The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-07-31
From the Ladies' Wreath.
ONE in "A THOUSAND.

81 s0sEs &EA - A--l-- A2f AH
..sbe iooksth wen 20 the ways Of her household,
! and catch r,ot ths bread ofIdieness.n Sols,noi,
Have Won called On Mrs Morris YETI
Inquired Mary Walton of her friend, Julia
Danyers, who had conSssainto request her
company on a,sfoppingg sxssrsion@-'ifnot
/ should like 10 tslli yous1hssso thissnl
ming, foryon will - charmsd'iwiihher l
know alli 81 .ea3gssssqqg % haea@7 -
Excuse mel s'h uods p3uits 'lisped out
the fashionsbleg young llad1sssIu hear Mrs.
Morris does not keepssssssvant, and'we
might surprise her in adisabilIey % even in
the kitchen which lwosIdtbs ystheg awk-
ward, you must confess sd hlsow VI
~ shave no, doubt she would survives eli
i.her catastrnphe, Mary laughinglyysplied
flor she ID one Of the most llAdy iI6and
digni6ed women lever saw, nsnd itisllst in
the Kitchener, sparIor, must counasd the
respect ofralLswho knew. But seriously,
do you intssd TO call on the bride 81 your
old faiend, and welcome her o Glen
villoY ,sasetfEs7 bee nagf
sIshall not csrtiisly, be in haste 10 do
so' said B MiGDhnA6ss5 tlos she can ke q
pleasant associatsafdr ms,s5f WhatI hst Of
her il corsCt. Why aHustashe make Her.
sslf ridicul0us, bytdking tAApSInall house
fand. doing hsrown work, swheu3 Dr. Morris
ID soipopulir asissi pbysicisn, ind making
money enoufh TO enable chem 10 slive in
style, ,if she only. choose 70 persuade him,
as 4 am sdvU She could,to ctmns6es Eouss-
keeping, liI1S other peoplssas Itexp sesed,
when Ilhearddf kn EmslSiaks With tlief ddush-
ter of Judgslz, that wtssshUhlA seen Splen-
didlydressed Iashionabl el~eaAxhl4 that they
would take the large h0ase "a the shilE give
elegant entertainments, 'ann leaA The ton in
ouf quiet little5ivillagd. itlxstsad On ibis,
Mrs Morris dresses anore plainIyi tlIdp Ell
therEyou or I !, tssidom goes e6ut;; unless
among the sick spSory and worse tliaifsall
bkeepslno servant butSa little girls run Of
|errandS and admit visiters 4Of1 course She
must do the work Of che family. siTlfB is
tod absurd, ind i Cor ono shall hot c0ufite-
nance such folly by calling npon hsr.nsss
u sOh, Julia, how Can YOU ,Gensifs Mrs.
Morris for unrsnina' q c61rSe. v hjjch ToGdaaht
10 command yhe esteem diid saaMifstioans Of
every one who il acquainted with their
circumstancess Dr. Morris e ~ young, man
who has his Fortune yet u make, and though
he has good business, one year Of extrav-
agants living would exhaust his resources
and Burden Him with debts which his SEN
sitiye nature would feSl most deeply. True
he has fine talents and Bright prospects, but
his talents would be frittefed away, and bis
prospects wrecked, ia = life Of fashionable
folly, such 81 you had marked out for him.
His sweet wife, The accomplished and adj
'nifed Miss IL, might have married 6or
wealth, had che chosen, and taken her place
as The leading star Of fashion, but She, wise
~ pyeScrsSd aappin 70 splendor, and gave
hef affections and het hand % one whose
/ noble qualities Of heart ana mind she was
fully capable III appr9cMfing. She knew
his circumstances, and resolved 10 conform
10 them, and thou wen aware ofthe foolish
Misunderstanding pEfsail il aps rlitti aese.
rity and peace ofmihd are worth more than
the applause of those summer friends
who would fiutterA arouud her only in the
sunshine Of fashionable gayety.
confess had some miqsiyinfs, when
first called upon her, for you know what
foolish ideas Of gentility we imbibed at
Mrs. BIS boarding school but when saw
her looking So fresh and so lovely in her
neat becoming dress; whom saw the perfect
order Of her house, V'in which the motto
seemed TO be-ia plaesef0r everything and
everything in lis placaa -while shd mls so
entirely free from that busting, rsstlessness
which sometimes marks the notable house
wife-above iall, when IL saw the lcokof
confidence and Happiness which he well
come wasirsturned BY her husband, as he
came from his professional duties---I could
but feel that she was Just what woman
and wife should be--a helpmeet for her
husbond, in the truest sense of thu W ord
Mo complaints Of dou,eaaic trials, or unfaith-
full servants met his ear, he seated himself
at his own freside after the sfatigues Of the
day--all was peace and love, and if it was
not actually and angels that beamed upon
him there, il was the smile ofa fond a faith
tui woman, III as Aaa ,lsaa,s "a
III s58a IS i------ bright ,esq
With somsshing " N angsllishI'' osa
Greatly, Mary.yon are growing quite po-
etc on this inspiring theme, But YOU can
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