The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-02-17
Matrimonial Incident.

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a snug income, was married about q
year ago, to Miss Nelly, of thirty "aud
aPDards." l." A year of rapture passed
behold Mr.. and Mrs i. now seated side
by side on a sofa, while in crib close
/ by slumbered q miniature edition of hu.
manity, ushered about month since
into this breathing world" What
else but the future of this new "respon.
sibility in size, but vast in i'm
portance form the topic Of their
conversations
Mrs L. I'm glad it's a boy. The
sweet little oherub The very image
of his father. declare He shall have
your name, my Williaml-it
sounds so beautiful and romantic.
Mr. Thank you, my love.
wished to have him called William. -
L am glad to find that we agree in ev-
erything. I'll teach him some anus
ing tricks-seo if 1 don't. I'll make a
man of him before he's six years old
won't I, my dear?
Mrs. Ito be sure you will, dar-
ling He shall learn to read and write
before he leaves off his petticoats. 1
know he'll be precocious.
Mr.. L.--That he willard he shall
learn to smoke segars as soon as he is
weancd. 1t looks so manly to see a lit
tie toddling follow putting away at
real Havana. All promising boys learn
to smoke early. Ismoked in my second
year,
Mrs Lid rather he should not
smoke, my dear. It's a very nasty prac-
tice.
Mr.. LA nasty practice, my love!
How can it be2 1 smoke, you know.
Mrs L.--Yes, I know you do, Mr..
Lowudes, and it's the only imperfoction
in your character
Mr. LII consider it one of my most
graceful accomplishments, madam; and
I've resolved that every son of mine
shall learn to smoke the very FIRST
thing.
Mrs. L.-And I've resolved, sir, that
no son of mine shall learn to smoke at
all.
Mr. L. '(with oxoitomenN-Tm very
glad that you mentioned it, then; for It
is right that we should come to an un-
derstanding on the subject I'll let you
know that 1 am master in my own
house.
Mrs. I'm let you know that you
are not my master you ugly old tyrant
Mr.. L.-Say such another word, you
sauoy jade, and Ill turn you out Of
doors.
Mrs. L.-Touch me if you dare, you
cowardly old villain, Help! murdcrl
murderl
Mrs L. falls into Mysteries. House
maid, supposng that Mrs. L. is assus-
sinated by her husband, flies to the
front door and repeats the cry of "mur.
der!' Great crowd collected An of.
fcer rushed in, but an explanation was
made of the circumstances, and he con
cluded not to arrest Mr., L. this time
1t is supposed that the lesson he has re-
oeiVed will insure a quiet house at least
till after the Christening. And here
was a rather bad matrimonial fracas, all
about smohe.-[Cin. Gaz.
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DUTIES AND PLEASURES OF WOMAN. |
Great indeed is the task assigned to
Who can exaggerate its impor-
tance? Not to make laws, not to gov
orn empires, but to form those by whom
laws are made, armies are led, and en-
pires are governed; to guard from the
slightest taint of possible infrmity the
trail and yet spotless creature, whose
moral, no less than physical being, must
be derived from her; to inspire those
to inoulcate those doctrines.
10 animate those sentiments which
generations yet unborn, and nations
yet uncivilized, shall learn to bless;
10 soften frmness into mercy, to chas
,en honor into virtue; by her soothing
'aress to allay the anguish of the mind;
by her purity to triumph over sense; TO
'heer the scholar laboring under his
oil to console the statesman for the
ngratitude of a mistaken people; com
)ensate for hopes that are blighted, for
he friends that are perfdious, for hap
)iness that has passed away such is
Ter vocation. The couch of the tor &
ured sufferer the prison Of the de-
~A0~N ~ AAASANoi tAG Gibbo VI bub neg ,
ected Savior these are the theaters
N which her greatest triumphs have
.een achieved Such is her destiny;
o visit the forsaken; amid the forget
illness of myriads, to remember, amid }
he eEecrations Of multitudes, to bless; }
,hen monarchs abandon, when breth- c
en- and disciples fly, to remain unsha- t
en- and unchanged, and to exhibit in /
his lower world a type Of that love,
ure, constant, and ineffable, which in c
mother world, as we are taught to q
elieve, is tho best reward Of virtue. 81
BoRRowNG-It is oftentimes diff
llt to borrow money, but as a general n
hing, it is easier to borrow than to pay. Il
.e was a clever chap who made the fol- a
wing rejoinder: n
Hawkins, if you pay down the prin- p
pal Of what you owe me, tn throw il
& the interest, or if you pay off the in
rest, the principal can remain"
''IO tell tho plain truth, Dobbins, it "
against my principle to pay the inter c
i, and it is against my interest to pay b
le principal" h
Hopes and cares, anxieties and fears d