The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-12-28
ssHE ALWAYS MADE HOME
HAPPY"

tence, which friend WlSneu US 10 auu 70
an obituary notice Of one ''who had gone :
before"
What better tribute could be offered to
the memory of the loved and lost? Elo' S
quence with her lofliesteulogy-poesy with
her most thrilling dirge, could afford moth p
ing so sweet, so touching, so suggestive oil 81
the virtues of the dead, as those simple
words-"She always made home happy"
Hear this, mothers, wives and daugh- A
tiers, and think Of your own duty How
many could have the same said OF them IN F
tru.hfullness aud sincerity? Ask that wo- 7
man whose splendid residence attracts the
gaze of every passer-by. Thousands have :
been lavished on these imposing walls,
long colonades and high arched windows; h
d now & then you obtain glimpse ofcoSt-
4 ly hanging rich carpets and tall mirrors =
which dazzle you with mi gniticence Ot-
ten you pause moment and look wlstlul-
ly in through the half closed blinds and
murmur to yourself as You pass on; II
should think the possessor ofall this might
enjoy life"
But you are sadly mistaken. The dove
of Peace never folds her white wings by |
that fresile; the gen |, spirit of content
never shcdsher influence there. The mas
ter Of the mansion, though yet in his prime
seems prematurely old; there is an expires
sion ofhabitual suffering aroHd lis firm
ly compressed lips, and his broad brow
bears many trace of care. ALL there is
vulture at his heart which like the he
ro of the olden story, he woull fain con
ceal Ten years agohe married beau,i-
rul girl, with a thousand pleasant visions
of domestic quie'ude and bliss. But his
dream half faded; the rosy hue ofromance
is lost in the cold gray dawn of bitter
reality.
His wife presiles overhis household with
surprising gracefulness: she is the idol OF
society, and leader Of fashion. She goes
and comes through tie spacioushalls, ,dres-
sed in garments that might beht queen;
she gives brilliant dinners, where she shines
the brightest star, and parties, which ev-
cry body pronounces charming. But she
is never the kind devoted c6mpanion-the
loving trusting helpmate, Sharing every
Joy and sorrow cheering him when he de-
spends, and counselling in trials and per
plexities with winning delicacy aud tender
ness. In short, she never makes home
happy. But it is not alone to the frivo-
lous, that our subject speaks the language
= Of rrproof and instruction; there are 9th
ers to whom it may be applied with equal
force. Ask the would be reformer of the
nineteenth century, whose lofliest aim is
to step beyond her appropriate sphere, how
she performs her duly i'll this respect
She is often seen in the debating hall and
lecture room, where strife and confusion
prevail Her voice is heard ringing out
in the def nee of the rights Of her sex, she
allows hor name to be banded about, linked
with coarse opithets; she takes long and
tedious journeys in behalf of the cause she
has espoused. You may hear her talk en-
Enthusiastically of all that is pure and ele-
vating in woman's mission, and sublime in
her destiny. Indeed, she appears ready
= to suffer any hardship or privation, if she
. can only aid in the glorious work of re-
;. deeming oppressed females from their ter
r.blc thraldom.
But you do not find her the bright pre-
siding genius of home Her smile and
cheerful welcome do not greet her hus-
! band, when he returns from his daily toll;
her hands do not draw his arm chair to
that favorie nook; her society does not
: charm away his wearine,s and make him
% forget hi $ cares. When he is i'll, she is
: seldom near to smooth his pillow, or balhe
. :, his fcvereL check, or whisper Of hope and
u consolation.
! Can it be, that she, with her pretended
" regard for the best interests of humanity,
y even realize her own responsibility? Alas
we fear not.
Is Ask the pecvish complaining wifc,if she
,, has ever thought seriously Of this matter
~ What n neat, cosy little cottage hers ISL
70 70 Her two noble looking boys and their fail
VI sister are as beautiful trio Of children rs
~ ~ ever graced one household; her husband Il
y, y, kind dindulgcntbut fretful disposition
~ ~ willnotallow her moments tranquility
- - She is perpetual anxiety, sometimes iti
" " one thing and fgan another that causes he
~ inquietude, but she is never at rest Tht
W ~ children ycarn for the sunshine, which they
70, see in the homes of their playmates, anc
~ ~ invent all kinds of excuses to got awal
~ from the endless troubles which haunt thei
10 mother. They have already learnt tia
y pleasure cannot be found under their owl
y. y. roof. and the gambling the thea
~ ., ire and the club room hold out tcmpta
w. tons which they can scarcely resist. Aye
y" think of these solemn considerations am
", be wise.
~ " "Shc always made home happy" Who
of more fitting inscription can be cngraveno
VI the tombstone Of the cstimablc woman c
" which this was said? 1t will stand, pei
! chance, in some churchyard, whore bird
." warble and flowers open their starry eyes
"' all unmindful Of the silent slecpers below
O,her monumental tablets will rise aroun
Nv Nv it, bearing the hgh-souadng cpitaph, bu
w W. nothing there can speak a swcetcr lesso
%, than the brief sentence "She always mad
re y" home happy"
c', The Immortality OF Affection.
tho Who in the course Of his life, hath n,
bppu cn hnwit.bnI nud ,,,orgh h;nr,l eoc,