The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-29
John G. saxe's Three Travellers,

SAKE, in a letter TO the Boston Post
draws three portraits of three familiar
travellers
lst. The man who travels with his
wife. Cd. The man who travels with his
wi!c's sister. 81. The man who travels
with another mans wife. The first case
is extremely common, and not particularly
Interesting. The man is taciturn, and
sleeps apparently as much as he can the
woman has slightly subdued expression
of face, and looks good deal at the
scenery along the road, OF which she says,
for the most part, nothing, When she
does speak, as sometimes happens at the
sight OF something very remarkable, she
says, See John !''--thaL is all. The
man looks carefully after the baggage,
and assures the spouse, in reply to a
question, that it's call right" The
woman takes care of the small "traps,"
and seems comfortable and contented -
Altogether they behave quite nationally,
and. in spite of their seeming unsociability,
are really very fond of each other, and
will make a very pleasant trip of it-uot
only to the end Of their railroad trip, but
to the terminus of their matrimonial
journey.
The man who travels with his wiGe's
sister, carries himself perhaps, in the
main, like the man who travels with his
wife. But he is much more talkative,
and takes more pains to be agreeable
He feels that more is expected Of him,
and, as it goes in commercial affairs,
the supply is equal to the demand. A
pleasant thing is a wife's sister; unless,
indeed, she is quite the reverse-and that
is not the sort of woman | am talking Of.
She takes the wite's place in the house
sometimes, and may chance TO make an
excellent step.mother Why not ? for
is she not already the aunt Of her nieces
and nephews? This sort of marriage,
however, is, | believe, nt.Levilical, and
some Of the theologians don't approve OF
(which is a pity.
The man who travels with another
mans wife, is of much more marked be.
havor. How attentive he is to all the real
and possible wants Of the lady He re-
spects her whims even, which, you may
be sure her husband does not, at home or
abroad. How carefully he hands her in
and out How seduously he plies her
ear with discourse And yet he i'm
AGNES people take him for the lady's
spouse No, my dear sir; the brake
man in the corner knows better than that
Husbands may be luxurious, but kindness
such as yours is more like that of caValier
SerOieate-which, after all, dare say, you
are not. It's tiresome, though, after
awhile, unless the lad y is remarkably al.
tractiye and pays heI own fare, (Which
she sometimes iorgets, and, for journey
of a thousand miles, your own wife is
much the more agreeable companion.
STEADINEss OF PURPosE.-It overcomes
dif1icullies-not with a rush and shout,
but one by one they melt away before its
incessant pressure, as icebergs before the
steady radiance Of the sun. 1t gives one
the strength of n happy conscience. A
weather. cock of man, whiting about
with every breeze, can not have true
steadiness of mind. Self dissatisfaction
worries and annoys him but cheerful
vigor and energy grows out of an intelli-
gent, unviolaLlng purpose. 1t gives dig
nifty and honor 10 character. Men can
not but admire the mind that marches
steadily on through sunshine and shade,
calm and storm, smiles and frowns; glad
of favor, but pressing on without it:
thankful for aid, but fixed on advancing
at all events such men establish for
themselves character which can not but
be seen and honored.
Il gives success. In any enterprise
which is not downright madness, such a
man must succeed. He will not reach his
ends at leap. but he will reach them.
He moves not rapidly, but surely. When
you want to find him by-and-by, you
know where TO look. You will look al
the topmost rounds of the ladder of sue
cess, and you will find him about there
somewhere,