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( 20 ) conformable to what they deign to undertake or put in execution; they never act but by agreement: their thoughts and entiments ret on the foundation of mutual confidence; and the good undertanding which ubits between them, adds unpeakable charms to the union. A huband may leave home and enjoy uninterrupted tranquillity, becaue he leaves the care of family concerns to a frugal and good houewife. If he has children—how weet are the effects of his love, who will hereafter be the upport of his old age? Single life in men can no where find the conolation and aitance that are to be met with in the ociety of women. Providence has given this help to man as a ort of helpmate, and therefore, as the cripture ays, "it is not good for man to be alone."

The Romans (as appears in hitory) expelled from their city thoe who perited to live in a tate of celibacy, as being ueles to the republic. There is omething unnatural in a man deiring to remain a bachelor all the days of his life? It is contradictory to the laws of reaon and nature! He that hates a woman, hates the lovelieiet part of heaven's creation, and well deerves to be hated himelf! I hope, then, my friend will change his opinion of a ingle life, and lay upon himelf the injunction of matrimony, which, no doubt, will be more agreeable than he has hitherto thought it. He will, I hope, take in part the