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Park Benjamin, IA The course Of recent lecture bo-
fore the Brookyn Institnte, says
Marriage isla sober fact to- q few. Bat,
10 another class il is bewfderiug aniiei.
patton The youth of both sexes regard it
as sort Of fairyland. whereof Fdistance but
lends enchauthentts the view" They re-.
gard it as sort Of
n "Diamond good
q. Whcrc no cfnae ID, feir rtigns.s
They see soulh Instances Of suhnappiuess,
and hear of many Iothers-of luarrels, and
'slisappoiptmeiits and disagrseincnts, and.
then separations. Yet these young enthu.'
sasts ll,dk atmarriag. as that species Of
Seventh Heaven promised 81 Mohammed
10 the faithful II is no sue Thing II is
state which feqiircs great sacrifices; and
for thescit gives nothing but love in OK.
change. ia o.. Jas lsfe il nothing without love-
tuat lifc IA the best condition Many young
persons CnteIiain very erroneous ideas 10.
lativo sloihe marriage stateI recollect
reading an atlecdote once related By Mr..
Hale of New Hampshire, III die ~ his Free
Soil specebcss I'd this effect IA couple
came tonne Sue might, mud wished me 10
unite them in kedlock | consented TO per-
form the ceremony, aud said TO the man,
i'Do yoa take this woman to Be your welded
wlfef certainly hcyreplied, i came here
for that purposeil' And 10 the woman ;
DO you take this man to bs your welded
husbandP YES. I do Then you are
man aud wifeAlhat's all Both looked at
ma with great attonishmeut: aud the lady
asked, Is that all r Yes Ireplicd, that's
all. Well, Che remarked, NJ not such a
mighty affair after allrn (ApplAuse) But
the wife was mistaken The marriage cere-
mony. after all. be it as brief al rosy rilI.
IS 4 mighty ii translation. Il i changing the
whole course Of PERSONS life New
thoughts, new feelings and new duties a.
rise III the change be Fortunate they will
4 shine like stat .en the dusky coast lighting
the lonely vgyas5ef Der theE way But il
tue change be unfortunate it will be like
the gloom Of the ocean, where the storm
tossed bark has been wrecked and our fond
est hopes blasted forever Marriage is mo
| Epieurean dkeain Il is happiness or mis-
cry. Iiis what ,Antoaia, in Webster's play.
took it to be Some one asked him, VIVA,
do you think OF marriage He replied
81 look upon it not as Purgatory it i:
either Heaven Or He'll: there is no third
place init" sS
The motives for which people marry have
great a al to DIP with thtir after happiness
SOu.e vi,men marry TO escape from home
some marry for a POSITION in society. 3
II And there are men who marry for equal,
absurd reasons Some men there are VIII
masrs for t-$u,t, aud lo' klppon their Wit,
as a mere toy "a nan thinks to hang
trinket around his neck and behold i is
millstolel Some men marry for money 90
He who does So, hes this advantage. b,
knows what he can get (langhter If
man can feed upon husks. il is we'll for him
to see that bis trough Is we'll filed. Then
again there is great diversity Of epinisn :
70 the proper age 70 marry, have m
strong doubts whether very early marriage
are advisabls. It seems 70 me that differ
enee between the ages Of the parties IS d.
sirable. How great difference there shout
BE-, is not 50 easily decided Nineteen year
! IS tso great = hiatus; hfsesn viii DO