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Dottru < Uatiieties.
 OH, LET ME LIVE TO DO SOME GOOD.

)H, LET ME LIVE TO DO SOME GOOD Oh. let me live to do some good,
 To battle for the right; To walk the straight and narrow path, All worldly cares a spite: To touch that human harp, whose chord Are allied with the sky To act in mercy, truth and love,
 Nor living fear to die Oh, let me sound that gentle strain Of pure, unsullied love; To move some sorrow stricken soul, To place his trust above; To breath into some dying ear
 1 hope that never dies; To fllsome fearful, trembling heart, With Heavenly harnonics. On, let me course my pilgrimage
 With measured step, and slow; And follow Jesus through the flesh,
 And bear His load of woe! To act that my example may
 Prove virtue not in vain; That some poor brother sinking down,
 May cen take heart again. Oh, let me live to do some good,
 To battle for the Truth; To pour Religions living strain
 Into the heart of youth; To bear with all that God may send,
 And drink the chalice dry! To act with saints of every age,
 Nor living, fear to diel
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Helena Saw Hill.
NOTKCE.

FTAVING purchased the interest of my ! I brother, GsoRGE PORTER, in the Steam Mill, I would respectfully inform the citizens of Helena, Phillips county, naighboring DOT ton of Mississippi, and public generally. that the business will be conducted by my self alone, and in the same manner as here- tofore-always keep on hand every descrip- ton of LUMBER sawed at this Mill-which will be sold a5 low as possible at the pres ont prices of timber. l shall devote my entire time to the business of the Mill, and will endeavor to render satisfaction to all who trade with me. \ continuance of the old custom is respectfully solicited.
 The nature of my business being such as to require money to carry 1t on, l am com- pelled to sell exclusively for cash-ond I hope no one will ask me to do otherwise, as 1 cannot and will not do 1t.
 EDWARD PORTER.
 Nov. IS, 1854.
 p. s. The Mill is situated conveniently for boating lumber off. F. P.
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YOU WANT ONE!

A EgBROTFPEs, Melainotypes, etc., IA- taken in the highest style of the Art, by the undersigned, who respectfully solicit the patronage of the ladies and gentlemen of Helena and vicinity, and an examination of specimens of their skill, to be seen at their
 Room, on Maim street,
 One door North of the Masonic Hall.
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A GARDEN SPOT!
One Hundred Acres of Choice
 Land for sale.

ZANE hundred acres of the best land in O the Mississippi bottom, one third clear ed, situated on Moon Lake, Coahoma coun- ty, Miss, for sale at a bargain. Wishing to change my present location, will dis pose Of said land at the lowest price consis- tent with it's quality and value. Apply to
 J. II. AYDELOTT,
 Jan. 1, 1857. Friar's Point, Miss.
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Hydraulic Tlounl,rv.
Northeast corner Washington $ FJoyd-8ts.
 LOUISVILLE, KY.

OI tt0ttob COff f1Gi v '1to'tttJtOfo to 4 J-ooo's
 LOUISVILLE, KY.
 FEyHE undersigned are making Steam En- k zine and Mill Machinery from new pat terms got up in the most modern and appro- we'd styles; also, tobacco, lard, timber, and mill Screws; Iron Railing, Forcing and Lift ing Pumps of various sizes and kinds, cast iron Screw Pipes from to inches diame- ter, Railroad Car Wheels and otherRailroad castings. They are also the sole manmac- turcrs of Roy's and Frcnch's patent Hub Morticing Machine for wagon and carriage makers use, which has been pronounced by competent judges to be one of the greatest bor-saying machines ever invented. Orders from a distance, with satisfactory references or cash remittances, will receive prompt at tentiOn.
 BARBAR0UX S SN0WDEN.
 May 12. 1855
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DJIIh JIE7A S?ABLE

