Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-07-03

tItest utvo!ceh are not aliOWeo. In S0uth
Carolina for three hundred years, and until
ths State fell under Infamous Radical rule,
20 divorce yaa ever granted. And to the
honor Of our last Legislature tho act allow.
ing divorcea vas repealed, -
There is a class of young gentlemen l
would caution the ladies' against. They sre
eequisites, dandies, who think themselves
handsome and are deeply 10 love With their
own beauty, so much 40, that they have not
room in their hearts to love any one else.
A humoroua gentleman once said to mo,
pointing to beau of this description, "that
fellow ought to be extremely happy, for he
is desperately in love with himself and has
no rival"
1t is said, on philosophical principles, that
observation would rather tend tso' establish tits
philosophical principle. How often do we
see grave and silent gentleman select as
his wife, gay lively and frolickeome lady2
Have you never seen talented aud intel
leetYal woman mated With Q dull and stupid
husband7 Tall and slender young men are
very apt to fall in love with short, fat, boun
oing gsrle Ihave often seen very beautiful
lady married to very homely gentleman;
an old man, with young wife; fragile,
amiab!e aud delicate woman, with rough,
passionate and large man. A stranger
might suppose that suoh couples were mis-
matched, but their lives will prove that
they lived happily and lovingly together.
Great men Intellectually, great statesmen,
orators and authors have generally married
women not at all remarkable for their
talents or intellectual endowments, and
heEce their sons are seldom distinguished.
1t is remarkable fact that all great men
have had great mothers They may not
have been educated or learned women,
but they were great by nature. Lord
Bacon and Napoleon Bonaparte, two Of tho
highest intellectual men the world ever pro-
duced, had mothers remarkable for their
intellectual endowmepts. George Wash
ipgtop and Dr. franklin, the most eminent
mothers highly gifted BY nature. I might
instances. But I do not remember single
instance Of Q great map being born Of an
ordinary and weak woman intolleOtually.
Ny observation spdd, lFee5aIilPg have strong.
" impressed my mind Rith The belief that
sons inherit more of the intel ellectual quail
ties Of the mother than Of tho father;
and that daughters inherit from their
father in great measure his intellectual
qualities and personal resemblance.
You must not think, my young friends,
that when you leave this seminary Of learn
ing, attor having accomplished your studies
in philosophy, bolles-lettres, rhetoric and
all the sciences, your education is completed.
The most important duties Of life, those
duties which are to fit you for being placed
at the head of a family, you have yet to
learn. They will be taught you by your
mothers at home. I knoY the household
duties arc humble and homely, when oom--
pared to music, painting and drawing; but
knowledge of them is more useful and
moro important to q good wife and good
mother than all these accomplish
Learn to keep house, prepare the meals for
the family and to make your own dresses.
You \ must learn economy apd avoid aIll
extravaganza
Fenelon says-"With regard to dress we
must endeavor to inspire girls with mode
ration. True wisdom consists in our never
displaying 10 our dress or our equipage any
thing remarkable; let .thero be nothing 10
their dress like affectatiop. We must Gu
deRyor to inspire them with compassion for
tho poor and show them the sin of those
who only live for themselves and refuse to
give to those who suffer-" He also says
you must always and at all times appear
neat in your dress, not only before marri.
and beauty of appesrsHeo, vbehh' msy hsSs
won your husbands heart, may be essential
in retaining his love in after life. President
Jefferson advised, as you grow older, you
should be moro oiroumspeot as to your dress,
in order to CONCEAL the effects Of age and
the rayages Of time on beauty and lowell
ness. Lord Chesterfield, who undertook to
instruct the world on politeness and good
manners, says that oarelessnoss and indiffer.
ence about ones dress shows a want Of
respect for society, friends and associates.
The experience of every one is, that
women are more compassionate, moro kind
and more charitable than men. The groat
American traveller, Ledyard, who passed
over the world on foot pays most elo-
quent and glowing compliment to woman
in his book of travels for her kindness, be-
ncvolenoe an6 charity. In all of his wan
dcrings amongst savage and civilized people
no had mover boon treated unkindly by
woman, when asking charity or assistance;
but had been frequently rudely ropulsed by
men.
lie. me impress on your minds, young
ladies', that industry and cmployment are
absolutely necessary to your happiness and
contentmcnt in life. fdlenoss is always
productive Of misohief and discomfort.
You must have something to 90 and some
thing to look forEard 70, something to
hope for from what yoq are doing. Your