The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-24

Or us are All tie concealed cgfi furiS oi a nsp
Locked up IN woman's love- seen, the air
VI blessing, when Como but near the hoi;aa
Nv, mht a d'.c'ols breath marriage sends fofta--
NV 'io'e' oeu moi sWteteE' MrD.
: have often had occasion TO remark the for
: "'"oe WIN which woman sustains The most
u oVeiWhelni ing reserves OF fortune Those Dis
q q asttrs winch break down the spirits Of n man
ana PROSTATE him in the dust, seen, to call forth
y a'' 'he energies of the softer SEX and fake suc
, intfeploily and elevation to their character
u lhat a. tlint II approaches to subliinity Moth
e ing can b. more touching than TO behold so,,
ana tender female who has been all weakness
| ana dependence, and alive to everv trivial
rous hnessi while treading the prosperous path
OF liie, suddenly rising in mental force to h..
{ 'he comforter ard supporter of her husband
under misfortune, and abiding, with upshr;nt
. ing hrmnes@, The hitterest blists of adyersiiv
as the Vine, which has long twined its grace
iai 'oliage about The oak, and been lifted bv II
I ln!o sunshine, will, when the hardy part 10
fiVen by the thunder-bolt cling round it with i,s
carresslng Iendrls, and bind up its shattered
ooushs; 50 1t is beautifully ordained by Prov
'uehee, ul"l woman, wto is the mere depend-
ant and ornament of man in his happier hopr,
should be his stay and solace when smit,en w, y
sudden calamity, winding herself into the rugo
= ca recessts "t his nature, tenderly supportng
MS dro ping head, and binding up the brok n
. heart.
l was congratulating a friend who had around
nun blooming family, knit together in the
, strongest affection. 81 wish YOU had no better
lol, SAID he with enthusiasm, "than 10 have
: wiie and children. lfyou are prosperous, there
! they are to share your prosperity if o,berw;ss
r there they to comfort YOU" And. indeed
have observed that married man fnllnr ;ntn
misfortune Is more apt to retrieve his situation
! IN the world than single one partly. because
he is more stimulated to exertion by the neces.
Stiles of the helpless and beloved teinps who
depend upon him for subsistence-but chiefly
because his spirits are soo,hed and relieved bv
domestic endearments, and his self respect KEEP,
awe by hndlng, that although all abroad is
aarkhess and humiliation, yet there is still a
itle world OF love at home, of which he is
The monarch. Whereas a single man is ant to
run TO waste and self neglect; to fancy hl,nself
lonely and abandoned, and his heart to fall To
rum, liks some deserted man ,ioD for want ofl
all inhabitant
These observations call 10 mind little do
nest!c story, of which | was once a witness
My intimate friend, Leslie, had married beau.
t'fu' and accomplished young girl, who had
bee II brought up in the midst of fashionable
NE. she mad, 1t Is true, no fortune, but tina,
OF my friend was ample and he delighted i,
the anticipation of indulging her in every elr-
CANT pursuit, anc administering to those deli.
cate tastes and fances that spread a kind Of
witchery about her sex. ..Her life" said he
'.shall be fairy tale
The very difference in their characters pro.
duced harmonious combination he was Of
romantic and somewhat serious cast: she all
he and gladness. have often noticed ,b
mute rapture with which he would gaze upon
her In conpany, of which her spriohtlv POWERS
made her the delight and how. in the m;ds, of
applause, her eye would still turn to him, as if
there alone she sought favor and acceptance
when leaning OIL his arm, her slender form
contrasted finely with his manly person The
fond contiding air with which she 10, k,d nm 10
him seemed to call Forth a flush of triumnhnot
pride and cherish;ng tenderness Never did a
couple set forward on the flor cry path of early
ana Wei suited marriage with fairer prospect
IF success.
