Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-04-25
GaNies' department.
Me- M 2. N Editress.

their thoughts lor pubnc inSpcction) so that
Imay gaze into the depth of your loving eyes q
and drink in their soft inspiration. Certain S
" we are sisters, Lora, dear; at any rate |
claim you rs such, and shall love YOU so !.
tcnderly that you cannot resist me. If you
will not come, | must haste to your own t
sweet home and claim your kiss of welcome. q
Many thanks, dear one for your kind wish |
es, and may God bless you and yours, and
send Ills angels to guide you h~eavcnward.- $
Think OF me when twilight draws its curtains F.,
around, Tor that is the hour | most love- {
would like TO sit with you then, and talk
Of Life's mysteries. The sweet Floral Queen )
will soon bestrew the world with her beauty
and fragrance, and then we shall meet and
talk face to face Of the Beautiful and the Good.
Till then a short adieu.
DEAR MoLLIE Whether willing or un-
willing, ever and anon, as ! take up the good
Spirit, / find myself brought to the light of
day in The shape Of some cid halfforgotten y
missive Of q long time age. 80 there is |
always a soothing prefix, kbeau-
tiful, dear, noble whic gettlexA
e~7M4h. Fsnfe FYBr 4D4@I
itors arc ever truthful ana cfcHSons Lords
declare that 'feminity" borrowed from Fam
ny FERN demands stronger language than
they, in showing up Of q compliment, hence
the deduction that Editresses are more than
truthful so, Of course, it all goes down as
a piscatorial bait without the barb alongside.
/ inherited Righteousness from Mother Eve,
though trust you will not jump to the con-
cluSiCn that | ana placing your powers in
dim contrast with the skillful tongue which
was brought to bear OH her youthful intel
lect.
But. 'ecging your pardon for the chop,
skip and jump" away from your claws, how
smoothly you sang, Mollie, dear, under the
influence, judge, Of one of Springs earliest
balmy days, and after n full draught from the
perfumed cup of the violet with the golden
sunbeams lingering therein, of love-w0-
mans iOre-for the beautiful and good-the
wearer Of broad cloth inclusive. Do you sup
pose one-haf of those walking tailor signs
believed you? Perhaps so. l dare say they
admired very enthusiastically every pure
sentiment, when Cupid held his arrow to
their hearts, but regard as useless all such
fancies in the matter-offact atmosphere of
welded life, deeming them probably the
meshCs Of the net 50 deliberately set for their
capture.
cuuGu llS II lltlcCu hOuldll > SllDlTS, O1C
in which she reigns u beloved and happy
queen, or lives out her allotted time a mis-
cradle failure, in which hopes howery links
have been transformed into letters almost
too heavy for the heart to bear. If man
wakes up from his youthful anticipations to
find his home rendered diSagreeable-if she
who was to have been its light and life,
the music and brightness of his earthly pill
grimage, prove instead his discord and bane,
he may still seek unnumbered avenues of
amusement and solace abroad, even though
he may fail to find entire content. The bus
tie, the cares, the business, the passions of
the changcful world will beguile him for
many long hours from his secret sorrows,
and domestic ills by such q respite will be
made the more tolerable to him. TIL wrong
ed husband may still become the eminent
statesman-the useful producer in mechan
ism, or agriculture--the self sacrificinl
philanthropist-the noble patriot, or tn
successful merchant and the garlands o
fame may hide the ruins and ashes Of blight
ed affection. In the exercise of munificen
charities-in q wide-hearted system ofgener
al bencvolence-in the z~ealously sincere ser
vice rendered to his country, he may wear
l~ustrous veil to fling around the hideous pic
ture within, by which his dcsolation will b
less visible, whilst to his soul-sick glanc
will be preserved SOM CLEANS ofhis youth
anticipated brightness. The wound, thong
fostering still within, will be encompasse
by soothing hands, or hid by the glossy lal
re's leaf.
Woman's lot is different. Home is hi
sphcrG-her world-the centre of her care
the boundary of her earthly hopes. An,
oh, if it also prove the s~epulcre of Joy, frol
which the stone may not be removed-if IL
destroyer of her brightest prospects-the G.
acutiOnpr of bcr holicsf nnace NO thnra anL
can she look Cor comfortr Whittier shall h
tear-Gimmsd eye and crushed heart turn,
her imagination's glowing world of dream.
has vanished without leaving n path by whit
to trace the woful flight. Shivering, pitile
and lone she stands upon life's busy highwa
il HE upon whom she poured the full cure
Of love, deep as bright" betrays the trul
The only flowers which woman truly {
sircs to weave within her humble wreat
springs from the soil Of domestic life. Thor
may sometimes mingle with them and pr
the brow they adorn, but let them presel
their fragrant freshness and she needs
the casual smart. Unmurmuringly she
keep step by his side, though his pathv
lie between untold trouble, poverty, sicknC
death. But let those flowers be blasted
n husbands hand, and each after-pleas
falls but as sanbeams on a blighted plant
Let disappointment come to her heart un
the form oil silence, stern and cold-of d.
lance, suspicion, wrong; letdhe poison-tip
barb which pierces it be propelled by
she loved and trusted, and the world can
ford no competent solace. Oh, mol for
soaring to tho quick Of GanG :
edkssl~Gsn OF fechng-u'
ing out Of hope, and love, and happy yo
earth has no after balm. She may inc
linger on awhile, and be condemned to t
the gay md worldly path with a fearless
and brow serene, but there will be loneli
and ruin within, crepts of thc heart no
ray can reach, and she will ofttimes Ions
tho summons TO be given pr~eclaiming
release, that she may soar Tway and be for
at rest.
! did not intend such n meurnful es
dear Mollie, but such thoughts are well 8
times, that the deeper note of gratitude
swell out in your heart, and mine, for
brighter and holicr beams that gild on
spectjyc pathways. My song shall be g
another time.
Adieu. Your own friend. LOR
s4g" Thursday last was the day fo
opening of the Spring Fashions in N.
The fashionable ware rooms, stores and
were we'll filled with the tOn-althOUgl
day was inclement There was a grea
play Of bonnets for the coming Spring
Summer. These are larger than the