TEHHE undersigned respectfully return E their thanks to their old customers and to the transient customers, for their liberal patronage during the past season, and invite them to call and see us again. We will be pleased to Serve them at all times, and will endeavor to satisfy all. Owing to an in- crease in the price of grain and forage and the price of labor, we are compelled to in- crease our prices somewhat.
 The following will be the current rates of charges from this date.
 Board of horses by the month, (pay-
 able at the end of each month ....$l5 90 Board of horses by the week, (payablc
 at the end of each week ).......... 4 50 Board of horses for 24 hours......... 1 50 Keeping horse one ight..,.......... l co Single feed. 40 Hitching horses in the stable without
 feed. ............................. 50 Hire of carriage per day............... 6 co
 |" '" half day............... 3 30
 ( at night, double
 price, according to time. and place. Horse and saddle per day.............- 1 50 Hire of Hearse to Helena Grave Yard co Hire of do. beyond the corporation, 10 co lLiTe OI uO' 70 exceed ten mlIGS, lD UU
 All persons hiring carriages from the sta ble will be bound for all expenses during the trip, going and returning, and not suffered to control said carriage upon its return nor will any one be suffered to add any loading after starting, or to transfer their seats to any other person or persons.
 All persons hiring horses from this stable will be held responsible for all damages to horse or rigging, either by accident or other wise.
 All persons boarding horses by the month will be required to settle at the end of the month; and in failing to do so, they will be charged by the day, for each day after the expiration of the month
 HARGRAVES & KINSEY
 Helene, Jun. l, 1857. PrOpTietors.
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WANTED.

NKTISHING to ha made some 15.000 Qr w 2Q,O00 rails, 1 will give 15 cents per hundred to persons wishing employ ment-they ''fRding themsclres.@
 Dec. I5, 1855. MATT. '. WARD.
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Enterprise Works,
Near the Depot of the Miss. & Tonn. Railroad,
 MEITP ? HIS.

PHELIN & FAEeEsEs, Proprietors.
 MANUFACTURERS of Wagons, Drays, Carts, Wheelbarrows, Flows, Harrows, &c. Also of Sash, Doors, Blinds, 1Iouldings, Castings, Brackets, &c.
 We are prepared to fn orders for any of the above articles, having 8 large stock of manufactured work on hand which we will sell as low as can De purchased elsewhere, Our stock of wagons is very large and we are anxious to sell. Sept. 27, 1856.
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NSE IRJa sgaRR Ia HELENA.

TENlIE undersigned is now opening, in the
 G new buildings of J. J. Jackson & Co.,, on Main street, first door below Bunpass, Clopton & Co.,, a most complete assortment
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STATE OF 4RKANSAS, :

County of Crittenden. In the Circuit Court of said county, on the Chancery side thereof, November term, November I7th, 1856. Peter Thompson, by his next
 fried and guardian, Little
 ton Booker, complainant. Bill for title
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DRY GOODS,
 Groceries, Hardware, Hats { Caps, Boots < Shoes Ready-nad0 Clothing, &c.

