Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-03-01
NJ ISC CELLANY.
From Washingto. Ir-ss1 .SketeA Book.
THE WIFE.

The treasures OF ibe deep are not % preeiou.
As tbe cOteealtc com fcits of man
LocEed up IN voush's love. serpt the air
81 blessings When I come t1t uesr tie hoa,,
Whai celirious bfeaih uaftf!r, t,Ttt -
The ''o'ei led - hot sSes,.f. lMiDptsr,x
have often had occasion 10 remark n.
fortitude With which women sustain ,b.
most overwhelming rever,es Of lor,u,,
hose disasters whish break down the spirit
OF man aud prostate hin in the dust seem
70 call forth oil the energies cf the softer
ser. AID give such iDtrspid,ty snd elevation
TO the ehsraettr, that at times IL approaches
TO sublinity. Nothing eau be moe touch
ing than to behold soft aud g-htie female,
who bad been all weakness and depe ndepee,
aud =liye TO every trivial rcuehocs.. while
nsAding the prosperous : aths II LITE, sudden.
ly risAg IN mental force TO be the cen tor,er
and support Il her bu.hAui under mi.for-
tune, aud abiding, with uusbriuking frn.
pess, tie hitter blasts of sdversity.
As 'hc vine uhieh has long tuiued il,
graceful foliage about Oh. osk, and been lift
ed by u into sunshine. will. when I'll, hardy
plant is rifte6 BY the thunderbolt. eli,y
around it wish its eare,sirg & tendrii,. aud
bind up its shattered bougbs, so is il beauti.
fully ordered by Pr0vpdeues that woman
who ls the mere depeudep; and ornament Of
man in bis happier hours, should be Li. ,t.y
aud solsee xhep smitten with sudden cal.u,.
ity, uinsiDg herself in the ragged reees.es
oi bis nature, tsnderly supporting the droop.
ibg head, aud bibdipg up tue broken
heart
Was once eopgrstulaiiag friend, Who
had around him q blooming famil-, kni, TO,
gsihsE In the stTobgesI Afeet.an. Il can
Snh you DO better lot, said lee, With snthu-
- sm, 'ttHn 10 hsye a wife aud children
IL you are pro- sHerous, there they arr 20 share
your prospsfii! il oiherWiss, tEere they are
20 comfort Jos. And, indeed, l have Oh.
Sc vsd ihA: married man falling into mi.-
fortune 10 more apt a. retTievr his situation
IN The world than s'ingle one; partly because
he . mere stImrlsied 20 exeriion by the
necessities Of the helpless aud beloved b,ipg.
Who deFeId upon him for suts stebce but
chiefly because bis spirits are soothed aud
relieved BY domestic cndeArmeuts. aud his
stif-re'p-ei kept alive by finding, that
though Ill ab'oad 10 dArkuess aud bumiiia-
tion, yet thSTe 10 still = little world Of love
al home. Of Whieh be Is the IL ronateh Whore.
as single man Is apt 20 Tun to ua,ie aud
ssli-uegtct, TO fancy bimself lsnely aud
abandoned and bis heart to fell to ruin like
some dtsrrted maBsion, for SAnt Of an in
hAhi,ant.
Thee observations call 60 mind = little
done stic sicIy Of which vas once a ui.Hes.
Ny intimate fTiebd Leslie LEd married a
bsautful aud secompl sH.d f-irl, Who had
been trough' up 10 the mids, Of fast iousblo
LIE She had, u - true. no fortune. hut
that of my FREUD vas ample ard be delight.
ed 10 the sni'eipA,iOu Of iuduiEiug ber in
every etgaut punuit, aud aimIuisseTinR 70
those delicate tastes add isDeiss that spread
kibd of WiteheTy about the iex. Her
life, said be, shalt be like fairy tsle'
The vsiy dIae'saee IN their ehsrAeters
produced an harmonious combination he.
vas Of = Fo@sntie aaa .omsSkal ssr,Oas e.s,
she vas all life sod Eiadarss I haVs
often noticed the mute rapture uith shich
be vould gsss upon bsF 20 eoaltaay. of which
hsE spriebtly powsFs nsds b,r Ihs d.Iigs,
aud boz IN the Didst o. spplauss, her eve
would siih tssn 10 hin, as Il lbsrs alone shs
.Ought favOF aDd Sseeptaues when lesnipR
90 bic arm, hsS slsbdsE form eohITtslsd Gns.
ly Sith bis isii, manly psrsen. Tbs fosd,
eoD6ding aiF uisA vith she leehsd q, 70
bi@ seemed 10 call l0Eth aush oitsiampA
ant Pride and cherished tsBdsrusss, as Hts
dea,sd on his lovely borden fof i,s very help.
ls',rsss Never did scspis set fofvsr4 oa
the aowtTy path Of early spd wsll ,ai,sd
Barriage vita i-iToT pTesTsct a isiielty.
IL sss ihe misf0rtube of my if,sbd. kou.
ever, 70 have embark ditis property 10 large
spseulaiiORs shd BE- hsd uot bsss mssr,sd
many Beutks, utsa, by . sacess,ioa of sad
dsb Disasters u zee suspt ron bim. aod
be found himself Fsdeesd slnostt 70 psuury
FoT tine be kept his siIuaiisa 70 kimssli.
sad HSat tbgut vith = hsFgasd soantsaanes
asd q breaking heart. He his zee b.,
prOtTaessd sgOny abd shat rendered it more
is5upporabie vas tbe bvesssity of keeping
up ~ y in the pFsssbes n his sifs for
he eould bet bfiag kins-f o. overuhslm
ker vifa Ne seps She sas. bestvsF. sah
che qsiek eyes q sarciion, tkst sl sas sos
ssll snh BIN. shs Baiksa his sltsge8 losk
std sHasd slgb. sd sas uos 70 ts deceived
~ be 90 kly sns vapii siteagu 20 eb-sy-
'uibsss So tssksd - bsT spiigh,ly poe.
srsana tsudeF hlaudishEstts % uts attn
tssk 70 bsVB,sess bai shs osly drove NE
aFroW deeper lac his sal 1ks mofs BE
sac ossss 70 ieys 81, tbs u0rs tofturisg
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hsf sTeisbsd a hiiis sbfs, itoasht as,
sod ne sails viil vsanh fr5a thst sbssk -
ne tosg viii dis res ibsas lips -ihs iasifs
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aha he ktppy bssft ieh pss bssis lirbty
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sire, ~ ths easss aaa missfiss 81 ibs
soglt.
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