Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-06-01
MISCELLAN N Y.
From the alexandria Gazette.
What Becomes of ali the Sweet-Hearts.


What Becomes of ali the Sweet-Hearts.
In answer to the old queries, "What becomes
of all the Pins2" and "of all the smart chill
dren Z" funny friend of ours says the first fall
to the earth, and become terrapins; the last run
into grown peoples clothes, and hide themselves.
But old pedagogue Grab, sitting by, said: mo
sir, can speak on that question the children
Jump behind the tree of knowledge, and there is
no finding them"
Very well gentlemen, but now without any
quirks or quibbles, can you give us a soberer an
swer TO a soberer question-"What becomes OF
all the weet,hearts? Not the sweetheart so
full of Joy and hope to the young and loving nor
the sweetheart SO fraught with gall and worm
wood to the poor disappointed, nor the general
sweet heart, so suggestive OF interest, jest and
and good will to and from everybody. But It's
the old ci-devant married sweet hearts, we are
thinking and enquiring about, just now.--
We never ask for the pins in question, when We
have gross OF them around, and our toilet
CONNIE AZ taut but when our loose habits, like
undone poor clients, are in need OF the little
ssbarpers." aud not one can be found, then it Is
we cry out in diemma-"What does become of
the Pins 2" The afore mentioned children, also,
are very apparent SO long as they are pratling
round mammals knee, who sees in every twitch
of the mouth, or squint of the eye, workings OF
the genius muscle. But at the close OF q hot
summer day, when we have wresthd eight NOR
tai hours with "les Enfans terribles"-'tis the
| cute little urchin, who refreshes US with per
feet recital, makes US duly appreciatiVe ofJuve,
nile intellect. Even so, we mean not to ask
where the truant sweet hearts are, so long as
youth. beauty, wealth or natural impulse brings
them as eagles to the prey. We know very
well then, where to tnd them.
But in after years, when the man and woman
have chosen one another to go along the path OF
| life together-when time and contact have dis
peed the illusions of loves misty morning and
the stern realities OF warfare have brought them
closer abreast-then it is, we would Tain know,
what has become of the promises, professions,
aduations, alterations, we heard 50 lavishly ex-
pended in courtship's day.
Courtship's day that glorious time when Ad
am and Eve stand alone in Paradise; no other
man or woman in the universe; and every thing
around "pleasant to the eye and good for food"
| On his part, what vows and bows, dresses and
addresses, praise and lays. What comprising of
sea and land to execute her wishes! What
ransacking of heaven and earth to pay tribute to
this Venus, Hebe, Minerva, OF his souls idolatry.
Then, for her, how the curls flow, the smiles
shine, the eyes sparkle! Every charm of nature
and art brought as hand-naid to the spell; eve
ry throb of her heart beats the triumphal drum
for him, and fidelity, honor, virtue, every ruddy
drop within, keeps the glad march to the music
of that beat. Life, to them is but one long
breath of pleasure, drawn from each other
| lips-death, but the falling into anothers arms
and all the chances and changes, only the tiut-
ter of the breeze to kindle their flame yet high
err All this is earnest too, Tor love knows no
lhyperbole. And what acme OF human bliss !
Think you the sun, in all his visits looked upon
scene more fraught with heavenly charms!-
But now here is what strikes US paintully-in
going through, what two pictures in all llfe's en-
tire gallery, present as such contrast as two peo-
pie seeking .one another and two people in
possession of one another9 Not that ''circum.
stances do" not "alter cases." nor that the hus
band and wife are to be forever playing beau
and belle in the coy and decoy OF sweet heart
exercise This, of course, would be disgusting
and unnatural. But if the pictures are wrought
by the same hands, out OF the same material,
what makes the mighty ditfer2" Less high
lights and color de rose, of course, we look for
in the last But if the same hearts are in the
enjoyment of the same mutual, chaste, unseltish
affection, in what should the difference consist,
except in having these tints subdued and mel
lowed into deeper tone 2 and in having the gloss
OF passion expunged thereby making it mas
ter-piece, not unworthy the eye of Him whose
name is Love" Change, from the nature OF
things, must come but what change should ii
not be