Having settled permanently in Helena, he hopes to build up business that will prove remunerative to himself and beneficial to those who may favor him with their custom. Goods, Groceries or Produce bought of me, will be just the article represented, and I am determined to sell at a price that will induce persons who trade with me once to come back again and again. So give me a call, and try the New West Helena Estab- lishment.
 My stock of Groceries consists, in part, of Sugar, Coffee, Tea, Syrup, Molasses, Salt, Mackerel, Soap, Candles, Candies, &c.,, &c.,, which will be constantly kept on hand, by replenishing weekly.
 Of Produce-I have, and will continue to keep, FLOUR, BACON and LARD.
 In short, shall keep constantly on hand all the leading articles usually kept in the Dry Goods, Grocery or Produce line.
 VINCENT EDWARDS. June 28, 1856.
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William W. Git, William NJ. Git,
 Joseph D. Cofeld, Alexander
 Moreland, Rosalie Hamton, Ste-
 phen Mitchell, Joseph Mitchell, the
 unknown heirs of Mattie Bolen. de-
 ceased, and the unknown heirs at
 law of Antonio Lafont, deceased
 AND now on this day came said com plainant, by his solicitor, and having hereto fore filed his bill of complaint, the nature ot which Is to perfect and quiet his title to cer-- tain tracts of land situate in said county oi Monroe, and in Phillips and Arkansas eoun- ties, in this State, they being United States surveys of Spanish Grants numbered 25Ugf 2310, 2328, 2300, 1902, 23ll, 2346, 25493y and 2405, and having also filed his affidavit with the Bill, as to the non-residence of the said defendants, and also that the names of and residence of the heirs at law, Matte Bolen and of Antonio Lafont, whom he ha' made defendants to said bill, and are wholly unknown to him, and desires to proceed against them, such heirs, without namn5 them.
 It is by the Court ordered, that said de- fendants and each and every one of then' whether named in the said bill or not, ~ notified of tho pendency of this suit py publication of this order in some newspaPa printed m this State, for two weeks 5aJ T cessively, the last insertion of which sla,, i.r be at least two months before the first uah .h of the next term of this Court, which Wln m be holden on the fourth Monday after ,4 .a fourth Monday in March next after the ua', hereof, on which first day of said nez' 's.J ;-dj all of said defendants are hereby requ1vN to appear, or the said bill will be taken aSsGn fessed against them, and that said eonplqnir, p.nr ant have leave to take dispositions genera Attest: JOSEPH r. VAIN, ClerA'
 A true copy from the Record. c,., Attest: JOSEPH P. VAIN, ClefA'
 Jan. t1, 1857.
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Business Gar0s,
NEW ORLEANS Direct Importation
BRITISH, and
 IRISH DRY GOODS,
of FRENCH.

IRISH DRY GOODS. P. & [. REILLY 6 CO.,, so long known, at the corner of Royal and Canal streets, beg to say they have removed to their large new store 126 Canal street, between Royal and Bourbon streets, known as ''Touro Buildings" sign of the "Golden Flax,'' where their ampleroom, and a resident buy CT in Europe, will enable them to keep (the wear round) complete stock in every de- partment; also, a full line of Plantation <zO0ds, of the best Southern manufacture. Combined with the above, they will keep at the old stand, corner ''Royal and Canal streets,7 under the name of
 EMBR1I3ERY < LACE sTlRE, a complete stock of Ladies' Dress Trim mings, Ribbons, Embroideries, Laces, and Ladies' and Gents Furnishing Goods to suit the Country Merchant, as well as the con- sumer. This latter is class of house here tofore unknown in this market.
 ?. & D. REILLY & CO.,,
 126 Canal street, between Royal and
 Bourbon streets, ''Touro Buildings"
 Sign of the "Golden FIax.'' Sept. 20, 1856.
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NQW'Is THE TTME

TO CALL AT JNO. P. MOORE'S. Hc is just receiving and opening his FALL 6 WINTER Stock, comprising many new and elegant articles of Dry Goods and Groceries. bought l0U to De sold IotU..
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U. s. MAIL AGENCY. NEW WHARF -D0AT AT HELENA. WATSON & LANFOBD, PH0p'so

FB7HE undersigned have now the pleasure ! of announcing to the people of Helena, Phillips county, steamboatmen, and the travelling public generally, that they have at length completed their large and commodi- ous WbGrf-bodt, and are no ready for the reception of freight, either Receiving or Forwarding.
 Itis their intentionto do a general Recoiv- ing, Forwarding and Commission business, and will have on board at all times efficient business mon for clerks, and the proprietOrs will devote their entire personal attention to the boat.
 C-Freight received, stored and shipped, at the usual rates.
 fTPorsons can be accommodated with lodging on the boat.
 They respectfully solicit a share of public
 WATSON & &LANFORD.
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New Store & Grocery House
 IN WEST HELENA.

