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ner will render them, amiable^ in the kitchen and dining- 

 room ; and ornaments to tlic sitting-room and parlor. 



How enviable the parents of such a daughter. How 

 lovely the daughter herself. How happy the husband 

 of such a wife. Thrice happy the children of such a 

 mother. They shall rise up and call her blessed ; and 

 her memory shall live. 



The influence of the female character cannot he esti- 

 mated. It is decisive of the character of the other sex. 

 If her character be pure, and elevated, and without re- 

 proach ; such will be the character of the other sex. 

 There is no man, so much a monster, that he would dare 

 to be vicious, in the presence of a modest and virtuous 

 woman. Her character is a shield against even the 

 solicitation to vice. 



Every thing, domestic or social depends on the fe- 

 male character. As daughters and sisters, they decide 

 the character of the family. As wives, they, emphati- 

 cally decide the character of their husbands ; and their 

 condition also. It has been 7iot unmeaningly said ; that 

 the husband must ask his wife, whether he may be 

 respected. He certainly must inquire at her altar; 

 whether he may be prosperous, or happy. As mothers, 

 they decide the character of their children. Eternity 

 only can disclose the consequences. Nature has consti- 

 tuted them the early guardians and instructors of their 

 children ; and clothed them with sympathies, suited to 

 this important trust. Who, that had a pious and faith- 

 ful mother, can, without emotion, call to mind her early 

 solicitudes, and prayers, and counsels, in his behalf.'* Such 

 remembrance shall not cease to warm and enrich the 

 heart, so long as clothed with mortality. And, of this 

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