Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-10-10

any thing that is great and noble dwells il
his bosom. And this delicate suscepti
bility to all that is noble dwells in me
also. hope. as well as in him. This il
the mate pledge and security for our hap
piness."
But if it should grow old with you
if it should change to hateful excitabilitI
and excitability is the worst enemy o
matrimony. You both possess sensibili
ty. That I do not deny; but beware les
this grace should degenerate into an irri'
table and quarrelsome mortal"
"Ah. dearest. if l might never become
old Icould then be sure that my hus-
band would never cease to love me-"
e" Thou art greatly in error, dear child
Vert thou always as fresh and beautiful
as to-day. still thy husbands eye would
by custom of years become Indifferent to
these advantages. Custom is the great
enchantress in the world, and in the
house one Of the most benevolent of fai>
ries. She renders that which is the most
beautiful, as well as the ugliest, familiar.
A wife is young, and becomes old ), it is
his custom which hinders the husband
from perceiving the change. On the
contrary, did she remain young while he
became old, it might bring unpleasant
consequences, and render the man in
years Jealous. It is better as kind Prov
idonce has ordered it. ImagiE that thou
hadst grown to be an old woman. and
thy husband were a blooming youth
how wouldst thou feel ?'
Louisa rubbed her chin, and said
'' I cannot tell"
Her aunt continued
But will call thy attention to Sc
cret which"
"That is it," interrupted Louise, has
tily: " that is it which | long SO much to
hear"
Her aunt continued
"Listen to me attentively. What 1
now tell thee, have proved. It consists
Of two parts. The first part. of the means
to render a marriage happy. Of itself pre-.
vents every possibility OF dissension. and
would even at last make the spider and
the fly the best of friends with each 9th
er. The second part is the best and surest
method of preserving feminine attrac-
tions."
"Ah" exclaimed Louise.
"The former half Of the means, then.
In the first solitary hour after the cere-
mony. take thy bridegroom, and demand
solemn VOW Of him, and give him q
solemn vow in return. Promise one an
other never. not even in mere jest to
wrangle with each other never to handy
words or indulge in the least ill humor.
Never say, never. Wrangling even in
a lest, and putting on an air Of ill humor,
merely to tease, becomes earnest by prac>
tice. Mark that next promise each
other, sincerely and solemnly, never to
have secret from each other. under
whatever pretext, with whatever excuse
it may be. you must continually, and ev-
cry moment see clearly into each others
bosom. Even when one of you has COM
mitted fault. wait not an instant, but
confess it freely let it cost tears, but
confess it. And as you keep nothing se~
cret from each other so on the contrary.
preserve the privacies of your house,
marriage state and heart, from father,
mother, sister, brother and all the world
You two. with Gods help. build your
own quiet world, Every third or fourth
one whom you draw into it with you, will
form party, and will stand between you
That should ever be. Promise this tC
each other. Renew the vow at each
temptation. You will find your account
in it. Your souls will grow as it were
together, and at last. will become as one
All, if many q young pair had on their
wedding day. known this simple secret
and straightway practiced it, how many
marriages were happier then. alas than
they are"
Louise kissed her aunt's hand with ar
dor.
"I feel that it must be SO. Where
this confidence is absent. the married
even after wedlock, are two stranger:
who do not know each other. It should
be so without this there can be no hap
piness. And now, aunt. the best pres
ervation Of female beauty ?"
Here aunt smiled and said
"We may not conceal from ourselves
that a handsome man pleases US a hun
dred times more than an ill-looking one
and the men are pleased with us wheI
we are pretty. But what we call pretty
in the men pleases US, and in US please
the men, is not skin and hair, ant
shape and color, as in q picture or a sta
tute but it is the character. it is tht
soul that is within these, which enchant
by looks and words, earnestness and 10,
and sorrow. The men admire us tn
more they suppose these virtues of th
mind to exist in US which the outsid
promise; and We think malicious ma
disagreeable. however graceful and hand
some he may be. Let young lady then
who would preserve her beauty, preserv
but that purity of soul, those sweet quail
fcations of the mind. those virtues, j
short, by which she first drew her love
q her feet. And the best preserva
ton Of virtue. to keep it unOhangable
and ever young, is religion, that inwar