Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-04-28


tues that adorn the sex, the ladies' OF
Shepherdstown stand unsurpassed ; 1t
should, therefore, be the duty of the gen.
iIemen to pay marked attention TO the cul-
livalion of their society, talk with them,
walk with them, row with them, and they
will thus be able to appreciate their worth
the social and mental influence which
will be effected upon their minds, through
the medium Of these causes, will unfold TO
them, the beauty Of surrounding objects
as they are dispersed over the wide
spreading ocean, the high-peaked noun
tains, the waving clouds, The rising and
setting sun. SO precious are these OBJ
jects-so refined and pure are the enjoy
ments which they give--so congenlal to
our tender and nobIest feelings, and so
lovely to adore--that it is painful TO think
of the multitude of men, who though Ilv-
ing in the midst Of them, yet live almost
as Blind TO them as if, instead Of this fair
earth and glorious sky, they were tenants
Of dungeon. Let me caution the young
gents of your town, TO give all due atten-
tention to the honor and respect of the
ladies' in their midst. They are as a
fountain of sweet water unto them; the
granduer and purity Of their love, the
soothing kindness Of their hearts cannot be
surpassed upon the earth. In no way
can the gentlemen more fully acknow-
ledge their goodness, their charms, and
the power Of their attractions, than by
howng in humble submission at their
shrine.
Should a man be without his honor and
love for woman, he should be like the
earth without the gay and cheering rays
of the sun like an icy mountain OF
Greenland, which never yields its i
lrigorifc element, but remains cold and
hard forever.
But when the love of pure and virtu-
Gus woman reigns in his heart, and leads
him to the nuplIal state, he becomes sol
tened, civilized aud humanized, and fitted
for lorelaste of tie oys that await the
good beyond the boundaries of the tomb.
The ladies Of Shepherdstown are as the
parting rays which come streaming back
10 gid the hanging clouds, and lInger in a
,low of ruddy light, upon the mountain
awake to beauty-to catch
he bright reflections, as though the soul
within were made of sun-beams, cleaned
nd gIowed in kindled radience. They
re to the gentlemen as the gIltterng
tars--as pearls around their heads--llght-
ny up the quiet moon--like the virgin
entinel to watch the sleep of nature--a
Inning crescent on the scroll of night.
they give those their due, from whom
,enus breaths forlltude, stratagem and
policy, and crowns them with garland
of a thousand sweels--to those
who whisper in responsive tones the
deepest echoes of their raptured hearts
nature in her fairest proudest forms. Not
star that studs the broad canopy of the
heavens, not ray given off from the NIGH
y sun, reflected upon the giIded Clouds
shines brighter in my estimation than
hose upon whom | have just been com
nenling. May they put on their armour
and obey the law of Providence which
sends them into new combinations. May
hey 90, mingle up with the great mass OF
he human race, and may they in all their
lispersions and pilgrimage, like heavens
candles in the serene night, twinkle.
twinkle, luminously upon dark and
troubled world. HOPE.
Maryland, April "a, 1855.