YFNHE undersigned is now opening, in his
 4 New Store House, in West Helena, near the large two-story brick dwelling, well
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Woodland, on the Mississippi
 River, fOr Sale.
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STATE OF ARKANSA&3 County ot Monroe. Circuit Court Monroe county, on the Chan
 cery side thereof, October term thereof
 A. D. 1856. Thomas Pearce,
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William B. McGuier. def,d,t. 1

William R. lIcGuier, def'd't.
 AND now on this day comes the said com plainant, by his solicitor, and it appearing to the Court that the service of process, has not been had upon said defendant, and that said defendant IS resident of the State of Arkansas,-It is therefore ordered by the Court that said defendant have notice of the pendency Of this suit by the proper pubii- cation of this order in some newspaper printed in said State of Arkansas. for thc number of times and within the time pre- scribed by law, notifying said defendant that unless he shall appear before the Judge of this Court, sitting in Chancory, for said county of Crittenden, at Court to be hold en at the Courthouse, in the county of Crittenden, in the State of Arkansas, on the second Monday of May next, then and there, on or before the third day of said term. plead, answer or demur to the said com plainant's bill of complaint the same will be taken as confessed and a decree entered ac- cordingly.
 Attest: 0. P. LYLES, Clerk.
 A true copy from the Record of my office Attest: O.P. LYLES. Clerk.
 Jan. Y, 1856.
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ID DECEIVING constantly fresh supplies of E-N No. Corn Meal;- price 60 cents per bushel, ,-at J. c. STEERS Produce and Grocery Store. July 5, '56.
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GWANlP LAND SCRIP for sale in sums C to suit purchasers. Call on
 Q. x. UNDERWOOD. Dec, 1856.
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r5TA little girl in Waterville, Connecti- cut, more than year ago, swallowed nee- dle, and on New Years day it came out of her knee,
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June 12, 1854.
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fyThe snow at Santa Fe, at the last advices, was deeper and more general than 1t has been for ten years
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-10-10
ru.iarrs---Thcir eecrc, Ca.ac.

What is Ae secret Of the frequency Of failures
among business men?
OvcweacAiug,' you viii probably say,--the
secret of Il, in turn, being a too great making Of
haste to get rich No doubt the secret does Of
ten lie ia mscalculaton and misnWagcmeut in
the counting room and the storehouse, including
the evils Of borrowing and endorsing without
Judgment or discretion But we think fun IN
vc~uau,jon-if0W re allowable--would demun-
strata that the difficulty oha lies in quite dif
tereut quarter. viz; in the cXtravagaAlY pro
vdcd house OF th bankrupt, and the needless
expenditures OF his family.
1t ia always much more diocnt for n business
man to pay tha debt contracted by his wife and
daughters chan thosa contracted by himself The
latter being within the regular programme O!
trade. are provided ior while the former ute not
Thought off, perhaps lilI thr bills are presented
and payment is urged. Iu otcrWotds.--i il is the
sufyraa OF th,s. outside liabilities which renders
urm $50 cubIIJ sing.
y provided iur they would have hacn mercst
Md,a and paid as such. Now they become s,ri-
oa- anuoyouccs, interfering with the payment OF
notes, aud ultimately proving so much poison TO
L.a 0rutt aud DIS mort.
Why viii MOI tAe wife ana daughter Of the
merchant aJd thr manufacturer consider these
uda.s uud.o b.c.un a. 'o,. instead of Aindlau-
q. s, 10 cycu Oh, ol Dratol oi business lte!-.1.
j.. LeI. q.
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>yIIIE. CALIFORNIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBERl0, 1857.
a ColI of Ishymcs abomt thc Gable.

