The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-02-05

Il consists OF two parts. The 6rst part o
the means 10 render 4 marriage happy. o
itself prevents every possibility Of ,lissen
sion. and would even At last make the spi
der and tbs fly the best Of friends viii
each other The second part 10 The hest an<
surest method Of preserving feminine ~
fractions"
An" exclaimed Louise.
"Ihe former half Of she means, then. II
Thy first solitary hour after the ceremony
take the bridegroom and demand a solem,
vow Of him. and give him vow In return
Promise one another sacred:y. never, moi
even in Jest. to wrangle with each other
never to handy words or indulge IN the
least III humor. Never! say. never
wrangling ia jest and putting on an air Of
III hmmor merely to tense. becou,ss earnest
by practice. Mark that. Next promise
each other. sincerely and solemnly, never
to have . secret from each other. under
whatever pretext. with whatever eacuse il
might he. You must continually. and even
" moment see clearly Into each others
bosom. Even when one Of you has com.
fess il freely let il cost tears bu, confess
it, And as you keep nothing secret from
each other, so on the contrary, preserve the
privacies Of your house, marriage state and
heart, from father. mother, sister, brother,
aunt and all the world. You too. with
Gods help. build your own quiet world;
eqceY fli,d or fourth one you draw into
IL yin .sa VIA iofn y marty. aud stand bc>
,wssn Iou two Tn should "sver b..
Promise tina d, each oNl- N'ncw ~.
vow At each template. Yo1 vii Aff
your account in II. You. souls Wi, :.
A. it were together, and At in will become
AS one. All, il manyn Young pair had on
their wedding day known thst secret, how
many marriages were happier III II, alas,
they are
Louise kissed her auuts band with ardor.
81 feel that il must be 50. Where this con.
fidencc 10 absent, the married even after
wedlock, are strangers who do not know
each other. II should be so without this
there can he no happiness. And now.
dear aunt the best preservstive Of female
beauty Z"
Tier aunt sHiileu HHu bh'u wv H"N
not conceal from ourselves that a hand.
some looking man pleases Ms hundred
times more than mn i'll looking one, aud the
men nse pleased with US when we ARE pref.
~. but what we call beAu,iiul--whst in
the women plcnses the met, is not ski" and
hair, the shape and color, ~ in picture or
statue, but il i. the chnracter--iti is the soul
that is wi;lin these, which snchsnis us b..
looks and words, esrnestness, and joy. and
sorrow. The men admire US the more,
when they suppose those virtues Of the
mind to exist in us, which the outside prom
ises, and we think = malicious man disn
grceable, however handsome and graceful
he may be. Let young maiden, then,
who would preserve but that purity Of soul.
those sweet qualities Of the mind, those
virtues, in short, by which she first drew
her over to her feet. And the best preserv.
alive of virtue to render it unchangiog, aud
keep it ever young. is religion, that inwsrd
union with the Deity, and eternity. and
faiths piety. that walking with God. so
pure, SO peaceful, 50 bens6ceot with n'or>
tails
See, dear hcaxt," continued her aunt,
" there are virtues which arise out Of mere
experience. These grow old with time, and
alter. because. by change Of circumstances
and inclination. prudence alters her rules o!
action, and because her growth does mt
always keep pace with that Of on years
aud passions. But religion. virtues never
these remain etsrnally the same.
because our God il always the same and
that eternity the same WHICH we and those
" no love US are Fastening to enter. Pre-
serve, then. a mind important aud pure,
looking for everything from God; then will
that beauty Of soul remain, for which thy
bridegroom to day adorrs thee | am no
bigot, no fanatic, arm thy aunt, OF seven
aud twenty years. | love all innocent and
rational xmusements. Bu. for this very
reason | SAY to thee--bs good dear Chris.
tan, aud thon wilt ~ = mother, yes. ~ =
be still beautiful"
Louise threw her arms abb I. her neck.
snd wept in silence. aud whispered:" l
thank thee. angel p"