The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-08-28
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Ti,s wife al Home.


the and her felicity. There are display
ed an the finer feelings Of Shich the pure
heart of woman is susceptible. 1t - m
the midst of trial and suffering, misfor-
tune and anguish, that the n0bler traits J
Of the true wife il displayed IN all their
characteristic beauty. Adversely only
increases the ardor Of her attachment
and the constancy and intensity OF her !,
devotion are such as DO changes or
chances can esirange or su0ane 1nefe |
are no recriminations to drive love away, !
or violence 10 alieBate the bearti 20 neg
lect to impel 20 desperation. All Is
love, Kindness aud persuasion. Ohi
what il more sweet, more calculated to
enhances the value ef domestic relation
shin. than Tor a man cast down, worried,
almost driven 70 despair, 70 turn bis
footsteps away from the busy world, and
mingle with the loved ones at bome--to
have a place where feeling and sympa-
.hy are manifested, where glance re-
spends 70 glance, and heart 70 heart
where the sweet musical voice Of one
nearest and dearest 20 the soal, hfe.in-
spiriaa vet unobtrusige IN is counsel,
sends him forth again With stronger
shoulder 70 stem the tide of adversely
Few seossts 90 important as that
Of knowing how 10 make hume happy.
Beauty Of features IS not necessary.
Ordinary features, when liz up with the
eunbeams of sensibility, generally excite
the same passions which they express
and the winning attraction OF their smile
invests them with peculiar charms, like
the variegAted hues with which brill
iiant rainbow tlnls the gloomy clouds.
The proud and dangerous gift OF genius
il necessary; let gOman possess what
is infinitely more valuable: good com
mon sense, and intellect sufficient 10
direct Il inthe most appropriate manner
10 all the practical purposes Of life. Let
there be truthfuluess and integrity 10 her
nature, strengthened by > thorough
course Of mental discipline, aud Il will
not fail TO giTe beauty and power TO her
thoughts and character II does not
consist IN the ready flow Of conversation,
captivating in is v.yacity, brilliant in rs
fresh conceptions, charming in It's
polished sentences, dazzling in its With
cisms, and instructiye IN is solidity.
True, these qualifications, combined
with those constituted to render home
happy, may make a woman The embodi-
Inent Of ali the most noble and imagina.
tive heart could wish or desire; but they
are not essentially necessary.
A woman with ordinary features and
ordinary abilities may make home very
pleasant and agreeable And who would
not prefer such an one 10 her who-uo
matter how beautiful end bewitehing-
puts on her smiles ike her ornaments,
and dresses her mind, like her person,
for company, in painted colors, fictitious
charitys and pineh-beck benevolence
The traesecret Of making home happy
is to hare the heart in the righa place
20 have the charity TO overlook foibles--
10 learn 10 forgive and forget, and never
to be too proud to make concessions;
ever, as il we're. intuitivey with blind
mans instiaet, detecting those thousand
little things that evinee, in silence, a de-
votion and affection unspeakahle. But,
above all, the wife should possess that
genuine pie.y which leads her 20 forget
herself in seeking the glory of God aud
the happiness Of her iellow-being. The
vsvsaesss sss&- - sisfe ssisos..i ..hs.
ments; and the attractive amenity Of
manners should spring less from the
polish Of intercourse than from the in.
born sweetness Of her disposition. She
must be woman true TO herself. her nal
ture, and her destiny-one daring 10
break away from the slavery Of fashion
and the allurements of pleasure, and TO
seek her happiness in the path Of duty
alone. She must be sensitive Of her or
ganization, ardent in her feelings, whole
souled in her attachments, calm and
gentle in her wisdom, tender in her sym.
pathy, hrm, yet not ostentations in her
piety-a woman selfpossessed, having
the tranquil air Of one conscious of her
own moral strength, aud Of the existence
of impulses and feelings too sacred to be
lightly displayed 70 world which has
nothing in common with them, and
which, therefore, in the ark Of love at
home, guSh forth, like a leaping foun.
tain, in all their fullness and their GLORY.
She can be strong in the very reserve
and shrinking delieaey of her character,
and even while appearing to waver. DIFF
fuse a tranquilizinE influence over all
around her, like the falling Of the pure,
sofi light, but NOS heard, swaying all the
magic eestus Of her love
The pains the wife took TO charm her
husband before maFriage should be
doubled afterwards From that period
they become = world Of their own The
tie that binds them should be immacu-
late strength-impossible to be withered
by the false refinement OF initiated
society.
To a husband wearied with toll, de-
jeeted in body aud spirit, thereis moth
ing so sweet as a look, word. an act OF
kindness dictated by good disposition.
1t is like dew TO the flowers, like water
TO the parehed lips Of a weary traveller
over Asiaiie dearth--iike the soft, cool
hand of friendship on the feverod brow
of the eonvaleseent How rich man
must feel N the consciousness of posses
sing woman's love that cannot be wea-
RED or exhacsted-that cannot be chilled
by seliShness. weakened By unworthi-
ness, nor destroyed BY ingratitude-a
love that rises superior to the Affections
of misfortene, leaping from the heart of
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