelty.