St. Mary's gazette., 1864-02-04
F"r the Gazetfe.
FEEAIE sClHTY.
By J. D. T.

By J. D. T.
Female society slnoothes the rough
nature "f man, it calins his passions, it
leads to morality and religion and turns
his ih"ueh's to h"licr aud better things
Why shoald young ,nen be found 50
ofteu c"ngrrgating together at stores,
cald-tabl.s, clumb-rooms and grsg-shops-
spending their lives in iGdleness, obs, cue
Jrsts aud inlinodcst couversation-whe
the society of women is So accessible and
SO entertaining! Thy auswer-for plea
sure. Can there be any lasting pleasure
derived from the society of the dcprav,d d
aud vulgar: No, my young friends. there
is no real pleasure derived from such OBJ
jccti"nable sources. How often, when in
such society. has that inward monitor,
the conscience, warned you, that you were
| straying liz the path that leads to unhap-
pncss and siu! And how often, after
leaving such company, have you become
disguised at the recollection 0: the tests
and conversations that had passed. aud re-
solved never again 10 return TO those
places Of obscenity .nd imnorali.y? But
how different is the society of women-
the beautiful, virtuous, modest and chaste.
Oh. what blessing to that misguided
being c:licd man! What ecstatic plea
sure he derives from their soci"ty-no
vain resrets-no prickings of con uscisnce-
no alter disgust at the remembrance of
their chaste and pleasing couversa:ion
Then, my young reader. let every idle
moment be sreut in the soci.ty of the
female sex. There you will nev.r fail to
hud all that is modest, yirtucus. lovely
and pleasing-thcrc the conversation will
; he moral interesting and eutsr,siaipa-,
and thcle love aud Heavenly things are
engoDdcred- have never felt more con-
fidenee in tho divinity, or more certainty
respecting the mortality of the soui.
than when in the society of lovely and
~rtu"us "oman. What pleasure do we
not experience in The society and with the
conversation of a female endowed with all
the virtues of her age and sexY When
all 'ncse amlable traits-ihcse lovely man
ners-of lovely lnoiicns 10 the springtime
ot i.ie anu Innocence are every where to
6e iound anu easy of access why should
young men waste their time in profliyacy
anu dissipation, when there Is 80 much real
pleasure /" te derived from female society?
Woman has been richly endowed by ma
ture with all those charms oe mind and
person which are calculated to give plea.
sure to man. 1t is woman who tames his
w''d nature. aud inspires him. with that
love ct religion which the cruelty of men
too oi'en render odi"us to hin,-it IS woman
that watches over him in sickness, tha,
soo'"es has vengrful spirit. and ttactes
Nun Inc art OF peace and contentmcnt.
IL the supreme Being seems to have i'm
parted The grave tone Gf command to the
voice 0f men, We cannet doubt tka, he has
gwen 10 that of woman the more delicate
out not less useful accent, which scdnces
anu dlsarms; and is not seduciug or dis
armii'g. III ehec., 10 command Is il less
! commanding because accomplished bv
pleasure aud fascinatien Is there not
c:"4asncc IN the Voice of a yir.uous NO.
man : Can there bo any eloqurncc more
Pieasing or persuasive than hers. finding
It's way lnore quickly to the heart, or more
rapidly inspiring TIE mos. honorable and
generous sentiment. How worthy of love
ara Prslse is the woman, whose lovely
race ai'd life are always in accordance with
each other; who has always exhibited mild
ness, wisdom and innocence: on whose fea.
lures aud in whose eyes we can read the
purity and beauty of her soul. She speaks.
she smiles. she moves; every thing inspires
Us with confidence and love. "A lighted
lamp" says M'Cheyne. "is very small
th'rg. IT burns calmly aud without noise.
yet it giveth light to all within the house.
And :" there is quiet Influences, v hich,
like the fame of a scented lamp, ellis many
heart with light and love. Such is the
influence OF female society over the way
ward nature of men. This Influence falls
as the refreshing dew, the invigoratinc
sunbeam. abe fertilixing shower, shining
on all With the mild lustrc of moonlight
and uith th.:ir gen,la influence soothing
the ACHING heart. sustaining the droopiug
spirits. aud reviyimg the fainiing energies
Gentle. yet glorions in lis ministry, sub
lime, sc, unpretending in IFS power is the
influence bf fe male society Then, my
young reader. let inc advise you to prize
female society above ali price, and resolve
never to waste single moment i'm the
haunts of vice aud dissipation, but 20 speud
all the time allowed for rccre.tien anl
pleasure IN the society Of some worthy and
, TItuans female. ass 49,. ..,sts srs.