The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-08-18
GETTING MARRIED.

Dow Jr., the inimitable preacher of the New
York Sunday Mercury, thus discourses on get
ting married. It is said he is about to enter the
holy estate of wedlock.
90 Young man! if you have arrived at the right
point in life for it, let every other consideration
give way to that Of getting married. Don't think
OF doing anything else Keep poking about
among the rubbish of the world till Won have
stirred up gem worth possessing, in the shape of
wife Never think of delaying the matter
for you know that delays are dangerous good
vile is the most constant and fai hful companion
you can possibly have by your side, while per-
forming the journey of life-a dog isn't touch
to her. She is of more service too, than you NAV
at first imagine. She can smoothe your Iinin
and your cares" for you-mend your trousers
and perchance your manners-sweeten your sour
moments as well as your tea and coffee for YOU
ru1f1e, perhaps, your shirt bosom, but not your
temper and, instead of sowing the seeds of sor-
row in your path, she will sow buttons on your
shirts, and plant happiness instead ofharrow teeth
In your BOSOM Yes-and if you are too con-
toundedly lazy or too proud to do such work YOUR
sell, she will chop wood, and dig potatoes for din
ner; for her love for her husband is such that
she will do anything to please him-except re-
celve company in her everyday clothes. When
woman loves, she loves with double distilled
devOtedness and when she hates, she hates ON
the hlgh-pressure principle. Her love is as deep
as the ocean, and strong an hempen halter and
as lmmutable as the rock of ages. She won't
change it, except it is in very strong fit of ieal
ousy and even then it fingers as il 10th to part,
like evening twilight at the windows of the west.
Get married by all means. All the excuses YOU
can hsh us against &c doiug the deed,' amt worth
spoonful OF pgeon'ssmilk. Mark this-if blest
with health and employment, you are not able to
support wife, depend upon it YOU are not capa-
bic OF supporting yourself Therefore. so much
the more need OF annexation for in union, as
well as an onion, there is strength. Get married
repeat, young man Concentrate your afec-
tons upon one object, and not distribute them
crumb by crumb, among host of Susans Sarahs
Marys, Loranas, Olives, Elias Augustus Bet
sizes, Gerushas, Peggies, and Dorathies-a allow
ing each scarcely enough to nibble at. Get mar
RED, and have somebody to cheer YOU as YOU
journey through this * lowly vale of tears''-
somebody to scour up your dull melancholy mo-
ments, and keep your whole life, and whatever
linen you possess, in some sort of Sundav-go-to-
meeting order.
Young woman! | need not tell YOU to look out
Tor your husband, for | know YOU are fixing con-
trIvances to catch him, aud are as naturally on the
watch as a cat is for mouse But one word in
your ear If you please. Don't bait your hook
with an artificial fly of beauty if YOU do. the
chances are ten to one that you will catch gud-
geon-some silly fool of fish that isn't worth his
weight in saw-dust. Array the inner lady with
the beautiful garments Of virtue, modesty truth
morality, wisdom, and unsophisticated love and
you will dispose of yourself quicker, and TO much
better advantage than if you displayed all the
gewgaws, fiipperjigs, fol-de-roIs and fiddededees
IN the universe. Remember that it is an awful
thing to live and die a self-manufactured old
maid.
MY hearers-get married while you are young;
and then when the frosts of age shall fall and
wither the flowers of affection, the leaves of con-
nubial love will still be green and perchance
joyous offspring will surround and grace the pa
rent tree, like ivy twining and adorning the time
scathed oak.''