The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-02-25


10 he the most costly as "a time and no.
ney. and The most improbable az al The
accomplishments with which We aslOm
our daughters.
We should regard a young lady well
educated who had made goad proficiency
in the literary and scientific course usually
painted out. sa far Is she can learn il in
English: let her be good. sound. common
sense English scholar; one who under
stands The genius and philosophy Of her
own mother tongue; who reads il well,
and writes II forcihly and with elegance /;
one VINO loves To study The works Of God,
and is AZ home amidst the mysteries Of
natural science. and is prepared 10 turn
their discoveries 10 praeliral account I;
who. amidst all the rest OF her learning, is
able to use skillfnlly both the scissors and
the needle; and WHO has, consequently,
but little use for milliners or manina-ma.
kers. There may he, Tor anght | know,
some cases in which il might be very de-
siTahle for young ladies in our country 10
study the French, Spanish, and Italian
languages. In all such cases permit me
10 recommend the Cherokee and Chock,
iaw languages as being Of great conse-
quence in view Of the future improvement
of society.
! A few words more in reference to your
daughters. and we leave this part OF the
subject. Let me ask You. parents, loI
what purpose YOU are bringing up youI
daughters! DO You wish them simply
20 dance well, dress finely, and he admir-
nm lslered by men Of empty heads
-: any reference
Of heaven h PHO you " wish
that your daughter sh0rII he prepared 10
fill properly and usclully her station as
child, sister, wife. and mother and mis-.
tress here, aud then TO dwell with God on
high, where neither death nor sickness
shall ever come! pray YOU answer
these questions seriously in the light of
eternity, and then go and act accordingly.
Taking it for granted that you will an.
swer these questions properly, permit us 10
direct your attention earnestly and AT some
length TO numerous responsibilities with
reference especially to your daughters.
The extent and power of woman's in
iiuence for good or for evil can sraIcely
be overrated. Hers is the first influence
acting upon us-the earliest smile Of in
fancy is awakened by her look AND her
voice. Our first isS<Alaf affection is for
her. Tier hoss > not only LIES
nuirimenI 70 our sofiest, sweet
est, as: lsene resting.place amid
the sorrows and ireilings and sicknesses
Of early chilihood's days. Her voice is
the sweet but potent instrument whirh
first awakens in the infant heart the ener.
gy Of thought and reason; and her lips
and her looks give thought and reas n
their first direction 10 that haven which
should be their ultimate and glorious rest
ing place. Who among us that is bro
Their, has forgotten the sweet and saving
influence of sisters love, as it twinedl
itself around our hearts in childlhood's
happy hours, checking our waywardness
and sweetly attempering by its bearing and
gentleness the roughness and rashness Of
our fiery spirits; gently calling us back
from the path Of evil, and winning us with
all the Establishments of sisters love To
the paths of peace, and purity, and safe
tv. And who that has been an attentive
observer on lile's busy theatre, has not Of
ten mark. d the influence of a pure and
lovely daughter upon the nature and con-
duet of father, even although he may
have been stern and rugged. and reckless
and devilish. Aye. how often have We
seen him through this instrumentality
brought to the Savieur's teet. when every
other Influence had failed to affect him.
And then. when first we went forth in
manhood's early strength, conscious Of
power, and boastful of independence. what
strange, what mysterious power was that
which ere long held us capiive, AMI sepa-
rating us from the world Of dissipation and
parade, hath caused us, as if by magic. TO
fall in love with labor and care and COM
narrative seclusion from our fellows, and
he content with the society OF one, and
live mainly fort that one, and think 1t re-
ward enough for I'll our selt-denials and
lahors if that one shall love us and speak
afleclionateEy to us, anil smile OH us with
out cloud !; and straightway we talk OF
Paradise and Eden, and sing of home:
sweet home: can you tell me by whose
influence all this is brought about! And
vet our chapter is not half exhausted. al
though the fear of firing our friends admo-
nishes us to cease. We shall. therefore.
only say further on this point. that the ln-
huence of woman commences with our
earlies, glance upon this beautiful world
and cluster around US to the hour when
dissolving humanity reaches its last sigh
and let it be remembered that this ali-po-
tent influence is almost irresistible fos
good or evil. only as it shall be directed
md controlled by the Spirit Of God, o.
the spirit Of the evil one,--.he infallibl'