Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-23

Call me pet names they are dear to M
heart" sang gay young bride to her loving
husband And they are more or less dear t,
every woman's heart, though we may differ
little as to what they are, and their signifca
tion also. There are pet names which may b.
had without the asking, and which should bt
far dearer, and tenfold more significant thar
any or all others. " My daughter !" Memo
Ey travels back TO the days and scenes of child
hood. The old home, with its familiar haunt.
and ten thousand fond associates, is a guest il
our tseoaght-chamber The being whose gen
tie tones, and warm fervent kiss first lulled oul
baby cares TO rest and he who was guard
to whatever is honest lovely, and of good
report, both seemed to be present with us
charming us back to the i" long ago." by The
uttersInce of the familiar name " our daugh-
ter J" What a host of filial duties, loves and
regards rise before us, as we listen again and
again to catch the entiearing tones, that 1oaC
have SO lite power to move as then.
MY sster!" Dear pet name" as lisped
by that prattling brother, whose love, true
and uaselfsh, shall live and bless all along lifes
journey, and be echoed and re-echoed by a band
of merry hearted sisters, whose confidence, SYM
pathy, and affection grew dearer with each adj
vancing year. q My sisteri" Holy words,
and should be spoken only in reverence and
love Priestess at the home altar! How
docs her lie strike roots of duty and love deep
into the household of heartsi Precious names
with which romance and fancy have little to
do.
Years pass-life has taken deeper, if not
~.ro,,a, pl,a 5a,. ,,,aocura Of oup in
the home of our girlhood is filed, and a new
title, a new life awaits us.
:. My bride . a manly form is near us-a
manly heart, all free from fiattery or deceit,
beats fondly, truly, nobly, and beats for us
alone while the strong arm it moves, and up
on which We are to lean, as hand i'll hand we
go to meet the lights and shadows Of life
already cncircles us, and for brief nionent
we are at once sadier and gladder THAN we
ever knew ourselves before:
I" NV BRIDE! - The silence is broken-thc
heart is tuned to new melodies, and the life
before US grows bright with peace, Hope, and
joy.
"My wie!" The same strong &rfn is
around us--the saiiie l6fcd foite is calling us,
and never. o. never was pct name dearer !
dcepens the souls purcst and holiest aspiriiigs,
opens the gate TO the great harvest-tield Of our
noblcst duties, and we can but feel we have en-
tered ifes holy of holics:' My wife -
Its utterance is an assurance that the heart
and home of our husbands are ours to fill with
joy or blessings, or misery and rcpfoach. To
us has been given the key to his Happiness or
woes, and as we take possession Of his conf
denee, let it be with such smiling gratitude and
playful self-consecration to his peace and we'll
being as crown our efforts with the most hap
by SUCCESS. Then will his arm grow stronger,
his soul drawer, each dny adding Some new JOY,
till our lives become fully each others, and bis
utterance of !" my wife y shall awaken the most
pleasing and holy memories, as well as the pu-
rest and highest hopes
!" Mother {" Tiny hands are elasfcd in ours
while we press a soft velvet check. Sparkling
ewes look love and thanks while the lips are yet
untaught in words. A treasure has been Civ
en- us, and we feel the heavy responsibility it
involves We look fur down the future-hope
wonder and pray-fcel in our new relationship
a living beauty and embodied holiness. Thro'
the name of wife," dcarcr now than ever be-
fore, we have received the crowning glory of
woman's lot, and mother" as it is mutely ut
tered by the little form nesting so lovingly to
our bosom, becomes the dearest pet name OF
ALL And it is only notc that We can fully,
truly realize horr much our mother loved us,
how much we owe her, and now, in thought is
the only way on earth through which she can
receive her compensation.