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Tie sseaes I'D 10 MOI swssssr. tMIDst sroN
hare often had occasion 70 remark the for
ovefwhslnlpg reverses Of fortune. Those dis
asters Which break down the spirit OF q maj
I sd prustfMss him In the dust, seem 20 cal
1Ort1 all We energies Of the softer sex, and Civ
! ter, that at times Il approaches TO sublimity.-
]. NothIas can be more touching Than 70 behoie
soft aud gentle female, who had been al
= weskness and dependence: snc sii ~, % ever.
= Gus paths OF fife, suddenly rising IN menfa
foree 10 be the comforter and support Of hel
. husband uuder misfortune, and abiding. with
unshrinking drmness. the bitter blasts OF ad
As he vine which hiss long twined its grace
q ful foliage abOnt the oak, and been lifted by i
= into sunshine, will, when the hardy plant /.
- rifted ~ the shunderbolt, cling round il with
Its caressing tendriis, and bind mp Its shatter
"a bonghs, 60 IL 1t beautifully ordered by Pro
= whence that woman, who il the mere deepen
Aeat and ornament Of man In his happier
hours, should BE- his stay and solace when
smitten with sudden calamity; winding her.
self nto the rugged recesses Of his nature, ten.
DERBY supporting the droocing head, and bind
"a Ing DIP the broken heart.
q Twas once congratuiating friend, who had
:, around him . blooming family, knit together
In the strongest affection. 81 can wish You nc
better lot said he. with enthusiasm, ethan to
Gus, there they are 20 share your prosperity
% II 0iherwise, there they are to comfort you
And, JUDGED, have observed that a married
= maa falling into misfortune IL more apt to re-
pfn hi
neei partly because he Is more stimulated to
exsrttOn by the necessities Of the helpless and
beloved beings VINO depend upon him for SUBJ
sootSsd and relieved BY domestic endsarmen MT,
and his elf.respect kept alive by finding, that
though all abroad is darkness and humilia-
ton, yet there 10 still . little world Of love at
home, OF which he Is the monarch. Whereas
single man is apt TO run to waste and elf-neg-
Iect TO fancy himself lonely and abandoned,
and his heart to fall to ruin like some deserted
nansion, for want Of an iAhabitant.
= These observations call to mind a little
domestic story, Of which was once q witness.
i NY Intimate friend, Leslie. had married =
beauttful and accom- plished girl, who had been
Brought mp In the midst of tashionable life
She had. II is true. no fortune, but that of my
friend was ample; and he delighted in the ar
tcipatiOn OF INDUCING her in every elegant
pursuit, and administering TO those delicate
,eryAaourt the sex. .Hef hfs, = said he, shall
b hko q fairy tale" 8ssHN EaE
j The ssry difference in their characters pro-
duced nm harmonious combination he was OF
all life and giadness have often noticed the
Innte rapture with which he would gaze upon
her In company, of which her sprightly pow
srs made her the delight; and how, in the
midst Of applause, her eye would still turn to
btm, a. II there alone she sought favor and ac-
ceptauce. When leaning on his arm, her slen-
der form contras ted finely with his tall, man.
" person. The fond, confiding air with which
aha 1shnlk0f1 m tn him SaoUnQA n call firth n
flush Of triumphant pride and cherishing ten
darness, as IL he dotted on his lovely burden for
IT'S very heiplrssness. Never did couple SET
forward on the fiowery pa:h ofearly and we'll
suited marriage with 1airer prospect Of fe-
licity. -
3 Itwas the misfortune ofmg friend, however,
70 have embarked his property in large specu-
lAtions and he had not been married many
months, when, by succession Of sudden dis
asters, 1t was swept from him, aud he found
himself reduced almost 70 penury. For time
nb,ut with haggnrd countenance and u
breaking heart. His life was but protracted
agony, and what rendered it more insupp0rt-
able was the necessity Ut keeping up smile in
himself 70 oyerwheim her with the news She
saw, however, with the quick eyes Of affect ton,
that all was not we'll with him. She marked
his altered looks and stifled signs, and was
Aot TO be deceived by his sickly and vapid At.
tempts a. cheerfalness. She tasked all her
sprightly powers and tender establishments to
win him back TO happiness; but she oniy drove
the arrOw deeper into his SOUL. The mere he
saw cause to love her, the more tofturing was
tho thought that he was soon to make her
WSetched. A little while, thought he, and the
smile will vanish from that cheek-the song
those eyes viii be quenched with sorrow, and
the happy heart which now beats lightly in
that bosom will be weighed down like mine,
BY the cares and miseries OF the world.
Al length no came to me one day, and re-
lated his whole situation in a toneO Of the deep
est nespais. When heard him through in-
Quired, docs your wife know all this Z" AT
me question he burst into an agony of tears
For Gods sake p said he. elf You have pity
on me, don't mention my wife; It is the thoughi
Other that drives me almost TO madness!''
And why not - said /. s'She must know
from her, and the intelligence may break upon |
~ In more startling manner than II i'm |
fArted by yourself; Tor the accents of those we |
love soften the harshest tidings. Besides, you
and not merely that, but also |
epdANeering the only bond that can keep |
heQfte tOGether-an uDresarved community Of |
ahonght aDd feeling. She will soon perceive |
hat something 10 secretly preying upon your
qind; II feels undervalued and outraged |
NeADn even the sorrows Of those II loves are |
concealed from IT,"
ION, but my friend to think what blow 1 |
a. 70 strike her very sOul to the earth by tell
tne her that her husband T. q beggar that she |
= 70 tOFeGO all tho ele4aneies Of life-ail the |
pleasures Of society-to shrink with me into |
[pdieenee and obscurity! To tell her that l |
hAvo draGged her down from the sphere in |
Which he might have continued to move In /
constant brightness-the light Of every eye
bees poversy she has been brought M in ali
~ ndpenents Of opulence. How can che |
b4Ar noglect7 she has been the idol Of society.
ohl Y wa brsak her heart-it will break her
ssw his srief w.s eloouent and Let Il have