Smyrna times., 1859-09-08
ISCELLAN EOUS.
From Chambers Journal.
A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT,

IN the report of Matrimonial Difference -
recently exhibited before the divorce court to
puollc admiration, the husband was shown to
have adapted from the stage to private life a
singular method OF regalning his wife's lost
affections. He borrowed, from 1.-THE Love
Chase tine idea of writing billet dour to and
from an imaginary young woman, and of leav-
ing them in the way of his spouse, with the
Intention of provoking her to Jealousy, and by
that roundabout method, 10 love. The final
result OF which too ingenious contryance was
that she obtained a separation.
However allowable and innocent these little
experiments may be in themselves, we do not
think their general adoption in domestic circles
would be advisable. One instance, only, do we
know wherein any method other than the
straightforward has in the end succeeded. 1t
Is the case OF certain rich old lady, who,
whenever one other daughters gets "engaged,"
Insists upon accompanying her and her intend
ed upon sort of experimental trip" before
Tue matrimonial one, to Switzerland or other
iOrelgn country. If the gentleman acquts him
sell with unselfshness and good temper, amid
all his trials of getting passports uised, aud OF
taxing care of luggage, he is permitted to carry
Oh his prize; but if he exhibit, under any cir
eumstances, the cloven hoof, he gets his congo
Hom mamma. We are bound to say this plan
mas proved most successful and, indeed, it is
perhaps only, after ALL measure of extreme
Pfecautlon, aud cannot well be called by any
narsher name. The police, indeed, are in the
naOt OF trying their suspected fellow-creatures
W ofdeaiS, such as putting marked money,
"hleh they intend to be stolen, into letter.
OOAes' out The system is even III their case open
70 censure; while who that, in his youth, has
"een addicted TO Jam and averse to jalap, but
would detest its introduction into our own
households! Imagine a trusting lad, whose
worst weakness is that of having a sweet tooth,
repairing to the well-know though forbidden
preserve cupboard, inserting his ingenious fn-
gers into all the pots-so that the deficiency
should be equally distributed, and charitably
ascfIoed to fermentation-hoverng from sweet
"s"eet, like the busy bee, and in the seventh
Vr eighth, perhaps) heaven of an enjoyment
,aat ne VIII never feel in manhood or even ado
iiescence; and conceive the change in that
s'1he BOY, If the ogress. the housekeepr, shall
nave mingled with her lessening stores one of
.ne most powerful of domestic medicines! We
ofaw veil over that guilty woman's mental
state, as over the young gentleman's physical
condition. His revenge, on the other hand,
would be base, however fitting, if he should in
Hoduee into the spirit bottle of his fathers
eellafet any medicinal liquid calculated to DIS
sgree with her. The stern moralist, approving
she conduct of neither one nor the other, can
only shake his head, and send for the family
apothecary
Would it be fair to Mr.. Younghusband him.
sell, who is forbidden to smoke, or even to fire.
quent the company Of smokers, if his wife
should leave cigar box in his study, aud come
20 upon him unexpectedly at the second Whit,
wnlie he was leaning his body perhaps out Of
sae window, 10 prevent the possibility Of an
hoyance TO her from the delicate perfume? Or
would II be fair TO Mrs -! But that is the
very matter we are coming to, which, nffording
As 1t does warning to all persons who are
tempted to make dangerous experiments upon
sne virtue of their fellow-creatures, must by no
means be dismissed in paragraph.
hr. Younghnsband, although he has been
married good deal more than once, is never
heless-singular to say-somewhat suspicious
Of women Far from being in general an ad-
mlrer OF Lord Byron or his opinions, he yet
agrees with that poet in ascrbing very con-
siderable influence ever the softer sex to oppor-
unity. If woman secs a becoming bonnet
Naat she knows she can never afford to buy, sir,
aud the mlliner says, Its no consequence,
maam; can wait for the money a little whlle;'
saell Come home with that bonnet upon her
mead, or 10 a bandbox, to a certainly. They
cant resist it, sir for resistance isn't in en-"
Such being Mr.. YounghusbaD Dd's opeRly ex-
pressed opinion, one would imagine that he
would be the last person to have made expert
ments of tentative kind upon his own better
haves--that the attraction of the earth being
settled, he would not be throwing apples into
me air all day to see whether they would come
a0wn or no. Such. however, we regret to say.