Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-11-18
oxrnnn. Noxemhsr 10Th. 1853.

OXFORD, November 18th, 1853.
DEAR EDiroR:-Matrimony is gener-
ally pr oductive Of numerous responsible
ities- perhaps ought to erase that
apocryPhal sentence and begin anew;
for | forcsee how easily some persons
will put wrong construction upon it,
and one altogether foreign to my thoughts
when the line was written-but let it
go.) That is to say, there are a multi
tude ofcares to be assumed by the mar
ried, that the single know nothing about;
and they are very pleasant duties too
For instance. what can be more delight.
full than to rise up in the morning from
ambrosial slumbers and elysian dreams,
to breathe the pure air of heaven and
make fire in the kitchen stove with
wet wood! | pause for a reply.
Again, how invigorating to the physi-
cal system to turn out Of your warm bed
at four o'clock a. m, and guided by the
light of stars shining dimly down from
their cerulean home, seek the butchers,
stall and bargain for roast and stake,
What health-giving delight in the gym
nastic exercises Of axe and saw! What
pen can do justice to the pleasures of
screwing up one OF the new-fashioned
bed-steads, and cording it--watching
with philosophic eye the extraordinary
elasticity of the cord. that se.ms =.
tbougb !, would .,,a,.h a. s,
avert Then q, -, L.. -,
IN.
''n'"e carpets Until your
s nun" a'e 'orh on-ano anon TO
'aeS IL 10 the moor, occasionally hitting
your thumb instead of the tack. The Sc,
dear Editor, are some of the responsible
:ties connected with the state matrimo-
NAL. And during the last two months
have been so busy with such household
affairs that my neglected pen has grown
rusty and would not perhaps have taken
II up to-day, had not the falling torrents
OF rain fastened me to my room.
/ took down volume Of Longfelow
a while ago to read his Grain in Sum-
mer," which, though not exactly sea-
sonable, is none the less beautiful, as for
example:
How Il clatters along the roofs,
Like the tramp Of hoofs!
now u snshe' and struggles out
FRO" '"e '"'oa' OF tue o'e'no"'hg spout
A,,0'' '"' w'au0w pane
"A &c ss Pa"
wnh . -, a..
Like a river down IN. vu,,,, roar,
The rain, the welcome rin.
And speaking Of good poetry reminds
me Of Miss NJ. Louisa Chitwood, whose
productions I frequently read In the
American, and elsewhere. This lady, IL
seems to me, Is born poet, and destined
to rank among our very best female wri.
tiers. The poem IN the last edition Of
your paper, from her pom, has very con-
siderable merit. But 1t would be we'll II
Miss Chitwood would bestow little
more labor on her productions, before
publishing them. BY frequent, careful
revislons, many lines will be improved
many stanzas omitted. and the whole
rendered more worthy OF enduring fame,
| presume Miss Chitwood Is vet young,
aud will receive this advice in the same
Kind spirit In which Il Is given. She
has talent committed to her trust.
which u properly improved and cultiva-
ted, may be returned to the Giverincreas-
ed hundred fold.
Oxford, my present abode, is one OF
the most beautifully located towns in
oh'e' II is emphatically ga city on a
hill" Its literary Institutions are its
cher boast ranking as they do, with the
best in the land. The college is now
under the superintendent of DR.. An
derson, an accomplished man, every way
admirably adapted to the position. The
number of students is continually in
creasing, and these are a remarkably
well-behaved set of fellows.
DIR. Scout has female Seminary here
that has attained wide and we'll deserv-
ed popularity. The New School Pres
byterians are about to erect another
female Seminary, to be!conducted on the
plan of Mount Holycke School, Massa-
chusetts. The pecuIiarities of the svs.
tenn are, that none under a certain age
are received as pupils; all are required &c
board with the principal, and the entire
labor Of the housekeeping department
III.