Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-08-03
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Retain Love after Marriage.


Foreigners often inquire what be
comes of all the fascinating girls for
which America is renowned. They
die in early wedlock, which so often
proves the grave of love. The connu-
bial state, as mismanaged by us, gen
crates an asphyxia in which gallantry,
sentiment and tenderness soon breathe
their last.
A few years ago there were two love
ly sisters hereabout. Their beauty was
the theme of general praise; and it
was mental and spiritual no less than
physical. Their whole being had the
rythm and rhyme that belong 10 the
madigrals of fine flesh and gentle blood.
they were from the inmost soul to the
externalest line of their gracefulness,
such creatures as nature makes in her
happ:est moods, as if to compensate
for her innumerable bluhders.
They were married, and both, as it
was considered, fortunately. Grisel
da's husband was prosperous mer
chant, instinctively generous and sym
pathetic, knowing little of the world
and less of women. Statira was mated
with a worthy and wealthy gentlemen
who had travelled far and seen much; /;
was cynical in speech, because tender
in feeling; called skeptical hecause he
had such ample faith. Their first year
was as if all months had been May or
June, and then, as usually happens,
there came n change. Griselda ceased
to appear in public with her liege lord,
and soon the most devoted of lovers
seemed to be the most indifferent Of
| husbands. He cultivated new tastes
and found new pleasures. Billiards
and whist became passions, and he q
:egular h0bitue of the club, to which,
in his bachelor days. he was almost
unknown. During the third year OF
wedlock, Griselda no more looked like
herself Her freshness and roundness
were gone, and those tyrants of fem
mime nature, the nerves, ruled her m er
| cilessly. If Napoleon'S rude speech
to DeStael be correct, Girls Ida is like
ly to become one of the greatest OF
women Everybody deplored her de
cline but him who had most reason to
deplore it. TO day, hardly any ono
could be persuaded that Greselda ever
could have laid the least claim to beau
tv, or that elegance or brilHancy had
even been remotely acquainted with
her Barely thirty, she seems five
and forty, and all the brightness of hel
life is dimmed fo-,ver
Statira's first year was like her sis
ter's, but when her husband showed
signs of weariness, she resolved tC
charm his wearriness away.
''You will be well bred tfuant (sht
said) as YOU have been before, but
shall not let you. You have thought
it well to flirt with other women, bu
with your wife your intentions must b'
serious. You have vowed to love mt
and shall make you keep your wore
by always appearing lovely. l an
young and fair, and accomplished, anC
what is more, intend to remain so
You haven't exhausted me, and yot
shall not; for every day shall unfold
new leaf of beauty, and, sentimental
botanist as you are, you cannot fail tC
9 be interested. 1 shall be true wife
: but / shall be a charming woman also
When you come home | shall read anC
play and talk to you and it will bt
strange if your affection grows languiC
and cold, and your care 5s conventional
+. If you go out in the evening l shal
go with you No more clubs or bach
elor dinners, if can wean them from
, you by such means as are at my com
mand. My quivers have not begun tt
be emptied yet of Cupid's arrows, AM
Q the boy good, am sure, is my firmes
9 friend l shall so show my love tina
9 you cannot help but love me in return
and even when we have grown old,
6 shall expect from you the courtesIe
t and gallantries you showered upon m
e on our bridal morning"
Statira was true to her word. Sh
. continued lovely in every outward dc
D tail no less than in the inward spirit
g and she was fondly loved. The year
o that have passed since her weddin
3 finds her fresh and bright, for her hear
:. is happy as in her girlhood, and he
:. husband newly in love with her ever
radiant morning and every blesse
y night. She has made the name {
+ wife sacred to him who was wont
jest at marriage, and all the swallow
of his fancy have flown home to rest.
9 Statira has wrought miracle b
:, the simplest means. She has kept he
4 husbands heart by the tender tyrann
4 to which strong and chivalrous me
. are prone to submit.