1t was the misfortune my friend, however,
10 nave embarked his property in arpe spacu
lations; and he had not been married MANY |
months, when, by succession of disasters, il
was swept from him and he found himself rc
duccd almost to penury. For time he kent
'his To himself, and went about with hapgard |
ountenace, and broken heart lis life was
protracted agony, and what rendered it more
I'nsnpportable was the necessity of kerpin, nm !
smile III the presence of his wife = for he |
could not bring himself to ovcrwIielm her with
the news She saw hwevsr with the ouick |
She marked his altered looks and stided
signs, and was not to be deceived by his sicklv
aId vapld attempt at cheerulness She tasked !
al her sprIghtly powers and tender blandsh- |
ihehts 10 win him back to happiness, but she |
only drove the arrow deeper into his soul Tine |
more he saw cause to love her, the mere rt, r |
ing the thought he was soon TO make her wretch |
ed. little while thought he, and the smile |
VIII die away from those lps-the luslre of |
"a VOC mill ,,,x,
The happy heart which now beats tightly in that |
bosom, will be weighed down like mine, by the
cares and misery OF the world
At length he came to me day and related |
MS whole situation in a tone of the deepest deg
par. When heard him through, | inquired,
''Does your wife know all thus - At the oues
ton he burst into an agony of tears "For
God sake !! cried he, eff you have any pity
on me don mention my wife; it is the thought
OF her that almost drives me to Madness
"And why not - said l. "She must know
it sooner or later, you cannot keep it from her,
and the intelligence may break upon her in
more startling manner than if impaired bv YOUR.
self, Tor the accents Of those we love soften the
harshest tidings. Besides, yon are depriying
yourself of the comforts of her sympathy j; and
not only thai, but you are endangeriny the only
bond that can keep them together-an unre
served community of thought and feeling She
upon your mind; and true love will not brook
reverse; it feels undervalued and outraged,
when even the sorrows of those it loves are
concealed from it,"
ooh ! but my friend to think what a blow
am about TO G We to her future prospects-bow
am to strike her very soul to To The earth, by
telling her that her husband is beggar that
she is TO torego all the pleasures of society-tol
shrink with me into indgencc end obscurity
H,, toll b,r hat 4 Il T.. L
the sphere in which she might have continued
to move in constant brightness-he light of
every eye-the admiration of every heart. How !
can she bear poverty: She has been the. idol a
Of society. Oh it will break her heart-t will q
break her heart - a
| saw his grief was eloquent, and | let il !
have its flow; for sorrow relieves itself by t
words. When his paroxysm hid subsidized and d
he had relapsed into moody silence, resum- Il
ed the subject gently and urged him to break a
his situation at once tn his wife lie shook his
head mournfuly but positively
"Bnt how are you to keep from il from her
1t is necessary that she Should know it, that 0
you may take the steps proper to the alteration !" n"
OF your circumstances You must change yorr
style of lvng-nay, obser9ing Il pang to pass =
acrosss his countenance, ''dont let that affect :,
you am sure you iav" never placed your :.
happiness III outward show-you have yet
thnk the worse Of you f,r beins less spendl.ly
"dged, and surely it does not rcqtnre palace to
&c happy with Mary
81 could be happy with h'r," cried he con- r.
sin howell II could 20 down with
Ter into poverty andth dust could could Z
C ID bless her,! cred hr bursting into - -
transport Of grief aud tenderness ~
must confess Notwithstanding all had said. "a "a
felt some little soIcItude fIr The result Who !"
m lat, ft,p4 Il |
las been round Of pleasures Her gay spirir ~
night revolt at The dark. downs ard path off low
unility, suddsnly pointed out betore her, and
night cling to sunny regions n which they had :,
therto revelled. Besides RUN in fashions bic 'i
tie is accompanied by so many calling mortii- i
atoms, to which in other ranks, it is a burd IN
n. In short could ;, meet Leslie the nex. an
morning without trepidaton He had made the
iacosure. e "a
s'And how Id she bear it - / 1s.sx
"Llke an angel. II seemed ratt
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