Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-09-06

and morality. The WaltZing scenes which
we have there witnessed are only fl for thos !,
splendid parlors" where women congregate.
wfose virtue is forever lost, and whose live.
are abandoned to all that is loathsome in sim
If a woman must Waltz, it should only be
at social gathering al home, with her hus-
band, brother or particular friend who prizes
her virtue as jewel, and loves her for the
purity other heart.
! These are sober truths, and we urge them
with all earnestness and sincerity upon Moth
ers, who have the true maternal feelings for
/ their daughters. Let them not quiet their
minds by that poisonous opiate, that their
daughters are bellies, and that by participating
in all these scenes they will secure a wealthy
and fashionable husband. They had better
see these blossoms of innocence and virtue
suffering in povery,-ay, and laid in the
! grave, with their hearts untarnished, than
nxuriatlng in wealth, and infested by pollu-
ton. Poverty is 10 disgrace. Christ him
self passed through the worst scenes Of pau
persm, from his humble birth place in stable
at Bethlehem, 10 the terrible consumma'ion
OF his glorious mission on Mount Calvary,
4" whose moral height no man can measure,
for though i.s base is on the earth, its top is
lost in the heaven of heavens. The angels
hover around the dazzling summit, struggling
in vain TO scale lis highest point, which has
! lna,or haon (onnaj fol
wing The Divine eye alone embraces its
length and breadth, aud depth and heighlh." :"
This was the ghas!liest picture that was ever
engraved in the book of Time this was the
| gloomiest wave that ever broke over the world
All this was within sight Of one of the mosl
mag enifcent Of eastern cities, but the Son Cf
| God was attended in his last moments only by
those who are termed menials.
Let Mother only reflect on these things,
and she will entertain more sensible views in
|. regard to her daughters destiny. We shud-
der to think that she would barter the jewel
IF her own breast Tor price that she would
| place her in tn, market as merchantable
comnodty wherewi,h to strew her pathway
| with llowers. and mako the air redoent with
| lhe perfume of ease and atiiuence. This may
| al be easily accomplished, but in nine instan-
ces out of ten it proves the miaSma that pu,r-
fes the virgin soul, and creates tho gangrsne
that eats away the heart by slow degrees, un-
| I'll she whom God created in moral beauty
withers and fades while the tomb takes its
own,-and the world chartably supposcs that
Consumption has gathered another victim 70
its embrace. Mothers there is fearful res
possibility resting upon you. Guard your
| daughters WELL therefore do not sacrifice
them for what are but trivial considerations.
Let them be vrtuous andhappy, even though
they are poor the poverty Of the body on
earth will only enrich the soul in heaven.
Guard them with a waichful eye, and if
YOU would have them retain their moral pur-
ity of thought, word and deed, do not let
them Waltz, for it is an amusement fraught
y with the most irresistible dangers and fear.
ful consequences. Inspire your daughters
with high thoughts and noble deeds. Make
them what they ought 10 be, not merely
the ornaments Of society," but the substan-
|, tal pillars, the enduring columns around
which everything centres and 10 which ev'
erything clings. You are rearing them fol
Il Mothers, as the heads Of families, as those
who are 10 give dignity and moral lone to
society, and whose actions are to tinge the
characters of coming generations You are
training them fol immortality, and your ex
. ample reaches beyond the PRESENT, far into
the unTodden and the unreyealed future.
e We know that many a proud lip will b.
curled in scorn, while the flashing eye per
uses this article but we cannot help it,
|, has b. en- pcnned in deep earnes,ne,s an
+, pure sincerity Of heart by the pale light @
n the midnight lamp /; and although it ma
e not Immediately accomplish desirable re
i suit, its truths will ultimately be felt, a
l. though perhaps not until many sweet bu
re has teen blighted, and many a proud heal
is has been withered and wasted, and even "
IT are in the cold grave.
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