have been done away. But some laws the be venerated. Woe to that spirit which rus its own devices, regardless of all ancient legitimate authority."-Bishop Hopkins.

Disobedience, rebellion, and laziness of ap ly countenanced by the courts. For appro correction, judges and juries convict and assaults and batteries.

Respectable persons are deterred from for, as soon as they have obtained a glimps slightest pretext is made to vacate the in encouraged to abscond, cheat their masters their time, and set up for themselves, but

Hence the swarms of lazy, extravagan all over the country. They live too freely cannot make full wages, and strike, hold and agitate the community with ridiculou rich and the poor, liberty and oppression, aristocracy.

The country is overrun with men and wholly unwilling and unqualified for the bilities of life-not prepared or willing walk; to begin as their parents started in cheerfully, and thankfully; to economize, till, by persevering industry and frugality, foothold, and made for themselves a le society.

. They revolt at these reasonable and covet the better condition of others, ch absurd projects and impracticable hopes, a their fate. They shift and shirk, and va place, soon fall off into settled habits of wi confirmed in vice and sin.

This neglect to educate and properly prevents early and suitable marriages— policy of life.

Men and women are designed and fit

Men, and sometimes women, carelessly and brought up, have their loose propensities as well g remaining single. They have no relish for the retir faith of marriage, and prefer the novelties of a sing

Neither man nor woman thus brought up is fit for fidelities of matrimony. They are too fond of ch variety-not domestic, industrious, and saving. The for company and rounds of pleasure, instead of t quiet of home and labor. When such persons get r one such to a well brought up and properly disposed generally turns out badly: for mutual fitness, ind economy are as essential elements of matrimony a

and truth.

Humble men, who begin the world with limited i with it, and whose children have been encouraged themselves into the company of those above them, mistaken notion that the criterion of respectability. showing off all these extravagancies, and thus familiarity with idleness, and the wanton use of 1 dress and pocket-money, which their actual means a stances will not justify.

Every nerve is strained to keep up these indulgen a daughter off into what they suppose is a good mar son into a genteel position.

From these and similar causes, prudent men ar from marriage, and women of similar discretion also the same principle.

Thousands of men and women, who but for this n taken honorable caste in society, and been happy a ably married, wander about unsettled, precarious in and wholly useless to themselves and society.

The effect of this loose and reckless mode of edu been as pernicious to girls as boys.

Girls are now but seldom taught to regard an entir knowledge of the details of housewifery as essential qu for a wife. On the contrary, they have masters fo music, dancing, French, &c.; are encouraged to av

work

and to consider it filthy and degrading to do it

teachers, nor with any view to improve the judgment, and they are not so used, but therroneously used to attract the attention who place no value on them.

Not one woman in ten thousand adopts a living, or shows that her manners, her m been improved by them. Some dozen, per fifty years, have obtained popularity as dancers, but it is an ephemeral distinction gentleman would covet for his wife or daug They are precarious and uncertain occupa and sensual exposures.

They cost much valuable time, and are the fireside employments of home.

Few women have composed one bar a made or contrived anything new or imp science. Whenever they have attempted the charms of wife and mother.

Their minds, tastes, and propensities w these spheres of action, and it is as absurd push upon or exact these efforts from th enlist them for active service in the army

They are intended for occupations infini essential for the morals and security of sc

In their proper sphere, if they are ap and encouraged, they obtain greater eleva his occupations; and it is ridiculous and c them the means of a competent and tho the fulfilment of their high and glorious

Boys are accomplished, without regard branch of science necessary to fit them fo ness; and why not give a girl the same c

If a lad is intended for a learned profe drilled in all the elements of that particu taught the ancient and foreign languages, the learning of others in his art in all ti give his sister the same opportunity for th

posed to absurd displays of extravagant dress, aw formance upon a piano or guitar, or of a mimic squ vagrant singer; to gallopade in a public ball-room, f she may entertain great disgust, to obtain proficien requires long and patient labor, which may be hat suitors, and which an intelligent and respectable hus not regard as a necessary accomplishment?

Is it not wonderful that parents can regard thes and equivocal accomplishments as recommendatio daughters? and, is it not to be supposed that a pr wanting a decent wife will be deterred by such rep tures? that his own good sense will admonish hi such matrimonial undertakings? If he is a pruder or poor, he will avoid the proposal; if he is so thou indiscreet as to be drawn in by such deceptions, he having.

Mothers do not want their daughters married men who cannot support them; and they should n meanly of their daughters, or of their suitors, as to daughters up by fine dress and display.

They should know that young men of intellige spectability compare the personal and domestic q of their intended wives with their recollection of of their own mothers; and that propensities at va these just and virtuous attributes of the female cl be shunned.

That every discreet man, in pursuit of a wife, w the cheerful, prompt, quiet, unseen, and patient his home, the well-aired apartments, clean lodging robe, punctual and refreshing meals, welcome 1 happy greetings in health, and quiet vigils and to ing in sickness.

So constant, serene, mysterious, heavenly, that i templation with every man who has a heart brings of pious joy.

The mother and the daughter who think that n to be judged by these standards, but by their licer tites, are prepared for stratagems, and treat their in

A girl should be adequately skilled and in every branch of housekeeping, from the and the kindling of a fire to the genteel r tainment of the friends of her husband an cessary supplies for her pantry and her ki qualities, preservation, appropriate use and quality, value, use, and care of all the culi ture, linen, and bedding, together with a quired for the scientific management an cooking, baking, and washing; with end grammar, history, and things in general fo

versation.

She should be taught to cherish and ma per and industrious habits, and to be a good keeper; to be content with her home; to pious mother.

Every girl should be well tried, and car all these essential elements of her destiny, riage is a perjury, and married life is a fra honorable in all things, fills up more bla stars, secures more peace, gives more j nearer to the raptures of heaven than all ties combined.

O, ye that are thus blessed, be charitabl forsaken wanderers from the paths of virtu Without hope, they sigh for and gaze paradise, as the first garden was looked ba ten down and east out fugitives.

The entire system of education involves man's existence and control from the time death. All require care, subsistence, in: and punishment.

In the last branch of this great code of there has ever been the most inexcusable a Under the plausible pretensions of p sympathies, fanaticism, and ignorance hav Necessary restraints and imperious mor