Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-06-13

WAN lONtH
With passion's widest sway,
Till at some brighter idols smile,
4 lie casts the old away.
But woman's heart shall ever
Constant and faithful prove,
Though others change, yet never
Can woman cease to love.
The disparity between man and woman, in
respect 10 the purity Of love and the depth
Hb4devotion, borders on the infinite. Man
1sges and feels emotions Of friendship, but
not with that fervid intensity, that enduring
Attachment which distinguishes woman
: How often is il TIE case, that man VOWS f.
and constancy of affection to the OBJ
iect Of his alteration, when time, distance,
new scenes, objects, interest and motives
change bis purposes, and make him loathe
his previous choice /; and merely to crafty
q principle Of u~nmingled s~el6shness, he
will discover the most sacred ties, and blight
the fondest hopes, remofselessly crush the
confiding heart Of woman by his false faAh
and in6delity, aud then bow at the shrine Of
another and adore her as the worshipped
idol Of his soul and then boast with Moore
'Pve bowed ut many a shrit
Yet laid my heart on none.'~
That these fearful specimens of depravity
and guilt may sometimes be found among
the softer SEX we do not deny, yet they
are exceptions to her general character, of.
which we arc writing.
Look at Der in the relation Of wife How
strong is her affection how ardent her lone
for the husband Of her choice and youth
Nothing can ALLEVIATE or quench this devo
ton. If he is intelligent, highminded, NOR
al, upright, useful and respected, she ever re-
CARDS him with an affection which approx
mates idolatry. From the deep fountain of
her soul Snshes forth spontaneously uninter.
hitting love and continuing devotion. She
almost lives, moves and has her being in
his welfare. But suppose the husband be-
comes vicious and unworthy the confidence
anG respect Of the wife-even an %outcast,
excluded from the peaceful walks Of vlrtu-
Gus society, abandoned by relatives and
former friends, even by debauchery be
changed into a brute, and in the delirium
Of his in;oxieation assaults and abuses the
gentle creature he adored and loved in his
brighter and holier days yea, reduces her
to penury beggars her dear, precious babe:
or turns herself and them upon the mercy
Of the cold winter storm, and scream hi
maniac cries after them yet she forsake
him not. She loves him still, and she vii
love him, despite his horrid habits, and &C
cumulated guilt. And with language G
love, mercy and soft looks in one soft Loo
what language lies } she CiH restore hir
to his former position in society, else Heav
en- and earth combined cannot.
AS q mother, her affectionate nature
exhibited in luxuriant fondness and til
keenest solieitude for her children. I
der aud how assiduous TO supply their ev
ry want and meet their thousand neces;
ties. How f%ervently and ardently she pra,
for their preservation from the numerol
evils and COMMUNICATIONS Of a world Of TEN
tatiOn, sin and sorrow. How carefully s.
instructs them ia their duties to God al
their relations to their iellow-men al
with what aHectiOnate adroitness she teac
es them to prefer honor to gain, duty
ease, public to private interest, and Coo
works to mans inventions with what so
citous caro- she bends the tender tang so
to incline the future tree to v%irtuous patl
When others, and even the father gro
weary in looking to their interest, the mot
or faints not. Her hands are ever ready
labor and her feet swift to meet their
mands. Though her progeny become pre-
igals-strong and valiant sinSers-and
shameful deeds and repeated crimes, he
untold sorrow upon her weary head, ca
ing her heart to bleed without intermissi
still she elings to her offspring, and wee
prays and labors for their reformation a
salvation. Sill she loves him with a i
unknown to any save a mother, and is e
ready to say:
IL am not angry, dearest boy.
A mothers heart has yearned for thee,
A mothers tears have flown
A mothers prayers been offered up
To the Eternal Throne,
And tho thou hast been hayward, boy,
Misguided by thy will,
A mothers love is thine, my boy,
Thou art my darling STILL"
Was love ever like hers? SO pure,
interested, ardent and God-like Tax
mind, the whole energy of your bel
call into action, eloquence and pursuas
let them do their utmost, and still the
Of that love can never be told. So {
like in its nature, it battles every attemI
description.
Next a sisters love, which will follC
brother TO the haunts Of infamy, nor |
him till he takes his leap into destrucr
o. ,bOre is music in that word. Lis
and the young man who has a loving, d
ted sister, may easily escape one half of
worlds calamities. Her sweet voice.,
out echoing authoritative words, speak
the passionate storm in mans stern b
like the mandate Of Jesus to the winds v
disturbed the waters Of Gallilee-' Pc,
and calm ensues.
Thus we have family endeavored tc
hibit woman in her NORA power. He
bless her, while she is blessing others.
CLAUD
Beech Spring, N. @.