Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-04-28
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meOlum OF making known tn Eon ana
your patrons, the character the fair ones
of Shepherdstown bear abroad, not only
in my estimation, but that Of many others
who have frequently visited vour town.
Memory, associated with meditation, Of
ten watts back our thoughts, to recall to
our minds eye the scenes of past pleasure,
and tue images of those with whom we
H1ce worsh!ped around the magic affairs
of friendship and iOre. Such reflections
are often followed by sadness, especially
when the ties Of our former associations
are completely severed but our feelings
are soon changed to their previous state OF
cheerfulness, when he can unite those ties
by the association of such friends as are
found among the ladies Of Shepherdstown.
In literature the great aggregation OF
learning is but united molecules, gathered
from the Celebrations Of the numerous
minds of successive generations and the
most limited capacity may contribute
moiety, small though il be, TO the general
fund of human knowledge, that moiety
like the Get id genus omne) widows mite,
hath value. The unreal echo, when It's
mysterious articulalions repeat the strains
we love, is substantial contributor TO our
happiness and should this prove to the
ears and hearts Of your citizens but an
echo of the voices Of others, who have
| chanted-long before now, | shall be con-
tent TO have i, called an echo. You may,
perhaps, expect from me some new gilt
or TO sing you new song but have no
other harp TO harp upon than that whose
strains have often swelled and died on hui
man ears. But lei us change ribbon in
the wedding garment of thought.
"Wth form ard aspect to command respect,
With mind, desert, and talent to protect,
UOman presents model TO admire"
There is a feeling existing within the
breast Of every man, which calls aloud and
tells him that w0man is an object he
should love, admire, defend and protect
Though he may be cast into the midst Of
the wild forests of the far west though
he may make his abode upon the snow
capt hills Of the arctic regions ; though he
may be destined TO be tossed upon waves
Of the mighty deep, yet will his thoughts
oft recur back TO the land where lives the
pride of his life, the object Of his devo.
ion. TO dream, therefore, Of woman, as
All inferior, does her infinite wrong. Let
any people treat her as such, and they
mast sooner or later degenerate into bar
barsm. Can her rights be invaded and
not the rights of all at the same time
Can she suffer and man not feel the pain
Can she be degraded from the lofty posi-
ton which HEAVEN designed her to fill,
without that degradation touching and
tainting the whole body of society ? A
simple glance at the Oriental nations, who
shut her up like captive bird, within the
guarded precincts of the Zenana or ha-
rem, is answer enough.
Beauty is given to woman instead of all
shields, instead Of all spears. "She who
is beautiful conquers both fire and sword
In this idea Of beauty may be comprehen-
ded not merely countenance of classic
features, figure of faullless symmetry,
a gal, and gesture full! of grace, voice
low, sweet and musical, but also the high
er loneliness Of the mind and heart, and
the diviner attractions of virtue. She who
possessed any of these, has power, not
indeed like that of men, the power OF
strength, but of beauty, power which
has often held sway over the proudest and
sternest rulers Of the earth, and must ever
affect the destnies Of individuals or ma
tons for veal or for woe,
Leaving out Of sight the charms of He
len, and the destinations of the naughty
Cleopatra, who bound the great Roman
Triumvir in silken chains, and caused
him, amid slothlul indulgence, TO turn a
deaf ear TO the loud calls of duty, 10 the
loss of life and empire, we need onl y OBJ
serve It's general influence within the mar
row range of our own experience, TO be
convinced that il produces great mischief
or great good. Nothing is so potent, GER
tainly, TO disarm the soul of fierce and
savage passions--and that wonderfully
graphic allegory, in the Faery Queen of
Spenser, where "the heavenly Una with
her milk-whie lamb enters the den of
the Lion, and leads him away captive, "at
her own sweet WILL" is picture full of
the deepest meaning. To man belongs
the attribute of courage, because Of
strength; to ,comaa, that of fortilude.
She can bear the severesl pains and afflic-
tons, with meekness and resignation.
Who does not acknowledge the force of
the Oft quoted lines,
'She never told her love,
But let concealncnt, like a worm i the bud,
Prey on her damask check;
And safe, like Patience on monument,
Smiling at grief :"