The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-03-24

ulGHCeS u HeW-d ulUillcHtouo pCTlOu
ofexistence! Ofthis she Is well aware
She reads in living characters uncer-
taiaty, assuming that where all was
peace-all was happiness--where
home, sweet home, was all in all unto
her. But these ties, these associations,
these endearments, she has yielded,
one by one, and now she has broken
them all asunder! She has turned
her face from them all, and witness
how she clings to the arm OF him, for
whom all these has been exchanged
See how she moves on; the world is
before her, and history to be writ
ten, whose pages are to be filled up
with liie's lovliest pencilings, or, per.
haps, with incidents of eventful inter
est--of startling, fearful record! Who
can throw aside the veil even of'three
score years and ten," for her, and re-
cord the happy and sunbright incidents
that shall arise in succession. to make
joyous and full her cup of lite:--that
shall throw around those embelsh.
ments of the mind and heart, that
which crowns the domestic circle
with beauty and loveliness; that which
swcetens social intercourse, and sol
tens, improves, and elevates the con-
dition ofsociety. ...a
Or who, with firm and unwavering
hand, can register the hours and days
Of aiIcctionate and silent weeping--ot
midnight watching! Who pen the
blightcd hopes--the instances ofunre-
Quilted lovc--the loneliness and sorrow
of a conliding heart--the deep corro-
ding cares of the mind, when neg lect-
ed and forgotten, as it were, by HIM
who is dearer to her than lilc--when
all around is sere and dcsolate--when
the garnered stores are wasted, and
the wells are dried up, and the flick
cring blaze upon the hearth wanes
and goes out! But her affections
wane not, slumber not, die not!
The brilliant skies may shed down
all their gIaddening beauties, nature
array herself in gay flowers, bright
hopes--and friends, kind friends, may
greet with laughing countenances and
glad hearts; but all avails naught.--
One kind look--one soft and affection
ate accent, the unequivocal evidence
of remaining love; one smile like that
which woocd and won that heart, would
enkindlc brighter, and deeper, and
loveler emotions at its fountain, than
heaven, with all its beauties, and gay
associations.
Oh! young man, ever be to thy
young bride, then, what thou secmcst
now to be; disappoint her not! What
sweet ties, that bound heart to heart,
and hand to hand and life to life. has
she not broken off for thee! Prove
thysclf worthy of all she has sacrificed
Let it ever be her pleasure, as now
to cling with conlidng joy and love
to that arm. Let it be her stay, her sup
port, and it shall be well repaid. Hers
is an enduring-an undying love -
Prosperity will strengthen it--advcr-
sity will brighten and invigorate it
and give to i: additional lustrc and
lovelincss Should the hand Of dis
ease fall upon thee, then wilt thou be-
hold woman's love--woman's devo-
ton! for thou wilt never witness her
spirits wax faint and dropping at thy
couch! When thine own are failing,
she will cling to thee like a sweet vine,
and ditluse around thy pillow those
sweet influences and attractions that
shall touch the master-springs and
nobler passions of thy nature--that
shall give me new impulse to life!
Her kind voice will be like music to
thy failing heart-like oil to thy
wounds! Yea! she will raise thee,
restore thee, and make thee happy, if
anything less than an angel arm can
do it!