Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-07-05

duty. We need no urging to look as pretty as
we can nature takes care of that. But nature
contents herself with This lower prompting
She does not always suggest to as iha. higher
attracliveness without which even beauty is
shorn of its beams, and which often supplies
The place of beauty II any of my readers have
ever seen foolish old woman, they will no,
need anything further on this point, Foolish
young women we see every day !; their youth
and good looks carry them along in certain
way and among certain class, pretty we'll for
the present. may even get them husbands,
such as they are. Blu, when we see the re-
suits Of such marriages, lie, US ask ourselves
seriously, where lay the difficulty What
drove the husband 10 dissipa.ion.-.ihe wife TO
folly! May i. no, have been something which
made home dis,as'eful! Life is full Of petty
trials, SO pe,,y .ha, they are no. to be met d.
rec,ly, or with special efforts Of principle, but
provided against, in the mass. by such stores
of mind as will give us something TO think of
besides the occurrences of the moment With.
out this, every ,riae of daily life becomes OF
consequence, every liule vexation finds a bare
nerve; woman may become sour without
knowing il, and think her lot peculiarly hard,
merely because she is ill-provided with the
requisite defences against 10, which she par
takes with the whole sis,erhood
Blu, will History help her! Yes! As the
diffic icu,ies and trials W which arise are mullform,
so mus, be the modes and implements Of de-
fence. As emptiness Of mind and barrenness
Of soul and frigidity of Imagination are allies
Of the enemy, we mus, drive them ou, by the
aid Of information, taste, principle, sympathy,
...all within our power if We are sensible
enough Of their value to pay the requisite
price ,--.and hisiory has bearing upon them
ALL It is empha,ically rich study, and un-
like some others, 1t pays as we 60 along 100
Grammar is among the ,hings likely TO be
learned by rote, if the scholar be no, capable
of philosophizing little abou, il. Il requires
an effort OF memory 100, for hold that i.s
rules should be learned with verbal accuracy,
in order that they may be retained, and always
at hand when poin. is to be decided. This
appears at first irk-some to the scholar, al least
to some scholars. When there is a logical or
systematic power---not so common as we could
wish among grls--grammar is exciting and
delightful, and in such cases serves no, only
the main purpose Of forming the taste and judg-
ment Tor faultless construction of language,
bu. the further one of advantageous mental
exercise.
The opinion has been advanced, that If
a child hears always correct language and
reads well.wrilten books, the study Of gram
mar as science y i'll be unnecessary, and the
time usually appropriated 10 |. may be used to
better advantage. Allowing this opinion 10 be
correct, though could never assent to it, since
many peculiar cases mus, arise in the course
Of our reading, and still more of our wriIing--.
i, would be totally inappfcable in most cases
for very few young people are so situated as
10 hear none but correct language. The inac-
curacies which give US most trouble are those
which are learned unconsciousy In early youth,
and which subsequent knowledge OF grammar
alone enables us 10 detect Americans are
peculiarly careless in their construction Of lam
guage, and some among US even pride them
selves on certain inaccuracies, maintaining that
the correct form is pedanlic. How many peo.
pie who know better use learn for teach, lay
for lie, &c. Not long since heard a person
Of considerable prelension say, me and you
will go-.-.hem that's afraid may stay away" ,"
and such errors as this, /" Neither of them were
there are sadly common. Now these things
may seem trifIng. bu, they are sufficient TO
stamp oGe's conversation with snlgarity, and TO
incapaci.ate US for writing with ease and ele.
gance. So wish could persuade all my
young friends to have patience with grammar,
and even if it is quite dis,as,efuI, give i, due
attention, trusting for the fruits until by and by.
This by and by" is the objec, of all school
teachings, and the best resul. of the best school,
teaching is to show US hov to learn and inspire
as with a love af improvement. How dIfferen!
is this from the common notion of (" finishing"
The education a, sixteen or eighteen Wha,
we have learned before that age is but the step
ping s tone 10 our education. The girl who
puts by her books on leaving school, and feels
lha. the time has come when they ought TO be
exchanged for visiting, dress, and perhaps some
snowy accomplishments, bids fair 70 be Gomez
| had almost said goose. ! would really much
prefer the society Of good sensible country
maiden, who has been 100 much occupied in
helping her mother and learning common things
o go 10 school excep. for a part of the winter.
re-, who is conscious Of ignorance and has a /
lesife 10 improve, for Improvements sake. to
hat of aipPani. cohceiled h.ile cfeainre. like
he one mentioned early in his paper; who
'nows no one thing well, YET is perfectly self
alisffed. and ready 10 turn over new chapter
n her destiny. How many sensible girls are
po,led by this silly mistake Of suppo.ing hem.