The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-06-17
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toms Advice ia Love Matters.

toms Advice ia Love MATTERS.
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] iifs of Nashihrion.l
The place Cbit. Vermont at this t.mo
possessed attractions for gay az we'll as
grave, and was Often onlivened BY Young
company. Oncrrca attraction was Miss
Nelly Gusts, hlrs. Washington's grand
daughter, who with her brother, lfeorvo
w. =. Custis, had been adopted hy the
General at their fathers death. when they
were quite children, and brought up BY
him with the most alectionato care. Ho
was fond ofchildron, especially girls; asto
boys, with all The spirit of command, BE
found thom At times somewhat unman-
ageable. | can govern mon, would ho
say, but cannotgovcrn boys. Miss Nell
ly had grown up under the special eye Of
her grandmother, to whom she was devot-
edly attached. and who was particular In
enforcing her observance Of an her los-
sons, as well az instucting her in the arts
Of housekeeping. She was a great favof-
ito with the General; whom as we have
before observed, she delighted with hex
gay whims and sprightly salhes, ofton
overcoming HE hahituul gravity and SUR
prising him into hearty hugh.
Il Shewas now maturing into a lovely aud
attractive woman, aud the attention she
lrcccvod began 10 awaken some solitude
In the Generals mind. This is cyinrcd
In half sportive letter Of advice, written
20 her during n temporary absence from
Mount Vernon, when she was about 20
make her first appearance at a ball az
Georgetown. II Is curious az a specimen
of Washington's counsel m love matters.
J Il would appear that Miss Nelly, to allay
his solitude, had already, In her corfes-
pondcncc, proiessed ga perfect apathy To-
ward the youth Of the present day, and
determination never 70 give herself mo-
. ments uneasincss on account OF any OF
thcm." Washington doubted the ilrmness
and constancy other resolves. "hIon aud
women" writes he, "leel the same incli-
nation toward each other now that they
have always done, aud which they will
continue 10 do, until there d a new order
Of things; and you, as others have done
may end that the passions OF your sex arc
easier raised than alluycd. Do not,;here-
fore, boast too soon, or too strongly Of
your insensibility. Love Is said
10 he an involuntary passion, and Il Is,
therefore, eontended that Il cannot be re-
sisted. This Is true in part only, fer like
authings clae, when nourishcd and sup
piled plentifully with slimcnt Il Is rapid
In its progress; but let these be withdrawn
and Il may be stiilcd ia its birth, or much
stlntod in its growth. = Although
we cannot avoid first impressions, we msy
assnredly place them undereuhrd -
/ When the is 6ro beginning % Sndle, aud
your heart growing warm, propound these
r questions TO Il; Who Is this inVaderi Have
competent knowledge Of hint IL he
, a man Of good chNracterl A man Of scnsei
, For, be assured, a sensible woman eau
, never be happy with a fool. What has
been his walk In liiel IL his
, fortune sufficient 10 maintain me In tho
manner have been accustomed 70 live,
and rs my sisters do liyei Aud is he one
70 whom my friends can have no reasou-
! able obiectionl II all these interrognto-
ries can le satisfactorily answered, there
will rcmaln but one more 10 be usked (;
that, however, Is an important one; Have
l sufficient ground 10 conclude that hia
, affections are engngod BY mol Without
this the heart Of sensibility will strugglo
! against passion that is not reciprOcatcd. /"
The sage coun8cls Of Washington aud
the susceptible feelings Of Miss Molly
lwere soon brought 10 the test BY the resi-
!, denco of lawrence Lewis at Mount Yer
4 non. a strong attachment for her grew
: up on his part, or perhaps already existed
andwas strengthened BY daily intercourse.
/, II was favorably viewed BY his unelc.A
! Whether il was fully reciprocated was
uncertain. A formidable rival 20 Lewis
appeared in young Carroll Of Carrollton,
who had just returned from Europe, a.
dorned with the graces offoregn tmyel,
and whose suit was countenanced by Mrs.
Washington. These were among the
|, poetic days Of Mount Vernon, when its
4 halls echoed 10 the tread Of lcsers. They
! were halcyon days with Miss Nelly, a.
she herself declared in after years, to a
q lady from whom we have the story. II
was young and romantic them" sad she,
! "and fond Of wandering alone by noon
! light Ia the woods Of Mount Vernon
Grandmama thought Il wrong and unsafe
I l and scolded and coaxed me into a prom
ise that would not wander IN the woods
again uRGecompanied. nht was missinO
one evening, and was bfohhht home from
the interdcted woods 10 tho drawiaH-
room, where the General was walking al
and down with his hands behind him. "A
was his wont. Grandmnma, seated in
! "~A - N"s ~ eiiA-eheuf ofNhNu severe Ic-
proof"
Poor Miss Nelly, was reminded ofbor
promise, and taxed with her delinquency.
She knew that she had done wrong--ad.
mitted her fault, and essaycd no excuse,
but when there was q slight pause, NOV
ed 70 retire from the room. She was iuat
shutting the door when she overheard The
General attempting IN low voice, 20 IN
terc,de in her behalf ''Riy dear, observod
he, 81 would cay no more--9erhaps shs
was not alone"
His intereession stopped Miss Nelly ia
her retreat. She ro-op6hed the door and
advanced mp TO the General with 6fm
step. "Sirs" said she, r5pu brought mo
up to speak the tpthi ard whcn told
grandmama | was alone, / hope Won be-
lievod I icas alone"
The General mdde one of k.s most
magnanimous bows. "My ehild,p roplied
he, II beg your pardon"
We viii anticipate dates. and observe
that the romantic episode Of Miss Nelly
Curtis terminated to the Generals satisl
lactioni she beeime tho happy wife Of
lawrence Lewis,
.sNEohawIk Dutch
The following story is good beeanso Il
is true. We had Il from ths lips Of good