The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-03-04

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and with one deep burst Of passionate grief, she
pillowcd her head upon His bosom.
On the next morning Lydia came and took
care of the body of little Nellie. She dressed
it sweetly combed its golden hair back, and
when she placed it in the coffin, she spread new
and fragrant flowers all around it. She had
done all this when Abby entered
The sisters were alone by the dead child
The bereaved mother gazed awhile upon the
lovely face of the little sleeper, and then she
turned to her sister L, dia opened her arms,
and the next moment the estranged ones were
locked in each others embrace. It wss long,
long while ere either could speak. They could
only weep and cling more closely heart to heart,
We will not tell the thoughts which dwelt in
Abby Leeman's mind upon this occasion; nor
will we tell of the long hours she spent upon
her knees in pray er while all oilers of1he house
hold slept. .... ~.
Love George and Mary! Love little Nelly
always Love Mama" Oh, how those words
rang in that mothers soul. AMI how other
words came back upon her, too--harsh, unkind
words which had been spoken to the eherub
that had gone. But she found balm in the
solemn resolution she took 10 herself never to be
unknd again.
And tie resolution was sacredIy kept Al
bert and Abby mourned for the departed one,
but they felt, TOO, that tie gentle spirit Of the
heaven born child was dwelling still with them.
| making paradise of their home, and leading
them in joy and peace. .s- s@&
Ere long the old man came to live awhile
with his eldest child, and from that time he de-
vided his months equally between them and
he could no more feel that one home was plea
santer than the other. Both were alike, Joy
Gus, peaceful and happy. When he now look
ed upon Ahby's happy, smiling face, he knew
that she had no other lace for domestic USE
The bcaminy, genial countenance that weicom-
ed the visitor to her dwelling, was never laid
aside Its sunshine was for her husband and
children, and the cloudy brow was put away
forever.
MARR1AGE.-Nature never did betray the
soul that loved her; and nature tells meu and
women to marry. Just as the young man is
entering upon Iife-jjus as he comes to indc-
pendence and mans estate ust AS the crisis
of his being is to be solved, and it is to be
seen whether he decide with the good, and the
great. and the true, or whether he sink and be
lost forever--matrimon gives him ballast and
a right impulse. War with nature, and she
takes sure revenge. Tell a young man not
! TO have an attachment that is viruous, and he
will have one that is vicious. Virtuous love,
the honest love Of a man for the woman he is
about TO marry, gives him an anchor for his
heart; something pure and beautiful for which
to labor and live. And the woman, what a
purple light it sheds upon her path; ii makes
life for her no day dream, no idle hour no
painted shadow, no passing show; but some
thing real earnest, worthy Of heart and head.
But most of us are towards, and dare not
think so; We lack grace; We are OF little faith;
our inward eye is dim and dark. The modern
young lady must marry in style; the modern
young gentleman n5arrles a fortune. But in
the meanwhile the girl grows into an old maid
and the youth takes chambers-ogIes at nur
scry maids, and becomes a man about town,
u man whom it is dangerous to ask inlo your
house, for his businessi is intrigue. The world
might have had Il happy couple; instead, 1t
gets woman tretful, nervous, tancifu, a very
plague to all around her. He becomes skep-
TIC IN all virtue; a curse IN whatever domestic
circle he pcnetrates. Even worse may result.
She may be deceived and may die OF "A bro
ken heart. He may rush from one folly to
another; associate only with the vicious and
dtpiaved; bring disgrace and sorrow on him
sell and all around, and sink io!o an early
grave. Our great cities show what becomes
Of men and women do not marry. Worldly
; fathers and mothers advise not to marry I'll!
they can afford 10 support wife, and the boys
wickedIy expend double the amount in low
company. Hence it is, all wise men (Eke
Frank'in) advocate early marriages.; and that
all our great men, with rare exceptions, have
been men who married young. Wordsworth,
, had only one hundred pounds year when he
first married. Lord EIIon was so poor that he
: had to 90 to Glaze market, London, TO bay
Sprats for supper. CoIcrid.c and Southey We
can't find had any income at all when they got
married. We question at any time whether
Luther had more than fifty pounds a year.-
We blast humanity in its very dawn. Fathers,
you say teach your sons pr,4cnce--you do
nothng of the kind; your wor'dIywise and
clever son is already ruined for life You will
find him at tie faro table and at free love cir
cies. Your wrctched worldly wisdom taught
him to avoid the snare Of marrying young, and
Soon-if he is not involved in advertisements
which will last him lie-he is a blaze fellow,
heartl=ss, false without single generous SEN
timent or r1an|y aim; he has
40 Cou, no heaven, III the Wide WCTId.'
LOVE ToKEEs.-The ancient English custom
OF giving love tokens on The 2Jlh Of August,
was "A very wise and lar seeing plan for settling
young ladies in life, and would, if revived, en-
able mama with large family of girls to
get rid of them AS quickly as pine apples at
penny slice 1t the custom in England,
a long lime ago. for 'enamored maydvs and
yentl} women to give to their tavorle SWANS,
as tokens of their love, litlIe handArrchiefs.
about three or four inches square, wrought
round about often IN embroidery, with button
or tasstl at each corner, and A small one in
the centre The finest Of these fAvors were
edged with narrow gold lace or twist; and then
being folded up in four cross folds, SO that the
middle might be seen, thcy were worn Uy tho
accepted lovers in their hats or on the breast
TEese fave ors became. at last 50 much in vogue,
that they were sold ready made in the shops,
in queen Eizabeths time, from slxpcnce to