Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-07-15

| to her, body and SOUL For such a
woman l Would toll like slave, if it
were necessary, for such a woman |
do not say I would die-that is tame
but for such Ia woman | would
live; / would shie eld her from evil; [
! / would tighten her of every care; |
would surround h er with every COM
fort; in Sd ort, would dedicate my
whole existence to the promotion Of
her happiness :
Gently, gently!' cried |, m oder
ate your transport, and tell me if you
know any lady who approaches near
the. perfection that you demand?'
4 know one,' he replied, slightly
hesitating, that | would give much
to learn pdssesses one or two of the
requisites 7-some, I know, she has,
but the n host eE Esential, + fear, she
wants. Ii isten to me, my friend
| am at present, in hourishing cir
cumstance$, but how can | be sure
the y will continue? Now, | am re-.
solved never to marry woman who
I is not Thorough house-keeper >Ac-
complished beauties too often prove
the ruin. of their husbands; and, be-
sides. | cannot afford to maintain an
expensive establishment. Now your
cousin Elld n is the most lov cable
creature l ever beheld, but then is
Ishe not d fine lady, unable to exist
without sefvants to wait on herr
/ sBy no means [ answered, Ell
len is notable as she is accomplished
land refined; everything in the house
lis under he h direction, and all the OH
Ider YOU oil serve in their domestic az
llrangements, is the effect of her good
amanageme ut
0 You surprise M ei' exclaimed Phil
| ip; nay, su rely you jest. To confess
\ the truth, | have, in order to discover
| hen sentiments. sometimes limited at
1.-The desirableness Of the useful adj
fded to the ornamental in wo man S
| education; but she has so constantly
shrunk from the subject, that feared
tshe was tot tally opposed to my views.
| 'Ah!' said 1, that is Ellen's weak
point; but come with me Tomorrow,
and pay he II morning visit; I prom
Eise YOU shall see her in all her glory.
| Accordingly, the next day We
went together, and | desired the
servant, W no showed us into the
! parlor, not to say that l had any
one with me, but just to tell my cous7
in wished to speak to herand was in
haste. Il two minutes dow n she
came, the Very picture of health and
good humOrl
i My dear cousin she sad, not per-
ceiying Philip, you are a privileged
person, for YOU know lam invisible
to company at this hour, what can
YOU want?i Is it new pattern, OF have
YOU d ONE to toss up the beds and
sweep the tooms?'
/ At this !momout her eyes rested
on tn { figure of Philip reflected in
the | Doking g-glass; but, finding her-
self E airly caught, she had too much
self respcct to betray any confusion
GraddfsllyF apologizing for her dis
habifle, which by-the-bye, was most
beconl hing, she entered easily into
c6nyd drsatidn, and thus completed her
conqae lest Of the heart of poor Philip.
six months after this incident,
Phil and Ellen pronounced their
vows 1T HJmen's shrine, and | never
1 heard that either Of them had found
cause to repent.
I Now, .eF young ladies be suft.
that Philip is not alone in dislike
to fine lady wives; it is feeling
shared by 1 great number of his sex
indeed, by all the sensible @ortion
! As long as girls study only to excel
in the lighter requirements of female
education, heglecting, nay, despislng,
the useful and essential, let them not
wonder at the large portion Of young
men remaining unmarFi Fied. How can
a mar with any fo rethought but
:. shrink at connecting himself with a
woman who is ignorant Of the com
monest duties Of wife and mistress
Blind inde4d must love have render
, ed him Wit would take to his hearth
and his bo$om a being, whose chiei
recommendations are, that she can
nlay and sihe. dance the polka and
entertain company; and this is the
gross AND dunt of requisites many
candidates for matrimonial honor
can ccmnland, Such accom mplsh-