Middletown transcript., 1874-01-31

Dout ueI. "A spoHeu utuueIs however veA.
atious. she excuses on the ground that it
might be something worse. If her dress
is badly ironed. she dees not loudly con-
demn the awkward servant. but quietly
admonishes her Of her fault. and instructs
her a. 10 its remedy. II her husband is
out Of temper with burnt chop. she will
herself broil another. and. in few min
utes. the crisp, juicy meat. anointsd with
= sprig Of parsley and radient with gravey,
will amply satisfy her irate half. and CON-
fort will be his portion the rest Of the day !.
OF course the comforting woman has
lesser virtues she has tact, If not talent
Idleness is her abominatioB, for she ID
ever active. though not neddlesomo. She
is fond Of talk. not of gossip She de-
tests scandal, for she likes to think we'll ol
every body, and always looks on the
bright side Of things Sympathizipg, but
never inquisitive. Unsel6sh. she never
prates Of her self-sacri6ces. Her Gaping
virtue is her good nature. In this she is
as impregnable as Gibralter.
Her common sense, too, is we'll devcl-
eped. These qualities. sprinklsd With a
good fund of hsmor. will fairly illustrate
the character of your comforting woman.
Tho comforting woman is not all sun
shine. She has little tempests Of pstulence.
and little gusts Of passion, but the sun is al
ways shining in her storms, which. in
truth. are necessary to q proper apprecia-
ton Of her character; for, were the aspect
of nature perpetually fair. the grass for
ever green. and the sky forever blue. We
would become not only insensibls to the
beauty of creation, but also weary of its
dull monotomy. So. too, the clouds which
now and then darken the comforting wo-
man bring out, in clearer relief her true
character. warning the unwary that there
is limit even to her good nature, and es-
tablishing, as it were, irmer alliance
between us, since we are both sensible of
each others shortcomings.
The genus woman has already been
differentiated into numerous species. A.
mong these. the comforting woman has
certainly strong presumptivs claim to
pre-eninence. Your pretty woman may
be as sleek as the dove and as soft as the
dew; but the serpent is equally sleek and
soft. and the faces Of both are similarly
fascinating and alluring. fYY
Your charming woman. in the spring
time Of life, when beauty and wit strive
to bathe her in prismatie colors, is cer-
tainly aot to bo slighted. But as age
draws on. her stock ia trade withers the
oothless crone is hardly charming. But
the comforting woman holds life long
sway. spannsd by birth and death alone.
Age brightens, not dims, her power. for
that increases with years. No quality SO
illumes the aged woman as the feeling OF
comfort her face reflects. when we sec
prattling grand children on he knees,
pulling her now white locks out of all
propriety, while the whole household
throngs to her side to pour into synpa.
thizing ears it's pains and pleasures. IS.
The true woman must possess the magic
Of eomfortableness, otherwise her sway
dies with her beauty. To realize the as
prations of her own nature as we'll as to
perform Alright the sacred duties of moth
sr, wife, sister. daughter. she must dis.
peuse comfort. and thus prove. in the
poets words: atF
IA perfect woman, nebly pland'd
To warn, to comfort and command"
WITNESS.