Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-05-05
ORSINI's ADVICE TO HIS CHILDREN.

ORSINTS ADVICE TO HIS CHILDREN.
The unfortunate Italian has bequeathed to
his beloved daughters letter Of advice which
deserves to be written in gold and set amid ru.
bies. We append it entire, for the advantage of
the daughters of Edgefeld. Ponder it, young
ladies, in your inmost hearts. There is truth,
virtue, and wisdom, in every line Read it, and
be ever just to yourselves and to those with
whom fate hos encircled you. -.
"First, believe in God Ihave firm convic.
ton Of His existence Second, possess unaltera-
Bile principles of honor! I do not mean mallea.
BILE and material principles; no, but those which
are universally recognized as.such by all people
and nations which do not alter with the changes
of time, of country, of governments I mean
those principles which are eternal truths, abso.
lutte, immutable, not depending on any ones ca
price. Pay attention to this. Everybody con-
ssiders himself honorable; but this is not always
seen in his acts, but instead of it we find deceit,
hypocrisy, equivocation, and cunning words to
iniiiure others. This is what the greater part Of
men do, who regard the principles Of honor rs
q piece of India rubber. When the true princi-
ples of honor have taken root in you, as have
explained, and that they are considered by you
as the basis of public aud private morality, you
must necessarily be lovers Of your country,
honest, uffectionate toward your parents, pure
in your youth, pure and faithful to your hus-
bands to whom you may be married; in fine,
loving toward your children, and adorned with
the finest qualities which can be desired in wo-
men destined by God and nature to embcllish
the Lille of man, and to render his existence less
miserable.
" Gain rs much instruction rs you can. and
inform yourselves we'll as to$what belongs to the
familiar or domestic lile and recollect that the
greater part of the crimes and errors of men
proceed from ignorance, that enemy to civliza'
ton, progress, honor, and the liberty Of nations
Remember, that rs soon as you can use your
intellectual faculties, the world will seem n
paradise to you; everything will smile on you
it will seem like beautiful sprilg, full of sweet.
smelling and beautiful flowers, n spring which
promises everything lovely and dear that the
Imagination can conceive all that is lovely
will smile upon you. and your hearts will ex.
pand with sweet hopes and affections toward
whatever fascinates you, toward that ideal
beauty, goodness and love, which, alas, in reali
ty do not exist. My dear, children, do not be.
iev0 in or be lazzled by the appearance which
this world will at first present to you. BE care
full. 1t is but the appearance, the external sur.
face which fascinates, and:if you are dazzled by
its witchcrah, disappointment must come--and
then-and then-you will find On immense void
4 void which you would never have experienced
if you had looked upon thesworld as it really is;
void that will show. you but too plainly that
the world is full of rottenncss, deceit, and i'll.
gratitude; that he must l:.t here seek the sum.
mi NIT Of felicity, but q tempered contentpent
You will full into despair-into tears-you will
wish to retrace your steps, but YOU are too late.
Give ear to these words which your father COM
poses with tears in his eyes / hope that you
may never suffer the lightcst of the mistOrtunes
experienced by me, the least of tho disappoint.
ments in friendship. IT you marry, be careful
how you make your selection /; let him be hon.
est, honorable, lover OF his country; let his
heart be large, and let him be capable Of true
friendship, and he careful to return it or your
part with conduct equally noble, ahd an affection
equally pnrs, Be faithful to the husband whom
you select for your life-compnnion let the very
thought of infdclity strike you with horror
destroy yourselves rather than fall into that
fault an error like that nothing can ever rene.
dy; the pardon which might 10 conceded. does
not remedy the evil in you remains an eternal
stain, in the husband an eternal rancor-an
eternal remembrance Of your guilt; of yonr
dishonesty remember That such an action OH
the wife's part poisons the husbands existence,
if he has heart or feeling OF honor; that it
cxtinguishes domestic peace forever; that it
destroys domestic tranquility that it causes the
love and sweetness which should exist between
husband and wife to cease, cools aud abates the
love of the parent for his child; that it, in fact,
casts dishohor upon the husband, upon you,
upon all the family, Take oare of yourselves,
and keen this rs u general maxim, that the great
er part Of men are bad and wickel and lastly,
In leisure moments, cultivate your minds with
pleasing and moral reading, which will have the
etsoct Of guiding your minds carly toward good,
md nourishing you with the frait Of wisdom !!
DO weary you with this long letter? Pardon
me! must have written to you, even il l had
not wished. These lines have been the first and
may be the last shall ever address to you, and,
as you perceive, they arc written by tue laud OF
your unhappy father.
May you have serene and long life Take
thousand and thousand kisses from your
father, who carries with him the pain Of not be.
ing able to see and embrace you, impedcd by
the intamy of men. Receive the paternal bcne.
diction of your FELICE ORSINI.
Farewell, farewell, farewell from my heart, "