The Cables lost The intended line
10 chain us to John Bull still faster
IT'S lostl Well, then, we need not whine
And wall about the sad disaster.
We're young and strong, and quick at work
And count upon our British brother;
SO let us not the question shirk.
But set to work to lay another.
Wen not rccoil from coil so vast,
But try again with honest patience
Aud all will own that we've at last
A glorious field for operations.
Who saws we'll fail oh, fool sublime
We're not entirely SO resourcelcss
When Morse caves in, why then 'tls time
For US to prove ourselves romoraelcss,
Wecan not fail the very skies
Take serious interest in the matter;
The clouds talk flash, the fluid flies,
And even the rain begins to 'patter'
If any man can lay the Wire
his Il down Easter DON hc Jealous,
You Southorus, uow--we all admire
Those Yankee chaps MS wiry fellows.
And when Ills laid, how folks will stare -.
10 see young Jonathan aud his brother,
In token of the love they bear
Give the ropes end to one another
So here's success to that great line
with which wen grip Joha Bull still fast
And DER the failure hush your whine, fer
And wall not DER the past saster;
For we are young, and quick at work,
Aud count upon our British brother
SO let us not thc question shirk,
But SGT to work to lay another.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-10-10
The Failure or,he Atlantic Tc,cgraph.
Speaking of the failure of the Atlantic Tclc-


Speaking or the failure of the Atlantic Tclc-
graph, Harp rs Jyte,ly says:
The accident, The possibility Of which was fore
shadoWed in our columns last week. has occurred;
and for the present. the Atlantic Telegraph is n
failure Some three hundred odd miles from Land
the cable parted, in 2000 Gthoms water, and the
ships returned dolcully TO England to tell the
story OF their gallant eudcavor The rupture of
the cable is asclibcd to the unfortunate or unwse
order OF an engineer who thought il necessary to
tighten the brakes in consequence of the rapidity
with which the cable was being paid out aud crit
icisms of severe character ON the judioiousness
OF this order are very plentiful just now 1t is
perhaps doubtful whether any competent opinion
can be formed ON The subject at present.
Though the telegraph and private odv'ces az.
BouHee semi intention on the part OF the Tele.
graph company to renew their attempt after the
eQuinoctial gales, it is doubtful whether any
thing will De done before next year.
The accident is u fortunate one. in some re
spccts 1t viii impart to the engineers Of the
Company knowledge Of the practical difficulties
they viii have TO encounter. 1t viii Illustrate
the perseverance, and tcnacity with which they
undertake their great work. And it will teach
the Europeans that when Americans set about a
thing Obstacles rather Increase than diminish
their energy.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-10-10
a TnII SNAKE Siory.

A correspondent Of country paper tells the
following story About three weeks ago five
men went out TO gather Whortlcberres in the
mountainous part OF Harlan County, KY, and in
their travels discovered a small sink or cave.
large enough to admit barrel They dropped
In 3.tcW stones, when their ears were saluted with
II loud, ruahing sound, accompanied with II rat
Ting noise ; and IA enormous serpent made its
appearance, blowing, and spreading his head, and
his lorkod tongue prolrudcd The Wen were
struck with wonder and alright; aud the atfNs-
phore was filled with n smell 30 nausan niug that
three ont OF the five were taken very Sick the
other two, discovering the condition OF their com.
pmiuus, dragged them away.
The nest day were mounted some ten Of the
hardy mountaIuerl5, armed with I'll. s. dUermin.
cd to destroy the monster On approaching with
in one hundred yards fthc dwelling OF bis snake
Ship, their horses suddenly hceamo rcstivc, md
neither kindness nor force could make them go
nearer. The mon dismounttd and hitching their
horses proceed Il on foot, with rifles cooked TO
the mouth Of the cave. They hurled in three or
iour large stones, and fen back some fifteen steps,
when the same noise was heard as before, and out
came the dreaded reptile ready, as biz looks iudi-
Gated. to crush the nrudars. About ten feet Of
the monster had appeared from the hole when
eight or ten bullets went through his head, aud,
as he died, he kept crawling out. until twenty
feet Of that huge boa lay motionlcss on the
ground. II was a ratlcsnuke with twenty eight
rattcs The first Was four inches in diameter, the
rest decreasing in size to the last. With Difficult
ty the men dragged him home, and bis skin can
be seen hy the curious in Harlan County
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-10-10
Teurournu News

