Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-02
1alex;altdria OAzette
TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH.

YoUNd WIDows.-They ara an attractive
and frequently 30 engaging clats CT ladies, that
fill very important Eiobe 10 society, the sub
j CT both Of envy and admiration. We have
Gecn them, remarks writer, 10 the first throe8
Of their bereavement, when they utterly refused
to be com!orted, declaring that their hopes all
lay buried with their first and only loves, 10 the
new made grave of their dear departed; and
their streaming eyes behind mourning walls
haze caused t1e sympathetic sob to we'll up
from the bosoms CT 81! who listened. But, as
tine wore On, 80 hsvn observed with sa!isfec
ton--for We u!d not have them weep Glgaya
thai Comfort Invariably comes 20 the yCuug
widow heat, and that hope is restored to her
troubled m!2d
W. were c::;cG upon tOn0 tlno ago 20 attcni
the !uurTs! & ay0uns AID noble fellow vino left
pretty VIZ. i ID n0urn his untiucy taking
Oh Sac sal y !ho side Of her unconscious love,
,lr,s ed in tie lIca sombcr, but at the Same
lime mG5t b. coDlUG mourning. T'h bci
lovely E21 2~y2a&9d Nth atin!to labor and Ore
IN ?ilssE Eg pnHi al over her shapelg head.
and h.r hiAC, G2rdvTcd hardkGlchrf weo. ever
AID ano:. 10 ;.c7 s;reain!"S eyes. Occasionally
lilo is!k"I i raes en:i. trcfnGloiia ana Low 10
iiI. !naaiHia'. C.y tiig; Was aGGH to DO !I2Gcn
away :"rc.G. :gg h!m tGf heart wGn!d al
WAYS !'.Ta: { t.in s.Jar, ai;: Sgh3: :. ;irrsrY
hNtA it.c T-.il s"Gii eyer he wiEou. lis
pi"s2Ic'.
Then, IL oG!dc:, au;.t ii 2r,f u3t w:d d.
.lar, nnn :. ,,u:n ~ he uDItr;skar 10 lei tho
ir,,ai- iii - c!r,lprs.rd drive away, icavitr
hcr dearly t. !oyci with h,r But The uncrAI
W",:t % la H. usual gay, and tho trir mc ur., r
rriurnrt: Ia igr stricken home crushed AID dis
Guu~Uhic. iiu;, itatkH 30 TIC suO,!ins hand
vi IlEr, csc hGr Wi:on's weeds had prl wn the
"orar l"r wc.r u her Hp0ll,a- cap had b. !mc
ru>s; d ur seized, sho rallied efficiently to marry
he dear I:lGnd Il her late Departed Gnh her
loving heart Now rcrU,c, On the bosom Ct AZ,
other.
H"w fortunate Il Is that their y0urr, crlIphod
hfacllnrs have such wonderful elasticity, M
soon M q desirable prlvocatinn presents ltse /,
Pity Is akin to love, and tho former sentiment
AWnLcns mad sympathy for the fair mourner
that QUICKLY llpan1 into tenderness that
soo!hca her young heart into a sweet forget
tuineia, and makes !llo around her look bright
once moro Sho hGcomcs tho pct OF society, a
ploHfhnt companion, charming sweetheart
and dangerous rival and wo PITY the glrl that
has to battle apsinsL her.
We hsVo soen young widows of but ordinary
attractions carry of tho pslm from wealth, in.
tellcct and beauty combined, and wonder them
selves ut their own SuccCss. Evon after the first
g0AsOn OF their sorrow il ovor and thoy have
ceased To excite sy mpathy any moro, their ripe
nees and tsct mako nan al easy and Wilr e
victim to their subtle charms. Their past OK.
perlenco. their tuto7od hearts. and the aching
VOID OF their late Loneliness Gigo TO their man
rnr that ohso. grace and naturalness that is
Womnh'a chl't charm. and makes tho your II
widow the envy u women ~ Il tho admiration
of men,