The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-06-22

image of stone or clay, upinspired by single
breath of the divinity of sanctifying affection
In short, they expect happiness without
blessing, instead of seeking blessing on their
happiness.
The Divorce Conrt has been occupied du-
ring the greater portion of this week in de-.
veloping, uuraveing. weighing and measuring
the matrimonial injuries of a couple who had
ma'le the enormous mistake of supposing that
they could live together on any terms. Mr..
Henry darchmont, once Dissenting minister,
having cast his eye upon the widow of tav-
ern keeper with fifty thousand pounds, and
approaching all the value of her attractions,
cepted, fonnd out, even in the honeymoon,
that continued complaisance is excessive labor,
and that candor requires plainness of speech
which. being reciprocated the total demolition
of even the mere external decencies of ap.
nearance follows as matter of course
Feeling also, a strong conviction that half
of his wife's dowery would be more agreeably
enjoyed out of her company than it, the gen.
tleman proceeds TO take such measures for se-
curing the improvement of his domestic plans
as.appear most promising to bring them to a
successful issue. The lady. on the other hand
thinking the price for bearing the honor of
his name rather too high, wishes to reliuqush
the bargain altogether and hence these rev.
elations before the Divorce Court, and before
the world. s.ti . ha 3-i..I. a-a r--
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strife. of storm, of abuse, of oaIhs of blows
Is it thus that man and woman-to say moth
ing of husband and wife-can retort, and re-
criminate, and degrade each other But it
is not in this place that we shall pursue the
history of this Unmatched pair. That will be
found elsewhere The real purpose of the
stage is to preach by warning and example
In the present day the police courts supply
our drama They show us actions which are
the true results of the passions. They reherse
the very words in which those passions have
been expressed, and record every detail of the
actions They are recorded upon oath, and
with all the energy of intense personal inter
est
From these be- our lessons gathered. They
come with all the force of warnings. Their
publicity is the medium of their Usefulness
IF the history of domestic misery which is now
before US, deter one woman from sacrificing
herself she will indeed have cause to bless
the sauti,ry exposure.
Marrying for morey is one of the meanest,
the basest, the most treacherous of social sins
1t may be more pardonabe on the side of the
woman than on that of the man, because wo-
man is depenent, but man is, or rather ought
to be, independent. He has the world before
Thin, and he should work. By fulfilling this
duty. he would do good both to himself and
fellow creatures. A woman may sell herself
I through very heiplessness man does it
through idleness and meanness. We wish the
; instances we're few 10 which man preferred
victimising wealthy woman to buffsting with
hard world. 1t is not so. Wherever either
daughter or widow is left with a good inner
itance these aatterers and adorers follow in
her train, be she black, brown, or fair, fifteen
or fifty. We could tell strange tales of the
means that are employed to find out the Ia
smoothness of the skin, the brilliancy of an
eye, wit, worth, or intellect, it is simply, Has
she any money p
What shall we say to trusting, confiding
believing woman on this subject We con.
fess our courage fails. We would if we could'
save some but how ? Oh, that how = The
very virtues that are most feminine lead to
this danger Woman must lean on something
Her, generous affections cannot be shut up in
her own heart The very loneliness Of life
forces on her the craving for companionship
Natrre made her unsuspieious. How pleas
!, ant to be loved and aided, cherished and sup.
ported, hedged ronnd by protecting care. cheer
ed by the sunshine of undying affection, all
life s~eetened by smiles that beam only for
her, like the sunshine which her presence ere
ates Again we say, that the best gifts of
her nature make woman an easy victim in
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