Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-04-22
Mothers and Daughters.

In all the sweet harmonies aud soothing
melodies of earth, none falls with such
thrilling tones of JOY upon the heart as the
lovirg, tender vibrations of mothers
voice Sweeter on the ear of memory is
her tremulous tones of affection, than all
earths mInstrelsy. She it is who breathes
the voice Of wisdom and of warning into
the unsuspecting, innocent heart of child
hood. Hers it is to write on the white and
uusulled heart, lessons of virtue and good
ness-hers to weave garland of ever
blooming, ever fragrant flowers around the
altar of youthful, loving hearts, which
shall bring its own exceeding great re-
ward. How great the need that the mys-
teries of a mothers leve should encircle the
daughters pathway. to teach, guide, coun-
sci and direct her, especially at that i'm
portant period of her life, when the heart
is listening to the whisperings Of a new
and strange love. BY all means should
mothers be consulted III matters of the
Leart. If this were done, how much un-
happiness and lifelong misery would be
prevented Mothers should rear and en-
courage their daughters to lay their cares
on their sympalhising bosoms, and always
to seek their counsel and advice. If this
were done, how many mistakes and heart
sorrows might have been averted--how
many unworthy attachments and illassort-
ed marriages would have been prevented
by mothers judicious advice and coun-
sci. Sympathy and confidence the young
heart seeks as its natural aliment, and if
the mother wilhholds it. it will surely be
sought, and very probably from those in
no wise capable or worthy of giving it.
Very careful should the mother be how
she disregards or ridicules the first bud
dings of love in her daughters tender and
gentle heart, and never should their youth
full attachments be treated lightly or turn
ed in,o ridieule, or marriage interdicted,
occupying. as it does, to a greater or less
degree, the mind of every young girl.
We do not wish to be understood as
teaching thas marriage should be regarded
as the Alpha and Omega Of their exist
ence; on the contrary, ii is to direct their
minds to the importance and responsibility
of such a relation, and to prevent the bar
ter and sale which we confess with shame,
some mothers make of their daughters,
that we have introduced the subject
There are some mothers who hold their
daughters for sale to the highest bidder
Wealth, station, and rank in society. and
not morality, is passport to ;heir favor
money, and not loving hearts, they would
have them we'd. We would that mothers
inculcated into the minds of their daugh-
ters, that to be happy they must be useful;
that they, TO be blest in life, must be low
ing. dutiful and kind to parents; that to be
faithful and true wives and mothers, they
must have right conceptions Of what their
duties are i" these sacred relations. Wo-
man should be an independent being, not
only capable of controlling her affections,
but possessed of those high and ennoblipg
powers of mind which will give her very
strong and enduring influence that would
make her scorn to seek marriage from any
other motive than mutual affection, which
should alone be founded on good and esti-
mable qualities. When we have a race of
educated, self-independent, noble minded
mothers, who endow the minds of their
daughters viii such sentiments then shall
we have fewer ill-starred marriages, fewer
men and women seeking divorces from un.
congenial and unkind companions.-Mrs.
Ntwton.