Smyrna times., 1855-01-03
What do Young Men Marry

natter, that it is a pity any one should for Il
loment attempt to view it as ought else. And, -
indeed, none but the most confirmed kind of "
achelOrs-who know not what marriage u
means can ever do so.
Joke about rheumatism if you will; jest on h
as you list; make merry upon the t
subject of Chancery proceedings; be tacetious
about your ncome-tax but eschew levity
when writing, speaking, thinking about matri-
mony. Of all serious subjects place this at the
head.
But if to marry be so serious business, the
question, What do young men marry! cannot
be an unimportant one. Now, methlnks, some
of my readers-f may be allowed to credit
myself with readers-have already answered |
the inquiry in their own minds, or at least have
concluded it to be one nightly easily answer
ed. Not so fast, fair Sir or Madam. No, not
wives," certainly; for while man may not
marry his grandmother, paternal or maternal, |
nor yet some others of his relatives, he cannot |
marry his wife, for being his wife, they are al
ready welded, neither can he legally marry his
nGlSHUOT y Wlles huu nave Dul llLlle pdllcuCe,
kind reader, and you may find that you are just
as completely at a nonplus to answer the ques.
tlon, in some cases, as we are ourselves; and,
we assure you, cases have come within the
range of our observation, in which we were
fairly puzzled to say, or to see, what young
man marred-or what young man married
or what for.
| Take notice, we confine the question to young
men. We might indeed include elderly men;
but we purposely exclude what are known as
middle-aged men. We give them credit for
usually forming judcious matrimonial connec-
tions, and for being able and ready to give a
reason for their selection of life partner.
Once more. What do young men marry =
We reply-any thing, every thing, the mast
extraordinary things conceivable: e. g. my
cousin, Fred Courtenay, young man of small
fortune, practcng good profession, rising
young man, went to a gipsying party--and
married a gipsy! Oh no, madam; pray, hear
me out-a picnic, "just few friends. you
know" that sort of thing. There he met Fanny
ny wore curls, which, on the occasion, combs
and bandoine were ineffective to con6ne. Es-
pecially one rnglet, in spite of her thousand
coquettish attemps to secure the stray lock,
would wave in the light breeze, and dance with
each zephyr that famed her cheek. Twas
charming; Sc graceful, so, So Fred glanced
at this curl again and again, admired it, thought
of 1t, after he had parted with her tor the night
dreamed of 1t, called in the morning to see it,
courted it, Fred found to his deep concern thai
he had a rival. When he went to pay his
f wonted visit, there he was seated, chatting
S away gayly. And his co-competitor for his
prize was one of those careless, easy, good-na
tured fellows, who are the most disagreeablt
and intolerable of all rivals, inasmuch as they
are never disconnected at the appearance Of an
> other candidate in the field, and never rsl
their position in the lady's esteem, or atfectio
as the case may be, by becoming melancholy
> and moody at the presence of rival. Nay
Fred's tOrmentor actually made friendly over
lures to him, and insisted on making him hi
: confidant. Fred did his best 10 retain his equa
: nimity under the infiction, but, like all tru
!. lovers must have done, he succeeded but lily
He endured all his rivals cold-blooded com
mendation of Fanny with praiseworthy, and
under the circumstance, extraordinary patience
until one day the loquacious youth, after expa
:, tiating on the beauty othis mistress's eyebrow
, ewes, nose, lips, and other features, which Ere
e listened to with IN Indifferent affection of ease
es unfortunately introduced the particular cul
- h. ,,f Erad'S iOF
, This was too much. He could have borne an
thing short ofthis. This maddened him. Fl
u felt the bitter pangs of Jealousy. He retired frol
I'd the field. He armed himself with heroic prd'
ID He fortified himself with noble resoutions.-
4. " What" said he, shall succumb 10 daugl
;fl of Eve--to a smiling face-to a-to a gloss
curl? Shall yield even to curl? He wall
III ed in his newly.regained freedom-elate, tr
umphant. But, somehow or other, these vi
m worthy trammels, as he called them, were NJ
,d to be SO easily broken from. He had over-e
!, timated his power. In vain did he determr
- to Danish the recollection ofthe past. Go whel
lg he would, the curl accompanied him. 1t wave
re in every tend il it visited him in his dream
ly by night, and in his thick-coming fancies
~ day; it was ever present; it haunted him
solitude, and he could not forget it in compan
70 His resolution failed him; he returned to 4
pursuit with redoubled ardor; the fair one
We moved by such evident fondness-relente'
CIV again he was received into favor; again
:, courted his curl; fairly made love to 1t. Shan
Nv fall on me, to be SO reluctant to write the tru
es' the whole truth, and what is nothing but I
my truth-he married it! Fortunately for b
W. it was attached to nice, sensible affectiona
,dv girl and things did not turn out so badly
might have been expected from such a beg
: ming. But the fact remans--he married . Gu
lie To all intents and purposes did MIR. +. Cour
nay wed a ringlet. He was enamored of
Ala. and verify believe would have worn his b
, long, gone about with his hands in his pocke
. sighed, hummed sentimental tunes, refused
by due sustenance, and, in short, have manifest
ra- the customary symptoms of unreqnited AFT
Ere ton, had this curl passed into the possession
.;,, some happier bridegroom, just as regula
.sr and orderly as though it had lost some ferve
~ ly-loyed, worthy young woman. .''g ~. ''.' ,.
- Singular case ssy you. Nay, that 10