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'' "PPio'eo 'ItiS, may sPeah
French, draw, and paint to perfection; she
nay y ecnyassaht with botany, chemistry
fandi ipAisosuphy'; may be sacquainted with
fNshtshe N dew fashions 81 the. day ); may have
fa dozen beaus, and converse fuently %wygiitl,
them; in fac, abe may possess all, ,these &C.
complishments, and many more besides, and
Still in my opinion be altogether deficient in
true education. True education is not that
course of study alone that enables woman
to display all her accomplishments to the
best advantage OH every possible occasion
but it is that training which improves the
heart as we'll as the mind and manners
of what avail are all the accomplishments
on earth to the female sex, if they do not
with them possess also those gentle and af.
tectlonate dispositions which so much pro-
mote the happiness of those with whom
they are connected? DO you think it af
fords much pleasure to husband that his
wife can at times send forth notes of the
richest melody, while at others, when no
stranger is near to listen, she can address
him in the toughest tones of anger and con-
tempt! answer, no. 1t will never give
happiness to his heart, or cause it to vibratc
with affection and tenderness. Then it is
one of the most important parts of true cd
ucation that woman should learn to gov
ern her temper. (By the by, it is expedicnt
that | should take little of that to myself)
Well, l was going to observe that she should
subdue every harsh feeling, and accomplish
her heart at the same time that she is i'm
proving her mind. Fly cherishing an ami
able disposition, the countenancc is also
greatly bcautified and the voice made sweet
er. A soft, low voice coming from a kind
heart, is the sweetest of sounds. In regard
to those who have no rule over their spirits,
who cannot bear patiently the ills of life,
they are indeed far from being truly edu-
Gated, though they may have passed thro'
the whole circle Of science. CLEOPATRA,
the unhappy Queen Of Egypt, carly applied
herself to the requirement of knowledge
She spoke nine or ten different languages,
and possessed every accomplishment to per-
fection. Yet she was far from being truly
educated. She could no more control her
furious and heatstrong passions than she
could calm the boisterous waves of the At
lantic Ocean.
l do not pretend to say that I am op-
posed to any of the innocent accomplish
ments of the day. On the contrary,T con-
slider them calculated to improve and refine
the minds But it is evident that they re-
ceivc ni ettcntion than matters of greater
Importance! In many cases the fingers re-
ceivc more training than the heart, which
should be the seat of all the Affections
There are some mothers who urge upon
their daughters the necessity of practising
on the piano for hours every day, while by
their example they encourage them in
course of idleness and deceit. But I am
depressing.
/ Now, as for those girls who never intend
to marry, but are resolved to live and die
old maids, it is well enough that they should
spend three Or four hours every day at the
Epiano. Buttto all who have the least idea
marrying, til most important that they
fpuld do something which they would wish
% praotpa in after life, Some girls ought
mot t0 sryssyen if they should have the
chance. They are as ignorant Of domestic
affairs as q kitten. They would not even
know how to bake corn bread. Making bis
cult is entirely above their knowledge; and
as toapple dumplings, they would be like
GEORGE Xspf England, was. It was re-
lated Of hat he happened to dine -ata
house whS pple~ dumplings constituted a
kpart Of the viands. had meyer seen one
tore, and was uttesi astonis perfect.
1 j alta loss TO Imagine how the apple ever
did make It's way inside. the crust! Some
lofthese girls gotoschooi, study many books
| are fond Of fine clothing, and all fashionable
fdoings; but as to, anything useful, it is on,
of the question. / consider them total,
;! uneducatsd and to tbpss who are 50 'an
Fortunate as u tcheose them fH hsipmates
rather .hslpeats tI,reag .liiiss, tkey DC
fhhg hsstl lous; tllsSy would d
Il Isight zach Them,
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