St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1857-01-29
DAUGHTERS MARRIAGE.


The departure Of son from beneath
the psternal roof does not present any
spectacle OF desol:,tion. Masculine liie
has. from infancy. an inviduality, an
independence, and exoii>m. so 10 say.
ahIch is essentially wanting to female
existence. When a son ahandonS has
pare,ts, to create for himself separate
interest, this separations causes bat little
interruption IA their mniual - lailons. a
man narrres AID still maintains his
friendships, his habits, and has iiiial af-
ieclions; no hing Is changed in his lite:
il Is .oaiy an. asieiiiloaal iie. His depar-
luFe il consequently. a mere assnFple ~.
u aisEpftnse s,s zIks.l
girl, become ihe u iIeDi II Is-w aosssN 3s NJ
real dcsertinn--a deser;ion with u is
duiles aud i-eiings s,iil iicsh about IT,
la word, the son is >aplIng which has
always grown apart from the trunk; whils
the daughter has. On the contrary. iorni-
ed an essen ial portion Of 1T, and Il de-
tsch her from her place Is 10 mutlia'e the
tree itscIf You have ur'oundec her
youth with un>peakab!e terde'nes>-,he
eXhau>iies> tenderness OF Your pate'nai
and maternal kParts; aud she, ~ retuIn,
has appeared 10 p ur firth upon you boil,
an equally inexhaustible gratitude: you
loved her beyond ali the voIlI. aGd She
seemed 10 cling {" v'u With a proportion
able affection. But one dsy, ore H.
nnrned dav. man arrives, invited aud
welcomes by yours Ives: and this man
ot Your own Choice carries off to his tu-
mestic rvry your gentle dove. far from
the <o't nest which yomr love had made
for her. and tu nlch hers had ciuHg.
Om the morrow you 10 K around YOU. yuu
listen: Xoa seek for something wlach YOU
cannot find. / he cnge Is empty; ihe
tuheIul iisnct has flown = silence la.
succeeded to is sIn. loGiaus ,wsrblings !;
itetioes not come as it dad onlySon the
preyi 1us moraing. lut,ering its peifnmed
winga. sno,n your. p,ilow,, AID awakAng
yo0 by its stt cares>rs. Nothing re-
maths bun painful calm. painful 81
lcnce, psinf.I od, The chamorr Of
The absent Tati,ng offers oily that disos-
der which, il j. 20 mrlan hoi, for nsasias
er 10 Contemplate not the loyous ssRti
| impatient disoricr of occupa,ion, hnf 5hat
! "a abandonment. alaideniv gafBseni-
srstsere.I here and there: giflish fancies
/ rso longer prizetI chairs hsafed with
halfwsEu dresses drawers let psrtialIy
open. atA ansscked 20 their remofesl
CORNERS: bed ID which uoAon ha.
sleta. crowd OF charming ,FilIes VI lnei
/ the youn. girl loved but whichshe 5p1ne
wife despises, and Whirh are litleFed
! ovel The carpet like the feathers dro;,f,ee
! by. The hawk that has snades.i the iss.ssl
/ bsFd. " prey. Such is tle depFe<ssns
| ssghtsn blsh swrmgs tears fsoEn,ihr nz'si IL
/ eFss heait.~ Nnr Is ihls all; .frpm vths.
dav she occupies unly the seconG PLACE
! in The sfIeciInns Of he:.deparfed idol; ana
! even that merely until The happinesa O
maternf fy shall have taught i.ei whom
/ she y Weeps 10 assign 10 her ono riiIl lover
This man. THIS stranger, unknown lev
sno.,ths. il NAV be bni few. wes X pre-.
I: viously. ha> assumed a right over affrc.
!, tions which we're once almost eniiftl,
/ her own; few hours of fetiing, and .
| NAV be OF assI:mrd, tenderness have. "a
a great degree. >nfficed so efface twrnss
!. J. ng years of " s;chiul0~ss, of care, snc
at s.ii sbneg ;ion aad thsv- have no
/. only rent sa av her right ~ be he fTs
ana hest e!oved. hui they have also lie
i priSed her Ol the lilIal ear -sse~. the gen.
] tie srteni ion. and tl.e sdUied presence o
! III. hearts / lnl, Who:n She has hers, d
! giveu 10 bi,n for iilr. No:hiug j left I,
ihr niutheE bul lie ait climeni OF respect
All The armer emotions are engrosse6 b,
(: the husband, 70 whom his young BRIDE