The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-08-04
designs them to protect the dependant

For female, therefore, to realize he
i dependence is to build her strong tower
For when she is defenceIess, then is sht
invincible. Hence the relation subsist
ing between husband and wife, is intro
duced as a just representative of thai
which subsisteth between Christ and The
Church The Church, through heart
( felt sense of her dependence, and by g
cheerful Acknowledgements of the fame
secures the friendship and protection Of
the divine Jesus which he expresses
in terms full Of love, saying, i" Fear not
little flock, it is my Fathers good pleas
ure to give you the kingdom Ask, and
/ ye shall receive, seek and ye shall find,
knock, and it shall be opened unto YOU
That therefore which partakes OF the
rough and daring, bold and threatening.
I in conversation or department, totally
destroys, or aims to destroy, that which
/ is essentially the pr:viiege-and peculiarly
the prerogative-of lovely, happy wo-
man. And the female who hideth not
herself from the grossness of such impro-
prleties, may ypot expect the high wrought,
afectionatc love of her husband. He
may indeed regard her as he would any
one, who should prove robust and faith
ful in his business; but not as an amiable
woman, in the tenderest relation in life.
Mildness, moderation and kindness to-
wards all, secures ones own dignity, with
the affections and good services OF all
about US The contrary is vulgar and
disgusting-extremely SO in women.
AS man Is, by constitution and employ
ment, more robust, so by indulgence his
manners usually SAVIOR more Of rugged
ferceness than those of females. Hence,
in an imperfect state, it might be expect
ed, and hence, alas, it is found that his
manners are too often uncomfortable
rough. Now, to apply that happy inAu-
ence which is most likely to moderate
and cure such oyer-grown grossness in
men, let an hclpmate be found in the wo-
man: For to her it belongs, not by a
brazen brow, but by a soothing hand, to
tame what Is wild; and conquer what is
fierce, in man.
Rough manners, bold address, and fe-
rocious airs, are far from being pleasing
in men: They must, therefore, set with
llIest grace on females. And in them
they must meet most unweicome recep-
ton. Else it would not have been the
painful result Of the wise mans expert
euee, That one might better enjoy him
self on an house;top, exposed to the tenn
pest, and the thunder in the heavens,
than with 4 clamourous brawling woman,
in a wide house"
The modest fair one, or the prudent
woman, reluctantly hazards an expression,
which can be set to account, of ironical
pertuess or ill-naturcd wit: And hides
herself from the guilt Of severe, random,
dcfamatory speeches; and from idle, tri-
fling, clamorous breath: From which a
world Of evil may be kindIed up; but in
which no good can be proposed.
Still there is great and ncyer-failing
variety Of subjects, which indulge to her
theutmost, unres trained sociability Thus,
while she speaks with cautious circum-
spection to the disadvantage of any one.
she is not deprived of any conscious in
nocence or real pleasure which the most
unrostrained, social glow can give: And
thus her acquaintance will ofsen have oc-
casion to recolcct that favorito saying of
the Wise Man, "She openeth her mouth
with wisdom" Prov. XXI. 2G.
It hath been Justly observed, that there
is such thing as being awed with maes-
ty, in female, when we cannot be sOoth-
ed by her graces as being struck, by her
whom we cannot love; and as being as
tonishcd, where we cannot be charmed
But in the truly modest we cannot but
notice more Of the mild than the dazzling;
more Of the amiabie than the great more
Of the engaging than magnificent; and
more sweetness than authority. In short,
she hath dignity without meanncss; Is
open and frank, yet not talkatiye and
boistEous; is sentimental, yet not dispu-
tacious ana free with the good qualities
of all characters, while she allows herself
to be severe with bat few. And it is
of her conduct in general,
That size is more solicitous that others
Sh0ul3 be suited Uith hemseircs, than foI
procurc her oun opplausc.
In the female whose reading and cdu-
cation hath been chosen by good taste,
whose studies consequently have been
rather elegant than abstract, and more