Ceredo crescent. [volume] (Ceredo, Va.) 1857-1861, 1858-05-15
Tie WMe a R~-e.

..'oei'y tuat We can Judge OF the true worth OF
woman, or make = correct estimaie of her for.
eearance, her virtue, and her felicity. There
are displayed all the liner feelings of which the
pure heart OF woman is susceptible. 1t is IN
toe midst OF trial and suffering misfortune and
anguish, that tine noblcr traits of the true WIFI
are displayed in all their characteristics Gran.
deur: Adversity only increases tho ardor of her
attachment: and the constancy and intensity of
her Devotion arc such as no changes OF chances
can esTanse or subdue. There arc no rocrim-
nations TO drive love away; violence to ALLEVIATE
the heart; no neglect to impcl to despcra,ion.-
Ah Is love, kindness, and percussion. Oh, what
Is more sweet, more calculated to enhance the
yaiue OF domestic rclationslrip, than for man.
cast down, worried, almost driven TO dcspair 10
turn his footsteps away from the busy world
and mingle with the loved ores ut home.-to
have place where feeling and sympathy arc
manifested; where glance responds TO glance,
and heart o. hcar;-wherc the sweet musical
voice OF one EeaIes: aud dearest to the soul life
inspired, yet uuobstructive in its counsel, send.
him forth again, with a stronger shoulder to stem
the tide of adycrsity.
rev secrets are 50 important as that of know
ing how to make home happy. Beauty Of fca-
tures r not necessary. Ordinary features, when
iit up with the sunbclms Of sensibility, -cuer-
ally excite the same passions which they expross;
and the winning, attraction of their smile in.
vests them with peculiar charms, like the varie
gatsd hucs with which brilliant rainbow tiuts
ths gloomy clouds. The proud and dangerous
- oi genius - not necessary. Let a woman
posseas what Is Infinitely more yaluable-yood
common sense, and intellect sufficient 10 direc,
AZ IN the most appropriate manner to all thc
practical purposes Of life. Let there be truth
tulnc-s aud integrity in her nature, strengthen
ed by thorough course of mental discipline.
AMI it will not fail TO give beauty and power
to her thoughts aud character. IL does no,
consist in the ready how of conversation, cap,i-
vafins In its viyaciiy. brilliant in lis fresh con.
eepiions, charming in its polished sentences
dazxling Ia its witiicisms aud Instructive ia It's
solidi;y.
True, these qualifications, eonibined with those
constituted to render home happy. may make .
woman the embodiment Of ali which the most
noble and imaginative heart could 'uish or do
sire; but they arc not essentially necessary. A
woman with ordinary features aud ordisary ebtl-
&c sss. psy s,sks lsan:s SsZ pis-sa.s; asa sGzsss
~fso--no matter hoe -bcsssffui or -ssvissIisr-|
puts on lser smiles like her ornameuts and
dresses her mind, like her person, Tor company.
in painted eolsrs, fictitious charity, and pinch
beck benevolener?
The true secret Of making home happy Is to
Larc m keart iR tie right piaoc; to have the
charity to overlook foibles; to learn TO forgive
and To forget, aud never 10 be too proud 20 make
eonec-sions--evcr as IL were, iutuitiveiy, with
blind mans instinct, detecting those thousand
little things that cyinec, in silence devotion
and affection unspcakable.
But, above all. the wife should possess that
genuine pie;y which leads her 10 forget herself
in seeking the glory OF God aud the happines.
o! her fellow .beinS-. The useful att1inmeuts
Of life should be blended with the higher ae-
eomplishmeuts; and the attractive amenity Of
her manners should spring less from the polish
tlf tlan fraffa tLa iuk
og her disposition. She mus; bc a woman trac
." herself. her nature, aud her destiny-one
daring 10 break away from fashion aud the sl.
lurcmenis Of pleasure, and 90 seek her hsppi.
nee. in the path Of duty alone. She must be
sensiiIyo Ia her organization, ardent in her feel
ing. whole-souled in her attachments calm aud
gentle in her wisdom tender in her sympathy !:
firm, vet not ostentaiious On her piety--a woman
eel. possessed. hayin: the Tranquil air or one
son.ciou, of her oua moral strength, AID Of ths
cNi.iencc Of impulses and feeling. too sacred 20
h. lightly Displayed Ca 4 world which h,s moth.
IN; in commoa with them. and which. there.
fyrc in the ark OF love at home. sash forth.
likc a lcIping fouataiu, in all their fulaes. aud
their glory. She eau be- strong iu the very re-.
serve aud shrinking delieaey Of her character.
and, even while appearing 90 wsvsr. diha.e n
tranaailliIisg infueBee over al around her.
likc the fa'lisg Of the pure. soft light felt bat
her love. The psins ths wife took 60 charm
bths busbsnd before pauilec should b. dpablsd
afterwards iron that period tbey become .
world OF taeir own. The iic that bind. them
.houiI b. immsculsto ureuyth-impo..iBle 20
~ ui'hered BY the fslso resaement OF visis,sd
so~i@ty.
To a husbssd wearisd With toll dejse,sd W
bods asd spirit. theirs % nothing s-eet 90 .
look. word, sa .st of kisdsss- diets.sd by 9
COOL di,yosiiisa. II 70 Ike der on the fOv.
ef. Ike water to the psrrhed lips or weary
traveller over Asissic desth: like the soft esoI
band Of fSiesashIp on the fsrvsd brov of Tn
ieonvale.-xni
Hos nsh man nassi zeal IN the sosseloas.
sess of yosss-.iag . voaan's love thst esssoi
~ wesrisi o. eshs=st-i, that esrsot Be chilled
= BY ssisshness. weaksssd By usrosthissss, sss
destroyed b. isxrsiis.de--a lsvs thai re-. 20
perior % tbs sfsisfisas of nisfsrtase, ies,is-
houi the hesu of . uouss vho vhsn I'll ~
verid fsr-sks bia viii ~ sil M World - Mn
/ Fsaily Hsr.ii.