New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-14
LETTER FROIM CLAIRE
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For oatls are srawsi mems faiths are wateracakes1
Dear Crescent: Your new correspondent, Laura
Franklin, in conclusion Of her etterto Cresenta Kind
ly remarks She will leave to the experienced pen Of
the thricewedded Claire description Of the joys and
blessings Of matrmony." Itwould seem she herself
is not very ardent adnrer Of the honorable institu-
ton. Illare butlltte to say upon the subjects GER
tanly nothing againstit; for am, as have before
told you, a worshinper at hymans altar for third
time. Herremarks, however, encourage me to relate
you queer little occurrence that beie me O sheII
while since.
This is truly the age of signs and wonders, for we
daily hear Of spiritual rappngs, ghostly appartions,
dreams, brownies, and various other oddities. From
nv childhood have been an eager seeker after the
supernatural, and verify believed would raise Gf
coultD fallen Lucer himself, for the pleasure Of
knowing whether he really is horned, hooted, and
caudate-but withal had little expectation should
ever lie selected by fairy, witness tn her thought,
especially upon the subject Of smatrinony y
The other evening was Longing upon the grass, :
meath shady tree, cogitating DER piece IN the
morning paper, upon q hasty marriage and the sub
seq1ent abandonment of the wife. The editor COM
mented upon the proneness Of young ladies' to enter
upon the solemn Obligation Of marriage upon too
slghtan acquaintance. I was turning over the old
saying--oveupon first sight and wondering if girl
should trust man after score Of years acqpaint-
ance; for, from experience, / contend you never
know man until you get him, and fairly housed
and Gagged.
Twas reused from my vagaries by a low mul7nuring
sound that fell upon my like the Ginning Of fairy
bells in the distance Looking up, ! saw on fair,
nodaing campanula, slight female figure, who
gracefully balanced hcrsefon the leaf swaying in the
evening breeze. Astonishment rendered me speech
less, aud ere had found my tongue, faint, sweet
voice babe me listen" Trllst none, daughter OF
earth for mans VOWS are falsehis faith is frazier
than waercale, less stable to lean upon than straw.
Men are, no doubt the same with you as with us.
where place most reliance there will YOU be most
deeply iniured5 where yot most caaside will fell de-
ception wait thee Man VIII show yon his heart, like
the calm sheet Of water neatha coudlcB sky, un5ro-
ken byaripple init you ntrace nanght save your
own lineapes yet, cast emotion that will Tnle
it, and thousand faces arc Reflected; for, if Womans
name is frailty 80 surely is mans tane nfdeity and
4 ingratitude-for, is he not tickle s.as changefM
dream?
"Give up all for a man, and does he, .wonlanlike,
cling the closer for the sacrifice? Not he. lnpace
of guarding your footsteps from the th0rns OF cares
tits his part to cast the first shadow DER them; instead
of shielding your heart from the approach Of sorrow,
It's his hand will strike the first blow. Ills well for
dlcschoo girls romantic boys and sentimental widows,
/ who are looking for second establishment to pirate
oflove, its pleasure and its truth; but those who have
drank Of the sparkling cup and found its dfegs gall
and aconite-tose who have plucked the fair, golden
fruit and found its contents ashes, may, perhaps, tel
somewhat of it too, and their words are apt to be
| truthful.
~ know Daughter of Earth, it's ganst the fashion,
nowadays, to speak truthfily when Love and Ma
tgintony are in queston-do so, and youare hooed at
as m nnovater of good old time customs. Yet, me-
thinks, OH earth, as well as in Fairy Land, there
might be a temple erected to Hymcn, and over the
portals should be engraved in garing letters the line
Dante found DER the portals Of the Tatarean REGION
j" Abandon Hope, all We who enter hereh But no,
women hug the chains that bind them, and hide the
wounds received by trailing DER them the ivy vines
Of memory they return in thought, to the days that
were (or Memory is misery's opium, while Hope is ts
aree to lure yet farther into its oathsome tols)
and by doing so, they strive to hide the unhappy
present wien they chewing the bitter crust Of
experience.
"Wth US, Daughter Of Earth, man seems to look
upon woman as the toy Of the moment; lis wife his
sister, his MISTRESS all alike are but given SO many
acccssous to lis comfort to minister to his pleasures
to cheer, with jest and song, the moment when bust
ness releases him from its turmoil to vile the weary
hour when heart and brain sickens and life seems lus
terless (ror we Of Elf Land sometimes find life wear
some, for with US it lasts to all there is rest
for us with you, in death) He seems to think Wo
man was only intended to add by her devotion to his
wishes, the thousand and one little attentions that
come gracefully from Womca alone-that she was in
tended to bow down in servile slavery to his will to
cater for his whimsyet this will always be while we
uphold him in his course.
Poor, weak foos they go forth from home into the
world, reposing upon mans truth and learn too late,
thaths VOWS are traced in sand that he is blessed
with a convenient memory. Truthfuly did that
Daughter Of Earth write who indted:
'Love not love not tho things you love may change" Y
'sNo doubt she had tested the truth Of love and OF
men. How many wives are there in your city who
can lay their hands upon their hearts and say, my
husband does look upon companion, an equal;
he does not look upon me as an upper servant, q
housekeepera convenient article to save him trouble
and manage his household? l don't believe there
are TENN Fairy Land who can. No, Daughter Of
Earth trust none, for oaths straw mems faiths are
water-cake.a %
Here the little figure started, and seemed hearken-
ing to call and with very visible tremor, she van
shed from my view perhaps, her liege lord had called
his wee wife, and she felt her trouble ere it came,
Truly from this, one would think that all married
folk whether they of Elf Land or ealthborn, are
alike liable to slight domestic breezes Whchtoss their
little craft, launched the of matrimony some
what roughly. Thank fortune, however, have been
quite lucky neither of my three husbands ever have
attempted to rule with too strict rcn for which
), ] am daily thankful, and have never imposed upon
their kindness. Hoping you will feel as sorry for the
s little fairy as do, I bid you well and good day.
. CLAIRE.
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, The NORTHERN IMr.-IHe Spirit of Freedom b.
I The Emperor Louis Napole0,-Wc read of an anus.
ing case in the Engshnewspapcrs of actor sueing
: the manager Of the Garrick Theater, London orhis
salary. One of the brother actors of the plaintiff de-
posed as to the ability Of the manager to pay his
debts and to his niggardly nature, and said, lie only
J, poys me and my wife f21o.0a week, and have to