The American patriot., 1855-01-03
Dausnsar, sister, Wife and Mother.

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Woman ii, the nobler acceptation Of the word,
lis indeed bright and beautiful creation. Whether
as . oaghtcr,Sisteg Wife OF Mother, she,insitss
admiration. KS Daughter, She rciihcs the atmo
Sphere Of the household checking the impetuosity
of brothers, and forming an invisible but cfasten-
ing link between husband and wife. Look at a
home III which there is no Daughters! Where is
the music, the ringing laughter, the sweet conf
dcncc, and the softening influences of a. virgin
toilette, neatly arranged hair, and the modest Sc
cluson which even the roug,est boys during holi-
day time iigidy ruspestp depend uponi it, Daugil-
tcrs are powerful element in civilization. They
tame the rough aspertics of fathers, impose re,
straint on the rolubi!ity ofsangry wives, and in
matter course, irrstinctively understood kind OF
way, enforce the maintenance of y pure Kind of
discipline and regularity, and a aecorum which
keeps some Of the angel-light always shining by
the domestic fires;lG 'la-.2- i''2 e@At o'thf 1oo
AS a Sister, how supreme is her lightcst word
how potent her authority over the most unruly,
unieked cub Of a brotherl And then look at
brother in after he, who has enjoyed the blessing
of having had sister! How polished his dc.
meanor--how gentle his courtesics to the oppo-
site sex, lIabitual respect for his sister has
drilled him into legitimate appreciation of ali
women. a- He neither dsparages, nor does he suf
fer disparagement OF women in his prcscnce. Az
a lover he is manly-for, having had Sister to
guard and cherish his courtship is tinged with u
CniValrOuS respect iOT tilo HoHol Vi lIlc ltly "
whose hand he aspires. Indeed, we might almost
indefinitely multiply instances of tho power Sis
ter excrcies over tho future life of brother; bu:
will content ourselves with tho observation, that
we have always found greater coatcnsmcnt, moro
genial tember larger amount OF ufbanity, polish
and talent in families graccd Ivy daughters than in
those which had none -''e ,
But the influence of Daughter and Sister, life
tceming though they bc with all sweetness and
gcntlencss, must yield in value to that of Wife
Man is a wreck without Wite--a mere pcripa,
tetic feeding on thistes and trcadipg on thorns.
His daily existence is walking shadow of hu-
manty. He is scarcely conscious Of the dignity
of his nature--his soul is ialow; and the few
scattered daisies on il. surface only make him tho
more conscious of his sc'fdesolation. When held
down in the rolvpus embrace of hi; many pas
sons his only consolation is fierce scllidolatiyi
which in time CONSUMES all that is good and noble
In his disposition. Man OWES an Infinite deal to
Marriage and language is loo feeble for the culogy
Of Wife She is the cornerstone of society,
the guardian angel of every earthly bliss, every
earthly virtue and happiness She il is who
makes the strong man docic, the savage one
tame, and the grcat one human. Where She is;
there is a paradise; where She is not, there is II
howlng desert lior smile, like the glow Of ea,ly
Summers morn, gds everything around hcrnit
q radiance that quiclcns all the ennobling inn
pulses and lf.s human nature nearer and nearer
/ to The immortal source Of It's being
Nothing beneath the stars is more lovely thal
marriages ai.d, as the purity and dignity Of ina,
riagc rests chiefly with the Wife, to her be i'll tllt
/ honor and glory AS the oldest living English
poet has finely Oppressed it "Shc'is light shi-
4 ming within, when Ill without is dark" And if
we travel from the Wife TO the Mother how glo-
rious, yet how touching, is the transition from the
devotion Of the QUO to the scll-denying, worship
ing iervor of The otllqr The Mother is the next
step in the ladder by which we climb from Earth
to Heaven Her usefulness watclfalnoss, and
hope in her offspring are rs beautiful solemn