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whilat the learned Judge was charging the

Woman's influence is best exercised on
all occasions, public and private, BY those
loving charms and tender, winning ways
which nature has given her so bcnptifully.
In this way many wife governs her hus.
band and through him the politics of tho
country. In> great Themistocles said that
he governed Athens and his wife governed
him. A great n any husbands who govern
and rule 10 mode n times might Gay the
same thing. A new England pedagogue
Massachusetts,, his wife ruled him, her
little son ruled her, aud ho ruled the little
son; therefore" said he, "Igoyern Massa
ohusetts,"
l admit that there are many women
superior Intellectually to men. But as q
general rule this is not the case, and it was
not intended to bo 80 by the Almighty,
when he created man and woman. Morally,
do believe they are superior to man, aud
greatly so. Physically, they are unqucs-
tionably inferior. And yet it does some
times happen that woman is stronger than
man. But there are exceptions, intellco
tual!y and physically, to the general rpe.
Madame pe stael vas greatly superior to
most Of the great men who figured iu tho
French Revolution. She once asked Bona.
parte who he thought was the greatest wo-
man in FRANCE. She wished aud expected
him to say that she herself was the greatest
woman in France. But Napoleon, who
could conquer Kingdoms aud empires and
divide them out amongst his brothers and
sisters, and kindred, as Carolina planter
formerly did his slaves and lands between
his children, had mono Of tho feelings and
instincts of gentleman or the courtesy Of
a high-born cheyalier, and he replied, "She,
madame, who has borne the most sons to
Franoe!"
1t is most lamentablo fact that literary
women have not been happy or fortunate
i!n their domestic lives. Madame Do Stael
was not, though twice married. Madame
Lewes, better known as "George Eliot"
tho greatest of living novelists and writer's
OF fiction, became the mistress of a married
man! George Sand, a female writer Of
| distinguished ability in France, did worse.
Lady Bulwer separated from her husband!
Mrs. Jameson, an able and pious writer,
did tho same. Fanny Fern was divorced
and married again. Mise Kemble, Miss
FLORENCE Marryat, Ladies Of hight liter.
ary attainmeuts, apd many, very many
others, equally distinguished 10 the paths Of
literature, were unhappy in their marriages
and separated from their husbands. Judge
Butler was once asked by Jas 5lcu how he
would like to marry literary lady. He
repliedlas readily as did Napoleon to Madame
rying dictionary" was his answer.
do not say these things, young ladies, to
discourage you in your studies. Far bo it
from me to do 80. But do insist on
your following the advice of the wiso and
good Fenclou, the purest and most eloquent
Of all the Roman Catholic Bishops in
France. In his beautiful essay on I"The
Education of Girls" no says: "Lct your
education be such as tends to prepare you
for the duties of life, and the condition
and place where you arc to pass your life.
If a girl is to live in tho country, hcr mind
should bo formed for the pleasures Of the
county"
In all probability marriage will bo the
destiny Of all Of yop. It is the natural
state Of mtan man and woman and vas so in.
tended by the Almighty in his creation of
the world. 4 friend of mine, who was ad.
dressing an accomplished young lady whom
he afterwards married, told me that bis
brothers Wife asked him during his court
ship how he was getting on. Ide replied
that he did not think the young lady
wished to get married at ali. His sistercin.
law sold "she may pot wish to marry you,
but J. never yet say young gifi who did
not wish to marry, provided suitable offer
was made" This was the opinion of
very sensible ,maarrriied lady who had seen
and known a good deal Of the world.
But my advice to you, young ladies, is, uot
to get married before you are twenty-one
years old, and never marry young man
till his character is we'll formed and estub-
lished. You are not capable before you are
twepty.opo years old of taking charge of
family and managing prudenty and salts
factorily your household. The cares and
responsibilities Of married life are very
great, too great for miss in her teens to
assume. Before young mans character
is well formed and established in life you
can ne:er toll what he will be. He may
be very steady, promising fellow at twen-
ty-two or three and turn out drunkard-
an idle loafer or spendthrift. DO not in
hurry to marry any one. Love at first sight
is dangerous thing aud you may repent
it all your life.
Hasty weddings, where the parties are
not well acquainted with each other, arc
very apt to produce disappointments, which
load to ,quarrels and separation. A great
many divorces arc caused in this way--in
compatibility of temper and manners and
eDjoyments. In Prussia there were th.ee
thousand divorces granted 10 one year, and
perhaps as many in the United States. In
the NeW England States It has been asoer-
foin hot to -.