The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-09-30
YES, GET MARRIED.
ADVICE, BY DOW, JR.

| Young man. ifyou have arrived at The
right point of lie for it, let every other con
sideration give way to that of getting married
Don't think of doing any thing else. keeI
poking about amongst the rubbish of The
world till you have stirred up gem worth
possessing, in the shape ola wife.-Neyei
think of delaying The matter for you know
that delays are dangerous. A good wife is
the most constant ana faithful companion
you can possibly have by your side, while
performing the journey OF life-a dog isn't a
touch to her. She is more service, too, than
you may at first imagine. She can smooth
your linen and your cares for you-mend
your trowsers, and perchance, your manners
-sweeten, your sour moments as well as your
tea and coffee for you-ruffle, perhaps your
shirt bosom, but not your temple; and, in
stead of sowing the seeds Of sorrow in your
path, she will sow buttons on your shirts, and
plant happiness instead Of harrow teeth in
your bosom. Yes-and if you are too con-
foundedly lazy or two proud to do such work
yourself, she will chop wood and dig potatoes
for dinner; for her love for her husband is
such that size will do any thing to please
him,except receive company in her every day
clothes.
When a woman loves, she loves with a
double distilled devotedness and when she
hates, she hates on the high pressure prin-
ciple. Her loYe is as deep as the ocean, as
strong as a hempen halter, aud as immutable
as tie rock of ages. She won't change it,
except in a very strong fit of Jealousy, and
even then it fingers, as if 10Th 10 part, like
evening twilight at the windows OF the west.
Get married by all means. All the ex-
cuses you can fish up agains: doing The deed
amt worth spoonful of pigeons milk.
Mark this-if blest with health and employ
ment if you are not able to support wife, de-
pend upon it you are not capable fsuppor-
Ting yourself. Therefore, so much more the
need of annexation, for in union, as well as an
onior, there is strength.
Get married, | repeat, young man Con
centrate your affections upon one object, and
not distribute them crumb by crumb among a
host Of Susans, Sarahs, Marys, Loranas, o.
ives, Elias, Augustus, Betsies, Peggies, and
Notwithstanding each scarcely enough to
nibble at. Get married. and have somebody
to cheer you as you journey through this
'lowly vale of tears'-somebody TO scour up
your whole life, and keep whatever linen you
possess, in some sort Of Sunday 60 meet
ing order.
Young woman l need not tell you to
look out for husband, for know that you
are 6xing contrivances to catch one, and are
as naturally on the watch as cat is for a
mouse. But one word in your ear if you
please. Don't bait your hook with an arti-
fetal fly of beauty you do, the chances
are ten TO one that you will catch gugdeon
some silly fool of fish that isn't worth his
weight in saw dust. Array the inner lady
with the beautiful garments ofvirtue, modes
ty, morality, and unsophisticated love; and
you will dispose Of yourself quicker, and 10
much better advantage than you would if
you displayed all the gewgaws. fippejigs, fol-
de-rols. and fdeled dedees in the universe.
Remember that it is an awful thing TO live
and die self-manufactured old maid.
My hearers-get married while you are
young, and then when the frosts ofage shall
fall and wither the flowers of affection, the
leaves of connubial love will still he green,
and, perchance, joyous offspring twill sur
round and grace the parent tree, like ivy
twining and adjoining the time scathed oak.