Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-09-26
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wR 1TEs PoR TIE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
MAN AND WOMAN.
by KATE,

A kind and beneiicent Providence has
allotted to man and his lovely helpmate,
very different spheres in which to move.
10 man Lie has given the wide world, ls
the theatre on which to act the drama of
his life. Around woman he has breathed
the divine spirit Of Love, and badc her
assert gentle sovereignty over the hearts
and homes of the Lords of creation. -
The ole, as due need oil his merits, re.
cc;vcf the laurel crown Of woildly distinc.
ton; while the other, for the purity Of
heart, and the nobleuess of her nature, is
decked will the myrtle chaplct Love.
Ambition, with its syren tones, beck ons
man forth from tie sacred joys Of home,
aud leads him amongst the busy crowds of
men, to enter Its arena aud strive for its
Lonors. And often to accomplish his ends,
he oilers up before the shrine of his idola-
try his most cherished principles. Wealth,
the great lever power that moves the moral
universe, sheds its glttering light around
his pail, and poor, frail nan often uncou-
sci5usy worships the "Almghty dollar,'
with more than eastern devotion! Like
Shadrach, Meshack and Abcdnego he has
often to wade through fiery furnace
His life is one of hardship and bitter trial.
A thousand temptations await him on every
side; thousaud allurements entice him
from the path of rectitude; disappoint-
ments, dark and dismal, oppress him I;
cares weigh him down like an incubus -
Atlas Ike, he bears world of troubles on
his shoulders Nobe like, he stands dist
consulate and spiritlessl Often the worry
circumstances that surround him, work out
his ruin. The slinss and arrows of out.
rageous fortune" so often pierce his flesh,
that his very nature becomes changed, and
that nobi ity of soul that once characterized
him, is now lost in selfshness. Daily con-
tact with the miseries and vices Of life,
harden his heart, and render him incapable
of those delicate feelings and emotions
which find so congcnal home in the
breast of woman. But she, far away from
these temptations, excluded by her naur,
from the rude contact of the external world
her heart free from its contaminations and
her soul unspotted by its vices, stands fortl
amongst the rougher sex, like a star in III,
darkness of night, clad in the beauteou
: garments of purity, and wraptin the sum.
robe of innocence. Unmovcd by the fals
glare of gold, she does not auction off he
hand and heart to the highest bidder, bu
she bestows them on him whom she loves
and when once the "tendrils of her heart
i, are enlwined around an object, she cling
. to it with unwavering fidelity and loyin
) confidence. There is nothing earthly il
o the love of a. true woman it is divine. !
( is something borne, fres b from the "hower
d mounts of Paradise on angelic pinions
: Ii is the breath of the Creator, for $50
!, is Love-" 1t is deeper than oceans unfa
3 thomoblc depths; it is purer than tn
= E" icicle that hangs on Diana's Temple
y and more lasting than time itself.
blesses the first "young mora" of our life
; it gilds our youth with the rainbow tint
hope and happiness; it wreatLs aroun
Il manbood'a btow sweet ohaplet Of unfa'
ing joys, and it supports ages feeble sto]
n with its magic influence. In health, Il
sweet music of her angel voice nerves o.
VI arms to mpot the ills of life; her checril
- smile rcyives our dropping spirits,
al a, sickness, her soft hand calms and socth
our aching brows; her tender, kind hea