Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-13

dence which is in the world around you, Of COZ
the truth OF what | i'm now about to tell kin
you. And let the moral lesson which that Ian
truth Is calculated to enforce sink deep ers
ly into your hearts, and let it be impressed Die
upon your minds for | tell you now. that Oh
it is a subject which demands your imme- SIN
date your serious, and your profound con- la,
sideration. of
And that truth which l have to tell you pli
is nothing more nor less than this you wi
ought to have a wife-you ought to have of
a wife. For, as Washington Irvine very its
beautifully observes,-"H you are prosper eJ
Gus, she will share your PROSPERITY. Ifyou C
are unfortunate, she will comfort you amid bI
the sorrows and Affections of the world.-e l
Ihevery circumstance of man living with
out a wife IS a misfortune within itself-I
such a man is apt to be characterized by 7
want and self neglect. He is apt to fancy il
himself lonely and neglected. And his Ii
heart runs to ruin, ike some old lonesome n
and deserted mansion, for want Of inhabi- e
tant. But look, if you please, to that man t
who IS blessed with a lovely companion t
and see with what mute rapture be will
gaze upon her lovely countenance, even in
the social circle. And then look to that
loyeEeqmpaRion Of his, and see how often
hereye wiIlturn to hin whom aIonesh looks
for favor and acceptance. The fond conf
ding air with which she looks to him, seems
to call forth at all times, and under all cir
cumstances, a flush of triumphant pride and
Of cherishing tenderness" And well might
we sing to him these beautiful lines of the
poet Croly =
20 love of loves to thy white hand is given,
of earthly happiness, the golden key;
Thine are the joyous hours of winters even,
When the babes cling round the fathers
knee"
| presume that it is utterly impossible
for any man who is a Bachelor to discern
all the beauty and appropriateness hat is
couched in these lines, much less would he
realize the happiness which they so beauti-
fully illustrate. The man who composed
these lines must have been a married man;
for if he had not been, he never could have
entered so deeply into those feelings which
l conceive to be peculiar to that man who
is blessed with an amiable family. For it
, is through the heart of such a man only
, that the purest streams of affection car
flow. And in the heart of such a man on.
ly can dwell those life-cheering pleasure:
, which the world of Bachelors know moth
+, ing about.
u 0 We unfortunate, unfavored, unblessed
0 and unsatisfed Bachelors! Ny mouth il
e open unto you, and my heart is enlargeC
d upon this important subject! o that
Il could frame a argument that might b
Q used against you, and that for your futur
good! An argument that might sink.deer
u ly into your hearts, and that might lie wit
irresistible weight upon each of your minds
nc and induce you all as well as myself to tr
y to do better for the time to come.
III 1t seems to me that any man of sens
la would try to marry, because aman of sens
Ut knows what is best for himself. He mu
~ know that it is best to have a companic
m-Mho- can comfort and eonaAl~AAh
fu the sorrows OF the world are pressing /
lre spirit down. He wants a companion WI
nc can reason, and reflect, and feel, and iud,
Ia and discourse, and discriminate, and syl
pathise with him amidst all the vicissitud
ria of life, amidst all the sorrows and Athletic
'nd of the world. He wants a companion W
ian can assist him in his affairs. He wants
ma companion whocan tighten his cares, SCOT
Dy his sorrows, and share his joys. He wal
eIi a companion in whom he can confde, a
freely trust with all the secrets of his hea
Happy indeed must be the condition
sen a man who is thus blest, when compa1
irai to such men as you and 1; standing, as
are, alone in the world, like the chimr
oil rocL rnon Tho n,onn+o;n 81 I'LL:
nan home for our hearts affections. Our c
IN is indeed a pitiable one, and yet we 90
on pitied. And the reason why we 90
are pitied is, because it is always presumed
lree be our own fault.
IN And now, Bachelor friends, what tn
you upon this important subjects Do Y
SehC views and feelings coincide with the
!ec7 marks which | have now made to you
Jlcal so, then let me ask, are you prepared
nese take that step in life which is so we'll a
way; flied to embrace your future happiness
htal Are you disposed to enter into that st
a 10 with all It's domestic and social relati
for which Won arc doubtless 90 we'll
une pared, and as well qualified, and as m
am entitled to, as your more fortunate cont
: 50, poraries? If this be the case with !
Ahu then all | have to say in conclusion is,
the $50 mote it be" with you and me,
70 &c And all in single life,
Who feel disposed like us to be
was, United to a wife.
ouIu The dearest joys that love can give,
D the Then all of us shall see,
helor When Bachelors we cease to live,
con- And married men shall be.
ldea- "These thoughts inspired my yout
mind,
q ora To be the happiest Of mankind :"
AM still they make me feel incline
ooT To be a married man sometime.
much Attic close of these remarks, which
tered made by MIR. Willmarry, removed tina
bless subject of the second resolution shoul
| con- discussed in the presence of those Ia
refore individually, who have an inclinatio
| pro- marry. And this motion was seconded
It is a carried by such reclamation, that | a,
inoui- from my slumbers, and behold it "
Who is dream? REPORTE
man
e is a For the Spirit of the A
d and Christmas in the Corner.
~ BY ELFRIDA WEST.