The Young Lady's Counsellor by Daniel Wise

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tamilies; nevenheless, they are in constant danger of
falling away iiom the conventional virtue which is
their only adornment. The pure gold of real goodness
is not in the hearts of men who fear not God.
A young lady ought to be afraid to unite her destiny
with a man who makes daring but fatal war on Je
hovah ! She who does so risks all that is precious
to a woman in both worlds. Therefore I exhort my
reader to " marry only in the Lord."
Should you be addressed by a young man who
combines these
excellences, you may rightly encourage
his attentions, after consulting your parents,
especially your mother. The habit of concealing
matters of affection from a parent is not only dangerous,
but wicked. There may be exceptions to
this statement, I know, for there are women, — no^
lemale monsters ! they are not true women, — who
hold their daughters for sale to the highest bidder.
They wish them to marry fortunes, not husbands ;
they would wed them to rank and station, not to
worthy, loving hearts. They would send them to
unsanctified bridal chambers, where the absence of