Telegraph advces had been received from In
da, stating that Delhi had not been taken.
Cen Bernard, commander Of the forces before
Delhi, had died Of dysentcry.
Gen. Ilavcloch had beaten the rebels in three
engagements.
Lold Palmcrston stated in Parliament that g..
00O troops had been scut out, and that active re-
Cruting was going on.
The London Mars Of Aug. l2lh has a summary
'of the race for the Sussex county Cup, at Lcwcs,
on the preceding day from which it appears that
five horses ran, and that the American mare Pri-
Dress came in fourth.
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NsCIri3 f,tlil.

Information has been received from o gentle
man lately arrived from Costa Rica, that Don
Francisco Pamoyo a new Representative from
Nicaragua, now in Washington, has got a charter
for the Transit Route signed by the two Dicta-
tors, Martinez and Jcraz Of Nicaragua, giving
him fun powers to treat upon this subject. Mic
araeua viii not recognize charter given to lIar-
Iis y Webster hy Costa Rica No appearance Of
the opening Of that route at present.
II isrcppred that "a proposition has been made
by the heads Of the church and the army in Aic
aragua for Gen. Walker to return and take the
holm Of affairs.
llandbll- are circulated in the interior Of Ten.
nasscc and Georgia inviting recruits for Nicara-
qua. They nre offered S25 per month"; aud two
hundred and dfly acres Of land.
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WHAT NEWS FROM HOVE Disguise our feel
ngs as we may, we cannot give expression to our
sentiments ia regard TO the affairs Of the Atlantic
States, without employing that word dear to ey-
cry wandcrer- home So, on the arrival ofeyery
sen-monthly mail, as friend meets friend, the in
qury is-" What news from home ?" Nor is this
an ctionate mode Of inquiry confined TO the youth
ful miner who finds himself in California, without
n relative and without home nor to that class
who have once reyeled ia wealth in their FL
Dorado, aud are now bankrupt, alike in pocket
and in health but it extends to all classes to
the hcalthful and prosperous surrounded by their
families, and basking in the sunny smiles Of for
tame, those TO whom that figure appears through
dark and forbidding vista CdiUmlia Gazefte.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-10-10

GENTLEMAN from Boston chanced 10 find him
self among lille party Of ladies, away down
East, last summer aud while in the enjoyment Of
some innocent social play, he earelessy placed
bis arm about the slender waist Of as pretty a
dam5ol as Maine could boast off, when she ex-
claimed, Bcgone, sir Don't insult me = The
gentleman instantly apologized for the seeming
udencss, and assured the half offended fair one
that he did not intend to insult her Nor She
replied, arohly Well, il you didu't-you may
do so again., she added.
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Naccllnnics, NEiYcs.

Speaking Of the middle ranks Of life, the solid
and best portion Of society, a modern writer
makes the following excellent remark
There we behold woman in all her glory not
doll to carry silks and jewels ; not puppet to
be fattered by proiane alteration; reyerencod to-
day, discarded tomorrow always jostled ont Of
the place which nature and society would assign
her, by sensuality or contempt admired, but not
respected desired, but not esteemed ruling by
passion, not affection imparting her weakness,
not her constancy, TO the sex she would eXalt; the
source and mirror Of vanity; we see her as a wife.
partakng the cares and cheering the anxiety OF
a husband, dividing his toll by her domestic dill
eence spreading cheeriulness around him for his
sake. sharing the decent redncmcnts Of the world
without being vain Of them placing all her joys
and her happiness in the man she loves. As u
mother, we lind her the ahectiOnate, the ardent
instructress Of the children whom she has tended
from their infancy, training them up TO thought
and virtue, to piety and Ieneyolencci addressing
them as rational beings, and preparing them to
become men and women in their turn. Such
mothers daughters make the best wives in the
world"