The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-07-15

les, build roads and deck houses. 1t can
bdbe silence or noisy praise. II can collec,
troops of flalterars, and inspire awe and fear;
but, alas wealth can never purchase love.
Bonapar,s essayed the subjuga,ion Of Europe
under the influence of genius aim ost in.
spred-an ambition insatable-and backed
| by millions of armed men. He almost sue.
ceeded in swayins his sceptre from the straits
of Dover 10 the Mediterranean; from the Bay
OF Biscay to the Sea of Azof. On many
bloody field his banner foated triumphan,
but you will all bear witness lha, his greatest
conquest was the unbought heart Of jose
phine-his sweetest and most priceless treas
ure, hor outraged but unchanged love. II
man have failed 10 estimate the affection OF
a rue-hcarled wife, he will be likely to mark
the value of his loss, when the heart which
loved him is stllcd by death.
II. The heart Of her husbdnd doth safely trust
in faithful wije for eompanionship. The fam
lily relation gives reliremen, without solitude,
and society without the rough intrusion of
the world. 1t plants in the husbands dwell
ling q friend who can bear his silence without
weariness-who can listen 10 the detail of his
interests with sympalhy-who can appreciate
his repetition of events, only important as
they are embalmed in the heart. Common
friends are linked 10 us by slender thread.
We must retain them by minislefiug in some
way 10 their interest or their enjoyment.
AS we cannot always give novelty and in.
terest 10 our conversation; as we cannot al
ways make i, for the interest, convenience
and pleasure of our friends 10 adhere 10 us,
as we are liable lothose pecunisry and social
vicissiiudes which may tax their patience or
their purses, our ordinary friends, like sum-
mer birds, are liable 10 come and go-lo be
coolest when we most need patly-and
absent and Indifferent, when we most need
their support.
What a luxury ii is for man 10 feel that
in his own home there is a true and adec-
tionate being, in whose presence lie may
throw off restraint without danger 10 his dig
nifty he may confde without the fear of
! treachery and be sick or unfortunate without
being abandoned
II in the outward world he grow weary Of
human sclfshness, his heart can safely trust in
one whose soul earns for his happiness, and
whose indulgence overlooks his defects. No
wonder he says:
My every earthly JOY 10 blend,
And harmonize my life,
Give me true, tender friend,
| And be that friend, Dty tofe."
III. The heart Of husband doth safely trust in
a faithful scyc for personal comfort.
Who is it that gives care to the neatness,
order and tidiness of our dwellings, our
halls, our parors, our bedchambers? Who
is it that consults our tastes, our aflinties,
our repellances; and so regulates our tables,
our couchos, our apparel, as TO minister TO
our comfort?
Who is it that supplies our lack of inter.
est in ordinary things, and sends us out into
( society prepared TO meet the claims of de-
cency, taste and propriety? Who caters for
| our appetites and swelters in heated kitch-
eus for our indulgence and often, unthank-
ed and unblessed, plies the needle, in the
lone evening, for our benefit
Who is it that schemes by rigid economy
to get the most elegance and comfort from
the least tax on our incomes? Who fur
nishes the ready pin, the napkin, the band
age for our wounds, the cup for our thirst,
the friction for our aching head, the medi-
cine for our pains? What angel of mercy
is it that watches by our sick pillow, bears
all our complaints and irrilations, and moves
with mufIled step when we slumber?
The assiduities of faithful wife are so
common, so various, SO cheerful, so unex-
acting, that husbands are likely TO regard
her kindness as they do the sunlight and
the dews of heaven--matters of course-to
be received without gratitude. But the con-
stancy which makes them familiar-to a
rightly constituted dmind-deepens the sense
of obligation. While the husband safely
trusts in the companion of his years for his
personal comforts, she has right TO expect
that her benefcence shall be appreciated
If not, he will be likely 10 find her worth in
her loss. Her absence or death, is, TO the
little world of home, like the loss of the
glowing sun, which alone protects our earth
from eternal darkness and frost.
w. The heart of husband doth safely trust
in a taiafu! wje for counsel.
It is difficult TO find friend who is so
deeply interested in our welfare as 10 take
the trouble TO study our perplexity-so con-
versant with us and our affairs as 10 under
stand our wants and dangers-so morally
brave as 10 venture TO tell us unwelcome
thulhs-so perfectly disinterested as TO as
sure us that no selfshness prompts his adj
vice-and so persevering as repetitiously to
urge that which is for our benefit.
A wife is such friend, and q wise man
will often seek her counsel.
Her love casts out fear Her confidence
inspires boldness. She is always at hand
with her aid. Her eyes have seen all. Her
ears have heard all. Her heart has felt all
that pertains TO our interest or our reputa-
al. ~. Al. Ii