Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1846-02-19

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Y What sn inasfails. lmbissoss phfassl
What Is meant 81 mis- expres ;o6 which
Re 80 freqHs1i|I b ~ --illst is Is inter-
re- When tS1I 'rssrfies well, 2 that she
1 has married = yeone man. who Il sober.
honest end ipdnEEiUas one whose tastes
are similar spirits toneenial. and dispose
ltion and habits III c0nsonarce With her
own s--no, :isInone 81 these which s,sns-
hes she hes married well.' The word
means she q Nsddsd ms house. splen-
did iarn;lofe. hoSSss and carrisge. This
|is the true senslin which Ibis phrase Il
70 Be taken. She has msftied 90 ea,sb
hshmeni. M; he - She il 10 Be con.
matters not what Is his moral Of inlellec,u
TalwoIih. Il be richIs tia, i the question
IN these fair, well.spoken days.
Now. what do We find resulting from
these narrisgesof interest and manage.
ment Pa life 81 diacora and backhillars.
and not uufrequen.ly eveniuating in ma.
llgnsnt haired. and sometimes in violent
divorce. These 9sre aifew evils which
marrying well, In The acknowledge d &C.
Ecepiaiiou of;hs term, brings with il.
Hdoes not follow because q lady mar.
RES rich man. she has married WE'LL,
Many heart broken wives can testify, that
though they welded money, ihsy mar.
ried ill.,
How much greater then. would be the
chances Of happiness. il men were valued
according to their real eorih as We appre
cistep ell other animals, than 10 the ienaih
Of their purses. CT the exten. Of their post
sessions.
MoDEsTr.-To operiod Of roman life
Is Modesty unsuitable, but Al no time is i.
SO Ornamental. or appears With such cap
tivating charms, as in The se ason Of youth.
Without nodssiy il GIN never appear 10
all lis loneliness. Beware 81 INDUCING an
assuming air Of vanity which exhibits an
obirnsive desire 10 shine In every circle.
Il always promisesImoIe than il will be a.
pie 70 perform. NegIector con,e N 81 will
De The mortiiyisg consequence. Excess.
sive sclicituds lest your talents should be
unobseryed will always miss ils aim. and
be attended With morsfinjury than adyan
tage. When talents and integrity are uni
ted in the character 81 young % 40, there
is always sufficient penetration Ia society
TO discover ibeir rossessor. and without
any odicious efforts on his part, they s;ll
be invited into exercise al the proper time
"A contemporary remarksaihat The more
q person talks, the less he knows. The
observation 10 not without pith and sub
stance Prosy takers, even upon lmpor
,snt ,Sblsss and yhsra a hs as,snsI has
when long speeches are made upon tribes,
aud 10 individuals whose time Is precious.
the annoy ance isinaeed terrible. People
who have nothing TO do themselves, are
very apt TO suppose the rest Of The world
are 10 similar ptedica n ni. aud TO act
accordingly. A sad blunders not only a.
gainst common senss. but good manners.
| lBa.
TRUE PHILosoRHY.-Anguish OF mind
has driven thousands to suicide i Anguish
| OF body few. This proves that the. health
Of the mind isof far more importance than
the health Of the body, although both are
deserving, oil much more attention than eli +
Their of Them receives.
AJfan's Lit. .Saved 6y Newspaper -
MIR. Samuel Waite was sitting ia Wilson's
drug Store, Portland, Me-. reading The Ar
gus, when chemical process was going
on. which produced an explosion. scat
tering burning luid, 10 every directions
The newspaper operated as shield TO
Waile's face and neck. and thereby saved
his life. Other portions 81 his body were
severely burned. and his clothes nearly.
burnt off ~ Y Jour Com.
The road ambition travels is too narrow
for friendship. too crooked for love, loo
rugged for honesty, too dark for science
Cause Of a Duel 1T is stated that the
cause Of the late fatal duel at New Or.
leans was difficulty which arose a: one
Of the weekly soirees at the 81. Charles
Hotel, about question of rigM to a GER
tain place in Q cotitioaf
j a Lucky Edifor.--The Sapgamo
j (Spfingieid. m Journal Of the 18th
inst, ssys:--' Oae day last week. we
were sstopisted by the receipt Of a pig. q
load Of hay. quarter. OF beef. two losds
Of wood. and ten dollars. Think Of il !
IT this abundance had not already been
disposed Of. we should certainly invite
our friends 10 call and make merry With
Us. We appreheDd that this avalanche
| will be followed BY others until we cry--7
hold But our pafrons will be particular
10 held on until we DO cry enough" 4
/ Those who wish HE ro,nnda ofihe Cap.
iiol. (says The '.union.i will have an
opportunity Of seeing some very fine por-
traits from the peaeil Of our admirable
American artist. Hea.ey. Among these
are The portraits Of Andrew Jackson al
most on his death bed; Messrs. Adams,
Webster, Lord Ashburton. sc. Mosl Of
these are said 10 have been drawn under
ibe auspices and orders ofthe King oiihe
French. We understand that Healey IL
now engaged 10 painting The portrait Of
Il thn presinenf.