The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1860-10-03
Adde'S EXPERIENCE.

Lollard, earnestly, and with enthusiasm.
81 know he loves you, sweet Addie," re
piled her aunt, and she spoke seriously anC
with solemn look. Il know he loves you
truly and devotedly, and for that very reason
would have you be careful And more
over, his love is worth cherishing | have
known George Worthen ever since he was q
child, and | know how good, and generous
and upright he is; and if ever there comes 4
coldness between you it will not be his fault
"o-don'tl Why viii you talk so, aunt
A GOODNESS come between George and me
Impossible!'
"Ah, Addie, you speak now from the i'm.
pulsiye. .promptings of love; but mind you,
even love cannot exist long upon nothing.
Stop-hear me through. know how every
thing in the future looks to you now. You
view it through the rose-colored atmosphere
that surrounds You, and all the plants that
spring up in the path seem to be only bear
ing roses; but, in the time to come, you may
not find it SO. You may find roses enough,
but, believe me, you will have to guard them
well, and nurture them continually, or the
sweet blossoms may droop and die, and
leave only thoms to your touch"
"Aunt Sarah, what do you meant" ex-
claimed the beautiful girl, seemingly at a
loss to comprehend the drift of her aged
relatives remarks. "One would think, to
hear you talk, that did not love George as |
ought"
"Not so, Addie. | know you love him
with the whole ardor of your generous, truth
ful soul, and know that he returns your
love. But you have the great hill of life be-
fore you, and that love ought not to grow
dim while you are going up, nor should it be
allowed to falc while you are walking down
upon the other side, towards the evening of
your age. Have you ever thought of this,
Addie I"
81 have thought that shall love George
always, and know SHALL"
"Aye, my child-but the same spirit
which begets the ardent passion now, may
not always keep it alive. When the battle
of life commences in earnest, and the flowers
of fancy begin to give place to the less orna-
mental, but more useful growth of stern
facts, then you will find that labor is needed,
and that the joys which now seem so spon-
taneous in promise will need exceeding care
and cultivation. have seen many people
many husband and wife-enter upon life
with as much love as you now feel, and |
have seen that love fade away in a few short
years"
"Ah! but they could not have loved as |
love" ......
81 don't know about that" said Aunt
Sarah, with a shake Of the head. "They
loved as fondly as hearts could love-"
"Then how could they cease to love"
"Becausc they loved blindly, They had
not entered upon life with any fixed ideas of
the duties that were before them. When
clouds came they were not prepared for
them. When the chill blast swept over
them, they knew not how to shut it out.
The love which had burned so brightly and
SO warmly in the morning of life, was not
sufficient. But, Addie, let me speak more
plainly. Let me come down to your par
ticular case, ank tell you what can see. OF
course you cannot understand that, in order
to secure continuance of love, there must
also be a continuance of respect and esteem"
Certainly" said Addie.
"And you know that the continuance of
these must be based on mutual sympathy
that the husband and wife must sympathise
with each other in all the leading affairs of
life Z"
''0f course"
"And-one thing further; you must see
that the party which is possessed of the most
active aud practical intellect, will naturally
lead of, and that the other must follow"
"Yes."
"And now, my child, just compare your
self with George. He is lawyer, and one
of the best in the country. He is scholar
of the highest rank, with an intellect of rare
power, and an assiduous student. The great
aim of his life is, to take high and COM
manding position in the world of mind. Now,
if all his energies are bent in that direction,
must not those objects which can retain his
love and esteem approximate to that stand
ardr'
"And do you mean to say that | must be
as intellectual as he is, in order to retain his
lover
"No, no, my child. Not by any means. l
mean only to say that you must sympathize
with him in all his noble undertakings, and
strive to feel an interest in those subjects
which engross his attention. If you do this
he will be sure to feel a corresponding inter
est in your affairs. But this must be mu-
tual /; and it win be you who will have to
study and labor to keep up. l know that
your education in the learning Of the world
has been neglected but, thanks to your
kind mother, you have an education of heart
and soul which is good and pure. And, when