The Van Buren press., 1871-03-14
For the Press.
Confidence.

How much happiness or rose Is con-
tanned in that one word, All, how hap
py is the little rosy checked conGding
wife, who looks up to her sturdy and up
right husband, with perfect confidence.
All the little household plans are confded
to him for his advice and approval, and
he in return contides as much of his iu-
ture plans, as is necessary, which she
readily sanctions. Ali happy couple.
But It's hard, it's bitter indeed to be
bercft Of all confidence in human nature
unhappy is the lot Of her or him who
have been so placed that they met with
only disappointments, and on every hand
their confidence misused and betrayed,
and all Of those in whom they placed the
utmost confidence, have proved to be OF
the poorest clay, utterly unworthy ofany
ones confidence, until they at last with
strange and stern determination nail down
the coffin lid, where reposes all the softer
emotions of their heart, and whore lies
buried, in memory's sacred shrine, the
mutlated and murdered confidence of
youth
Probably that is why there n 50 many
stern, grim yisaged beings WHO seem to
have a "heart Of stone" or none sc al,
but we must not conclude by that. that
they have always been so All, JUICE
not lest you be Judged
But unhappy indeed is the person who
can entirely loose confidence in the hu.
man race, because they have been duped
by some worthless wretches, they ought
not, and should not judge the whole hu
man family by the worthless beings they
have contended with The human heart
is strange and inexplicable in its differ
ent emotions, its sudden changes are be-
yond all comprehension within an hours
time, the warmest and purest love, can
change to the Jiferest hatred
There are some shallow, fickle minded
beings, who are incapable of loving very
ardently or very long at time.
And let me here say to those silly ere
otures, both male and female, who per-
haps are naturally so constituted, and can
not help it Think not because you have
BETRAYED the confidence committed to
your care, that the betrayed person will
consequently pine away and finally die.
If lady, think not that the gentleman
who has been 50 cruelty and bitterly de
ceived, will naturally fall into reckless
ness, and dissipation, because his fond
est dreams were not realized. No, every
true man, who has been thus treated, will
with that strength, determination, and
pM, which charactcrizes such men, over
come all such foolish passions.
And if a gentleman Think not idiotic
man, because yoT betrayed her perfect
trust, and confidence that she will grieve ;
that the carly bloom of youth will fade
from her cheeks, aud those merry spark
ling eyes will loose their splcndor, or
that her innocent girlish dreams will be
hauat-d by your face No; God forbid I!
If she is true daughter Of Eve, her
cheeks will still retain the bloom Of
youth, and her eyes the brightness of
yore, and she will thank Just Heaven for
saving her from such fate.
But we ought ever to place the utmost
confidence in our porcnts. o, why do we
ever mistrust them Poor inexperienced
and misguided youths-why is it that We
turn rather for confidence to our young
foolish friends, than to the loving mother
who has ever watched DER us with the
tenderestsc scare. Who has better right to
our confidence than the one VINO has
cared for us, when we could not cafe for
ourselves?
know It's often-aye, too often-the
case, that the silly creatures think per
haps that they know best; and think tis
hard to obey the rigid and strict com
mands of their parents for well mean
ing mother can afllict a daughter more
than father can a son.
But they are old and experienced and
know better what is for our good than
we do, which perhaps we might find out
when it was too late.
Let us all have that confidence in our
parents hereafter, which they have mer-
tied, by their ever watchful csra and
I'm sure we will never have cause Tor re-
gret. MEDusA
OZARK, Ark, Feb Is, II.
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