The Van Buren press., 1859-09-30
For d. Fan Buren Pye.,

Venerable bachelors. with feeling, of ;,s
ton and resentment have listened to IN.
of abuse, obloquy and odio I. .pit!le,. pop-,,
you. now appear in your presence I, os1A
feeble abilities in your defence. As an adv.
truth and candor. I am bold to assert taa,
the most happy, inenvinble lot. undistur,sa
the constant drawings Of supercilou.
who is pcrpetually stunning your ears VIZ,
pestiIent noise. making home place Of -.
misery. instead Of peace and quietude.
that woman has often been represented bv,,.
As the quintessence Of mans earthly enior,o...%
sharer of his tolls. the partner Of his ioy. 80
solace Of his woes. But not so. vcuerabl.
lors /; in nine hundred times out of thou,,,,a
is the cause Of all his woes. How often !, ;%
case hat the husband. in returning from hi. .s ~
avocation. expecting u meet the angelic sn;..,GF
darling wife, meets a sarcastic snccr while h.
ar. stunned with how Mr.. such Acne Joe. -
wife, who was born rich, married rich .. "a
more than he is worth to keep up his wife. -
agauce. Thers is. indeed. no end to her r.'
they are innumerable as the sands on III. o,~t
shore, and as unmanngeable as tile wavr, a..
ir dreadful storms across its fearful deptb,
must have her bureau and sideboard wh.4h.. y
are able to afford it or not they must be eov!.
with glass. china. britannia and crockery ef s,~
description and besides this. she is forevs, -
ing you TO buy her capes. lace fringe. .,,..
shawls. gloves. finger rings. ear rings, dre...
silk, calico. bombazine. bombazet. hoserie. y.
nels parasols and cloaks to an endless VARIETY ~
when your money is all gone. you have no rs,.,
your life. She is forever telling the secrets ~
which you have entrusted her-go,ng from ho..'
house. and from neighbor to neighbor. to vi.
she tells all you may have entrusted to her i, A..
fidence. and then it flies the wings of the w.,
The inability of a woman to keep a secret i. :,
vcrbial-Ssmpson's wife betrayed him, and hs l.,
to pay the forfeit. and at another time he x.. a
tnyed by a lover and lost his eyes HELEN. !.
faithfulness to her husband was the cause AZ a.
overthrow Of ancient Troy Solomou's wiye, /,
him to idolatry, and the result Of bis expere,.
was man among a thousand he had found. bcs
woman he had not found. Venerable baehd,
stand to your coIors. persevere in your ceIt..,
and let the world know you prize liberty and !,
dependence too highly to be tied to a woman.
you do have to pass portion Of your life rss,
solitary aud lonesome, you have the highest =
t!iority for believing it is better to dwell on 4
corner Of the house top than in a wide house VI;
a "brawling wonan," or in the " wilderness. III,
with contentious angry woman" Worthy ba.
elors. repeat it again that yours is the most h,
py. invincible lo.-no one 70 hen-peck You a.
keep you in torment, as every wife will DO if i
husband is silly enough, or will so far unman hi,
self as to let his wife wear the breeches And
conclusion-young men. let me warn you never
be captivated by the fowery convolutions Of {,
jetty- tresses-the ogling glanees-.he beautif
countenances. and the soft mclihuent words Of /,
learned and accomplished miss in her teens L.