Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-14

why aDe, who are not their natural born
subjects, should be expected to bring our
spices, nlyrrh and incense; our tribute
and homage of admiration, do not see.
Like as the arrows in the hand of the
giant, so are the young children" sn saws
the excellent Office in our Prayer Book
appointed for the churching OF women.
: Happy is the man that hath his culver
full of them;" so say |; but then don't
let him discharge his culver upon us that
are weaponless; let them be arrows, bat
not to gall and stuck us. have general
ly observed that these arrows are double
headed: they have TWO forks, to he sure
to hit with one or the other. As for in
stance, where YOU come into a house
which is full of children, if you happen to
take no notice of them, (vou are thinking
of something else perhaps, AMI turn deaf
ear to their innocent caresses) you are set
down as untractahle, morose IA hater OF
children. On the ether hand, if yon find
them unusually engaging-if you are ia
ken with their pretty manners and sci
about in earnest to romp and play with
them, some pfetext or other is sure to he
found for sending them out of the room;
they are too noisy or b di~ternus. or Mr..
- does not like children. With one
or other of these forks, the arrow is sure
to hit you.
could forgive their jealousy, and dis
pense with toying with their brals, If il
gives them any pain but think it unrea
sonahIe TO be called upon to love them,
where | see no occasiou-to love whole
family, perhaps eight, nine, ten, or twelve,
indiScriminately-to love all the pretty
dears, because children are so engaging.
But children have a real character, and
an essential being themselves; they are
amiahle or unamlable per Sc; must love
or hate them as | have cause for either in
their qualities. A chid'S nature is too
serious a thing to admit Of its being re-
garded as a mere appendage to another
being, aud to be loved or hated according
ly; they stand with me upon their own
stock, as much as men and women do.
Oh! but you will say, sure it is an atIrac-
tive age, there Is something in the tender
years Of infancy that of itself charms
us. That is the very reason why | am
more nice about them | know that Il
sweet child is the sweetest thing in ma
ture, not even excepting the delicate crea-
lures which bear thcm-but the prettIcr
the kind of thing Is, the more desirable n
is that it shculd be pretty OF lis kind -
One daisy differs not much from another
in glory; but violet should Look and
smell the dainiesl. was always rather
squeamish in my women and children.
Bat this is not the worst; one must be
admitted into their familiarity at least be-
fore they can complain of inaltentIon. II
implies visits and some kind OF intercourse.
| But # the husband be a man with whom
you have lived on a friendly footing hef"re
marriage, if you did mol come in on the
wile's side, If YOU did not sneak into the
house in her train. but were an old friend
in fast habits of intimacy before their court
ship was SD much as thought on; look
about Won, your tenure is prerarlous, and
before twelvemonh shall roll over you
YOU shall find Your old friend gradually
grow cool and altered towards Won, d al
last seek opportunities Of breaking with
you. | have scarce married mau OF nv
acquaintance upon whose firm faith can
RELY, whose friendship did not commence
after the period Of has marriage. With
some limitations they can endure that !
bu that the good man should have dared
to enter into solemn ieague OF friend
ship in walch they were not Consulted
though it happened before they knew him
before thet thai are now man and wife
ever mel, thus is intoierabe to them. Eve.
~ long friendship, every old authentic In
TINA :, must he brought into their office
To be new stamped with their currency
rs a sovereign prince calls IN the go"d ul,
money that was coined in some reign he
; fore he was born or thought of, TO be new
; marked and minied with the stamp of hi
authority, before he will let it pass curren
in the world.
You NAV guess what luck generally be
falls such rusty plere rs | am in thes
netO miatings.
/ A " Dog Stsr,n is going The rounds Q
the papers t. this effect: A man bought
) large Dig recommended as possessing a
. the go qualities Of the canine species
, but especially as b ing firsirAte wo
r dog The pnrchas was much trouble
I with these amin Is, aud setting oui on
i morning, after Iighi snow had fallen, h
' soon struck a trail, when The dog bounde
{ off IN fine style. Following far mile u
/ two through the woods, he Came TO Gu
\ fee cutting down a tree, when the followin
$ colIoquy ensued:
..llailo. bu k, did you see wolf and
dog pass by here?"
! "WeIl massa, did dat "