Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-05-01
For tie Southern Standa1
3 Happy si0me.

Hast thou ever cone forth fair reader, to watch
thy pale flowers after sweet, refreshing shower
in early spring, raising their tiny petals to catch
the first rays OF retulgent sun felt often be-
holding the joys of a conented family, one where
the warm welcome of cQrdality has beene attended;
where we have been made TO feel that purity, in
nocence and affection, the lovely inmates of
that dwelling around whose walls the delicate ten
drills Of the Ivy and cssGEnine climbing in rich
profusion filing the atmosphere with perlume-I
have felt such was a beautiful and touching emblem
of the dWellers within and how much OF happiness
is cngendered there by the hand and heart, and
mind OF woman. If her principles noble and
generous, her heart and redolent with gu h
ing fount of genuine affection, her mind richly la
den with all the mental requirements, that so
beautifully embellish her general tone Of converse
ton, and lend an Undesirable charm to all the
gentle and home-like influences she is capable of
exercising. a woman thus endowed is ever cheer
ful--she is always animated with the magic smile
of welcome, and a something that speaks emphat-
iicallv, thou shalt have home in my fervent heart
Some writer has quantity observed, "a well fur
nished mind hopes in adversely, and fears in pros
perity" such woman is ever planopied to ward
Of aiost seduossl, tho bitter and eorroding shafts
of envy and calumny, that may be WantonIy lev
eled at her consecrated household, because her
mind and sentiments are too elevated; they hap
ly soar above such peurile impulses her resources
are all of lofty order, she wisely looks to God
as the ineifabe fountain from whence emanates all
her bountcous stores of richly fraught blessings,
and to linn sheturns with the weight Of her sor-
rows at His unfailing footstool of mercy, she OBJ
tains the consolation her heart pines for. She is
not so frivolous to anticipate securing true en-
joymcnt in a trfng round of fashionable gaieties
she is too wise in her reflections to deceive her
mind replenished with such ailment. She re-
quires substantial food to aid her in the aimpor-
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En- She resorts to profound intellectual reading
and contemplation, interspersed with well selected
poetry, and merely sufficient quantity of light
reading to beguIle the tedlum of her leisure mo-
ments. A lady of sufficient perseverance and in
dustry, will ever have such moments at her COM
mand, and such characteristics we have por
traycd are so diffusible and infectious in their ma
ture-eyer giving out such rich and delicious in
fluence that they are irresistible. Yhey throw out
halo around her path that engenders peace, tram
guilty and cheerfulness We should remember
that in proportion to the happiness we dispense,
we receive in return and children reared by such
mother, in delicious home where every advan
tage of refinement of manners, and llberalty is
mirrored to them, but enhance the tndearments of
their peculiar circle, and they will enter the
theatre of life with .an elevated confidence, and a
refined stamina, that no other circumstances can
impress, nor the infexible hand Of time efface.-
tivate all The delicate, noble and intellectual facul
ties of their nature, knowing that such great
amount of happiness OF misery, will certaiely. re-
suit from their influence; and if the precious time
that is expended in extraneous accomplishments for
the purpose of attracting attention in general soci
.ety, was layished upon home culture and the pro-
motion Of home interests and enjoyments, how i'm
mense would be the additional amount of happi-
ness accruing from it. Let every lady remember
that home is her peeuZiqr prooince, and there herl
qualities be made to shine more resplendently
than in any other Spositon Of life. We have at
tempted to give in estimation, merely an oat
line of the most important features, requisite to
form and complete an interesting and happy home
one of the most desirable attainments in our
brief existence. Some would argue on account
of his sejoarning only few rolling years, il mat
ters little how We spend it-according to my views
on that very ground, should be ever yigilant to
improve every moment most probably and cheer
fully, for our own, well the enjoyment of all
we can influence GENEYIEYE.