The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-10-15

BILE nalady, which ba flies the skill Of all
our PHI, sicians, and can only be cured by
,he sa!ubrions air ofParis. There she had
thoroughly 60, rid of all those vulgar re-
publican notions about mutual affection,
exchanges of hearts, parity of age, con-
sense. She had learned 10 know that the
true end /, object, and destiny of all young
ladies in matrimonial speculalions, was
obtaining settlement. As IN love with
out money, it was oit Of die question; and
she held, wi'h the better sort Of people,
as well as our nrscphisticated lndians,
barter for sale; and that the first duty Of
an siTeclio parent was to get as much
for them as possible.
She had attempted to instill this excel
lent system Of philosophy into her daugh-
ter, and had succeeded ind differently well
Julia was a clever gill; one Of those on
whom nature had kindly bestowed dis
position to be amiable and happy. Had
She heen blessed with mother such as she
deserved, she would have been all the best
OF mothers could have wished for she was
handsome enough to charm the eve, and
taight have been good enough to rivet the
atlec ctIons her beauty inspired. Bat the
mother is the daughters destiny. Her
example is her guide, her precep.s her
decaOnge; and when we see a worthless
son, or a wilful, waywarJ, cx ravagant
daug gher, one may be almos; sure the
mother has been neg &c ful Of he plant to
which she gave being, bat which she news
er nourisheJ with the dew Of affection, or
the & nial warmth Of sltepless me!ernal
care.
/ vas the unluck, iestiny ofpoor Jul a
to have such mother, and to be sui more
unfortunate in father, whose easy nahits
VI passive Incidence were such, that he
: 'ras con en-; TO lei every one around him
10 do as ihey pleased, provided that they
= aid only let him alone. lie hated
trouble SO much that he was always in
trouble to avoid il; and straw in his W ay
was cqH.l to an impos.ibility with other
people.
poot lulia! no wonder Tie rich soil Of
i,tr heart was sown with iares, Nv H..
preccps and examples Of her mother and
tie indolent neglect of her father. She
hal tlic mostiashl0nabte education, which
'hele IS too mrch cause to t.ltve. it is n OF
the most ttfec'ual barrier against the
'em, >tions of this world; aud she grew
p to place her happiness entirely in the
possession "f the means Of inlulging in
those vapid, hearless pleasures, tina, give
nothing in return for robbing the heart Of
all its lasting and substantial sources OF
happiness. The only duty taught her by
her muIl er was implicit obedience; and in
process Of fme, this salu airy obligation
:, became 50 powerful, hat in finally super
ceIcd all lhe virluous impulse, Of her
heart, while it overpow cred all the prom
tinGs Of her reason. sjometIu es, ind Iced
winch am speaking long habits of sub.
ifissiun 10 the mothers precepts had al.
most completely subterlel the independ
ence Of her mi;id; while a laborious pur
suit Of those pleasures which, thongh the,
are incapable ot otsatisf,ing the cravlng ap
petite for happiness, render all other air
I 4 ltcto of, II aul ha ,1o,, al NO. Loo
TO those more gentle and endearing feel
| ings, which grey bearjs cal! dreams, only
when they have outiveJ their enjoy men /,
and can never hope for their return.
The details Of the iga Of The citadel
! OF the millionaire would be too tedious,
we will not say disgusting, to those who
set proper valne on the purity and d igni
ty OF wou,u. We, therefore, pass over
the mareavres Of the willy mother, the
| fantastic aud original devors of Caleb,
and the struggles Of the victim, Julia,
whose heart often struggled against the
sacrifice she was called upon to make to
tie golden calf, tut was as often reduced
TO obedieLce by the habit Of submission
10 her mother, aided BY those visions Of
splendid misery presented in perspective
from he inexhaustible purse of the mil.
lioare. Before the season was over, Caleb
had proposed, was accepted, aud Mrs
Philbrick had The satisfaction not only Of
being the mother iu law Of millionaire.
but Of triumphing over her particular
friend Mrs. Mugford, with whom she was
very intimate, and who had diugh Ter her
mother soald sery willingly have snbsti>
luled in the place ofpoor Julia. Bat the
daughter happened to have awill Of her
own, aud, we viii do her the justice 10
say, was almost the only unmarried lady
at the Springs who could resist the mil |
iiopaire. Her reasons were so conclu- |
sive, that we will here recurd part Of The |
conversation between the moIher aud
daughter, but for The benefit of all young
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