Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-15

he is forever A deep sense, an indistructble
feeling for everything that is great, and good,
and noble, dwells in me also, hope, as well
"a in him. This Is the innate pledge and Sc
curity of our happiness.
"But if it shonl4 grow old with YOU; if it
should change to hateful exciiability; and ex-
citability Is the worst enemy of matrimony.
You both possess sensibility. That | do not
deny; but beware lest this grace should degen-
crate into an irritable and quarrelsome mortal"
''Ah, dearest. if i might never become Old
Vert thou always rs fresh and beautiful as to-
day, still thy husbands eyes would by custom
of years become Indifferent to these adyanta-
ges. Custom is the greatest enchantreSs in
the world, and in the house of one of the
most benevolent iarriers, she renders that
which is the most beautiful, as well as the
uglest, familiar. The wife is young and be-
comes DID, il is custom which hindsrs the hus-
band from perceiring the change. On the
contrary, did she remain young while he grew
old, it might bring consequences, and render
the man in years jealous. 1t is better as kind
Providence has ordered it. Imagine that
thou hast grown to- be an old woman, and thy
husband blooming youth, how wouldst thou
then feel?"
Louise rubbed her chin, and replied, Il can
not tell"
Her aunt continued: . But will call thy
attention to secr@t which,
"That is it." Interrupted Louise hastily,
'that is it which | long to hear"
Her aunt said: listen to me attenhyely.
What | now tell thee | have proved. 1t con-
sists of two parts, The first part, of the
means to render d marriage happy, of itself
prevents every possibility of dissension, and
would even at last make the spider and the
fly the best of friends with each other. The
second part is the best and surest method Of
preserving feminine attractions"
"Ahr' exclaimed Louise.
"The former half means, then: In the first
solitary hour of the ceremony, take thy bride
groom and demand solemn VOW of him, and
give him VOW I'm return. Promise one an
other sacredly, never, not even in Jest, to
wrangle with each other; never to handy
words, or indulge in the least ill-humor.
Never / say; never wrangle in jest, and put
ing on an air Of ill-humor merely to tease, be-
comes earnest by practice. Mark that Next
promise each other sincerely and solemnly,
never to have secret from each other under
whatever pretext,. with whatever excuse it
NAV be. You must continually, and every
moment, see clearly into each others bosom.
Even when one of you have committed a
fault, wait not an Instant but confess it freely
let it cost tears but confess it. And as YOU
keep nothing secret from each other, so on the
contrary, preserve the privacies of your house,
marriage, state and heart, from father mother,
brother, sister, aunt, and all the rest of the
world. You two, with Gods help, build your
own quiet world; every third or fourth one
you draw into it will form party, and stand
between you two. That should never be.
Promise this to each other. Renew the VOW
at each temptation. You will find your own
account in it. You souls will grow, as it were,
together and will at last become as one. Ah
if many young pair had on their wedding
day known this secret, how many marriages
were happier, than, alas, they are!"
Louise kissed her aunt's hand with ardor
81 feel that it must be so. Where this conf
dence is absent, the married, even after we'd
lock, are two strangers who do not know each
other 1t should be so;-without this, there
can be no happiness. And now, aunt, the
best preseryatiye Of female beauty?"
Her aunt smiled and said: ave may not
conceal from ourselves that handsome man
pleases us hundred times more than an i'll
looking one, and the men are pleased with u:
when we are pretty. But what we call beau.
tiful, what in the woman pleascs the man, Is
not skin and hair, the shape and color, as in q
picture or statue; it is the character, it Is the
soul that is within these, that enchants US by
looks and words, earnestness and Joy and sor
row. The men admire us the more they sup
pose those virtues of the mind to exist in u.
which the outside promises; and we think
malicious man disagreeable, however grace
ful and handsome he may be. Let youns
maiden, then, preserve that purity of soul
those sweet qualities of the mind those vir
tues, in short, by which he first drew her love-
to her feet. And the best preservation o
virtue, to render it unchanging and keep i
ever young, is rehgon-that inward unity
with the Deity and eternity and faith
| piety, that walketh with God, so pure, 81
/ peaceful, so benefeent with mortals."
"See, dear heari continued the aunt, ther,
are virtues which arise out of mere experience
These grow old with time, and alter because
by change of circumstances and inclinations
prudence alters her rules of action, and be
cause her growth does not always keep pac
with that of our years and passions. But re
liglous virtues can never change; these remain
eternally the same, because our God is alway
the same, and that eternity the same whic
we anu all VINO IoNe Us are nastenlng 10 enter
Preserve, then, mind impartial and pure
looking for everything from God; thus will tn
beauty of soul remain, for which the bride
groom to-day adores thee. / am no bigot N
fanatic, am thy aunt of seven and twenty
| love all innocent and rational amusements
But Christian, and thou wilt as mother, yes a
grandmother, be still beautiful"
Louise threw her arms about her neck, an
wept in silence, and whispered Il thank thee
angel"