The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25


would have done it thoy had only each left
the choosing Of the other to about four-and-
twenty anxious friends, all of which were
quite certain tho affianced pair never would
suit one another, but would have exactly
suited somebody else, etc, etc, dd GJHum
and dd mfaitnm.
Many women, otherwise kindly and gouer-
Gus, have in this matter no moro consider
alton towards their own sex or the other. no
moro sense of the sanctity and silence duo
10 the relation between them, than ii the
diyinoly instituted bond of marriage were
no higher or purcr than tho natural iusti; cts
of tho beasts that perish. 1t is most sad,
nay, it is sickoning, to see tho way in which,
from tho age of fourteen upwards, young
woman, on this one subject of her possible ,
or probable matrimonial arrangements, is .
Qujzzcd, talked over, commented upon, ad. (
vsed, condoled with, lccturcd, intcrrogatod |
until, il sho has happily mover had cause
to blush for berself, not week passes that
she docs no. blush for her sex, out Of utter
contempt, disgust, and indignation.
Surely, all right.mindoG women ought to
set their faces resoutoly against this desc.
cratiCn of feelings, to maintain the sanctity
of which is tho only prescryatiyc Of our in
| iiucnce-that is, our rightful and holy intlu-
once--over mon, Not that,after tho school
of Mcsdamos Barbauld, Hannah Moro. and
other excellent hut exceedingly nrosy nor
sonapes love should be exercised out of
Young women's lives and conyorsation-
query, If possible but lot it DO treated of
delicatcly, earnestly, nationally. as matter
which, if they have any business with it at
all is undoubtedly the most serious business
of their lives. There can bo-thore ought
to bo--no medium course; love affair is
either sober earnest or contomptibio folIy.if
mt wickndness to cossin nbont il Is in Tho
first instance, intrusive. unkind, or danger
ous in the second. simnIv silly, Practical
nrople may choose botwoou the two alterua-
| lives.
| Gossin public nrivato social--to fpht
,,,i,st IT. citbcr he word or nan s,o,rs aftor
! MI like Gohtinr with shadows Evorybody
llanyhs nt il nTotrsts AGAINST il. blomes and
dnsniscs il. but overyhojv docs II or Mt
lonst oncourngcs othors in il. onito Innocent
lv. uncouscionsly. IN such a small. harmless
tashiou-yet,we do it. We must talk about
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Ino,m,i nntJo ~ rovai tho LIioht and cmrs,
v of civilized life is gossip"
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