Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-08
THE WEEKLY STAR.
PREMATURE NATRIMoNy

MirrIage Is Divine and beautiful arranrr-
ment Ii was designed by Providence. not
solely as the means of keeping up the popula-
uon, or as mere social AMI economical CON
yeElence, but as blending of two spirits into
oBe-thc masculine representing 4" wisdom -
and the feminine " affection - When there
j. true spiritual affinity between the two,
then tie design Is accomplished.
Premature marriages are amonc the great
tt eNlls - the times; and il will not be a
hai idea III these days OF reforms, If an anti
IN 1rryIn gina hurry society were instituted
Nowadays, people leap into the magic circi.,
"lSh no more consideration than they woulI
drtdke OF dinner-iittle thinking that when
once Ia, they are there till their end comes
1aere Is little, sometimes no mutual analysis
Oi dispositions and comparison of taste ana
affections. they seem TO fancy that If the-o
are any discrepancies, the fatal Gordian knot.
winch can be seldom cut and never united
viii harmonic at all.
The numbers wh0 have felt this truth-tb,
hunters StIlI feeling IT to their hearts core
are lnca!culable. They recoynize il as tba
great mistake of their lives The chain IS no.
- them sIiken one, but a cable Of iron. that
tShtens around them more and m,re, crush
ihS ali nope aud energy, substituting hat. for
1--we, and eating out with its rust the very
inner life of the soul
Boys and girls marry now to a great r oy-
tcGt tlan ever before, instead Of waiting tiII
Chey pec nc luil grown and mstured men and
women. IEc young dandy, rs soon as he get
out OF Short JIcke:s and finds a little mr..
gathered on his upper lip, and the young Miss,
a SVO" ds ,hcy emerge from the nursery ani
arbrcvIat d ffOcks think they are ouaIis.5
% assume the most solemn responsibilities of
life. And 50. If Pa and Ma won't con-
sehi' they post of TO some Gret tna-Greep. ana
tnefc tthc 90 lya:I0GS they will never cease
bitterly " repent
VI 'rria5e should never be the result of fan
y. AIs ballroom and the evening party
rtr. ~ develop character. Under the eShila-
Id"LS influence of the dance. the glare Cf the
''5";S, and the merry squib and Joke. the dis
s"!ute young man may appear aIuiable. ard
tAc slattelnly scOld loveabie Matches made
al SucA places or under similar circumstance
are not 81 The class that originated in Heaven
4rey more generally arc conceived in tho ON.
g5s'te place, and bring forth only iniouity.
iua 'iae way u learn each other is Mt home
IN the parior, IN the kitchen and on occasions
I-it test The temper. We sc, the result of
these unions in the almost daily divorces thar
are taxing place in the running away of hue-
DiHdH, lcayIns their wives and children 10
SltTFe, ana ;ne c!cpemeat Of wives Not oUlv
tins but the broken-spir;ted men. made OH
IN the prime ef life. struggling on for mere
iood anu ciotnlnS, and shelter, and in women.
cross, dirty, s!uttish, ami wrinklcd.
Ii would be quite impossible for Us e. de.
Pict fat hfuily, the multitude OF phvsiea! and
moral evils that result from these sinful al
i'ahces-tcr SINFUL they are. They ruin the
BODY, corrupt the morals, stultify the mind
Ana the result does not stop with husband
ana wife There are the children thew mar
take ot the feeblcness and vices Of the nartrts
o,tA physical and moral, aud 60 olt iuto the
busy wolll stunted and gnaried. COD pjiv
tLem, ~
We Wyu'd not be understood "a snoot;,.-
~ !lHst the iHS'i-uriar or
e-.s tite his mate or hone Let not the brave
eagle pair with the stupid owl. nor the Gentle
dc with tae carrioa crow. Like should
hsy, Ike. Il is Curious sight t sec two
"id -feni'le, who have wcatherel the storm
and Da ke1 IN the sunshine Of life together,
K hdGd In hand lovingly down the gentle de-
ciiTi.y OF tune, with 10 anger, no Jealousy,
n'r hatred :arHerel up against casa other,
AMI boxing with hope and joy to that ever
lastln- youth oI heaven. where the two shall
be- ""a forever. That Is true marriace-for it
- the marriage Of spirit with spirit The
l've l. woven into a wocf of gold that neither
t.ne nor eternity can sever Tie Eclectic.