Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-06-13

What can be expected ol Inc
financial transactions Of woman
who has never learned Il single lorm
Of business, who has never purchased
anything but silks and Iaccs, has new
err known any use for money but
self-praufcalion, and never known
what it was to be denied OF what
service must be fashionable young
lady. whose life has been spent in
divolity, and to whom the idea Of
duty, of responsibility, had never Tor
moment occurred. What comfort
mus, be son who rcoled home from
the midnight revcl, where he had
souandercd the fruits Of mothers
drudging toll, aud only came to curse
her that he bad not more to spend I;
Yet one is prompted TO ask, (Which
is most to be pitled, the son Of such
a mother, OF the mother Of such a
sonW
Not single noble sentiment had
she ever implanted in his bosom, not
a single high and holy motive had
she ever set before him. Love had
not a single link to unite them and
yet these three made up the family,
with a common interest and the same
path IN HE before them, in which
they must walk.
4 home without love, family
with no bond but interest aud ne
cessily, how long can fireman even
uominaIly a family Cold and com
fortress is every room, cherries Is
every meal, and gloomy is the com
mon Preside, however brightly bla-
yes the sca-coa aud ANTHRACITE
within the CRATE. But in the patlcr
there is an attempt TO keep up APP
pearances, for the daughter must
make her market. She has no idea
OF supporting herself and one who
pitied her for her mlslouunos. and
admired her quiet submission, was
not long inpersuadIng her TO become
his wife. Aud when she had be-
come his vile, he was not long IN
discovering that what she had seem
ed was something very different from
what she was. He had been decely-
ed; and, right or wrong, would not
abide by such a contract, and IN a
little time she was deserted. This
was humiliation her proud spirit
could not endure she could no
longer live where henceforlh she
must meet only scorn, aud the fatal
draught was deliberately mixed by
her own hand, as coolly swallowed,
aud life for her was at an end. A
few months more, and the son was
injured in dungeon for crimes
which the law requires years TO ex-
plate, and the mother, protesting to
be distracted, tore her hair, and utter
ed the wallngs of the heart-broken,
while in reality her lamentations were
only for the loss of wealth. aud rank,
and fashion. A more pitiable object
we have never seen, though we have
seen thousands as desolale and pow
erty-slricken. A woman without
principle, without spark of the holy
love for her children which seeks for
them honor rather than riches, aud
mourns departure from recttude
more than the loss Of all enrlhly sub
stance. We will not follow her
farther, for her end is not yet
We will look in upon a home, at
one time so like it in outward APP
| pearance, upon which Tell almost the
same calamllles, but so different
now. The heads OF the family were
married in early youth, and married
with the love which can alone secure
happiness TO themselves and ihcr
children. Industry and successful
enterprise soon gave them riches
and ior many years filled their dwell
ling with every comfort and luxury
q But IN the midst OF prosperity the!
: did not forget 10 prepare for adNesl
y. Though a gay and happy home
gaie,y aud pleasure were not III
! end and ain Of life. The molhc
was IN highest sense a Christian
5 mother and how her children honor
= ed her She trained them for use
= lUlness, aud ere the shadow of evl
D had fallen upon her household, the
were Strengthened for the hour {
+; trial.
. Failure in business was the frs
i calamity, but II did not destroy
d did not even seem 10 blight the
e home. The father renewed his en-
p ergy the mother smiled as Cheerful
ly aud each son and daughtc
d thought, How can ! add a mite
!, the household treasury, and thu