The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-12-22

THE MARRIAGE ALTAR.

| Judge Cnaflton, IN recent clO
quent address before the Youn.
Mems Library Association, at Angus
ia, Georgia, thus sketches the mar
riage scene:
have drawn for you many pictur,
cs ofdeath ; let me sketch for YOU q
brief but bright scene of beautiful
life. 1t is the marriage altar. A
lovely female, clothed in all the fresh
ness of youth and surprising beauty
leans upon the arms of him to whom
she has plighted her faith 3; to whom
she has just gwen herself forever
Look in her eyes, ye gloomy phloso
piers, and tell me if you dare, thai
there is no happiness on earth. See
the trusting; the heroic devotion
which impels her to leave country, pa
rent, for comparative stranger. She
has launched her fail bark upon a
wide and stormy sea; she has handed
over her happiness and doom for this
world to anolher's keeping but she
done it tearlcssIy, for love whispers to
her that her chosen guardian and pro.
tector bears a manly and nobly heart,
Oh, woe to him that lorgcts his oath
and his manhood
Her dark wing shall the raven flap,
O'er the false hearted,
His warm blood the wolf shall lap,
Ere life be parted.
Shame and dishonor sit
On his grave ever;
Blessings shall hallow it,
Never! Oh, never
We have all read the story Of the
husband who, in II moment OF hasty
wrath, said to her who had but few
months before united her fate to his,
al you are not satisfied with my con-
duct, 90, return to your friends and to
your happiness" ".\nd will you give
me back that which brought to you!'
asked the despairing wife. "les," he
replied, "all your wealth Shall go
with you; ! covct it not Alas "
she answered, q thought not of my
WEALTH. spoke of my devoted love
C you give these back to me -
mo | cannot restore these, but ] will
do more--l will keep them unsullied
and untaintcd; will cherish them
through life, and in my death; and
never again will forget that | have
sworn to protect and cherish her who
gave me all she held dear"
Did not tell you there was poetry
in a woman's look--a wonan's word!
See it here the mild, the gentle re.
proof OF love, winning back from its
harshness, the stern and unyieldng
temper Of angry man. All if crea.
tons fairer sex Only knew their stron-
gesl weapons, how many of wrdlock's
tierccst battles would be untought :,
how much OF unhappincss and cold
ness would be avoided.
Duties of q LaIy in her household.
Without regularity, no house can
be managed with any degree of econ.
omy or comfort. No mi,tress or head
"A household, therefore, should trust
her domcstics with the care of store,
rooms, closets, and kitchen, without
keeping a careful supervision over
each of them herself. The best hour
for inspection, in regard to these mat:
ters. is Immediately after breakfast.-
All the materials or stores, as well as
the necessary directions, may then be
given out. She should also see, for
herself, that everything is made the
the best use of by those to whom she
enirusls the culinary operations, and
that nothing is left to the chances OF
disorder and wa te.
lAmctuality in the management of
all LONE affairs is almost indispeusa.
BILE. The meals should always, unless
unavoidable casualties intervene, be
ready at the accustomed and cxpcc.
ted hour. 1.-THE mistress is punclual,
the domestics will also be so; and
thus the mind of the husband W Il not
be ruiled, and there will be no confu-
sion and no chickering's. bat harmony
and cheerful appreciation of every
meal, followed by general relaxation
aud pleasant conversation.
These are not trillcs, however they
may appear to some. If the insol-
vcncy Of thousands could be traced to
its source, it would be found to have
commenced with the non performance
of these household duties by the wife
or other female head Of allairs--lor
"without order, there is no economy
Gov. Gist, of South Carolina, in his
message to the Legislature, mentions
the singular fact that in the upper
districts there is great scarcity Of
corn, brought about by the numerous
distilleries in operation, which have
converted the staff Of life into poison.
Gus drink. lie accordingly recon-
mends that "the tax on stills should
amount to a prohibition of their use,
or at least high enough to raise an in
come sufficient to support the paupers
they manufacture"
He suggests that all banks, upon
the suspension of specie payments, be
Immediately put in liquidation, and
compelled to close business until new
charters are obtained.-Union ana
American.
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