Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-07-04
Courtship.

Addison. Goblet, George Alexander, Ste
venS aud BuIwcT. respectively, have furnished
the following maxiIus. by AN observance of
which much may be effected toward acquiring
anu maintaining harry lot in marriage
Admiration Is very sh0ri-lived passion
that immediately decays upon growing f,miI-
lar with Its object, unless It be still fed with
fresh discoveries, and kept alive by new.
perpetual succession Of miracles rising to its
vlew.-AddiSon.
There are SO many circumstances, rerfect-
~ nameless, TO communicate to the newly mar.
red man the fact that it is not an anrel oF
whom he has got the possession. there are SO
many things of this sOrt-sO many and such
powerful dampers Of tie passions, and so many
incentives TO cool reflection, that it requires
something, and good deal, too to keep the
husband IN countenaucc in this his altered
aud enlightened state COLLev.
C"urtshIP Is as the bowling green turf. all
GalioPInG round and swee,-h hcar,ing. a sun.
SHINE holiday iu summer time but when once
through matTIn"ny ; turnpike tie weather be.
comes w!utTy, aud s"mc husbands are seized
with cold aguisl fit, to which the faculty
give the name OF Indifference C. 4. .SfcrcUS
Possession, like all earthly blessings, car
rIes its own principle of corruption The
deadIIest foe to love Is not change, nor mis-
fortune, nor wrath, nor anything that flows
from passion or emaua'es from fortune the
dead.iest foe to it is custom. With custom
die away the dcIusiOus AID the mysteries
which eucrcle it,
With all passion the soul demands some-
thing uncXprcSsed, some vague recess 70 ex.
P!ore or to marvel upon. Custom leaves moth
ing to romance, and often but little TO respect.
The whole character is barred before us ike
PLAIN, and the hearts eye grown wearied with
the sanencSs Of the surrey. And to weari-
ness succeeds GIs;aste, and to disrnsic one Of
the i'Fo;eus aversion; 50 that the passion We
would make the rarest of treasures, fri,tcrs
down in every instance to the corumonest of
proverbs, and "out OF ;he familiarity cometh
indeed contempt. t."-BuItycr.
\ WIFE's PRAYER-A wiGe's PRAYER. near.
ly as beautiful as the prayer of Naomi, is ex-
pressed in these words:
lord bless and preserve ,ha, dear rersoD
whom Thou hast chosen TO be nv husband
let his life be long and blessed comfortable
and holy; and let me also become a prea,
blessing aEd a comfort unto him. a sbaYer il,
all has sorrows, meet helper in all his .cci-
dents and changes in the world make ne
amiabie forever in his eyes, and forever dc,r
to him Unite his heart to me in the deare.,
love and holiness, and mine to him in ali
s"ee'ness' chaTi'y ana compliance. Keen me
from all ungeniIeness and disconteu,eduess
S"S unTeasonaS!eness Of passion and humor ::
and make me humble aud obedient useFuI nd
observant, that We may delight in each accord.
ing to Thy blessed word, AID both of US NAV
IeJoIee 10 Thee, having our portion in the
love aud service Of God forever. Amen"
A HoUNG STEP MoTuER.-The mother of
brood OF young chickens. having died as
soon IS they we're Matched, q fourth grown
Puiiet seeing their destitute condition took
their dead mothers place, teaching their young
ideas how to shoot in the direction of the
garden, equal to the best Of female hens.
The young mother has not jet learned 20
cluck, but her step children make up for this
loss by keeping close by her side to gobbIe up
the worms as soon As she finds them. Alto
gether she is = most excellent mother and Is
more indulgeDt than many of her older sisters
filing ike POsitiOD.-FaITaz NeurG